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What Happened to Chef Point Café After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate, All-Star Watauga, Texas

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Chef Point Café has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the Watauga Road location, updated 2026-07, marks Chef Point Café permanently closed, and TheBestThingIEverAte.com's fan site separately tags the same entry [CLOSED]. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate? 2 episodes

Best Thing I Ever Ate, All-Star, Episode 5

Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate showcased Chef Point Café's unusual setup: a full-service, New American restaurant built onto a gas station in Watauga, Texas, a combination the owners adopted after a bank found it easier to finance a convenience store than a standalone restaurant. The café built a loyal following for its seafood- and comfort-food-driven menu at 5901 Watauga Road, drawing more than 1,300 Yelp reviews over its run and repeat coverage on Food Network programming. A Yelp listing for the business, updated 2026-07, marks the Watauga Road location permanently closed, and TheBestThingIEverAte.com's restaurant fan site separately tags the same entry [CLOSED]. Neither source states an exact closing date or reason, so those details remain undocumented in the available record.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 6, Episode 1 Aired

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Funky Joints' (aired 2009-04-06), Guy Fieri visited Chef Point Café, known for chef-driven gourmet plates cooked from scratch inside a working gas station and convenience store in Watauga, Texas. The concept, built around chef Franson Nasser's scratch cooking in the unconventional setting, drew national attention after this episode aired.

The episodes Best Thing I Ever Ate

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Magical Combos · What was featured: fine dining built onto a gas station
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 6, Episode 1
Aired
Title: Funky Joints · What was featured: Gourmet plates cooked inside a working gas station

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/chef-point-bar-and-restaurant-watauga
  2. thebestthingieverate.com https://www.thebestthingieverate.com/Chef-Point-Cafe-Watauga-TX
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/tx/watauga/chef-point-cafe-restaurant
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