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What Happened to Lucques After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (West Hollywood, CA)

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As of September 2026, Lucques has closed — confirmed via Time Out, March 11, 2020.

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timeout.com ·
Secondary source
lamag.com

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What the source shows: Google Places marks Lucques as permanently closed, and Time Out Los Angeles reported on 2020-03-11 that the owners would close the restaurant that spring after 21 years.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "French Favorites," New York Times critic Frank Bruni named Lucques' braised beef short ribs as his favorite dish. Lucques was a California-French restaurant at 8474 Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, opened on 1998-09-25 by chef Suzanne Goin and restaurateur Caroline Styne and known for its prix fixe Sunday Suppers; the pair later won James Beard Foundation honors, Goin for outstanding chef in 2016 and Styne for outstanding restaurateur in 2018. According to Time Out Los Angeles, reported 2020-03-11, Goin and Styne announced they would close Lucques that spring after 21 years in business, and LAmag reported the restaurant served its final service on 2020-05-06. Google's Places listing, checked 2026-09-08, marks Lucques as permanently closed.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
French Favorites
What was featured
Braised beef short ribs from the Sunday Suppers menu
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Lucques

Frequently asked questions

Is Lucques still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Lucques has closed — confirmed via Time Out, March 11, 2020.

What happened to Lucques after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "French Favorites," New York Times critic Frank Bruni named Lucques' braised beef short ribs as his favorite dish. As of September 2026, Lucques has closed — confirmed via Time Out, March 11, 2020.

Is Lucques permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Lucques has closed — confirmed via Time Out, March 11, 2020. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Lucques located?

8474 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Lucques?

Season 5, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “French Favorites”.

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Visit info

Address
8474 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
lucques.com

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Sources

  • timeout.com — https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/california-cuisine-stalwart-lucques-will-surprisingly-close-this-spring-031120
  • lamag.com — https://lamag.com/dining/lucques-closing/
  • foodiepie.com — https://www.foodiepie.com/list.php?e=Best-Thing-I-Ever-Ate-French-Favorites

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