What Happened to La Calaca Feliz After Food Paradise? (Philadelphia, PA)
Food Paradise, Season 18 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Closed August 2026
Current status
As of October 2026, La Calaca Feliz has closed — confirmed via phillygrub.blog, July 31, 2026.
What the source shows: Philly Grub reported the Fairmount location's last day was August 1, 2026, citing the owner's statement that the lease had expired; Google Places also lists the business as permanently closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 18, Episode 6
- Address 2321 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130
- Website cantinafeliz.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The Food Paradise episode "Crunch Time" featured La Calaca Feliz, spotlighting its modern Mexican small plates and mezcal-forward bar program in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. The restaurant, later operating under the name Cantina "Calaca" Feliz, was opened by Brian Sirhal and Tim Spinner, both veterans of chef Jose Garces's restaurant group, according to Philly Grub. Philly Grub reported on 2026-07-31 that the Fairmount location served its last meals on August 1, 2026, after 15 years, with Sirhal citing the expiration of the restaurant's lease. Google Places also lists the business as permanently closed. The restaurant's website (cantinafeliz.com) still displays a page for La Calaca Feliz with 2026-dated elements, but that appears to be leftover content from the wider Cantina Feliz site rather than evidence the Fairmount location remains open.
The episode
Also in Season 18
Season 18: 36 of 54 still open · 2 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 6Gelso and Grand
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Ep 6Stacks & Yolks
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Ep 6Whistle Britches
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Sources we checked
- phillygrub.blog https://phillygrub.blog/2026/07/31/cantina-feliz-fairmount-closed/
- cantinafeliz.com http://cantinafeliz.com/la-calaca-feliz
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