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Venue Authority

Chicago, IL coverage

Restaurant inspection and license records in Chicago.

Venue Authority serves 54,202 source-scoped records in Chicago, IL, across 2 admitted sources.

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54,202

Source-scoped records

2

Regulator sources

Latest validated snapshot

Sep 30, 2026, 06:10 UTC

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Source coverage in Chicago

Counts are source-scoped. They can overlap when regulators publish records for the same physical location. A refresh-due snapshot remains available while Venue Authority retries its source.

food inspection recordsRefresh due
47,574 city records

City of Chicago Data Portal, Food Inspections (4ijn-s7e5).

Venue Authority reduces inspection rows by the regulator license identifier and normalizes facility fields.

Validated snapshot: Sep 29, 2026, 20:12 UTC

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alcohol license recordsRefresh due
6,628 city records

City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Current Liquor Licenses (nrmj-3kcf).

Venue Authority selects issued liquor licences, normalizes premise fields, and reduces repeated transaction rows by license_number.

Validated snapshot: Sep 30, 2026, 06:10 UTC

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Example facility records

These examples are drawn from the serving snapshot. They show source identity and address fields, not a legal operating determination.

"C" A CATERING AND EVENT COMPANY

alcohol license records

4300-4304 N CENTRAL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60634

Source record: chicago-current-liquor-licenses-nrmj-3kcf:1894080

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"GENGHIS" EATERY

food inspection records

1607 W MONTROSE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60613

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2184452

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"M" BAR

alcohol license records

151 N MICHIGAN AVE LL C-16, CHICAGO, IL 60601

Source record: chicago-current-liquor-licenses-nrmj-3kcf:2157235

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"M" BAR

food inspection records

151 N MICHIGAN AVE STE C-16, CHICAGO, IL 60601

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2157235

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"SWEET SUGAH" CATERING BOUTIQUE

food inspection records

3500 W 72ND, CHICAGO, IL 60629

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2146880

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#1 CHINA EXPRESS, LTD.

food inspection records

4248 S WENTWORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60609

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:1869616

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#1 CHOP SUEY

food inspection records

4307 W IRVING PARK RD, CHICAGO, IL 60641

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:1970042

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#1 CHOP SUEY

food inspection records

4307 W IRVING PARK RD, CHICAGO, IL 60641

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2835290

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#1 CHOP SUEY

food inspection records

4307 W IRVING PARK RD, CHICAGO, IL 60641

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:3015442

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#1 CHOP SUEY RESTAURANT

food inspection records

4307 W IRVING PARK RD, CHICAGO, IL 60641

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:1739799

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#1 CHOP SUEY RESTAURANT, INC

food inspection records

7342 S STONY ISLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60649

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2695112

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'C' A CATERING AND EVENT COMPANY

food inspection records

4300-4304 N CENTRAL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60634

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:1894079

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'LAINE'S BAKE SHOP

food inspection records

11057 S HOMEWOOD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60643

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2451984

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(K) NEW RESTAURANT

food inspection records

2556 W Fullerton AVE BLDG, CHICAGO, IL 60647

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:1991508

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1 FISH 2 FISH

food inspection records

5115-5121 S HARPER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60615

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2583393

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1 FISH 2 FISH

food inspection records

5115-5121 S HARPER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60615

Source record: chicago-food-inspections-4ijn-s7e5:2583394

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