Is King's Chef Diner Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Current status
As of October 2026, King's Chef Diner is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The diner's own website, checked 2026-09-08, listed current hours and contact information, and a Yelp review dated 2026-06 described a recent positive dining experience at the same address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 16
- Address 110 East Costilla Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
- Website cosdiner.com
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
King's Chef Diner is a diner in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, at 110 East Costilla Street, operating since 1956 according to the restaurant's own website. Best Thing I Ever Ate featured the diner's signature dish, "The Thing" -- a mound of hash browns, bacon, eggs, shredded cheese, and gravy -- along with its green chili, in the episode "I'll Have What They're Having" (Season 9, Episode 16). According to a Yelp review dated 2026-06, diners continued to praise the breakfast burrito and green chili at the Costilla Street location. The restaurant's website, checked 2026-09-08, listed current hours (seven days a week, roughly 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Thanksgiving and Christmas) and an active phone line. No reports of a closure, relocation, or ownership change were found in this check.
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Sources we checked
- cosdiner.com http://www.cosdiner.com/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kings-chef-diner-colorado-springs
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Record btiea-0721 · checked by Cal Marchetti.