Is Launderette Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Austin, TX)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Austin, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Launderette is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 and the restaurant's own website, fetched 2026-09-08, both show Launderette operating at 2115 Holly Street with current hours, an online reservations link, and an active menu. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 4
- Address 2115 Holly Street, Austin, TX 78702
- Website launderetteaustin.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The 'Kids' Menu' episode (S11E4) featured Launderette, chef-owner Rene Ortiz's East Austin café serving globally inspired Southern dishes for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch inside a mid-century building in the Holly neighborhood. The restaurant, open since 2015, is known for a pool-blue painted floor, bar and patio seating, and a menu that draws on Ortiz's background across Latin American and Asian cuisines. A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 shows the restaurant operating with reservations, take-out, and walk-in service. The restaurant's own website, fetched on 2026-09-08, confirmed current posted hours: lunch Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., nightly dinner 5 to 10 p.m., and weekend brunch, along with an active happy-hour promotion and online reservation booking through Resy.
The episode
Also in Season 11
Season 11: 79 of 96 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 3Adele's
Open - Open
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Ep 4Button Mash
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Ep 4Cucina Urbana
Open - Open
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Ep 4MOPHO
Open - Relocated
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Ep 4Ted's Bulletin
Open
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/launderette-austin
- launderetteaustin.com https://launderetteaustin.com/
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Record btiea-0841 · checked by Cal Marchetti.