What Happened to Big Gay Ice Cream Truck After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Current status
As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's July 2026 listing marks the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck permanently closed, and Wikipedia describes the parent company as defunct as of 2025.
- Season / episode Season 5, Episode 12
- Address 61 Grove Street, New York, NY 10014
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck for its inventive soft-serve creations, including the Salty Pimp: vanilla soft serve, dulce de leche, sea salt, and a dip in chocolate shell. Founders Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff launched the truck on June 13, 2009, at Brooklyn Pride, before expanding the brand into storefronts around New York City and, briefly, Philadelphia. According to Yelp, whose listing for the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck was updated in July 2026, the business is marked permanently closed. Wikipedia's entry for Big Gay Ice Cream separately describes the company as defunct as of 2025. Neither the truck nor the storefronts it inspired appear to still be operating under the Big Gay Ice Cream name.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 5, Episode 12
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Street Food
- What was featured
- Inventive soft-serve sundaes such as the Salty Pimp cone
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Big Gay Ice Cream Truck
Frequently asked questions
Is Big Gay Ice Cream Truck still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What happened to Big Gay Ice Cream Truck after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck for its inventive soft-serve creations, including the Salty Pimp: vanilla soft serve, dulce de leche, sea salt, and a dip in chocolate shell. As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
Is Big Gay Ice Cream Truck permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 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 Truck 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 Truck?
Season 5, Episode 12 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Street Food”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 61 Grove Street, New York, NY 10014
- Venue type
- truck
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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