Is Kemur Tatsu-Ya Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Austin, TX)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Austin, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Kemur Tatsu-Ya is listed open on kemuri-tatsuya.com, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own site (kemuri-tatsuya.com) is live with a 2026 copyright footer, current posted hours at 2713 E. 2nd St, and an active OpenTable reservation link. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 13
- Address 2713 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78702
- Website kemuri-tatsuya.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode "Small Plates, Big Taste" featured Kemuri Tatsu-ya's fusion of Japanese izakaya small plates with Texas barbecue, a combination the East Austin restaurant built its identity on. Kemuri Tatsu-ya operates as a Japanese izakaya and barbecue restaurant at 2713 East 2nd Street in East Austin, Texas. The menu spans skewers, ramen, and smoked-meat plates that blend the two cuisines, and the restaurant lists dinner service seven nights a week according to its own website. That website, checked 2026-09-08, carries a 2026 copyright and an active online ordering system, and it links to live reservations, job postings, and contact pages, each functioning during the check — signals consistent with a currently operating restaurant rather than an inactive site.
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 12Carl's Drive-In
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Ep 12Clinton Hall
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Ep 13La Petite Grocery
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Ep 13NoMad
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Ep 13The Toasted Frog
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Ep 13Toro
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Ep 13Valette
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Ep 13Virtú Honest Craft
Open
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Sources we checked
- kemuri-tatsuya.com https://www.kemuri-tatsuya.com/
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Record btiea-0640 · checked by Cal Marchetti.