Is Hook's Economy Drug Store Still Open? Food Paradise Update
Food Paradise, Season 13 Indianapolis, Indiana
Current status
As of October 2026, Hook's Economy Drug Store is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.
What the source shows: The museum's own website loads with a 2026 copyright and current contact info, and a Yelp listing updated April 2026 is not marked closed, even though Google Places flags the location closed temporarily. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 13, Episode 2
- Address 1202 E 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205
- Now called Hook's Historical Drugstore Museum
- Website hooksmuseum.org
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
On 'Midway Munchies,' the show visited Hook's Economy Drug Store in Indianapolis, spotlighting the pharmacy's old-fashioned soda fountain and classic counter treats. Hook's Drug Stores was a long-running Indianapolis pharmacy chain, and this location's historic fixtures were preserved after the chain closed, becoming a nonprofit museum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. According to hooksmuseum.org, the site operates today as Hook's Historical Drugstore Museum, with a restored soda fountain, at 1202 E 38th St. The museum's website, checked on 2026-09-09, carried a 2026 copyright and current contact details.
A Yelp listing for the museum, updated April 2026, was not marked closed. Google Places listed the business status as closed temporarily as of the 2026-09-09 check. According to hooksmuseum.org, the museum opens daily during the Indiana State Fair and on select weekends throughout the year.
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Sources we checked
- hooksmuseum.org https://hooksmuseum.org/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/hooks-historic-drug-store-museum-indianapolis
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Record fp-0977 · checked by Cal Marchetti.