Is MOPHO Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New Orleans, LA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 New Orleans, Louisiana
Current status
As of October 2026, MOPHO is listed open on myneworleans.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: A 2026 New Orleans Magazine roundup reported that MOPHO reopened in May 2026 and resumed dining-room service on June 12, 2026, and the restaurant's own website lists current daily hours and an active online ordering and reservation system. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 4
- Address 4800 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
- Website mophonola.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11, Episode 4
The 'Kids' Menu' episode (S11E4) featured MOPHO, a Mid-City New Orleans restaurant blending Vietnamese and Creole flavors under chef Michael Gulotta, known for dishes like a Vietnamese-style banh mi and rice-noodle bowls built with Gulf seafood and Louisiana ingredients. According to a 2026 New Orleans Magazine dining roundup, MOPHO had closed and then reopened in May 2026, resuming dining-room service on June 12, 2026. The restaurant's own website, mophonola.com, lists current hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, an online menu through Toast, a catering program, and a reservations link through OpenTable. A related restaurant, MOPHO at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana, operates as a separate outpost of the same concept, according to public listings.
Food Paradise, Season 11, Episode 7
Mopho appeared in Food Paradise's 'Noodle Nirvana' for its Vietnamese-Cajun take on pho, the noodle soup its punning name nods to. According to WWL-TV and partner chef Michael Gulotta, Mopho and sister restaurant Maypop closed in May 2025 after lingering pandemic-era struggles and a building collapse across the street from Maypop in late 2024; Gulotta said he would concentrate on his other restaurant, Tana, on Metairie Road.
The episodes
Also in Season 11
Season 11: 79 of 96 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 3Adele's
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Ep 4Button Mash
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Ep 4Cucina Urbana
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Ep 4Launderette
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- Relocated
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Ep 4Ted's Bulletin
Open
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Sources we checked
- myneworleans.com https://www.myneworleans.com/new-orleans-restaurants-to-try-in-2026/
- mophonola.com https://www.mophonola.com
- wwltv.com https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/maypop-mopho-closures-new-orleans-restaurants/289-fb560c66-315d-41d2-baf7-718faedcf1e9
- mophonola.com https://www.mophonola.com/about
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Record btiea-0845 · checked by Cal Marchetti.