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Is Five & Dime Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Santa Fe, NM)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Five & Dime is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated July 2026 carries no closure notice, and the store's Facebook page 'A Five & Dime Story' remains active, indicating Five & Dime General Store is still operating. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured Five & Dime General Store in Santa Fe, often credited as the birthplace of the Frito pie — corn chips split open and topped with chili, cheese, and onion. The five-and-dime store has operated at 58 E. San Francisco Street, just off the historic Santa Fe Plaza, continuing to run a walk-up lunch counter alongside its retail shop. A Yelp business listing, last updated in July 2026, continues to take customer reviews for the store and carries no closure notice, according to Yelp. The store's own Facebook page, 'A Five & Dime Story,' remains active with posts about the business, according to Facebook. The Frito pie, served directly from the bag at the counter, remains the item most associated with the shop.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5

Episode 13
Air date not confirmed
Title: Childhood Favorites · What was featured: Frito pie, the walk-up chili-and-corn-chip dish invented at this Woolworth's counter

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/five-and-dime-general-store-santa-fe
  2. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AFiveDimeStory/
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Record btiea-0500 · checked by Cal Marchetti.