Is El Chorro Lodge Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 Paradise Valley, Arizona
Current status
As of October 2026, El Chorro Lodge is listed open on elchorro.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: El Chorro Lodge's own website shows a 2026 copyright notice, an active reservations widget, and current dinner hours, consistent with ongoing operation. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 2
- Address 5550 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
- Website elchorro.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
On Best Thing I Ever Ate's "Bang for the Buck" episode, chef Beau MacMillan singled out El Chorro Lodge's sticky buns, a brown-sugar-glazed bun made from a recipe dating to the restaurant's founding in the late 1930s and served free with every meal, according to Best Thing I Ever Ate Locations. El Chorro is a restaurant, bar and event venue at 5550 East Lincoln Drive in Paradise Valley, Arizona, describing itself on its own site as a dining destination that also hosts weddings and events on the property. In September 2026 the restaurant's own website, elchorro.com, listed current dinner hours, an active reservations system, a listed phone number, and a 2026 copyright notice, showing the business was still operating under the same name at the same address.
The episode
Also in Season 4
Season 4: 60 of 102 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1Cricklewood
Closed - Closed
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Ep 2Hankook Taqueria
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Ep 2Mr. Lucky's 24/7
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Ep 2Mr. Pollo
Open - Open
- Open
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Ep 2Toulouse Petit
Open
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Sources we checked
- elchorro.com https://elchorro.com/
- bestthingieveratelocations.com https://www.bestthingieveratelocations.com/el-chorro-lodge-sticky-buns.html
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Record btiea-0309 · checked by Cal Marchetti.