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What Happened to Bandera After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, Bandera has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles Bandera location, updated 2026-09, marks it permanently closed, corroborated by a customer review recalling the restaurant's live jazz music in the past tense.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate's pilot episode featured Bandera, credited in the episode to Los Angeles, California. The Bandera restaurant brand serves American cooking with a Southwestern flair, cooked over a wood-burning rotisserie and grill, according to a description of its Corona del Mar location. A Yelp listing for the Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles location, updated September 2026, marks that restaurant permanently closed, according to Yelp. A customer review on the same Yelp page recalled the location's live jazz music and noted the restaurant had closed, providing a second signal alongside the closed listing. A separate Bandera restaurant under the same name and ownership group remains open at 3201 East Pacific Coast Highway in Corona del Mar, California, according to Yelp and the restaurant's own website, banderarestaurants.com, both checked 2026-09-08 -- a different address from the Los Angeles location originally featured in the episode.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode Pilot
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Pilot
What was featured
Southwestern-flavored American cooking over a wood-burning grill
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Bandera

Frequently asked questions

Is Bandera still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Bandera has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What happened to Bandera after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate's pilot episode featured Bandera, credited in the episode to Los Angeles, California. As of September 2026, Bandera has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Is Bandera permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Bandera has closed — confirmed via Yelp, 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 Bandera located?

11700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

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

Season 1, Episode Pilot of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Pilot”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

A customer review on the same Yelp page recalled the location's live jazz music and noted the restaurant had closed, providing a second signal alongside the closed listing. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
11700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
banderarestaurants.com

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