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What Happened to Delia's Kitchen After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 Oak Park, Illinois

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Delia's Kitchen has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Delia's Kitchen is flagged 'CLOSED,' updated September 2026, and no other directory checked in the same search (Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce, Enjoy Illinois, Facebook) showed any 2026-dated activity, hours, or working order/reservation link. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate episode 'Rise and Dine' (S9E5) featured Delia's Kitchen's diner-style breakfast and lunch cooking at the Oak Park storefront on Lake Street. Delia's Kitchen was a breakfast-and-lunch restaurant at 1034 W Lake St in downtown Oak Park, Illinois, previously listed among the Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce's downtown restaurant members. According to Yelp, the business's listing is flagged 'CLOSED,' with an update dated September 2026. A search for the restaurant turned up only older, undated menu documents and a Facebook page with no visible 2026 activity, and neither the Chamber of Commerce listing nor the Enjoy Illinois tourism page showed any indication of present-day operation.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Rise and Dine · What was featured: Diner-style breakfast and lunch dishes at Delia's Kitchen

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/delias-kitchen-oak-park
  2. oprfchamber.org https://www.oprfchamber.org/list/member/delia-s-kitchen-3113
  3. enjoyillinois.com https://www.enjoyillinois.com/explore/listing/delias-kitchen/
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