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Is Honey Butter Fried Chicken Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Chicago, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Honey Butter Fried Chicken is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Honey Butter Fried Chicken's website, checked 2026-09-08, showed live ordering for pickup, delivery, and catering, plus a rewards program and press page, consistent with active operations. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The 'Buttered Up' episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Honey Butter Fried Chicken, spotlighting its namesake honey-butter fried chicken. The restaurant is a fried-chicken specialist on North Elston Avenue in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, offering dine-in, delivery, and catering service. Since the episode, the business has continued operating: its website (honeybutter.com), checked 2026-09-08, showed active pickup, delivery, and catering ordering, a 'Dwell Social' suburban delivery option, an HBH Rewards program, and a dedicated press/media page. The functioning ordering system and multiple active service channels indicate Honey Butter Fried Chicken remained open as of the September 2026 check. No reports of closure, relocation, or ownership change were found in the available sources.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11

Episode 14
Air date not confirmed
Title: Buttered Up · What was featured: its namesake honey-butter fried chicken

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  1. honeybutter.com https://www.honeybutter.com/
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Record btiea-0910 · checked by Cal Marchetti.