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What Happened to Boxwood Café After You Gotta Eat Here!? (Calgary, AB)

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As of October 2026, Boxwood Café has closed — confirmed via Google, October 19, 2026.

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What the source shows: Google's Places data lists the Boxwood address as permanently closed on 2026-10-19, and a Calgary forum reply dated 2016-12-01 says the cafe had closed by late summer or early fall that year.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 19
  • Original air date
  • Address 340 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0W9

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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

In the Season 2 episode that aired 2013-04-26, host John Catucci visited Boxwood Café in Calgary, where, according to TheTVDB's episode overview, the meals were cooked on a rotisserie. TheTVDB paired the stop with Belgian Fries in Vancouver and Smitty's Oyster House in Gibsons. Google's Places data places the business at 340 13 Ave SW and lists it simply as Boxwood. The restaurant's website domain, boxwoodcafe.ca, showed a generic registrar placeholder page when checked in October 2026, with a server header dated 2026-01-15 and no menu or hours. A reply on a Calgary thread at SkyscraperPage dated 2016-12-01 answered a question about whether Boxwood had closed with a yes, saying it happened at the end of summer or early fall. Google's Places data listed the business as permanently closed when checked on 2026-10-19. No opening year, owner name, or later business at the address turned up in the sources read.

Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 19
Original air date
Episode title
Boxwood Café; Belgian Fries; Smitty's Oyster Bar
What was featured
Meals cooked on a rotisserie at a Calgary cafe
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Boxwood Café

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Visit info

Address
340 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0W9
Venue type
cafe
Official website
boxwoodcafe.ca

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Sources

  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Boxwood+Cafe+340+13+Ave+SW+Calgary+AB
  • skyscraperpage.com — https://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7687171
  • TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4853409
  • boxwoodcafe.ca — http://www.boxwoodcafe.ca/

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