Is Chez Jay Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Santa Monica, CA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 Santa Monica, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Chez Jay is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: A Yelp business listing updated September 2026 shows Chez Jay operating at 1657 Ocean Ave with current posted hours, photos, and reviews. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 9
- Address 1657 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
- Website chezjays.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode "High Steaks" featured Chez Jay's steak-and-seafood menu, including its filet mignon and a lobster tail plate served in the restaurant's small, memorabilia-lined dining room. Chez Jay opened in 1959 on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, and the Santa Monica Conservancy lists it as a locally designated landmark since 2012. According to Yelp, a listing updated in September 2026 shows Chez Jay operating with posted hours running from mid-afternoon into the early morning on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. on weekends. The restaurant continues to operate under its original name at its original Ocean Avenue address, with no ownership changes reported since its 1959 opening.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/chez-jay-santa-monica
- smconservancy.org https://smconservancy.org/property/chez-jay/
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Record btiea-0676 · checked by Cal Marchetti.