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What Happened to Crystal Lake Rib House After Food Paradise?

Food Paradise, Season 19 Crystal Lake, Illinois

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Crystal Lake Rib House has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's business listing for Crystal Lake Rib House is marked permanently closed as of a June 2026 update, and a Google Places search for the restaurant's own name returns no active listing under that name. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

'Extreme Eats' featured Crystal Lake Rib House, a barbecue restaurant in downtown Crystal Lake, Illinois known for its slow-smoked ribs and pulled meats. According to the Better Business Bureau, the restaurant was owned by David Faccone and had operated since 2001. According to Yelp, a listing updated 2026-06 marks Crystal Lake Rib House permanently closed. A Google Places search under the restaurant's own name returned no matching active listing; instead it surfaced Moontime Smokin' Que, an unrelated barbecue restaurant at a different Crystal Lake address on Railroad Street, consistent with the original restaurant no longer maintaining an active online presence. Crystal Lake Rib House's own address is confirmed as 540 E Terra Cotta Avenue, verified via a Census geocode.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 19

Episode 23
Air date not confirmed
Title: Extreme Eats · What was featured: Slow-smoked ribs and barbecue plates on 'Extreme Eats'
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 19 Food Paradise

Season 19: 102 of 146 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/crystal-lake-rib-house-crystal-lake
  2. bbb.org https://www.bbb.org/us/il/crystal-lake/profile/restaurants/crystal-lake-rib-house-0654-88374363
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Record fp-1623 · checked by Cal Marchetti.