What Happened to Cowboy Ciao After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Scottsdale, AZ)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Scottsdale, Arizona Closed October 2018
Current status
As of October 2026, Cowboy Ciao has closed — confirmed via ktar.com, October 16, 2018.
What the source shows: KTAR and ABC15 reported on October 16, 2018 that Cowboy Ciao, at 7133 E. Stetson Dr. in Old Town Scottsdale, closed for good after service on Monday, October 15, 2018, after 21 years, citing the restaurant's Facebook announcement. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 6
- Address 7133 E Stetson Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Cowboy Ciao appeared in the episode 'Voted Most Popular,' with the segment centered on the Old Town Scottsdale restaurant's Stetson chopped salad and extensive wine list. The restaurant, at 7133 E. Stetson Dr., opened in 1997. It closed after service on Monday, October 15, 2018, after 21 years, according to KTAR and ABC15, which cited the restaurant's Facebook announcement; no reason was given. The Drunk Munk tiki bar opened in the space in 2019.
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Record btiea-0592 · checked by Cal Marchetti.