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Is Chicago's Dog House Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Chicago, IL)

Food Paradise, Season 16 Chicago, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Chicago's Dog House is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated August 2026 showed continuing customer reviews, an active Uber Eats storefront listed the location as available for delivery, and Google Places listed the business as operational, though the restaurant's own website blocked automated access with an HTTP 403 response. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Chicago's Dog House appeared on Food Paradise's Hottest Dogs episode (S16E6), which highlighted its gourmet sausages, including alligator, rattlesnake, and wild boar varieties alongside classic Chicago-style dogs. The restaurant has operated since 2009 and maintains a location on the fourth level of 520 N Michigan Avenue in Chicago, with a dedicated Michigan Avenue menu page and a separate locations page on its site, according to the restaurant's own site, originalchicagosdoghouse.com. A Yelp listing for the business, updated August 2026, showed continuing customer reviews, according to Yelp.

An active Uber Eats storefront listed the Michigan Avenue location as available for delivery as of the 2026-09-08 review, and Google Places listed the business as operational at that time. The restaurant's own website blocked an automated visit with an HTTP 403 response during the same review.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 16

Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: Hottest Dogs · What was featured: Chicago's Dog House's exotic gourmet sausages, featured in a hot dog episode
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 16 Food Paradise

Season 16: 44 of 72 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 9 Season 16 episodes →

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/chicagos-dog-house-chicago-4
  2. ubereats.com https://www.ubereats.com/store/chicago-dog-house-michigan-ave/CL0scjU3UgGSG2suFI8Zyg
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Record fp-1321 · checked by Cal Marchetti.