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What Happened to The Rex After Food Paradise? (Billings, MT)

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As of September 2026, The Rex has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

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Secondary source
helenair.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing, updated 2026-06, marked The Rex Restaurant Bar & Grill as permanently closed at its Montana Avenue address, corroborated by a Helena Independent Record headline reporting the closure.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

On Travel Channel's "Food Paradise" (season 4, 2013), The Rex was featured for its steaks and seafood, served inside the restored, century-old Rex Hotel building in downtown Billings. A Yelp listing for The Rex Restaurant Bar & Grill, updated 2026-06, marked the business permanently closed at its 2401 Montana Avenue address, and the Helena Independent Record separately reported that the historic downtown Billings restaurant had closed, in a headline found via a 2026-09-08 search. Yelp and Tripadvisor listings checked the same day showed a different concept, Buffalo Block Prime Steakhouse, now operating out of the same historic building, though its current status was not independently confirmed for this record. Google Places lists the Rex Hotel building itself, rather than the restaurant, as operational.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 21
Original air date
Episode title
Steak Paradise 3: Prime Cuts
What was featured
Steaks and seafood served inside the historic Rex Hotel building
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Rex

Frequently asked questions

Is The Rex still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Rex has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What happened to The Rex after Food Paradise?

On Travel Channel's "Food Paradise" (season 4, 2013), The Rex was featured for its steaks and seafood, served inside the restored, century-old Rex Hotel building in downtown Billings. As of September 2026, The Rex has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

Is The Rex permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Rex has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is The Rex located?

2401 Montana Ave, Billings, MT 59101. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured The Rex?

Season 4, Episode 21 of Food Paradise, first aired 2013. The episode is titled “Steak Paradise 3: Prime Cuts”.

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Visit info

Address
2401 Montana Ave, Billings, MT 59101
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
hmdb.org

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-rex-restaurant-bar-and-grill-billings
  • Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g45086-d19119542-Reviews-Buffalo_Block_Prime_Steakhouse_at_the_Rex-Billings_Montana.html
  • helenair.com — https://helenair.com/news/state-regional/historic-rex-restaurant-in-downtown-billings-closes/article_67f7a874-ce07-5859-b5e0-78ab7e4a2784.html

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