Is Beachcomber BBQ & Grill Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 St Simons Island, Georgia
Current status
As of October 2026, Beachcomber BBQ & Grill is listed open on beachcomberbbq.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Beachcomber BBQ & Grill's website carries a 2026 copyright and current hours, and Google Places lists it as operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 1
- Address 319 Arnold Rd, St Simons Island, GA 31522
- Website beachcomberbbq.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Beachcomber BBQ & Grill in the 'Holiday' episode, spotlighting a pulled-pork dish from the St. Simons Island, Georgia barbecue restaurant. Beachcomber BBQ & Grill is a barbecue restaurant at 319 Arnold Rd on St. Simons Island known for its pulled pork and a weekly Wednesday happy hour. Beachcomber's website, checked 2026-09-08, carried a 2026 copyright notice and listed current Sunday hours of 11 a.m. to close, along with the Wednesday 4-6 p.m. happy hour and a Keno game promotion at the bar.
Google Places, checked 2026-09-07, lists the business status as operational. No closure, relocation, or ownership-change announcement has surfaced. The restaurant continues to appear under its original name at its Arnold Road location on St. Simons Island, serving barbecue on the same stretch of coastal Georgia featured on the show.
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Sources we checked
- beachcomberbbq.com http://beachcomberbbq.com/
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=31.140749999999997,-81.38041199999999
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Record btiea-0089 · checked by Cal Marchetti.