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Is Mai Lee Restaurant Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Brentwood, MO)

Food Paradise, Season 15 Brentwood, Missouri

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Mai Lee Restaurant is listed open on maileestl.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Mai Lee's own website was live on 2026-09-08 with posted current hours and a reservations note. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Bodacious Bowls" episode featured Mai Lee's Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine, describing the restaurant as the first Vietnamese restaurant in the St. Louis area. Mai Lee operates as a full-service restaurant in Brentwood, Missouri, an inner-ring suburb just outside St. Louis proper. According to Mai Lee's website, checked 2026-09-08, the page listed current hours -- Tuesday through Sunday, 11am to 9pm, closed Mondays -- and noted that reservations are accepted only for parties of eight or more. The same site branded the restaurant as Mai Lee STL and continued to describe its menu as Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine served in the Brentwood dining room, consistent with what the episode featured. No additional dated coverage beyond the business's own website was located for this record.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 15

Episode 8
Air date not confirmed
Title: Bodacious Bowls · What was featured: Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine, described as the city's first Vietnamese restaurant
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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  1. maileestl.com http://www.maileestl.com/
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