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What Happened to The Squared Circle After Food Paradise? (Chicago, IL)

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As of September 2026, The Squared Circle has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's June 2026 listing marks the Ashland Avenue address as closed, matching Google Places' permanently-closed business status for the same location.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' 'Stuffed' episode featured The Squared Circle, a wrestling-themed restaurant and bar in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood built around brick-oven pizza, cheese-stuffed burgers, and duck-fat fries served while pay-per-view matches played on screen throughout the dining room. The Ashland Avenue spot paired a full sports-bar food menu with wrestling memorabilia and programming aimed at fans of the sport, giving it a wrestling-ring motif that set it apart from typical Chicago pizza-and-burger bars. Since the broadcast, Yelp's listing for the Ashland Avenue address, updated 2026-06, marks the restaurant as closed, matching Google Places' current business-status record of permanently closed for the same location. No replacement tenant, reopening announcement, or new listing for the Ashland Avenue address turned up during the 2026-09-08 check.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 6
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Stuffed
What was featured
Wrestling-themed bar serving brick-oven pizza and cheese-stuffed burgers
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Squared Circle

Frequently asked questions

Is The Squared Circle still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Squared Circle has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What happened to The Squared Circle after Food Paradise?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' 'Stuffed' episode featured The Squared Circle, a wrestling-themed restaurant and bar in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood built around brick-oven pizza, cheese-stuffed burgers, and duck-fat fries served while pay-per-view matches played on screen throughout the dining room. As of September 2026, The Squared Circle has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

Is The Squared Circle permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Squared Circle has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 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 The Squared Circle located?

2418 N Ashland Ave #150, Chicago, IL 60614. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured The Squared Circle?

Season 10, Episode 6 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Stuffed”.

Is The Squared Circle still using the Food Paradise menu or branding?

The Ashland Avenue spot paired a full sports-bar food menu with wrestling memorabilia and programming aimed at fans of the sport, giving it a wrestling-ring motif that set it apart from typical Chicago pizza-and-burger bars. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
2418 N Ashland Ave #150, Chicago, IL 60614
Venue type
bar
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-squared-circle-chicago

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