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Is Jose's Courtroom Still Open? Food Paradise Update (La Jolla, CA)

Food Paradise, Season 15 La Jolla, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Jose's Courtroom is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The Mexican restaurant's website is live with posted current hours and an online-ordering/events feature, and Google Places lists the location as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode featured a La Jolla Mexican restaurant and bar known for drink specials and a calendar of live happenings, including watch-party events. The business, Jose's Courtroom, sits on Prospect Street and offers a food and drinks menu alongside reservations, catering and gift cards. According to the restaurant's own website (joses.com), checked 2026-09-08, the business posts current weekly hours, including Monday through Thursday service from 11am to 1am, and provides an online ordering option along with event listings such as a US Open tennis watch party.

The site also lists separate menus for drinks and specials, plus options to reserve a table or book catering. Google Places, checked the same day, lists the Prospect Street address as an operating business consistent with the website. No reporting of a closure or ownership change has surfaced for the La Jolla address since the episode aired.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 15

Episode 9
Air date not confirmed
Title: Eat at Joe's · What was featured: Mexican restaurant with drinks specials and live events
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 15 Food Paradise

Season 15: 77 of 104 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. joses.com http://joses.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/@32.847834999999996,-117.27393199999999,17z
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Record fp-1245 · checked by Cal Marchetti.