Is The Berghoff Restaurant Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Chicago, IL)
Food Paradise, Season 12 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, The Berghoff Restaurant is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.
What the source shows: The Berghoff's own website, checked 2026-09-09, shows a live menu and ordering system despite a 2023 copyright year, while Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, shows 1,416 reviews with recent 2026 activity. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 12, Episode 2
- Address 17 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603
- Website theberghoff.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The Berghoff Restaurant appeared in the episode "Route 66" (S12E2), which traced stops along the historic highway and featured this Chicago Loop restaurant for its German menu, including schnitzel, spaetzle-based dishes, and house-made root beer brewed on site. According to Wikipedia, the restaurant was founded in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and remains family-owned, operating today at 17 West Adams Street in the Loop. Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated in August 2026, showed 1,416 reviews with mixed recent feedback: reviewers in 2026 praised dishes like the gnocchi and Reuben, while one review from March 2026 described the food as inconsistent and overheated. The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-09, still offers online ordering and current menus, though the page's displayed copyright year reads 2023.
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-berghoff-restaurant-chicago-2
- theberghoff.com https://www.theberghoff.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Berghoff_(restaurant)
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Record fp-0871 · checked by Cal Marchetti.