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What Happened to Crystal Grill After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Crystal Grill has closed — confirmed via aol.com, July 1, 2015.

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aol.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: A news report cited by AOL documented the restaurant's 2015-07-01 closing, and Yelp's May 2026 update continued to mark the address permanently closed.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured a dish from the Crystal Grill, a Greenwood, Mississippi restaurant opened in 1936 by Nick Apostle and Jim Liollio and known for Delta classics including lemon-pepper catfish and a meringue-topped mile-high pie. The restaurant occupied a 1914 building at the corner of Lamar Street and Carrollton Avenue for nearly 90 years. According to a report cited by AOL, the Crystal Grill served its last day on 2015-07-01, and owner Johnny Ballas donated the building to a local community kitchen rather than selling the business. Yelp's listing for the address was updated in May 2026 and continued to mark the location permanently closed. The Mississippi Encyclopedia's entry on the restaurant also documents its closure as part of the state's culinary history.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 13
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Chilled Perfection
What was featured
Delta classics and the mile-high meringue pie
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Crystal Grill

Frequently asked questions

Is Crystal Grill still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Crystal Grill has closed — confirmed via aol.com, July 1, 2015.

What happened to Crystal Grill after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured a dish from the Crystal Grill, a Greenwood, Mississippi restaurant opened in 1936 by Nick Apostle and Jim Liollio and known for Delta classics including lemon-pepper catfish and a meringue-topped mile-high pie. As of September 2026, Crystal Grill has closed — confirmed via aol.com, July 1, 2015.

Is Crystal Grill permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Crystal Grill has closed — confirmed via aol.com, July 1, 2015. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Crystal Grill located?

423 Carrollton Avenue, Greenwood, MS 38930. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Crystal Grill?

Season 2, Episode 13 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Chilled Perfection”.

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Address
423 Carrollton Avenue, Greenwood, MS 38930
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • aol.com — https://www.aol.com/beloved-greenwood-restaurant-closes-90-092917977.html
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-crystal-grill-greenwood
  • mississippiencyclopedia.org — https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/crystal-grill/

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