Is California Modern at Georges at the Cove Still Open? (La Jolla, CA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 La Jolla, California
Current status
As of October 2026, California Modern at Georges at the Cove is listed open on georgesatthecove.com, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: George's at the Cove's own 2026 website lists current menus (Level2, Ocean Terrace, Lunch/Dinner) and an ordering system, but no longer names a 'California Modern' dining room. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 14
- Address 1250 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Now called George's at the Cove
- Website georgesatthecove.com
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
California Modern was featured as the contemporary-California fine-dining room inside George's at the Cove, a longtime oceanfront restaurant perched above the water in La Jolla, California. The multi-level property paired formal dining with sweeping Pacific views, distinguishing it from more casual restaurants along Prospect Street. George's at the Cove's own website, in a September 2026 check, no longer lists a 'California Modern' dining room by name; the site instead organizes its menus around Level2, the Ocean Terrace, and a Lunch and Dinner program, with an active online ordering system and gift-card sales.
The restaurant continues operating under the George's at the Cove name at 1250 Prospect Street, with press, awards, and recipe pages promoted on its current site. No source found in this record documents when the California Modern name was retired.
The episode
Also in Season 4
Season 4: 60 of 102 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 13Bar Boulud
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- Open
- Closed
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Ep 14Fish
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Ep 14Founding Farmers
Open -
Ep 14La Casita Mexicana
Open -
Ep 14wd~50
Closed
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Sources we checked
- georgesatthecove.com https://www.georgesatthecove.com/
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Record btiea-0396 · checked by Cal Marchetti.