What Happened to Heaven on Seven After Food Paradise? (Chicago, IL)

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Heaven on Seven has closed — confirmed via abc7chicago.com, March 2020.

Primary source
abc7chicago.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: ABC7 Chicago reported the restaurant's permanent closure in March 2020, and a Yelp listing for the correct Wabash Avenue address, updated August 2026, still shows it as closed; the Places record used to locate this entry matched an unrelated business.

Address

111 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL

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What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode Classic Combos featured Heaven on Seven, a Cajun and Creole restaurant that operated on the seventh floor of the Garland Building in Chicago's Loop for 43 years, according to the restaurant's own Instagram account. The Google Places record used to locate this entry matched a different, unrelated business, Seventh Heaven, at 1026 N Ashland Ave; the restaurant's actual address was 111 N Wabash Ave, according to ABC7 Chicago and Yelp. ABC7 Chicago reported in March 2020 that Heaven on Seven had closed permanently, with the owner selling the recipes after customers stopped returning to the Loop. Yelp's listing for the Wabash Avenue address, updated August 2026, still lists the restaurant as closed. No source found in this check describes a reopening at either address. Coordinates for the correct address are left pending rather than carried over from the mismatched Places record.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 13, Episode 8
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Classic Combos
What was featured
Chicago Loop Cajun-Creole restaurant, closed after 43 years
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Heaven on Seven

Frequently asked questions

Is Heaven on Seven still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Heaven on Seven has closed — confirmed via abc7chicago.com, March 2020.

What happened to Heaven on Seven after Food Paradise?

The episode Classic Combos featured Heaven on Seven, a Cajun and Creole restaurant that operated on the seventh floor of the Garland Building in Chicago's Loop for 43 years, according to the restaurant's own Instagram account. As of September 2026, Heaven on Seven has closed — confirmed via abc7chicago.com, March 2020.

Is Heaven on Seven permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Heaven on Seven has closed — confirmed via abc7chicago.com, March 2020. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Heaven on Seven located?

111 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Heaven on Seven?

Season 13, Episode 8 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Classic Combos”.

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Address
111 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • abc7chicago.com — https://abc7chicago.com/post/heaven-on-seven-chicago-111-north-wabash-cajun-creole-food-restaurant/11681427/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/heaven-on-seven-wabash-chicago

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