Is Little Goat Diner Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11, Episode 11

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured Little Goat Diner, chef Stephanie Izard's globally inspired diner in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, opened as the casual counterpart to her flagship restaurant Girl & the Goat. The restaurant operates at 3325 North Southport Avenue. A 2026-09-08 check of the restaurant's website (littlegoatchicago.com) found the page live with an HTTP last-modified date of 2026-09-05, a 2026 copyright notice, and 2026 references in the visible page text, along with working reservation and takeout ordering links. The site currently promotes a running "Sundae Monday" dessert deal tied to entree orders after 4 p.m., indicating actively maintained, current promotions rather than a static or abandoned page.

Best Thing I Ever Ate, All-Star, Episode 1

Little Goat Diner, chef Stephanie Izard's all-day diner in Chicago's West Loop at 820 W. Randolph St., appeared in the 'Sensational Sandwiches' episode of All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate. Food Network's own episode page and IMDb list the diner among the segment's restaurants, and TVFoodMaps ties the appearance to a stacked club sandwich that Anne Burrell previously profiled on the original Best Thing I Ever Ate. The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project notes that Little Goat Diner has served creative comfort-food dishes since opening in 2012.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 40, Episode 14 Aired January 24, 2025

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Little Goat Diner's all-day American comfort food in the 'Seafood and Comfort' episode, which aired 2025-01-24. The diner is owned by chef Stephanie Izard, according to Wikipedia's article on Izard, who became the first woman to win Bravo's Top Chef during the show's fourth season and also owns Girl & the Goat and Duck Duck Goat in Chicago. The diner's own website, littlegoatchicago.com, describes it as a diner with global influences located in the Lakeview neighborhood. A check of that site on 2026-09-08 found it live, with a current menu and reservation link. Wikipedia's article also credits Izard with a 2013 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Great Lakes region, given for her work at Girl & the Goat.