What Happened to Jimmy & Drew's After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Boulder, CO)
Current status
As of September 2026, Jimmy & Drew's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated 2026-06 marks Jimmy & Drew's 28th Street Deli permanently closed at its Boulder address.
- Season / episode Season 4, Episode 4
- Address 2855 28th St, Boulder, CO 80301
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The deli episode featured Jimmy & Drew's take on a Reuben, built with house-fried latkes in place of rye bread, a swap that earned the sandwich a spot on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate after being singled out by Claire Robinson. Jimmy & Drew's 28th Street Deli was a made-from-scratch sandwich shop in Boulder, Colorado, where the two owners who had relocated from Chicago cured and prepared their own meats in house. A Yelp listing updated 2026-06 marks the 2855 28th Street location as permanently closed, with no listed successor business at the address. Delivery-menu pages for the deli on sites such as Grubhub and Allmenus remain archived online but show no active ordering, consistent with the closure noted on Yelp.
On Sandwich Paradise 2: The Upper Crust (2012), Jimmy & Drew's 28th Street Deli was featured for a Reuben sandwich built with two potato latkes in place of traditional rye bread. Esquire magazine had already named the Boulder deli's version one of the best sandwiches in the country. The deli also appeared on Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate in an October 2010 'At a Deli' episode. A Google Places search for the 28th Street Deli's address now returns The Yellow Deli, indicating the location has since changed hands; the current occupant's website, checked 2026-09-08, describes it as a restaurant themed around a fictional Spanish town rather than the original Jewish-deli concept.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- At a Deli
- What was featured
- A Reuben on fried latkes instead of rye bread
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Jimmy & Drew's
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Sandwich Paradise 2: The Upper Crust
- What was featured
- a Reuben held together by potato latkes instead of rye bread
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Jimmy & Drew's
Frequently asked questions
Is Jimmy & Drew's still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Jimmy & Drew's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.
What happened to Jimmy & Drew's after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The deli episode featured Jimmy & Drew's take on a Reuben, built with house-fried latkes in place of rye bread, a swap that earned the sandwich a spot on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate after being singled out by Claire Robinson. As of September 2026, Jimmy & Drew's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.
Is Jimmy & Drew's permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Jimmy & Drew's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Jimmy & Drew's located?
2855 28th St, Boulder, CO 80301. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Jimmy & Drew's?
Season 4, Episode 4 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “At a Deli”.
Is Jimmy & Drew's still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?
Delivery-menu pages for the deli on sites such as Grubhub and Allmenus remain archived online but show no active ordering, consistent with the closure noted on Yelp. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 2855 28th St, Boulder, CO 80301
- Venue type
- deli
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Colorado
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/jimmy-and-drews-boulder
- westword.com — https://www.westword.com/restaurants/boulders-jimmy-and-drews-28th-street-deli-on-the-food-network-5767131
- yellowdeli.com — https://yellowdeli.com/
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