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Is Gene's Sausage Shop Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Chicago, IL)

Food Paradise, Season 4 Chicago, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Gene's Sausage Shop is listed open on genessausage.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The delicatessen's own website, checked 2026-09-08, listed current Saturday and Sunday hours and described more than 40 varieties of homemade sausage, consistent with continued operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Sausage Paradise" (2012, season 4) featured Gene's Sausage Shop's house-made, wood-smoked sausages, highlighting the delicatessen's more than 40 European-style varieties alongside its old-world grocery offerings. Gene's Sausage Shop & Delicatessen is a European gourmet food market and deli in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. On 2026-09-08, the genessausage.com website listed current Saturday hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., along with descriptions of its sausage varieties, indicating the business continues to operate under the same name at its North Lincoln Avenue address.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 4

Episode 4
Aired
Title: Sausage Paradise · What was featured: European-style smoked sausage varieties and old-world deli specialties
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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  1. genessausage.com https://www.genessausage.com/
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Record fp-0211 · checked by Cal Marchetti.