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Is Ditka's Steakhouse (Ditka's Oakbrook) Still Open? Food Paradise Update

Food Paradise, Season 12 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Ditka's Steakhouse is listed open on ditkasrestaurants.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Ditka's Restaurants' own website loaded live on 2026-09-09 with working reservations and ordering tools and listed the Oakbrook location among its two current restaurants. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode showcased Ditka's Steakhouse, the steakhouse concept built around former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, spotlighting the restaurant's hand-cut steaks, chops, and Bears-themed decor. Ditka's Restaurants operates as a small group of steakhouses rather than a single location; this record covers the Oakbrook Terrace, IL restaurant inside the Mid America Plaza complex in suburban Chicago. Ditkasrestaurants.com loaded live with working reservation and online-ordering tools and listed Oakbrook and Pittsburgh as its two active restaurants, according to ditkasrestaurants.com (2026-09-09). The site's navigation did not list a separate downtown Chicago restaurant among its current locations, according to ditkasrestaurants.com (2026-09-09). The Oakbrook restaurant continued to offer private-event and catering services alongside its dining room menu, and the site's menu section linked to separate Oakbrook and Pittsburgh menus, according to ditkasrestaurants.com (2026-09-09).

The episode Food Paradise, Season 12

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: The Meatier The Better · What was featured: prime steaks and chops at Mike Ditka's namesake steakhouse concept
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 12 Food Paradise

Season 12: 79 of 100 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 13 Season 12 episodes →

Nearest restaurants By distance from 2 Mid America Plaza Ste 100

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  1. ditkasrestaurants.com https://www.ditkasrestaurants.com/
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Record fp-0895 · checked by Cal Marchetti.