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Is La Casita Mexicana Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Bell, CA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 Bell, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, La Casita Mexicana is open — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: Both Yelp (updated July 2026) and OpenTable (current 2026 listing) show La Casita Mexicana actively taking reservations at 4030 E Gage Ave with no closure marker. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

La Casita Mexicana was featured for its regional Mexican cooking, drawing on Oaxacan and Mexico City culinary traditions at a family-run restaurant in Bell, California. The restaurant has built a following for dishes rooted in traditional recipes served in a colorful, casita-style dining room. According to a Yelp business listing updated July 2026, La Casita Mexicana continues operating at 4030 East Gage Avenue in Bell, with more than 1,750 reviews and thousands of photos posted by customers. OpenTable's current 2026 listing separately shows the restaurant taking reservations at the same address, with posted hours of 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and closed Mondays. Neither listing shows a permanent-closure marker. The restaurant's phone number is listed as (323) 773-1898 across both current directory sources.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4

Episode 14
Air date not confirmed
Title: Reinvented Classics · What was featured: family-run Oaxacan and Mexico City-style Mexican restaurant's regional specialties

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/la-casita-mexicana-bell
  2. OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/r/la-casita-mexicana-bell
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