What Happened to Edmart Deli After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Pikesville, MD)
Current status
As of September 2026, Edmart Deli has closed — confirmed via jmoreliving.com, December 30, 2019.
Last verified
What the source shows: JMore reported the deli's owners closed the Pikesville shop permanently on 2019-12-31 after 61 years, and a Yelp listing updated 2026-02 still marks it permanently closed.
- Season / episode Season 4, Episode 4
- Address 1427 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode's deli segment spotlighted Edmart's hand-cut brisket, a pick called out by chef Duff Goldman on the Food Network, showcasing the shop's old-school approach to curing and slicing meats in-house. Edmart was a roughly 900-square-foot delicatessen and specialty foods store in Pikesville, Maryland, founded in 1958 by Martin Lev and his partner Eddie Stern and later run for decades by the Lev family. According to JMore, the deli closed permanently on 2019-12-31, ending a run of more than 61 years at its Reisterstown Road location; the outlet quoted the Lev family reflecting on the shop's history as it wound down. A Yelp listing updated 2026-02 continues to show the business as permanently closed, with no indication a new operator has taken over the space.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- At a Deli
- What was featured
- Duff Goldman's brisket pick at a family-run Pikesville deli
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Edmart Deli
Frequently asked questions
Is Edmart Deli still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Edmart Deli has closed — confirmed via jmoreliving.com, December 30, 2019.
What happened to Edmart Deli after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode's deli segment spotlighted Edmart's hand-cut brisket, a pick called out by chef Duff Goldman on the Food Network, showcasing the shop's old-school approach to curing and slicing meats in-house. As of September 2026, Edmart Deli has closed — confirmed via jmoreliving.com, December 30, 2019.
Is Edmart Deli permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Edmart Deli has closed — confirmed via jmoreliving.com, December 30, 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Edmart Deli located?
1427 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Edmart Deli?
Season 4, Episode 4 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “At a Deli”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1427 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208
- Venue type
- deli
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
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Sources
- jmoreliving.com — https://jmoreliving.com/2019/12/30/pikesvilles-edmart-deli-to-close-after-more-than-six-decades-in-business/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/edmart-delicatessen-pikesville
- foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/md/pikesville/duff-goldman-brisket-edmart-deli-restaurant
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