What Happened to Links Taproom After Food Paradise? (Chicago, IL)
Food Paradise, Season 10 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, Links Taproom has closed — confirmed via karlgdb.substack.com, July 31, 2026.
What the source shows: Links Taproom's original Wicker Park/West Town location (1559 N Milwaukee Ave) closed in 2020. A planned relaunch as 'Links Taproom & Brewery' at 1725 W Hubbard St (the former On Tour Brewing space) was called off, per a dated July 31, 2026 industry report (GuysDrinkingBeer.com / Karl Klockars) quoting owner Mike Quinlan that there are 'no short-term plans to reopen Links in a different location.' A Yelp listing for the original address, updated June 2026, also shows it as closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 10, Episode 9
- Address 1559 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
- Website linkstaproom.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode "Sausage Kings" (S10E9) featured Links Taproom's homemade sausages and craft beer program in Chicago. The bar built its reputation on a rotating list of roughly three dozen Midwestern-focused craft beers alongside hand-cut fries, beer-battered cheese curds, and made-in-house sausages, according to Food Network's restaurant profile and BeerAdvocate. Links Taproom operates, or per some listings operated, at 1559 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's West Town/Wicker Park area, according to Yelp, Tripadvisor, and Fooditor. One search result referenced plans for a "Links Taproom & Brewery" reopening in the same neighborhood, but no source found carried a clear 2026 date confirming whether the location is still operating.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/links-taproom-chicago
- foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/il/chicago/links-taproom-restaurant
- beeradvocate.com https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/33807/?view=ratings&ba=tim007007
- fooditor.com https://fooditor.com/restaurant/links-taproom/
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Record fp-0711 · checked by Cal Marchetti.