What Happened to Fat Hen After Food Paradise? (Johns Island, SC)
Food Paradise, Season 9 Johns Island, South Carolina Closed 2021
Current status
As of October 2026, Fat Hen has closed — confirmed via postandcourier.com, April 20, 2021.
What the source shows: News coverage confirms the restaurant closed in April 2021 after 14 years and the property was sold to open a different concept restaurant; a Yelp listing checked in 2026 continues to mark the address as permanently closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 2
- Address 3140 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island, SC 29455
- Website No current website found
We have not confirmed map coordinates for this address yet.
What happened after Food Paradise?
This episode featured Fat Hen as part of a brunch-themed lineup, spotlighting its French-inspired Lowcountry cooking on Johns Island. The restaurant operated for 14 years under owner Fred Neuville before closing on April 26, 2021, according to the Post and Courier. The Neighborhood Dining Group purchased the roughly two-acre property for $2.39 million and opened Minero, a Mexican-inspired restaurant, by late summer 2021, according to the Post and Courier. David Howard, the Neighborhood Dining Group's president, said the company had planned a Johns Island location before the COVID-19 pandemic delayed those plans, according to the Post and Courier. A Yelp listing for Fat Hen, updated in June 2026, continues to mark the business as permanently closed.
The episode
Also in Season 9
Season 9: 70 of 100 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 2Bone Lick BBQ
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Ep 2Little Dom's
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Ep 2The Fifty/50
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Ep 2The Sinclair
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Sources we checked
- postandcourier.com https://www.postandcourier.com/business/real_estate/fat-hen-to-close-after-14-years-on-johns-island-restaurant-group-to-open-minero/article_f2fa2bc0-97dd-11eb-b6b7-cb3f94fd7f23.html
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/fat-hen-johns-island
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Record fp-0556 · checked by Cal Marchetti.