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What Happened to Juan Mon's International Sandwiches After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, Juan Mon's International Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2026.

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Yelp ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the Taft Street address is marked CLOSED as of an April 2026 update, and the evidence packet's Google Places lookup (checked 2026-09-08) separately reports business_status CLOSED_PERMANENTLY for the same address.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

On Sandwich Paradise 2: The Upper Crust (2012), Juan Mon's International Sandwiches was featured for a menu of globally themed sandwiches, each named after a city and built around street food the founder had eaten there during his travels. Founder Juan Montero opened the restaurant in Houston's Midtown/Montrose area in 2009, building a following around the international sandwich concept. A Yelp listing for the Taft Street location is marked closed as of an April 2026 update, and a Google Places lookup checked 2026-09-08 shows the same address as permanently closed, confirming the closure across two independent sources. The domain formerly used by the restaurant's website now hosts an unrelated hostel-chain page for Mexico City, Cuernavaca, and Barcelona locations, with no trace of the sandwich concept remaining online.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Sandwich Paradise 2: The Upper Crust
What was featured
globally themed sandwiches, each named after a different city
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Juan Mon's International Sandwiches

Frequently asked questions

Is Juan Mon's International Sandwiches still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Juan Mon's International Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2026.

What happened to Juan Mon's International Sandwiches after Food Paradise?

On Sandwich Paradise 2: The Upper Crust (2012), Juan Mon's International Sandwiches was featured for a menu of globally themed sandwiches, each named after a city and built around street food the founder had eaten there during his travels. As of September 2026, Juan Mon's International Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2026.

Is Juan Mon's International Sandwiches permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Juan Mon's International Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 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 Juan Mon's International Sandwiches located?

1901 Taft St, Houston, TX 77006. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Juan Mon's International Sandwiches?

Season 4, Episode 8 of Food Paradise, first aired 2012. The episode is titled “Sandwich Paradise 2: The Upper Crust”.

Is Juan Mon's International Sandwiches still using the Food Paradise menu or branding?

On Sandwich Paradise 2: The Upper Crust (2012), Juan Mon's International Sandwiches was featured for a menu of globally themed sandwiches, each named after a city and built around street food the founder had eaten there during his travels. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
1901 Taft St, Houston, TX 77006
Venue type
deli
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/juan-mons-international-houston-2
  • houstonpress.com — https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/my-preferred-hangover-cure-and-more-at-juan-mons-international-sandwiches-6416652/

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