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Is Bongo Room Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Chicago, IL)

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As of September 2026, Bongo Room is listed open on thebongoroom.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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thebongoroom.com ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own website (thebongoroom.com) for the Wicker Park (1470 N. Milwaukee) location shows a working online-ordering link and address/phone matching the evidence packet, though the page carries no explicit current-year text.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) highlighted a breakfast dish at The Bongo Room in its 'Unbeatable Breakfast' episode. The Bongo Room is a breakfast-and-brunch restaurant in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, at 1470 N. Milwaukee Ave., known for dishes such as its Chocolate Tower French Toast. The restaurant's own website, thebongoroom.com, lists the Wicker Park address and phone number matching the evidence on file and includes a working online-ordering link. The Bongo Room brand operates other Chicago locations as well; a separate South Loop address (1152 S. Wabash Ave.) appears on a Yelp listing marked closed, but that is a different location from the Wicker Park restaurant referenced here. Nothing found in this search points to a closure, change of ownership, or move for the Wicker Park location.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season All-Star, Episode 7
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Unbeatable Breakfast
What was featured
a breakfast dish, likely its Chocolate Tower French Toast
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Bongo Room

Frequently asked questions

Is Bongo Room still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Bongo Room is listed open on thebongoroom.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Bongo Room after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) highlighted a breakfast dish at The Bongo Room in its 'Unbeatable Breakfast' episode. As of September 2026, Bongo Room is listed open on thebongoroom.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Bongo Room located?

1470 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Bongo Room?

Season All-Star, Episode 7 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Unbeatable Breakfast”.

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Visit info

Address
1470 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
thebongoroom.com

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