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Is Blue Springs Cafe Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Highland, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Blue Springs Cafe is listed open on bluespringscafe.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's website showed a 2026 copyright notice and listed current daily hours, and Google Places marked the business operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) highlighted an egg dish from Blue Springs Cafe in the show's 'Eggstraordinary' episode. The family-style cafe sits at Interstate 70's Exit 30 in Highland, Illinois, and its menu centers on scratch-made pies, chicken and dumplings, and baked chicken and dressing, with outdoor seating and truck and bus parking for travelers off the highway. According to bluespringscafe.com, the site displayed a 2026 copyright notice and listed hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily in September 2026, along with a local phone number for reservations. Google Places' listing for Blue Springs Cafe marked the business operational in September 2026, consistent with the restaurant's own current site.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5

Episode 10
Air date not confirmed
Title: Eggstraordinary · What was featured: an egg dish, featured in Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Eggstraordinary' episode

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. bluespringscafe.com https://www.bluespringscafe.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Blue+Springs+Cafe+3505+George+St+Highland+IL+62249
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Record btiea-0475 · checked by Cal Marchetti.