Is Drago's Seafood Restaurant Still Open? Update (Metairie, LA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Drago's Seafood Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated August 2026 and Drago's own multi-location website both list the Metairie address as an active current restaurant location.
- Season / episode Season 3, Episode 1
- Address 3232 N Arnoult Rd, Metairie, LA 70002
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Drago's Seafood Restaurant is the Cvitanovich family's Croatian-American seafood house in Metairie, credited in restaurant histories as the birthplace of chargrilled oysters — butter-and-garlic-topped oysters seared on an open grill — the specialty that fits the show's 'Grilled' episode (S3E1). The Metairie dining room is the original location of what has grown into a small regional chain, serving Gulf seafood alongside the chargrilled-oyster dish now widely copied across New Orleans. According to Drago's own website, the Metairie restaurant remains listed among the company's current locations alongside a downtown New Orleans dining room inside the Hilton Riverside. A Yelp business page for the Metairie address was last updated in August 2026 with more than 2,300 reviews, according to Yelp, showing continued customer activity rather than a closure.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Grilled
- What was featured
- chargrilled oysters, the restaurant's signature open-grill preparation
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Drago's Seafood Restaurant
Frequently asked questions
Is Drago's Seafood Restaurant still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Drago's Seafood Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.
What happened to Drago's Seafood Restaurant after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Drago's Seafood Restaurant is the Cvitanovich family's Croatian-American seafood house in Metairie, credited in restaurant histories as the birthplace of chargrilled oysters — butter-and-garlic-topped oysters seared on an open grill — the specialty that fits the show's 'Grilled' episode (S3E1). As of September 2026, Drago's Seafood Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.
Where is Drago's Seafood Restaurant located?
3232 N Arnoult Rd, Metairie, LA 70002. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Drago's Seafood Restaurant?
Season 3, Episode 1 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Grilled”.
What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?
A Yelp business page for the Metairie address was last updated in August 2026 with more than 2,300 reviews, according to Yelp, showing continued customer activity rather than a closure. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 3232 N Arnoult Rd, Metairie, LA 70002
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- dragosrestaurant.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Louisiana
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/dragos-seafood-restaurant-metairie
- dragosrestaurant.com — https://www.dragosrestaurant.com/metairie
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