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Is Cassell's Hamburgers Still Open? Update (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, Cassell's Hamburgers is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

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Wikipedia ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own website and a 2026-07-11 Wikipedia entry both confirm the Koreatown location is operating with posted hours and working online ordering.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Cassell's Hamburgers appeared in the episode "Key Ingredient," which featured the restaurant's hamburgers, made with beef ground fresh in house. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11), Cassell's Hamburgers first opened in 1948 and its main location sits inside the Hotel Normandie on 6th Street in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. A 2026-09-08 check of the restaurant's own website, cassellshamburgers.com, found the Koreatown location still listed at that Hotel Normandie address with posted hours of Sunday through Thursday 9am to 9pm and Friday and Saturday 9am to 10pm, along with working online-ordering links through Toast and order.online for both the Koreatown and a second Chinatown location. Cassell's Hamburgers now grinds Aspen Ridge beef daily and still uses the original 1948 crossfire broiler, according to the restaurant's own website.

On the episode "Blue Plate Special," Cassell's Hamburgers was featured for its classic Los Angeles hamburgers, ground and formed in house. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11), Cassell's Hamburgers first opened in 1948 and its main location sits inside the Hotel Normandie on 6th Street in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-09, its history page traces the business's founding to 1948, when Al Cassell opened Cassell's Hamburgers, and the site listed current hours including Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a Friday-Saturday happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m., plus online ordering for its Koreatown and Chinatown locations.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 7
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Key Ingredient
What was featured
house-ground hamburgers on 'Key Ingredient'
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cassell's Hamburgers
Season / episode
Season 12, Episode 4
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Blue Plate Special
What was featured
classic Los Angeles hamburgers made in house
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cassell's Hamburgers

Frequently asked questions

Is Cassell's Hamburgers still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cassell's Hamburgers is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What happened to Cassell's Hamburgers after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Cassell's Hamburgers appeared in the episode "Key Ingredient," which featured the restaurant's hamburgers, made with beef ground fresh in house. As of September 2026, Cassell's Hamburgers is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

Where is Cassell's Hamburgers located?

3600 W 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Cassell's Hamburgers?

Season 10, Episode 7 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Key Ingredient”.

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Visit info

Address
3600 W 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Venue type
diner
Official website
cassellshamburgers.com

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