Is Jimmie Kramer's Peanut Bar Still Open? Food Paradise Update
Food Paradise, Season 1 Reading, Pennsylvania
Current status
As of October 2026, Jimmie Kramer's Peanut Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, carries a 2026 copyright and describes the business as celebrating its 101st year in downtown Reading, with active reservations, menu, and event pages. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 13
- Address 332 Penn St, Reading, PA 19602
- Website peanutbar.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
Food Paradise's "Bar Food Paradise" episode featured Jimmie Kramer's Peanut Bar in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania, spotlighting the tavern's namesake roasted peanuts and its long tradition of classic bar food served in a peanut-shells-on-the-floor setting. The Peanut Bar is a historic restaurant and bar that has operated in the same downtown Reading location for generations, offering a menu of tavern classics alongside banquet and event space. According to the restaurant's own website (peanutbar.com), checked 2026-09-08, the business was celebrating its 101st year in downtown Reading, with current pages for reservations, menus, history, and event bookings displayed under a 2026 copyright.
The site listed weekly specials and new chef-created dishes alongside its classic offerings, with no indication of a change in ownership, closure, or relocation. The Peanut Bar continues to operate under its original name at its longstanding Penn Street address in Reading.
The episode
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Ep 13Union Oyster House
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Sources we checked
- peanutbar.com http://www.peanutbar.com/
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Record fp-0097 · checked by Cal Marchetti.