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Ground Up Cafe — Near North Side | BizPulse
Ground Up Cafe Owner: Alexander Theoharis
Acct #468403
Ground Up Cafe has been operating in Chicago since 2020 (~6 years). They currently hold 1 active license (2 total on file) across 1 location in RIVER NORTH.
Primary activity: 5 Day Single Event - Special Event Food (Restaurant).
Notable: Chain.
Most recent activity: lapse on 2024-07-18.
Activities 5 Day Single Event - Special Event Food Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area
One row per license event since 2020. Tap any row for the full record. A renewal with no issuance below it points to a license first issued before our 2020 coverage window.
5 Day Single Event - Special Event Food
Status change Data not available
Community area Near North Side ▸ Retail Food Establishment renewal Active Issued 2024-07-10 · Expires 2026-07-15
License number 2738187
License code 1006
Site number 1
DBA name Ground Up Cafe
Legal name Ground Up 363 Erie LLC
Address 363 W ERIE ST 1 125, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area
Application type RENEW
Conditional approval N
License start 2024-07-16
Payment date 2024-07-09
Date issued 2024-07-10
Expiration 2026-07-15
Status change Data not available
Ward 42
Precinct 38
Police district 18
Community area Near North Side
Neighborhood RIVER NORTH
SSA Data not available ▸ Retail Food Establishment lapse Issued 2022-07-14 · Expires 2024-07-15
License number 2738187
License code 1006
Site number 1
DBA name Ground Up Cafe
Legal name Ground Up 363 Erie LLC
Address 363 W ERIE ST 1 125, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area
Application type RENEW
Conditional approval N
License start 2022-07-16
Payment date 2022-07-13
Date issued 2022-07-14
Expiration 2024-07-15
Status change Data not available
Ward 42
Precinct 38
Police district 18
Community area Near North Side
Neighborhood RIVER NORTH
SSA Data not available ▸ Retail Food Establishment lapse Issued 2020-06-26 · Expires 2022-07-15
License number 2738187
License code 1006
Site number 1
DBA name Ground Up Cafe
Legal name Ground Up 363 Erie LLC
Address 363 W ERIE ST 1 125, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area
Application type ISSUE
Conditional approval N
License start 2020-06-26
Payment date 2020-06-19
Date issued 2020-06-26
Expiration 2022-07-15
Status change Data not available
Ward 42
Precinct 38
Police district 18
Community area Near North Side
Neighborhood RIVER NORTH
SSA Data not available
Property & Census
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Neighborhood
Median household income $147,354
Owner-occupied housing 45.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 92.2%
People per sq mi 49,946
White-collar workforce 80.4% Census tract 17031081800 · ACS 5-year 2024
Permits & Construction Active permit Express Permit Program
Locations 2 addresses on file
▸ 363 W ERIE ST 1 125 Near North Side · 3 licenses Active Licenses (3)
Retail Food Establishment Active 2024-07-10 Retail Food Establishment 2022-07-14 Retail Food Establishment 2020-06-26 ▸ 363 W ERIE ST Near North Side · 1 license · 18 permits Inactive Licenses (1)
Special Event Food 2024-07-18 Permits (18)
Express Permit Program · Operating 2025-02-21 Express Permit Program · Operating 2024-03-27 Express Permit Program · Operating 2022-05-11 Renovation/Alteration · Operating 2022-04-14 Express Permit Program · Operating 2022-01-27 Express Permit Program · Operating 2021-11-02 Renovation/Alteration · Operating 2021-08-31 Renovation/Alteration · Mid construction 2021-08-16
Easy Permit Process · Operating 2021-08-02
Renovation/Alteration · Mid construction 2021-08-02
Easy Permit Process · Operating 2021-08-02
Easy Permit Process · Operating 2020-10-30
Easy Permit Process · Operating 2020-10-28
Elevator Equipment · Operating 2020-08-11
Express Permit Program · Operating 2019-05-14
Express Permit Program · Operating 2019-05-03
Renovation/Alteration · Operating 2019-03-28
Easy Permit Process · Operating 2019-02-14