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Is Cafe Juanita Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Kirkland, WA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 Kirkland, Washington

Current status

Open

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

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website returned HTTP 200 on the September 2026 check with live tasting-menu, wine, and reservation pages. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Best Thing I Ever Ate ('With Fruit'), a chef highlighted a dish from Cafe Juanita, chef Holly Smith's fine-dining restaurant in Kirkland, Washington, known for its tasting menus and wine list. Cafe Juanita serves dinner in a house-style dining room at 9702 Northeast 120th Place, with a private dining space also listed on the property. On an automated check of the restaurant's own website (cafejuanita.com) performed 2026-09-08, the site returned normally and displayed current operating hours for Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, along with an active reservations link and gift-card ordering option. The site's staff and press pages, including 'Our Team' and 'In the News,' were also live at the time of the check, with no closure notice or outdated content encountered.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3

Episode 10
Air date not confirmed
Title: With Fruit · What was featured: its tasting menus and wine pairings

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  1. cafejuanita.com https://cafejuanita.com
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Record btiea-0269 · checked by Cal Marchetti.