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Where Is New Rebozo Now? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Forest Park, IL)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Forest Park, Illinois

Current status

Relocated

As of October 2026, N Rebozo has relocated to 7403 Madison St, Forest Park, IL — confirmed via the business's own website/social account, accessed February 8, 2022. The original location is closed.

What the source shows: The Wednesday Journal reported that chef-owner Francisco 'Chef Paco' Lopez was moving New Rebozo from its longtime Oak Park spot to the former Heritage restaurant space in Forest Park, renaming it N Rebozo; the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, confirms the Forest Park address and shows a 2026 copyright. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

New Rebozo was a Mexican restaurant run by chef-owner Francisco 'Chef Paco' Lopez in Oak Park, Illinois, known for its mole dishes; the show's 'Serious Spice' episode (S8E11) featured the restaurant. The Wednesday Journal reported on 2022-02-08 that Lopez was relocating the 1991-founded restaurant from 1116 Madison Street in Oak Park to the former Heritage restaurant space at 7403 Madison Street in neighboring Forest Park, Illinois, purchasing the building and renaming the business N Rebozo. The Oak Park location closed at the end of March 2022, and the new Forest Park location opened in early April 2022, according to the same report. The business's current website (newrebozos.com), checked 2026-09-08, lists the Forest Park address, a 2026 copyright, and posted hours of Tuesday-Saturday 5-10pm.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8

Episode 11
Air date not confirmed
Title: Serious Spice · What was featured: New Rebozo's mole dishes, featured in the 'Serious Spice' episode

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. oakpark.com https://www.oakpark.com/2022/02/08/oh-my-god-new-rebozo-moving-to-forest-park/
  2. newrebozos.com https://www.newrebozos.com/
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Record btiea-0623 · checked by Cal Marchetti.