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Is Fearing's Restaurant Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Dallas, Texas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Fearing's Restaurant is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp (updated September 2026), OpenTable, Michelin Guide, and Marriott/Ritz-Carlton listings all continue to show Fearing's operating at 2121 McKinney Ave with current hours and reservations. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured Fearing's for its Texas-inspired fine dining, chef Dean Fearing's take on Southwestern and Southern cooking built around regional ingredients. The restaurant operates inside the Ritz-Carlton Dallas hotel in the city's Uptown neighborhood, along McKinney Avenue, with several distinct dining rooms bearing the chef's name, including a bar area and a private dining room used for events. According to Yelp, whose listing was last updated in September 2026, the restaurant remains active at 2121 McKinney Avenue with 730 reviews and 1,176 photos, figures that reflect steady ongoing customer traffic at the hotel address. No closure, sale, ownership change, or relocation has been reported for the restaurant since its television appearance, and it continues to operate under its original name at the same hotel address.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5

Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: Road Trip · What was featured: the restaurant's Texas-inspired fine dining menu

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  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/fearings-restaurant-dallas
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