Is Newport Seafood Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 San Gabriel, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Newport Seafood is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 18, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Yelp's business listing for Newport Seafood at 518 W Las Tunas Dr shows an August 2026 update with roughly 3,748 reviews and 8,181 photos, indicating the location remained in active use into late summer 2026. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 6
- Address 518 West Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776
- Website newportseafood.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured Newport Seafood's House Special Lobster in a 'Voted Most Popular' episode built around fan-favorite dishes. The restaurant is a family-run seafood spot blending Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Thai cooking styles; it started in Orange County in 1989 and opened its San Gabriel location, at 518 West Las Tunas Drive, in 1996. According to Yelp, the restaurant's listing was updated in August 2026 and carried roughly 3,748 reviews and 8,181 photos at that address and phone number. A separate search result for the restaurant's own site also referenced a May 2026 update. Together, the dated Yelp listing and the matching contact details indicate the seafood restaurant remained active at its original San Gabriel location into late summer 2026, even though this check's automated site check could not directly reach the restaurant's website.
The episode
Also in Season 8
Season 8: 63 of 80 still open · 5 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 5Brennan's
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Ep 5Cotton
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Ep 5Gene & Georgetti
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Ep 5Little Donkey
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Ep 5Rainbow Drive-In
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Ep 6Cowboy Ciao
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Ep 6Crank & Boom
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Ep 6Miller Union
Open
Nearest restaurants
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Mystery Diners
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Roll'n Lobster Food Truck (Lobster Zen)
Mystery Diners
Renamed
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/newport-seafood-restaurant-san-gabriel-4
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Record btiea-0593 · checked by Cal Marchetti.