What Happened to The Irish Oak After Food Paradise? (Chicago, IL)
Food Paradise, Season 17 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, The Irish Oak has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: Google Places lists The Irish Oak's business status as permanently closed, and the 2026-09-08 site check found irishoak.com now redirecting to an unrelated text-conversion tool. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 17, Episode 8
- Address 3511 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The Irish Oak showcased traditional Irish pub fare, including shepherd's pie and fish and chips, alongside a whiskey and beer selection from its longtime spot on North Clark Street in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood, a few blocks from Wrigley Field. The show captured the pub's dark-wood interior and neighborhood-bar atmosphere. Google Places' record for The Irish Oak's Clark Street address lists the business status as permanently closed, according to a 2026-09-08 check. The irishoak.com domain no longer resolves to the restaurant; the same check found it redirecting to an unrelated French-language text-case-conversion tool, with none of the pub's original menu, hours, or contact information remaining on the page.
The episode
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Ep 8Tasty Burger
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Sources we checked
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The+Irish+Oak+3511+N+Clark+St+Chicago+IL
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Record fp-1413 · checked by Cal Marchetti.