Is Bertollis River Plaza Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 River Forest, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, Bertollis River Plaza is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's page for Bertolli's River Pizza, updated August 2026, and the business's own website, both current, show the pizzeria operating at 7973 Lake St in River Forest. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 13
- Address 7973 Lake St, River Forest, IL 60305
- Now called Bertolli's River Pizza
- Website bertollis.pizza
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Bertolli's River Pizza is a tavern-style pizzeria in River Forest, Illinois, serving pizza alongside a next-door deli at the same address on Lake Street. The shop has built a long-running local following for its thin-crust pies. Yelp's listing for the business, updated in August 2026, shows 222 reviews and current photos posted at the Lake Street location. The business's own website, live in a September 2026 check, lists its current menu and ordering options under the name Bertolli's River Pizza. The original listing named the business "Bertollis River Plaza"; current sources instead identify it as Bertolli's River Pizza, and the name has been corrected in this record. The Better Business Bureau also carries a current profile for the pizzeria under the same River Forest address.
The episode
Also in Season 9
Season 9: 57 of 85 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1224th Street Café
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Ep 12Estiatorio Milos
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Ep 13Edgewood Market
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Ep 13Harlem Public
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Ep 13Villa Coronoa
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bertollis-river-pizza-river-forest
- bertollis.pizza https://bertollis.pizza/
- bbb.org https://www.bbb.org/us/il/river-forest/profile/pizza/bertollis-pizza-0654-90027571
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Record btiea-0697 · checked by Cal Marchetti.