What Happened to Big Gay Ice Cream After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Current status
As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the Grove Street address is marked permanently closed as of a September 2026 update, consistent with a 2019 Village Preservation report that the storefront had already closed.
- Season / episode Season All-Star, Episode 8
- Address 61 Grove Street, New York, NY 10014
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Supreme Sweets' episode spotlighted Big Gay Ice Cream's soft-serve sundaes, including the Salty Pimp — vanilla soft serve layered with dulce de leche, a chocolate dip, and sea salt. The business began in 2009 as a food truck run by Douglas Quint and Bryan Petroff before the pair opened a brick-and-mortar shop at 61 Grove Street in Manhattan's West Village. Village Preservation reported on 2019-06-06 that both of the company's Manhattan storefronts, the Grove Street shop and an earlier East Village location, had closed. Yelp's business listing for the Grove Street address, last updated 2026-09, still shows the shop marked permanently closed, with no indication a replacement location opened at that address.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season All-Star, Episode 8
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Supreme Sweets
- What was featured
- soft-serve sundaes like the Salty Pimp
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Big Gay Ice Cream
Frequently asked questions
Is Big Gay Ice Cream still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What happened to Big Gay Ice Cream after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Supreme Sweets' episode spotlighted Big Gay Ice Cream's soft-serve sundaes, including the Salty Pimp — vanilla soft serve layered with dulce de leche, a chocolate dip, and sea salt. As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
Is Big Gay Ice Cream permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream 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 Big Gay Ice Cream located?
61 Grove Street, New York, NY 10014. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Big Gay Ice Cream?
Season All-Star, Episode 8 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Supreme Sweets”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 61 Grove Street, New York, NY 10014
- Venue type
- other
- Official website
- biggayicecream.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/big-gay-ice-cream-shop-new-york-2
- villagepreservation.org — https://villagepreservation.org/2019/06/06/business-of-the-month-big-gay-ice-cream-shop-125-east-7th-street-61-grove-street/
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