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Is Lucky's Café Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Cleveland, OH)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Cleveland, Ohio

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Lucky's Café is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing (updated August 2026) shows active reviews and the business's own site lists current hours, both indicating ongoing operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate? 2 episodes

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5, Episode 1

Lucky's Cafe was featured for its from-scratch bakery and cafe menu at a Tremont neighborhood restaurant in Cleveland known for weekend brunch lines. OpenStreetMap's Photon business index lists Lucky's on Starkweather Avenue in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood (zip 44113), matching the location already on file for this business.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 7, Episode 8 Aired

Guy Fieri visited Lucky's Café in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood for the "Barbequed, Baked & Brined" episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network), aired 2009-10-12. The café is a brunch spot built on farm-to-table cooking, sourcing most ingredients within 100 miles, according to Lucky's Café. It is owned and operated by chef Heather Haviland, according to Lucky's Café. The café accepts reservations for parties of six or more, with smaller groups seated on a walk-in basis, according to Lucky's Café. Since the episode, Yelp shows active customer reviews through August 2026, and the café's own website (luckyscafe.com) lists current hours of Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. with Tuesday closed. The restaurant has also been highlighted in Food & Wine Magazine and other local coverage, according to Lucky's Café.

The episodes Best Thing I Ever Ate

Episode 1
Air date not confirmed
Title: Combos · What was featured: Lucky's Cafe's from-scratch bakery-cafe fare in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 7, Episode 8
Aired
Title: Barbequed, Baked & Brined · What was featured: Farm-to-table brunch fare at a Tremont neighborhood cafe

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. openstreetmap.org https://www.openstreetmap.org/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/luckys-cafe-cleveland-3
  3. luckyscafe.com https://www.luckyscafe.com/hours-location
  4. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/oh/cleveland/luckyrsquos-cafe-restaurant
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