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Is Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen Still Open? Food Paradise Update

Food Paradise, Season 4 Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Current status

Open

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

What the source shows: Business website shows a 2026 copyright, posted weekend hours, and active online ordering/shipping; Google Places lists the business as operational at the same address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Drive Thru Paradise' (aired 2012) featured Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen's drive-through biscuit sandwiches, highlighting the counter's scratch-made biscuits piled with breakfast and lunch fillings. The shop is a breakfast-and-lunch diner at 1305 E. Franklin St. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, near the University of North Carolina campus. A 2026-09-08 check of sunrisebiscuits.com found a 2026 copyright date, posted weekend hours (Saturday 6:00am-2:30pm, Sunday 7:00am-2:30pm), and active online ordering covering Chapel Hill pickup, delivery, and nationwide shipping. The same check found a careers page seeking cooks and cashiers.

Google's business listing separately marks Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen as operational at the Franklin Street address. Between the current site content and the Google listing, the record points to the shop continuing to operate under its original name at its original Chapel Hill location since the episode aired.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 4

Aired
Title: Drive Thru Paradise · What was featured: the shop's scratch-made drive-through biscuit sandwiches
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. sunrisebiscuits.com http://www.sunrisebiscuits.com/home.html
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sunrise+Biscuit+Kitchen+1305+E+Franklin+St+Chapel+Hill+NC
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Record fp-0263 · checked by Cal Marchetti.