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Is Golden Deli Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (San Gabriel, CA)

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As of September 2026, Golden Deli is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
Tripadvisor ·

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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.

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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.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 12
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
On A Stick
What was featured
Golden Deli's pho and crispy chả giò spring rolls
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Golden Deli

Frequently asked questions

Is Golden Deli still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Golden Deli is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Golden Deli 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. As of September 2026, Golden Deli is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Golden Deli located?

815 West Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Golden Deli?

Season 4, Episode 12 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “On A Stick”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Golden Deli still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

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. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
815 West Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
thegoldendeli.com

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Sources

  • 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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