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Is Garcia's Cafe Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Carbondale, CO)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 Carbondale, Colorado

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Garcia's Cafe shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as operational at 211 CO-133, Carbondale, CO 81623 on 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The 'For Brunch' episode featured Garcia's Cafe for its menudo, a traditional Mexican soup recommended by chef Aaron Sanchez. Garcia's Cafe is listed along Colorado Highway 133 in Carbondale, Colorado, a small mountain-valley town near Aspen. A Food Network restaurant-locator page, a Best Thing I Ever Ate fan-site listing, and a Menupix restaurant directory entry all give the same address, 211 Highway 133, but none of the three carries a dated confirmation of current hours or operating status. No current news coverage, official restaurant website, or dated public listing confirming a 2026 operating status was found during this check. Because no dated evidence either way was located, the record is left as status unknown rather than assumed open or closed.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4

Episode 13
Air date not confirmed
Title: For Brunch · What was featured: menudo, a traditional Mexican soup, per Aaron Sanchez

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. bestthingieveratelocations.com https://www.bestthingieveratelocations.com/garcias-cafe-menudo.html
  2. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/co/carbondale/aaron-sanchez-menudo-garcias-cafe-restaurant
  3. menupix.com https://www.menupix.com/colorado/restaurants/380211096/Garcias-Cafe-Carbondale-CO
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Record btiea-0386 · checked by Cal Marchetti.