What Happened to Bombay Pizza Co. After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Houston, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Bombay Pizza Co. has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the 914 Main St location remains marked CLOSED (updated September 2026), with no signal of reopening. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 11
- Address 914 Main St, Houston, TX 77002
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured a dish from Bombay Pizza Co.'s Indian-inspired pizza menu in the show's 'Finger Food' episode. The pizzeria, associated with owner Viral Patel, served pizzas topped with Indian-influenced ingredients from a location at 914 Main Street in downtown Houston. According to Yelp, the restaurant's listing at that address was marked closed, with an update dated September 2026. Bombay Pizza Co. had also operated Bombay Pizza Express locations elsewhere in the Houston area, including in Sugar Land, which Yelp listings likewise marked closed. Food Network's own restaurant guide separately listed Bombay Pizza Co. as a location associated with the show.
The episode
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Ep 11Blue Ridge Grill
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Ep 11Blue Smoke
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Ep 11Meals by Genet
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Ep 11Pok Pok
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Ep 11The Adolphus
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Ep 11The Gorbals
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bombay-pizza-houston-2
- community.houstonpress.com https://community.houstonpress.com/location/bombay-pizza-co-6798995
- voyagehouston.com https://voyagehouston.com/interview/meet-viral-patel-bombay-pizza-co-sugarland-downtown/
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Record btiea-0485 · checked by Cal Marchetti.