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Icann Breakfast Buffet receives Chicago license at 1829 W Chicago Ave

Icann Breakfast Buffet receives Chicago license at 1829 W Chicago Ave

Rule Changes Chicago, IL local

West Town breakfast spot holds a license after an inspection that passed with conditions

October 23rd, 2026: City issues retail food establishment license

Overview

Updated Oct 26

A breakfast buffet restaurant at 1829 W Chicago Ave received its Chicago business license on October 23. The city issued it as a retail food establishment that prepares food on site and has a dining area.

The license follows a September 21 inspection that came back as a pass with conditions. Inspectors listed three violations: no vomit-and-diarrhea cleanup kit, a burnt-out light above the ventilation hood, and no allergen training certificates for certified food managers.

Why it matters

A new breakfast restaurant now holds a Chicago license on West Chicago Avenue, the first official record of the business at this address.

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Key Indicators

2026-10-23
Business license issued
Chicago issued the retail food establishment license with dining area; it expires November 15, 2028.
3
Inspection violations
The city listed three violations at the September 21 inspection, one of them a priority foundation item.
Pass w/ Conditions
License inspection result
Result of the September 21 Chicago Department of Public Health inspection.

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Organizations Involved

IB
Icann Breakfast Buffet
Restaurant
Holds a Chicago business license issued October 23, 2026

Breakfast buffet planned at 1829 W Chicago Ave, licensed as a retail food establishment with a dining area.
CC
City of Chicago Department of Public Health
Municipal agency
Issues food licenses and inspects food establishments

Regulates Chicago food establishments and publishes all inspection results on a public data feed.

Timeline

September 2026 October 2026

2 events Latest: October 23rd, 2026 · 3 weeks ago

  1. City issues retail food establishment license

    Latest Licensing

    Chicago issues Icann Breakfast Buffet a license to serve food prepared on site with a dining area at 1829 W Chicago Ave.

  2. License inspection passes with conditions

    Inspection

    Chicago Department of Public Health records a pass with conditions; three violations listed.

Scenarios

1

Icann Breakfast Buffet opens and serves customers

Likely Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: GutCheck Chicago, which tracks whether licensed spots begin operating

The restaurant opens at 1829 W Chicago Ave with a dining room serving breakfast buffet. Customers post reviews and the address shows operating hours on listing sites.

2

License issued, restaurant never opens

Possible Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: GutCheck Chicago, which flags licensed addresses with no recorded activity

The holder keeps the license but the space never begins serving customers. No follow-up inspection or customer-facing listing appears for the address.

3

Restaurant opens, next inspection clears the conditions

Possible Resolves by End of 2027

Discussed by: GutCheck Chicago's inspection history tracker

After opening, a follow-up inspection at the address records a full pass, showing the three flagged items were fixed: cleanup kit, hood lighting, and allergen training certificates.

Historical Context

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Ongoing

Chicago food inspection record system (ongoing)

The City of Chicago publishes each food establishment inspection on a public data feed, rebuilt from the city's live data. Results carry classifications including 'Pass', 'Pass w/ Conditions', and 'Fail', with violation codes attached to each record.

Then

Icann Breakfast Buffet's September 2026 inspection recorded three violations and a pass-with-conditions result.

Now

Anyone can track a Chicago restaurant's inspection history over time through the open data portal.

Why this matters now

This license record is one entry in that public system; the pass-with-conditions inspection is the event that precedes it.

Sources

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City of Chicago Data Portal GutCheck Chicago BizPulse City of Chicago Data Portal