Is Golden Deli Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (San Gabriel, CA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 San Gabriel, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Golden Deli is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp (updated August 2026) and Tripadvisor both show current activity at the San Gabriel restaurant; the business's own site returned HTTP 403 (bot-blocked), which was inconclusive rather than a closure signal. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 12
- Address 815 West Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776
- Website thegoldendeli.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'On A Stick' featured Golden Deli, spotlighting the Vietnamese restaurant's pho and crispy chả giò spring rolls. Golden Deli is a family-run Vietnamese restaurant that has operated in the San Gabriel Valley since the 1980s, known for drawing lines out the door six days a week. A direct check of thegoldendeli.com on 2026-09-08 returned an HTTP 403 error, blocking automated access rather than indicating any change in status. Tripadvisor ranks the restaurant #2 of 108 in San Gabriel with a 4.4-of-5 rating, and Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, showed continued current reviews and photos. The Infatuation's review describes the restaurant, after 40 years in business, as still among Los Angeles's standout Vietnamese spots, corroborating continued operation, and notes the menu now runs to more than 100 items.
The episode
Also in Season 4
Season 4: 60 of 102 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 12Cafe Habana
Open - Closed
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Ep 12Mandarina
Closed -
Ep 12Minibar
Open -
Ep 12Shake Shack
Open - Closed
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Ep 12Yakitoria
Closed -
Ep 13Bar Boulud
Closed
Nearest restaurants
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Mystery Diners
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Mystery Diners
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Food Paradise
Open
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/golden-deli-san-gabriel-5
- Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33015-d356259-Reviews-Golden_Deli_San_Gabriel-San_Gabriel_California.html
- theinfatuation.com https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/golden-deli-vietnamese-restaurant
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Record btiea-0379 · checked by Cal Marchetti.