Ancient Grounds

Owners: Paul Garyait, James Brott
Acct #487581
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2
Total Licenses
2
Active
2
Locations
2023
Operating Since

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Business Summary

New locMulti-location operator

Ancient Grounds has been operating in Chicago since 2023 (~3 years). They currently hold 2 active licenses across 2 locations in LAKE VIEW and SAUGANASH,FOREST GLEN.

Primary activity: Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area | Retail Sales of General Merchandise | Preparation and Sale of Coffee and/or Drinks (Restaurant).

Notable: New loc and Multi-location operator.

Most recent activity: new on 2025-10-06.

Locations

2 addresses on file
  • 5242 N ELSTON AVEForest Glen · 1 license · 3 permitsActive
    Licenses (1)
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-10-06
    Permits (3)
    • Signs2025-09-30
    • Signs2025-09-30
    • Renovation/Alteration · Operating2025-04-29
  • 1022 W BELMONT AVE STOREFRONTLake View · 2 licensesActive
    Licenses (2)
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-07-10
    • Retail Food Establishment2023-07-07

Activities

Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area | Retail Sales of General Merchandise | Preparation and Sale of Coffee and/or DrinksSale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area

Licenses

3 records

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.

Retail Food EstablishmentnewActiveIssued 2025-10-06 · Expires 2027-07-15
License number
3046581
License code
1006
Site number
3
DBA name
Ancient Grounds
Legal name
Ancient Grounds LLC
Address
5242 N ELSTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60630
Business activity
Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area | Retail Sales of General Merchandise | Preparation and Sale of Coffee and/or Drinks
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-10-06
Payment date
2025-09-06
Date issued
2025-10-06
Expiration
2027-07-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
45
Precinct
35
Police district
16
Community area
Forest Glen
Neighborhood
SAUGANASH,FOREST GLEN
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentrenewalActiveIssued 2025-07-10 · Expires 2027-07-15
License number
2857404
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Ancient Grounds LLC
Legal name
Ancient Grounds LLC
Address
1022 W BELMONT AVE STOREFRONT, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Sale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-07-16
Payment date
2025-05-21
Date issued
2025-07-10
Expiration
2027-07-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
44
Precinct
39
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
17
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2023-07-07 · Expires 2025-07-15
License number
2857404
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Ancient Grounds LLC
Legal name
Ancient Grounds LLC
Address
1022 W BELMONT AVE STOREFRONT, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Sale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-07-07
Payment date
2023-06-29
Date issued
2023-07-07
Expiration
2025-07-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
44
Precinct
39
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
17

Permits & Construction

Active permitSigns

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$108,145
Owner-occupied housing
79.2%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.4%
People per sq mi
9,711
White-collar workforce
37.5%
Census tract 17031120400 · ACS 5-year 2024

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