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Is Don Peppe Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 South Ozone Park, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Don Peppe is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Wikipedia's September 2026 revision and Yelp's September 2026 listing (817 reviews) are two independent, dated sources both describing Don Peppe as currently operating at its South Ozone Park address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Best Thing I Ever Ate ('Sauced'), a chef praised Don Peppe's baked clams, garlicky clam-sauce linguine, and a broiled veal chop. Don Peppe is an Italian-American, no-reservations restaurant in South Ozone Park, Queens, a half mile from Aqueduct Racetrack. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-09-04), the restaurant relocated to Lefferts Boulevard from Brooklyn in the 1960s and still displays racetrack photographs and jockey silks from that era, with former track regulars still among its customers. According to Yelp, Don Peppe's listing at 135-58 Lefferts Boulevard carried 817 reviews and was updated in September 2026, showing the restaurant still operating at that address under its original name. The restaurant continues to decline reservations and credit cards, per current dining guides, and remains a packed, no-frills neighborhood fixture near the racetrack.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3

Episode 9
Air date not confirmed
Title: Sauced · What was featured: its baked clams, garlicky clam-sauce linguine, and veal chop

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Peppe
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/don-peppe-south-ozone-park-2
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