Is The Machine Shed Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Urbandale, IA)
Food Paradise, Season 1 Urbandale, Iowa
Current status
As of October 2026, The Machine Shed is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, carries a 2026 copyright, lists current hours, active online ordering, and describes the Urbandale location as one of several Machine Shed restaurants. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 14
- Address 11151 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322
- Website machineshed.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
Food Paradise's "Breakfast Paradise" episode featured the Machine Shed in Urbandale, Iowa, spotlighting the restaurant's farm-fresh breakfast platters and hearty, family-style country cooking. The Machine Shed is a farm-themed family restaurant with a menu of breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes, along with catering and banquet services, part of a small regional chain with locations across Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. According to the restaurant's own website (machineshed.com/urbandale), checked 2026-09-08, the Urbandale location was listed under a 2026 copyright with current hours, an active online-ordering system, and links for private events and gift cards. The site also promoted a photo campaign asking Iowa farmers to submit images representing the state's 99 counties, indicating ongoing, current community engagement. No indication of closure, relocation, or ownership change was found for the Urbandale location.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 13Barney's Beanery
Open - Closed
- Closed
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Ep 14Loveless Café
Open -
Ep 14Murray's Bagels
Open -
Ep 14Pancake Pantry
Open -
Ep 14Petite Abeille
Closed -
Ep 14Swingers
Open
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Sources we checked
- machineshed.com https://machineshed.com/urbandale/
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Record fp-0103 · checked by Cal Marchetti.