Is Publican Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Chicago, IL)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, Publican is listed open on thepublicanrestaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's official website was live and fully functional at a September 2026 check, with working online ordering and current hours and location details, and Google Places lists it as operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 1
- Address 837 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
- Website thepublicanrestaurant.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured a fried dish from The Publican in the show's 'Totally Fried' episode. The Publican is a restaurant at 837 W Fulton Market in Chicago's Fulton Market district. A site check on September 8, 2026 found the restaurant's official website, thepublicanrestaurant.com, operating with a working online-ordering link, current hours-and-location information, menus, a One Off Rewards program, job listings, and a press-and-awards page. Google Places lists the same address and phone number, (312) 733-9555, for the business. The site's title tag read 'Home | The Publican, Chicago, IL,' and its footer listed reservation, Facebook, and Instagram links. No founding-date or ownership-history information for the restaurant was available in the sources reviewed for this record, and no signals of a name change, relocation, or closure turned up either.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 57 of 88 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1Balthazar
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Ep 1Lola
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Ep 1Lolita
Closed - Open
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Ep 1The Red Cat
Closed - Open
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Sources we checked
- thepublicanrestaurant.com http://thepublicanrestaurant.com/
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Record btiea-0014 · checked by Cal Marchetti.