Is Frontera Grill Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Chicago, IL)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, Frontera Grill is listed open on fronteragrill.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Frontera Grill's website showed current 2026-dated content, hours, and shipping/ordering options for 445 N Clark St, Chicago, as of the 2026-09-08 check. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 10
- Address 445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
- Website fronteragrill.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
An episode titled "Filled With Envy" featured Frontera Grill, chef Rick Bayless's regional Mexican restaurant at 445 N Clark St in Chicago, IL, part of the Frontera family of restaurants that also includes Topolobampo, Xoco, and Tortas Frontera. According to the restaurant's website, rickbayless.com (checked 2026-09-08), Frontera Grill listed current hours including Sunday brunch from 10:30am to 2:30pm, a dinner happy hour, and a vegetarian menu, alongside nationwide shipping and gift-card sales. The site also promoted a "Frontera To Go" takeout menu and continued to run online reservations for the Clark Street location.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 57 of 88 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 9Buddakan
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Ep 10Anchor & Hope
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Ep 10Bolete
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Ep 10Bouchon
Open -
Ep 10Chinois on Main
Open -
Ep 10Crustacean
Open -
Ep 10I Trulli
Closed -
Ep 10Olives, W Hotel
Closed
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Sources we checked
- fronteragrill.com https://www.fronteragrill.com/
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Record btiea-0084 · checked by Cal Marchetti.