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Is Rhein Haus Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Seattle, WA)

Food Paradise, Season 17 Seattle, Washington

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Rhein Haus is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own website (site-checked 2026-09-08) lists current hours and 2026-dated page content, and Wikipedia's Rhein Haus Seattle article, revised 2026-07-11, independently confirms it as an operating restaurant with a documented past name (Von Trapp's). How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

"Brew-Haha" (S17E4) featured Rhein Haus Seattle, a German restaurant and bier hall in Seattle known for its beer and drink selection, indoor bocce courts, and happy-hour programming. The restaurant operates from 912 12th Ave. According to Wikipedia, whose Rhein Haus Seattle article was last revised 2026-07-11, the business previously operated under the name Von Trapp's before becoming Rhein Haus. A 2026-09-08 site check of the restaurant's own website found current listed hours -- including Thursday through Sunday dinner service and a weekday happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. -- along with an active online ordering link, according to Rhein Haus Seattle's website. No closure notices, relocation announcements, or further ownership changes beyond the Von Trapp's history were found for the business.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 17

Air date not confirmed
Title: Brew-Haha · What was featured: Seattle German bier hall with bocce and beer garden
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. rheinhausseattle.com https://www.rheinhausseattle.com/
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhein_Haus_Seattle
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Record fp-1377 · checked by Cal Marchetti.