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What Happened to Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen After Food Paradise?

Food Paradise, Season 8 Portland, Oregon Closed 2023

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen has closed — confirmed via wweek.com, November 20, 2023.

What the source shows: Willamette Week reported the permanent closing of Kenny & Zuke's last deli location on 2023-11-20, and Yelp's listing (updated February 2026) still carries a closed tag for the same address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

"Deli-Licious" featured Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen and its hand-cured, house-brined pastrami, served in classic deli sandwiches at this Portland delicatessen. Kenny & Zuke's was a Jewish-style delicatessen founded in 2007 by chef Ken Gordon, operating for over a decade from a Southwest Portland storefront near downtown. Willamette Week reported on 2023-11-20 that the owners were permanently closing the business's last remaining deli location, ending the brand's original run in Portland. Yelp's listing for the address, updated February 2026, still marks the business as closed, with reviews trailing off after the 2023 closure. A separately branded "Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen & Market" location at Portland International Airport appears in newer Yelp listings, but it is a distinct concession operation rather than a reopening of the deli featured on the episode.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 8

Episode 4
Air date not confirmed
Title: Deli-Licious · What was featured: hand-cured pastrami and classic deli sandwiches at this Portland delicatessen
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. wweek.com https://www.wweek.com/food/2023/11/20/pastrami-powerhouse-kenny-zukes-is-permanently-closing-its-last-deli/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kenny-and-zukes-delicatessen-portland
  3. geocoding.geo.census.gov https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address=1038%20SW%20Stark%20St%2C%20Portland%2C%20OR%2097205&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json
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Record fp-0522 · checked by Cal Marchetti.