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What Happened to Mr. Chow After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Miami Beach, FL)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 Miami Beach, Florida

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Mr. Chow has closed — confirmed via worldredeye.com, June 11, 2026.

What the source shows: World Red Eye reported on 2026-06-11 that Mr. Chow closed its W South Beach location after nearly 17 years, corroborated by a Yelp listing marked CLOSED and updated in September 2026. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On "Under Wraps," The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured Mr. Chow's upscale Beijing-style Chinese menu inside the W South Beach hotel. The restaurant opened in August 2009 as part of the international Mr. Chow chain and operated in Miami Beach for nearly 17 years. World Red Eye reported on 2026-06-11 that Mr. Chow closed its Miami Beach location, noting the brand had not issued a formal statement on the closure. A Yelp listing for the restaurant, updated in September 2026, is marked CLOSED, and the Miami New Times described the closure as the end of a nearly 20-year fixture of the city's dining scene. Mr. Chow continues to operate other locations, including in New York, Los Angeles, and London, under the same brand founded by Michael Chow.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Under Wraps · What was featured: Mr. Chow's upscale Beijing-style Chinese menu at the W South Beach

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. worldredeye.com https://worldredeye.com/2026/06/end-of-an-era-mr-chow-closes-after-nearly-17-years-on-miami-beach/
  2. miaminewtimes.com https://www.miaminewtimes.com/food-drink/iconic-miami-beach-restaurant-closes-after-nearly-20-years-40555989/
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-chow-miami-beach
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