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Is Bruxie Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Santa Monica, CA)

Man v. Food, Season 6 Santa Monica, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Bruxie is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's Santa Monica listing shows customer reviews current through a July 2026 update, and the chain's own locations page still lists the same Third Street Promenade address as active. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

Casey Webb's Los Angeles stop included Bruxie, a waffle-sandwich concept that opened in 2010 with what its own site calls one idea: putting a fried chicken and waffle sandwich together. Webb sampled the "BAMF," a sandwich built from two housemade waffles, fried boneless chicken, cavatappi mac and cheese mixed with bacon and a buffalo-spiced cheese sauce, and pepperoncini, finished with melted cheddar. The Santa Monica location on the Third Street Promenade is the site identified with the episode; Bruxie has grown into a small Southern California chain with additional locations in El Segundo, North Hollywood, Orange, Brea and, more recently, Davis in Northern California, according to local coverage of the chain's expansion. As of a July 2026 Yelp review update, the Santa Monica location continues to show recent customer activity, consistent with ongoing operation.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 6

Episode 1
Aired
What was featured: BAMF fried chicken-and-waffle sandwich with buffalo mac and cheese
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

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Sources we checked 5 references

  1. foodiepie.com https://www.foodiepie.com/restaurant.php?rst=Bruxie-Santa-Monica-CA
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_v._Food_(season_6)
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bruxie-santa-monica
  4. bruxie.com https://bruxie.com/locations
  5. abc10.com https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/bruxie-davis-menu-opens-northern-california-location/103-7cc5424b-7595-48f3-960e-e8e0e8b02fd0
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