Is Duke's Counter Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Washington, DC)
Food Paradise, Season 17 Washington, District of Columbia
Current status
As of October 2026, Duke's Counter is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 21, 2026.
What the source shows: Re-checked 2026-09-21: dukesgrocery.com still lists Dukes Counter - Woodley Park at 3000 Connecticut Ave NW with posted daily hours and a live online-ordering link, consistent with the prior verified-open status. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 17, Episode 8
- Address 3000 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Website dukesgrocery.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
Duke's Counter serves British-inspired pub fare and burgers from a restaurant and bar near the entrance to the National Zoo, in Washington, DC. The show captured its casual, counter-service format and burger menu. A 2026-09-08 check of the Duke's Grocery restaurant group's site, dukesgrocery.com, returned current 2026 content, listed daily hours, and offered an active online-ordering link, with a last-modified date of 2026-08-28. Yelp's page for Duke's Counter at 3000 Connecticut Ave NW, updated in September 2026, showed continuing customer reviews and photos posted at that address. Together, the two sources place the restaurant in ongoing operation at its original Connecticut Avenue location. The original batch record listed the state as 'WA,' but the business itself sits in Washington, DC, not Washington State.
The episode
Also in Season 17
Season 17: 69 of 104 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 7Chaia
Open - Open
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Ep 8Market Bar-B-Que
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Ep 8Tasty Burger
Open - Open
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Ep 8The Irish Oak
Closed - Open
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Sources we checked
- dukesgrocery.com https://www.dukesgrocery.com/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/dukes-counter-washington
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Record fp-1407 · checked by Cal Marchetti.