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What Happened to David Burke's Primehouse After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, David Burke's Primehouse has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's September 2026 update marks the Rush Street address as closed, matching Google Places' permanently-closed status for the same location.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

This episode featured David Burke's Primehouse, the River North, Chicago steakhouse known for dry-aging beef in an on-site glass-walled cheese cave and for chef David Burke's inventive, modern steakhouse dishes such as pretzel-crusted crab cake. The restaurant opened inside The James Chicago hotel on Rush Street in 2006. According to Crain's Chicago Business, reporting on 2017-02-14, the hotel and its restaurant group did not renew chef David Burke's licensing agreement, and his name came off the restaurant at that time. Yelp's listing for the Rush Street address, updated in September 2026, marks the business as closed, and Google Places lists its business status as permanently closed. Chef David Burke has since opened other restaurants under his own name, according to his company's website, chefdavidburke.com.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 12
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Steak Paradise 2: A Second Helping
What was featured
Dry-aged, cheese-cave beef and creative steakhouse dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
David Burke's Primehouse

Frequently asked questions

Is David Burke's Primehouse still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, David Burke's Primehouse has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What happened to David Burke's Primehouse after Food Paradise?

This episode featured David Burke's Primehouse, the River North, Chicago steakhouse known for dry-aging beef in an on-site glass-walled cheese cave and for chef David Burke's inventive, modern steakhouse dishes such as pretzel-crusted crab cake. As of September 2026, David Burke's Primehouse has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Is David Burke's Primehouse permanently closed?

As of September 2026, David Burke's Primehouse has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is David Burke's Primehouse called now?

Now: Primehouse (formerly David Burke's Primehouse). As of September 2026, David Burke's Primehouse has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Where is David Burke's Primehouse located?

616 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured David Burke's Primehouse?

Season 1, Episode 12 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Steak Paradise 2: A Second Helping”.

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Address
616 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/primehouse-chicago-2
  • chicagobusiness.com — https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170214/BLOGS09/170219954/david-burke-s-name-no-longer-on-primehouse-in-river-north-s-james-hotel
  • chefdavidburke.com — https://chefdavidburke.com/restaurants/

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