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What Happened to Bistro Bordeaux After Mystery Diners? (Evanston, IL)

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As of September 2026, Bistro Bordeaux has closed — confirmed via Google, September 2026.

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What the source shows: A Google Places listing for Bistro Bordeaux's Church Street address shows a business_status of CLOSED_PERMANENTLY.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 6
  • Original air date
  • Address 618 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201

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What happened after Mystery Diners?

In the Mystery Diners (Food Network) episode "Too Many Cooks" (season 4, episode 6; aired August 21, 2013), the owner of Bistro Bordeaux in Evanston, Illinois, contacted Charles Stiles after receiving complaints about a newly hired executive chef. Undercover investigators found the chef was being undermined from within his own kitchen: a sous chef who felt he deserved the top job was badmouthing the executive chef to the rest of the staff whenever his back was turned, telling guests he himself was the executive chef, and tampering with food in an apparent effort to get the executive chef fired so he could take the position. When confronted, the sous chef was fired by the owner and asked to leave the property. Wikipedia's article on Mystery Diners, citing its sources, notes that the program carries a disclaimer stating its events may be staged or re-enacted for dramatic effect, and describes a television critic's view that some of its scenarios read as implausible. A Google Places listing for the restaurant's Church Street address lists its business status as permanently closed. A 2013 Evanston news item confirmed the restaurant's appearance on the show around its original air date, but no dated source describing when or why Bistro Bordeaux later closed was found in this review.

Featured on Mystery Diners

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 6
Original air date
Episode title
Too Many Cooks
What was featured
jealous sous chef sabotaging and undermining the new executive chef
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Bistro Bordeaux

Frequently asked questions

Is Bistro Bordeaux still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Bistro Bordeaux has closed — confirmed via Google, September 2026.

What happened to Bistro Bordeaux after Mystery Diners?

In the Mystery Diners (Food Network) episode "Too Many Cooks" (season 4, episode 6; aired August 21, 2013), the owner of Bistro Bordeaux in Evanston, Illinois, contacted Charles Stiles after receiving complaints about a newly hired executive chef. As of September 2026, Bistro Bordeaux has closed — confirmed via Google, September 2026.

Is Bistro Bordeaux permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Bistro Bordeaux has closed — confirmed via Google, September 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 Bistro Bordeaux located?

618 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Mystery Diners featured Bistro Bordeaux?

Season 4, Episode 6 of Mystery Diners, first aired August 21, 2013. The episode is titled “Too Many Cooks”.

What do reviews say since Mystery Diners?

A 2013 Evanston news item confirmed the restaurant's appearance on the show around its original air date, but no dated source describing when or why Bistro Bordeaux later closed was found in this review. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
618 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • patch.com — https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/bistro-bordeaux-will-be-on-food-network-tonight
  • tv.apple.com — https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/too-many-cooks/umc.cmc.41qgri51ul56ll445xc9gfnwk?showId=umc.cmc.2r9euau3b65djumgiw3qz23ok
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Diners

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