Is Tom + Chee Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Newport, KY)
Man v. Food, Season 4 Newport, Kentucky
Current status
As of October 2026, Tom + Chee is open — confirmed via newportonthelevee.com, April 8, 2026.
What the source shows: Newport on the Levee's own tenant directory page (last modified April 8, 2026) lists Tom & Chee as an active Promenade Level tenant with current hours, suite address, and a working link to the location's online-order page. Yelp's listing for the same address, updated June 2026, carries no closed designation. The Tom & Chee chain has contracted sharply nationwide (about a dozen locations left in seven states per a June 2026 industry report, with confirmed 2025-2026 closures in O'Fallon, MO and Grandville, MI), but no source names the Newport, KY location among the closures. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 19
- Aired
- Address 1 Levee Wy, Newport, KY 41071
- Website locations.tomandchee.com
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Man v. Food Nation (S4E19, aired October 12, 2011) featured Tom & Chee's Newport on the Levee location in Newport, Kentucky, sampling the chain's grilled cheese sandwiches paired with tomato soup. Tom & Chee is a fast-casual sandwich-and-soup concept built around variations on the classic grilled cheese, served alongside dipping soups. The Newport location sits inside the Newport on the Levee retail and entertainment complex across the river from Cincinnati. A Yelp listing updated in June 2026 still shows the restaurant with more than 350 reviews and photos, and the chain's own locations page continues to list the Newport on the Levee address, while at least one other business directory marks the same address as closed.
Newport on the Levee's own tenant directory, last updated in April 2026, lists Tom & Chee as an active Promenade Level tenant with current hours, a suite address, and a working link to the location's online-order page. The Tom & Chee chain has contracted sharply nationwide, with about a dozen locations left in seven states according to a June 2026 industry report and closures in O'Fallon, Missouri, and Grandville, Michigan, in 2025 and 2026, but no source names the Newport location among the closures.
The episode
Also in Season 4
Season 4: 41 of 68 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Open
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Ep 18Rack Shack BBQ
Open - Renamed
- Open
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Ep 19Izzy's
Open -
Ep 20Campi's
Closed -
Ep 20Sticky Lips Barbecue
Closed -
Ep 21Amato's
Closed
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tom-and-chee-newport-newport
- locations.tomandchee.com https://locations.tomandchee.com/ky-newport-1-levee-way-57eaadf1f8d2
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Record mvf-249 · checked by Cal Marchetti.