What Happened to Daisy May's After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Daisy May's has closed — confirmed via gothamist.com, October 2, 2017.
Last verified
What the source shows: Gothamist and the restaurant's own Facebook page confirm the restaurant closed in October 2017, and the packet's mapped location is an unrelated business in England.
- Season / episode Season 1, Episode 2
- Address 623 11th Ave, New York, NY 10036
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured barbecue from Daisy May's BBQ USA in the show's 'Bar-B-Que' episode. Daisy May's was a barbecue restaurant at 623 11th Ave in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, and Zagat Survey named it New York City's best barbecue for 2005 through 2008, according to Gothamist's profile of the restaurant. The restaurant's own Facebook page announced its closing, writing that 'not all great businesses are meant to go on forever,' and Gothamist and a Tripadvisor listing both mark the restaurant as permanently closed, with a closure date of October 2, 2017 cited in restaurant-history coverage. Google's business listing for the address returned by this batch's automated location search, in Bishop's Stortford, England, is for an unrelated organization, a community farm, and does not describe this restaurant.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Bar-B-Que
- What was featured
- Its barbecue featured in the show's 'Bar-B-Que' episode
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Daisy May's
Frequently asked questions
Is Daisy May's still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Daisy May's has closed — confirmed via gothamist.com, October 2, 2017.
What happened to Daisy May's after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured barbecue from Daisy May's BBQ USA in the show's 'Bar-B-Que' episode. As of September 2026, Daisy May's has closed — confirmed via gothamist.com, October 2, 2017.
Is Daisy May's permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Daisy May's has closed — confirmed via gothamist.com, October 2, 2017. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Daisy May's located?
623 11th Ave, New York, NY 10036. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Daisy May's?
Season 1, Episode 2 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Bar-B-Que”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 623 11th Ave, New York, NY 10036
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- daisymaysfarm.org
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- gothamist.com — https://gothamist.com/food/daisy-mays-bbq-usa
- Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/DaisyMaysBBQUSA/
- Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60763-d459120-r562016408-Daisy_May_s_BBQ_USA-New_York_City_New_York.html
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