TV Restaurants

What Happened to Dub St. Johns After Food Paradise? (Portland, OR)

Food Paradise, Season 19 Portland, Oregon Closed October 2018

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Dub St. Johns has closed — confirmed via wweek.com, February 12, 2019.

What the source shows: A Willamette Week article dated 2019-02-12 and a Yelp listing updated 2026-01 both show the restaurant permanently closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The 'American Eats' episode featured Dub's St. Johns, a barbecue restaurant that once operated on North Lombard Street in Portland's St. Johns neighborhood. Willamette Week reported that owner William 'Dub' Travis III announced on Facebook that Dub's St. Johns was closing in October 2018 because the restaurant was not generating enough money to continue. According to Willamette Week, Travis went on to serve his food as chef-in-residence at Marie's, a St. Johns bar, beginning about four months after the closure, and later brought his menu to the World Famous Kenton Club on North Kilpatrick Avenue. A Yelp listing updated 2026-01 continues to mark the North Lombard Street location permanently closed, according to Yelp, with no new business shown operating at the address.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 19

Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: American Eats · What was featured: barbecue at a St. Johns neighborhood restaurant
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

All 19 Season 19 episodes →

Nearest open restaurants By distance from 8727 N Lombard St

  • Six Point Inn (Over Easy Bar)

    Portland, OR 1.1 mi away

    Bar Rescue

    Open

  • Matt's BBQ

    Portland, OR 4.6 mi away

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives · Food Paradise

    Open

  • Stepping Stone Cafe

    Portland, OR 4.8 mi away

    Man v. Food

    Open

  • Besaw's

    Portland, OR 4.9 mi away

    Food Paradise

    Open

  • P's & Q's Market

    Portland, OR 5.2 mi away

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Open

  • Ken's Artisan Bakery

    Portland, OR 5.4 mi away

    Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Open
All 98 TV restaurants in Oregon →

Before you go: Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.

Sources we checked 2 references

  1. wweek.com https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/02/12/every-portland-thing-that-dies-someday-comes-back/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/dubs-st-johns-portland-2
See something wrong?

We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.

Tell us →

Share

Record fp-1556 · checked by Cal Marchetti.