Where Is LeRoy and Lewis Now? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Austin, TX)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Austin, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, LeRoy and Lewis has relocated to 5621 Emerald Forest Dr, Austin, TX — confirmed via the business's own website/social account, accessed July 2026. The original location is closed.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the Emerald Forest Drive restaurant, updated July 2026, shows continued review activity, and Wikipedia's entry on the business confirms the 2024 move from a food truck into that brick-and-mortar. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 2
- Address 5621 Emerald Forest Dr, Austin, TX 78745
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue was built by pitmasters Evan LeRoy and Sawyer Lewis around whole-animal Texas barbecue, including offal-forward dishes like beef cheek barbacoa alongside classic brisket and ribs, according to Wikipedia's entry on the business. The pair started the operation in March 2017 as a food truck parked in the lot of an Austin coffee shop and beer garden, per the same source. After winning local awards, LeRoy and Lewis moved out of the truck and into a brick-and-mortar restaurant in 2024, according to Wikipedia.
The restaurant, now at 5621 Emerald Forest Drive, received a Michelin star in 2024, and pitmaster Evan LeRoy was a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef Texas, per the same entry. A Yelp listing for the original food-truck address on Pickle Road is tagged closed and was last updated in August 2026, while a separate Yelp listing for the current Emerald Forest Drive restaurant, updated July 2026, shows continued review activity. OpenTable, checked 2026-09-08, listed reservations opening in 90-day windows, with the next release scheduled for September 3, 2026.
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 1Baz Bagel
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Ep 2CheeseSmith
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Ep 2Corazon de Torta
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Ep 2Mister Dips
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Ep 2The Bacon Truck
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Sources we checked
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Record btiea-0832 · checked by Cal Marchetti.