What Happened to Ink. Well After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Los Angeles, CA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Los Angeles, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Ink. Well has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated July 2026, is titled "INK.WELL - CLOSED," and Time Out's Los Angeles restaurant guide separately lists the page under "ink.well (closed)." How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 12
- Address 826 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Hamburger Heaven" featured ink.well, chef Michael Voltaggio's rebranded, more casual version of his flagship restaurant Ink, serving burgers and California small plates on North La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles. The restaurant operated as a follow-up to Voltaggio's original fine-dining concept at the same address. According to Yelp, whose listing was updated in July 2026, the page is titled "INK.WELL - CLOSED." Time Out's Los Angeles restaurant guide separately lists the address under a "closed" designation in its dining listings. Neither source provides an exact closure date, so a public listing updated 2026-07 marks the location as closed rather than confirming a specific closing date. No 2026-dated ordering platform, active website, or press announcement for ink.well was found during this check.
The episode
Also in Season 8
Season 8: 63 of 80 still open · 5 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 11Bhatti Indian Grill
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Ep 11Guisados
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Ep 12Carl's Drive-In
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Ep 12Clinton Hall
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Ep 12Green Truck Pub
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Ep 12Lucky Buns
Open - Open
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Ep 12Shouk
Closed
Nearest open restaurants
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Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/ink-well-los-angeles
- timeout.com https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/ink-well-closed
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Record btiea-0630 · checked by Cal Marchetti.