What Happened to Ninjas with Appetite After Man v. Food? (Santa Ana, CA)
Man v. Food, Season 7 Santa Ana, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Ninjas with Appetite has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2024.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the Santa Ana address is marked permanently closed (updated October 2024), and a Facebook post from the business tells followers it was relocating and shutting down its then-current locations, consistent with a Yelp user's report that its last day of service was March 1. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 7, Episode 8
- Aired
- Address 318 W 5th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Man v. Food's Orange County episode (S7E8, aired July 2, 2018) also stopped at Ninjas with Appetite, a Santa Ana food-truck-turned-storefront specializing in teriyaki-inspired Asian fusion, serving loaded rice bowls, burritos and other fusion plates, per the business's own past menu listings. The Santa Ana storefront operated at 318 W. 5th St., with a separate Tustin catering address also under the same name. Both locations are now shown permanently closed: Yelp's Santa Ana listing is marked closed (updated October 2024), and a Facebook post from the business told followers it was relocating and shutting down its then-current locations. A Yelp user reported the Santa Ana spot's last day of service fell on March 1, with the business signaling plans to reopen elsewhere, though no relaunch has been confirmed.
The episode
Also in Season 7
Season 7: 31 of 41 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 7L.P. Steamers
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Ep 7Papermoon Diner
Open - Renamed
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Ep 8Bourbon Street
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Ep 8Burnt Crumbs
Closed -
Ep 9Betty's Pies
Open - Open
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Ep 9The Breeze Inn
Open
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Food Paradise
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Food Paradise
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Bar Rescue
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TLT Food (The Lime Truck) (The Lime Truck)
Food Paradise
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Record mvf-387 · checked by Cal Marchetti.