Where Is Broken Spanish Now? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Los Angeles, California
Current status
As of October 2026, brokenspanishcomedor.com indicates Broken Spanish Comedor relocated to 12565 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.
What the source shows: Chef Ray Garcia's original Broken Spanish site, checked 2026-09-08, directs visitors to 'Broken Spanish Comedor,' a new restaurant in Culver City, whose own site (copyright 2025, photos dated October 2025) lists current hours and a working reservation system at a different address than the original. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 2
- Address 12565 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
- Now called Broken Spanish Comedor
- Website brokenspanishcomedor.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured Broken Spanish's modern Mexican small plates by chef Ray Garcia in the "Feats of Meat" episode (S8E2), when the restaurant operated near the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles. According to the restaurant's original website, checked 2026-09-08, that site still displays a residency announcement referencing a 2021 reservation date and directs visitors to "Broken Spanish Comedor," described on its own site as "a new chapter for Broken Spanish and Chef Ray Garcia in Culver City." Broken Spanish Comedor's own site, carrying a 2025 copyright with photos dated October 2025, lists current dinner, happy-hour, and weekend-brunch hours at 12565 Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, with an active OpenTable reservation link and Toast online ordering. No dated news source was found confirming when the original Downtown Los Angeles location closed.
The episode
Also in Season 8
Season 8: 63 of 80 still open · 5 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1Au Cheval
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Ep 1Howlin' Rays
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Ep 1La Barbecue
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Ep 1Marcel
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Ep 2Salt & Char
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Ep 2Tom, Dick & Hank
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Ep 2Zahav
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Sources we checked
- brokenspanish.com https://www.brokenspanish.com/
- brokenspanishcomedor.com https://www.brokenspanishcomedor.com/
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Record btiea-0565 · checked by Cal Marchetti.