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What Happened to Hilltop Steak House CLOSED After Food Paradise?

Food Paradise, Season 1 Saugus, Massachusetts Closed 2013

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Hilltop Steak House CLOSED has closed — confirmed via Wikipedia, September 4, 2026.

What the source shows: According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-09-04), the Hilltop Steak House closed in 2013; Google Places and the current tenant's own website show a different, operating restaurant, Route 1 Grill House, now at that address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

"Steak Paradise" (S1E4) featured the Hilltop Steak House, a sprawling steakhouse on Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, known for large steak dinners and its status as a fixture of the local dining scene. Founded in 1961 by Frank Giuffrida, the restaurant grew into one of the busiest restaurants in the United States during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-09-04). According to that same Wikipedia article, the Hilltop closed in 2013. The former Hilltop site on Broadway (Route 1) is now occupied by a different restaurant, Route 1 Grill House, according to Google Places (checked 2026-09-08). Route 1 Grill House's own website describes itself as the best American restaurant in Saugus and was live with a working online ordering system at that check, with no reference to the site's earlier history as the Hilltop.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 1

Episode 4
Air date not confirmed
Title: Steak Paradise · What was featured: Large steak dinners at the sprawling Route 1 steakhouse
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilltop_Steak_House
  2. route1grillhouse.com http://route1grillhouse.com/
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