TV Restaurants

Is Woodie's Flat Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Chicago, IL)

Open reported

As of September 2026, Woodie's Flat is listed open on woodieschicago.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Primary source
woodieschicago.com ·

Last verified

What the source shows: The bar's own website carries a 2026 copyright notice and posts current weekly hours including a kitchen closing time, indicating ongoing operation.

Interactive map — loads when you ask for it.

Everything on this map is also in the list below.

© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO

What happened after Food Paradise?

Woodie's Flat appeared in Food Paradise's "Apps Download" episode (S14E6). It is a sports bar on North Wells Street in Chicago, marketed as a gathering spot for Ohio State Buckeyes and Cincinnati Bengals fans watching from out of town. The bar promotes catering wings and a Monday-through-Friday happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. alongside its regular menu. According to the bar's own website, woodieschicago.com, which carries a 2026 copyright notice, current posted hours run Thursday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday 3 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 a.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., with the kitchen open until 11 p.m., indicating the bar remains active on Chicago's Near North Side. The site lists a separate catering menu built specifically around its wings, distinct from the regular in-house food menu.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 14, Episode 6
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Apps Download
What was featured
chicken wings and sports-bar fare
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Woodie's Flat

Frequently asked questions

Is Woodie's Flat still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Woodie's Flat is listed open on woodieschicago.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Woodie's Flat after Food Paradise?

Woodie's Flat appeared in Food Paradise's "Apps Download" episode (S14E6). As of September 2026, Woodie's Flat is listed open on woodieschicago.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Woodie's Flat located?

1535 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Woodie's Flat?

Season 14, Episode 6 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Apps Download”.

Is Woodie's Flat still using the Food Paradise menu or branding?

The bar promotes catering wings and a Monday-through-Friday happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. alongside its regular menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

Every status on this site carries a confidence label and a date, and names the source it rests on. Read the Editorial & Corrections Policy for what each label means and how quickly we act on corrections. The questions above are generated from this record's own published fields — we never publish a question we cannot answer from the data.

More from Food Paradise

Every Food Paradise restaurant we track

Other TV restaurants in Illinois

All Illinois locations

Nearest tracked restaurants

  • The Scout Waterhouse + Kitchen

    Chicago, IL · 0.1 mi away

    Food Paradise

    Open reported Checked

  • Table 52

    Chicago, IL · 0.5 mi away

    Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Closed verified Checked

  • Now: Eight Bar at Maple & Ash (formerly 8 Bar)

    Chicago, IL · 0.6 mi away

    Food Paradise

    Open reported Checked

  • Boka Restaurant

    Chicago, IL · 0.7 mi away

    Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Open reported Checked

  • Boka

    Chicago, IL · 0.7 mi away

    Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Open reported Checked

  • Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co.

    Chicago, IL · 0.7 mi away

    Best Thing I Ever Ate · Food Paradise

    Open reported Checked

Visit info

Address
1535 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
Venue type
bar
Official website
woodieschicago.com

Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.

Sources

See something wrong?

We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.

See something wrong? Tell us →

Share this page

Record fp-1114 · last verified .