Is Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Wilmington, North Carolina
Current status
As of October 2026, Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn is listed open on flamingamysburritobarn.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: As of this September 2026 check, the business's own website and its online-ordering page both list current hours and an active menu at the Oleander Drive address, with no closure notice posted. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 3
- Address 4002 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Website flamingamysburritobarn.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11, Episode 3
The Thanksgiving episode (S11E3) featured Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn, a Mexican-inspired burrito bar in Wilmington, North Carolina, known for its funky, tropical-themed dining room, patio, and self-serve salsa bar. According to Wilmington & Beaches' visitor listing, the restaurant opened in 2000 and serves burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and nachos with vegetarian and vegan options. Thrillist named it one of the 33 best burritos in America. The Oleander Drive address remains Flaming Amy's original Wilmington location; the business's own website, flamingamysburritobarn.com, lists a second location in nearby Carolina Beach as well, indicating the same ownership has since expanded to a second storefront.
Man v. Food, Season 8, Episode 2 Aired
On Man v. Food, Casey Webb tried a large specialty burrito at Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn during his stop in Wilmington, NC, per episode listings on IMDb and TVmaze. Flaming Amy's is a burrito restaurant on Oleander Drive in Wilmington that has also operated a second location in nearby Carolina Beach, according to the business's own website, flamingamysburritobarn.com, which describes a casual, counter-service format with a wide range of stuffed burritos. The episode aired July 9, 2019. As of a September 2026 check, the business's own site and its online-ordering page both list current hours and an active menu at the Oleander Drive address, with no closure notice posted. No change in ownership or location has been reported since the episode aired.
The episodes
Also in Season 11
Season 11: 79 of 96 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 2CheeseSmith
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Ep 2Corazon de Torta
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Ep 3Adele's
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Ep 3Henry Public
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Sources we checked
- wilmingtonandbeaches.com https://www.wilmingtonandbeaches.com/listing/flaming-amys-burrito-barn/232/
- flamingamysburritobarn.com https://flamingamysburritobarn.com/
- imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1342711/episodes/?season=8
- tvmaze.com https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1675109/man-v-food-4x02-wilmington-north-carolina
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Record mvf-417 · checked by Cal Marchetti.