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Is Oasis Cafe Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Chicago, IL)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10 Chicago, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Oasis Cafe is listed open on oasiscafeonwabash.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked live, shows posted weekend hours and a working online ordering cart. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'In the Last Place You'd Expect' featured Oasis Cafe, a halal Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant in Chicago's Loop, known for shawarma, falafel and kabab. The cafe operates at 21 North Wabash Avenue, a few blocks from the intersection of Wabash and Washington, and describes itself on its own site as serving traditional Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food. According to the restaurant's own website, checked in September 2026, Oasis Cafe listed current business hours (Friday 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., closed Sunday) and offered online ordering through an active cart system, both consistent with an operating business. The site also listed a working phone number, (312) 443-9534, at the time of the check.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10

Episode 14
Air date not confirmed
Title: In the Last Place You'd Expect · What was featured: A halal Middle Eastern cafe's shawarma, falafel and kabab

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  1. oasiscafeonwabash.com https://www.oasiscafeonwabash.com/
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Record btiea-0815 · checked by Cal Marchetti.