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What Happened to Blue Rooster Food Company After Food Paradise?

Food Paradise, Season 17 Portland, Maine

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Blue Rooster Food Company has closed — confirmed via Google, September 7, 2026.

What the source shows: Google's listing shows Blue Rooster Food Company as permanently closed in a query run on 2026-09-07. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

"Local Lowdown" (S17E3) profiled Blue Rooster Food Company, a food business that operated at 5 Dana St in Portland, ME, as part of the show's look at neighborhood dining spots. Available sources give no further operating details -- service style, specialty dishes, or ownership -- beyond its name, address, and appearance on the episode. Google's listing marked the business permanently closed as of 2026-09-07, indicating the Dana Street location is no longer operating under that name. No dated news coverage, social media post, or public statement describing when or why the business closed was located; Google's listing is the only current source for the closure.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 17

Episode 3
Air date not confirmed
Title: Local Lowdown · What was featured: Portland, Maine eatery profiled on Local Lowdown
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Season 17: 69 of 104 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Blue+Rooster+Food+Company+5+Dana+St+Portland+ME+04101
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