Is Proxi Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Chicago, IL)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, Proxi is listed open on proxichicago.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Proxi's own site loads with a working reservation and ordering system and lists current hours matching its map listing. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 13
- Address 565 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60661
- Website proxichicago.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Part 1 — Season 11, Episode 13
Best Thing I Ever Ate's episode "Fried and Gone to Heaven" featured a dish from Proxi's open-fire, Coastal Asian menu, which draws on the cooking traditions of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea. Proxi is a restaurant in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. According to the restaurant's own website, proxichicago.com, Proxi earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand award in 2024. A 2026-09-08 check of the site found it live with a functioning reservation and ordering system, listing dinner service Thursday through Saturday and a happy hour running Monday through Friday, matching the schedule carried in the restaurant's map listing. The site's most recently dated text still referenced the 2024 award rather than any newer announcement, so this record relies on the site's live booking and ordering functions, not dated text, as evidence of current operation.
Part 2 — All-Star, Episode 3
The 'Deep-Fried Decadence' All-Star episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Proxi, a Chicago restaurant built around globally-inspired small plates, craft cocktails and an extensive wine list, according to Best Thing I Ever Ate's own restaurant page on thebestthingieverate.com.
The episodes
Also in Season 11
Season 11: 79 of 96 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 12Faidley Seafood
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Ep 13Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
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Ep 13Pizzeria Toro
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Ep 13Salo-Salo Grill
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Ep 13Straw (Salt & Straw)
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Ep 13The Dabney
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Sources we checked
- proxichicago.com https://www.proxichicago.com/
- thebestthingieverate.com https://www.thebestthingieverate.com/Proxi-Chicago-IL
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Record btiea-0904 · checked by Cal Marchetti.