What Happened to Marin Joe's After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Marin Joe's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Marin Joe's, updated September 2026, marks the restaurant as permanently closed, and no independently operating website or current ordering platform was found anywhere else.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Marin Joe's was an Italian-American restaurant and bar at 1585 Casa Buena Drive in Corte Madera, California, known for a char-grilled Special Hamburger topped with spinach and a fried egg, according to a Food Network restaurant listing tied to the show. The restaurant also served classic Italian dishes such as housemade pasta alongside its steakhouse-style grill items. The Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce and Marin County's tourism site both carried listings for the restaurant as a longtime member of the local business community. A Yelp listing for Marin Joe's, updated 2026-09, marks the restaurant as permanently closed, while continuing to display more than 680 archived reviews and 300 photos from its years of operation. No current ordering platform or posted open hours for the Casa Buena Drive address were found during this check.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Crazy Good
What was featured
Marin Joe's char-grilled Special Hamburger topped with spinach and a fried egg
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Marin Joe's

Frequently asked questions

Is Marin Joe's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Marin Joe's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What happened to Marin Joe's after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Marin Joe's was an Italian-American restaurant and bar at 1585 Casa Buena Drive in Corte Madera, California, known for a char-grilled Special Hamburger topped with spinach and a fried egg, according to a Food Network restaurant listing tied to the show. As of September 2026, Marin Joe's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Is Marin Joe's permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Marin Joe's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Marin Joe's located?

1585 Casa Buena Dr, Corte Madera, CA 94925. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Marin Joe's?

Season 4, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Crazy Good”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

A Yelp listing for Marin Joe's, updated 2026-09, marks the restaurant as permanently closed, while continuing to display more than 680 archived reviews and 300 photos from its years of operation. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
1585 Casa Buena Dr, Corte Madera, CA 94925
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/marin-joes-restaurant-corte-madera
  • foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ca/corte-madera/tyler-florence-marin-joes-special-hamburger-spinach-egg-marin-joes-restaurant
  • cortemadera.org — https://cortemadera.org/membership/directory/marin-joes/

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