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Is Mama's Fish House Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Paia, HI)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 Paia, Hawaii

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Mama's Fish House 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 in September 2026, and the restaurant's own reservations page both showed active, bookable service. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured a dish from Mama's Fish House, a beachfront seafood restaurant on Maui's North Shore in Paia, Hawaii, known for daily catch preparations served steps from the sand. The restaurant operates alongside the Inn at Mama's Fish House at the same 799 Poho Place address. According to Yelp, the listing was updated in September 2026 and showed an actively maintained page with more than 25,000 photos and over 10,000 reviews. Mamasfishhouse.com listed daily hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and directed diners to a SevenRooms reservations page accepting bookings as far as 18 months in advance. Tripadvisor separately carried an active review page for the same address. No 2026 source found reported a closure or change in ownership.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2

Episode 13
Air date not confirmed
Title: Chilled Perfection · What was featured: fresh daily-catch Hawaiian seafood served beachfront

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  • Tin Roof

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://m.yelp.com/biz/mamas-fish-house-paia-9
  2. mamasfishhouse.com https://mamasfishhouse.com/
  3. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60636-d479164-Reviews-Mama_s_Fish_House-Paia_Maui_Hawaii.html
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