Is Sweet Surrender Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 Bakersfield, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Sweet Surrender is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 18, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Yelp's July 2026 update and an active DoorDash delivery listing both show Sweet Surrender currently operating at 6439 Ming Avenue in Bakersfield. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 9
- Address 6439 Ming Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Website sweetsurrenderbakery.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Sweet Surrender is a bakery at 6439 Ming Avenue in Bakersfield, California, established in 1982. The bakery specializes in custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies and bars, and offers a gluten-free menu alongside wedding cakes and gift baskets. Search results tied to the bakery's Food Network appearance note that chef Giada De Laurentiis selected Sweet Surrender's chocolate cake as one of the best things she had eaten on the show. Yelp's listing for the Ming Avenue location, updated 2026-07, shows more than 500 reviews and over 600 photos.
DoorDash currently lists Sweet Surrender's Ming Avenue location for delivery ordering, with a full menu of cakes and baked goods. The bakery's own website, sweetsurrenderbakery.com, carries separate pages for its cakes, cookies, and specialty items. The shop's posted hours show it closed Mondays and Tuesdays, open Wednesday through Saturday, and open Sunday afternoons.
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 9Di Fara Pizza
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Ep 9Fentons Creamery
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Ep 9Jar
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Ep 9Locanda Verde
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Ep 9Marin Joe's
Closed - Closed
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Ep 9Valentino
Closed
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Best Thing I Ever Ate · Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Sources we checked
- sweetsurrenderbakery.com https://www.sweetsurrenderbakery.com/cakes
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/sweet-surrender-bakery-bakersfield
- DoorDash https://www.doordash.com/en/store/sweet-surrender-bakery---6439-ming-ave-bakersfield-33662856/
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Record btiea-0366 · checked by Cal Marchetti.