Medi Kitchen + Cocktail

Owners: George Rizzio, Paul Alqas
Acct #62790
2
Total Licenses
2
Active
1
Locations
2002
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Medi Kitchen + Cocktail has been operating in Chicago since 2002 (~24 years). They currently hold 2 active licenses across 1 location in LINCOLN PARK.

Primary activity: Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises (Bar / Nightlife).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2025-08-05.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 2138 N HALSTED ST 1STLincoln Park · 6 licensesActive
    Licenses (6)
    • TavernActive2025-08-05
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-08-05
    • Tavern2023-04-17
    • Retail Food Establishment2023-04-17
    • Tavern2022-03-08
    • Retail Food Establishment2022-03-08

Activities

Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on PremisesRetail Sales of Perishable Foods

Licenses

6 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.

TavernrenewalActiveIssued 2025-08-05 · Expires 2027-04-15
License number
6857
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Medi Kitchen + Cocktail
Legal name
Benny's Pizzeria, INC.
Address
2138 N HALSTED ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60614
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-04-16
Payment date
2025-05-21
Date issued
2025-08-05
Expiration
2027-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
41
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentrenewalActiveIssued 2025-08-05 · Expires 2027-04-15
License number
6856
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Medi Kitchen + Cocktail
Legal name
Benny's Pizzeria, INC.
Address
2138 N HALSTED ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60614
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-04-16
Payment date
2025-05-21
Date issued
2025-08-05
Expiration
2027-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
41
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
Data not available
TavernlapseIssued 2023-04-17 · Expires 2025-04-15
License number
6857
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Medi Kitchen + Cocktail
Legal name
Benny's Pizzeria, INC.
Address
2138 N HALSTED ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60614
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-04-16
Payment date
2023-04-14
Date issued
2023-04-17
Expiration
2025-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
41
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2023-04-17 · Expires 2025-04-15
License number
6856
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Medi Kitchen + Cocktail
Legal name
Benny's Pizzeria, INC.
Address
2138 N HALSTED ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60614
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-04-16
Payment date
2023-04-14
Date issued
2023-04-17
Expiration
2025-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
41
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
Data not available
TavernlapseIssued 2022-03-08 · Expires 2023-04-15
License number
6857
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Medi Kitchen + Cocktail
Legal name
Benny's Pizzeria, INC.
Address
2138 N HALSTED ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60614
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-04-16
Payment date
2021-08-04
Date issued
2022-03-08
Expiration
2023-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
41
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2022-03-08 · Expires 2023-04-15
License number
6856
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Medi Kitchen + Cocktail
Legal name
Benny's Pizzeria, INC.
Address
2138 N HALSTED ST 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60614
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-04-16
Payment date
2021-08-04
Date issued
2022-03-08
Expiration
2023-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
41
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
Data not available

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$204,609
Owner-occupied housing
41.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
95.4%
People per sq mi
23,707
White-collar workforce
80.0%
Census tract 17031071100 · ACS 5-year 2024

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