What Happened to Beasley's Chicken + Honey After Food Paradise?
Current status
As of September 2026, Beasley's Chicken + Honey has closed — confirmed via ac-restaurants.com, September 9, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Google Places lists the business_status as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY, and the former website returned an HTTP 404 error on the 2026-09-09 check.
- Season / episode Season 13, Episode 8
- Address 237 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode Classic Combos featured Beasley's Chicken + Honey, a fried chicken restaurant on South Wilmington Street in downtown Raleigh, a few blocks from the state capitol. The restaurant operated as part of the AC Restaurants group, according to its former website domain, ac-restaurants.com, and was known for Southern-style fried chicken plates, honey biscuits, and sides. Google Places marks the business_status as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY for the 237 S Wilmington St location. A September 9, 2026 check of ac-restaurants.com/beasleys/ returned an HTTP 404 error, with no live page found at the former web address. No forwarding address, replacement concept, or reopening announcement turned up in the evidence gathered, and no news source with a specific closure date was located for this record.
Featured on Food Paradise
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Classic Combos
- What was featured
- Downtown Raleigh fried chicken and honey specialist
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Beasley's Chicken + Honey
Frequently asked questions
Is Beasley's Chicken + Honey still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Beasley's Chicken + Honey has closed — confirmed via ac-restaurants.com, September 9, 2026.
What happened to Beasley's Chicken + Honey after Food Paradise?
The episode Classic Combos featured Beasley's Chicken + Honey, a fried chicken restaurant on South Wilmington Street in downtown Raleigh, a few blocks from the state capitol. As of September 2026, Beasley's Chicken + Honey has closed — confirmed via ac-restaurants.com, September 9, 2026.
Is Beasley's Chicken + Honey permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Beasley's Chicken + Honey has closed — confirmed via ac-restaurants.com, September 9, 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 Beasley's Chicken + Honey located?
237 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Beasley's Chicken + Honey?
Season 13, Episode 8 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Classic Combos”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 237 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- ac-restaurants.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in North Carolina
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Sources
- ac-restaurants.com — http://ac-restaurants.com/beasleys/
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