Paper Tiger Cafe

Owners: Matthew Johns, Carson Nethers
Acct #516029
1
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2026
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Renovating

Paper Tiger Cafe has been operating in Chicago since 2026. They currently hold 1 active license across 1 location in LINCOLN PARK.

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: Renovating.

Most recent activity: new on 2026-06-01.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 628 W WEBSTER AVELincoln Park · 1 license · 1 permitActive
    Licenses (1)
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2026-06-01
    Permits (1)
    • Renovation/Alteration · Mid construction2026-03-19

Activities

Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area | Retail Sales of General Merchandise | Preparation and Sale of Coffee and/or Drinks

Licenses

1 record

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 2026-06-01 · Expires 2028-06-15
License number
3083237
License code
1006
Site number
2
DBA name
Paper Tiger Cafe
Legal name
Paper Tgr Corp.
Address
628 W WEBSTER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60614
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
2026-06-01
Payment date
2026-05-12
Date issued
2026-06-01
Expiration
2028-06-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
29
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
35

Permits & Construction

Active buildout
Mid constructionRenovation/Alteration

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$131,383
Owner-occupied housing
29.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
86.9%
People per sq mi
22,101
White-collar workforce
66.9%
Census tract 17031071200 · ACS 5-year 2024

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