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Is Cho Dang Gol Restaurant Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 6 New York, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Cho Dang Gol Restaurant is listed open on chodanggolnyc.com, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: chodanggolnyc.com returned HTTP 200 with a working online-ordering link and posted current hours, including Sunday walk-in service. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'As Good as Mom's' episode featured Cho Dang Gol, a Korean 'tofu house' in Manhattan's Koreatown known for freshly made tofu starters and homemade tofu-based dishes served alongside traditional Korean fare. The restaurant has operated at 55 West 35th Street since 1997, according to its own website, chodanggolnyc.com. A site check on 2026-09-08 found that website returning HTTP 200 with an active online ordering link and posted current hours, including Sunday service from 12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for walk-ins. The same page continued to describe the tofu-starter tradition and homemade recipes that built the restaurant's reputation, with no indication of closure or ownership change found in the checked content.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 6

Episode 4
Air date not confirmed
Title: As Good as Mom's · What was featured: homemade tofu-based Korean dishes at Cho Dang Gol

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  1. chodanggolnyc.com https://chodanggolnyc.com
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Record btiea-0531 · checked by Cal Marchetti.