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What Happened to APL Restaurant After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, APL Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
gayot.com

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What the source shows: Yelp's page for the restaurant, last updated May 2026, carries a closed-business marker; Gayot's directory entry for the restaurant separately carries a closed-business marker as well.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured the restaurant in its Low and Slow episode (S11E6). APL Restaurant was chef Adam Perry Lang's 143-seat steakhouse at 1680 Vine Street, in the Taft Building at Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles, according to Time Out. Yelp's page for the business, last updated May 2026, carries a closed-business marker and shows 498 photos and 321 reviews with no current hours listed. Gayot's directory entry for the restaurant separately carries a closed-business marker. Lang continues to operate a separate restaurant, APL Barbecue, at a Venice, California address, but no source found describes a reopening of the Vine Street steakhouse itself, and this record is scored on that Vine Street address only.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 6
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Low and Slow
What was featured
the steakhouse's contemporary prime-steak menu at Hollywood and Vine
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
APL Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is APL Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, APL Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

What happened to APL Restaurant after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured the restaurant in its Low and Slow episode (S11E6). As of September 2026, APL Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

Is APL Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, APL Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 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 APL Restaurant located?

1680 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured APL Restaurant?

Season 11, Episode 6 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Low and Slow”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Yelp's page for the business, last updated May 2026, carries a closed-business marker and shows 498 photos and 321 reviews with no current hours listed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
1680 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/apl-los-angeles-2
  • gayot.com — https://www.gayot.com/restaurants/apl-restaurant-los-angeles-ca-90028_2la180403.html
  • timeout.com — https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/apl-restaurant

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