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What Happened to Iguana's Taqueria After Food Paradise? (San Jose, CA)

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As of September 2026, Iguana's Taqueria has closed — confirmed via hoodline.com, July 24, 2025.

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burritozilla.com ·

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What the source shows: Hoodline reported the Orozco family closed Iguanas Home Of The Burritozilla for good on 2025-07-27 after 32 years, and the restaurant's website now returns a 404 error.

  • Season / episode Season 14, Episode 5
  • Address 330 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112
  • Current name Iguanas Home Of The Burritozilla

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Iguanas Home Of The Burritozilla, a family-owned Mexican restaurant founded in San Jose in 1994, appeared in the Food Paradise episode "Apps Download" (S14E6), which showcased its five-pound "Burritozilla" burrito — the same dish Joey Chestnut once ate on camera for Man v. Food. Hoodline and KRON4 reported that the restaurant's downtown San Jose location, at 330 S 3rd St, closed on July 27, 2025, after 32 years in business, as owners the Orozco family retired and relocated to Texas, following earlier closures of the chain's East San Jose and Santa Clara locations.

The episode featured Iguana's Taqueria's signature Burritozilla, a five-pound burrito served as an eating challenge. Iguanas Home Of The Burritozilla was a taqueria in downtown San Jose, California, run by the Orozco family for 32 years. According to Hoodline (2025-07-24), the family decided to retire the Iguanas brand to pursue new projects, and the downtown location at 330 South Third Street closed for good on 2025-07-27. Hoodline reported the family had also opened a location in San Antonio, Texas, earlier in 2025 before closing the original California restaurants. Google Places listed the business as permanently closed, and the restaurant's website, burritozilla.com, returned a 404 error when checked 2026-09-08, with no working page found for the business. No successor business was reported at the downtown Third Street address as of the same check.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 14, Episode 5
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Food Paradise XL
What was featured
5-pound 'Burritozilla' giant burrito
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Iguana's Taqueria
Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 15
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
the five-pound Burritozilla burrito eating challenge
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Iguana's Taqueria

Frequently asked questions

Is Iguana's Taqueria still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Iguana's Taqueria has closed — confirmed via hoodline.com, July 24, 2025.

What happened to Iguana's Taqueria after Food Paradise?

Iguanas Home Of The Burritozilla, a family-owned Mexican restaurant founded in San Jose in 1994, appeared in the Food Paradise episode "Apps Download" (S14E6), which showcased its five-pound "Burritozilla" burrito — the same dish Joey Chestnut once ate on camera for Man v. As of September 2026, Iguana's Taqueria has closed — confirmed via hoodline.com, July 24, 2025.

Is Iguana's Taqueria permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Iguana's Taqueria has closed — confirmed via hoodline.com, July 24, 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is Iguana's Taqueria called now?

Now: Iguanas Home Of The Burritozilla (formerly Iguana's Taqueria). As of September 2026, Iguana's Taqueria has closed — confirmed via hoodline.com, July 24, 2025.

Where is Iguana's Taqueria located?

330 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Iguana's Taqueria?

Season 14, Episode 5 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Food Paradise XL”.

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Visit info

Address
330 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
burritozilla.com

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Sources

  • hoodline.com — https://hoodline.com/2025/07/end-of-an-era-san-jose-s-beloved-iguanas-home-of-the-burritozilla-to-close-after-32-years/
  • kron4.com — https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-jose-restaurant-known-for-5-pound-burritozilla-to-close-after-32-years/
  • burritozilla.com — http://www.burritozilla.com/

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