What Happened to Oishi Boston After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Boston, MA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Boston, Massachusetts
Current status
As of October 2026, Oishi Boston has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's business page for the South End address is tagged permanently closed as of its July 2026 update, and Tripadvisor's page for the same address no longer shows current hours or an active reservation option. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 3
- Address 1166 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
- Website oishiiboston.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The 'Smoky' episode (S5E3) featured Oishii Boston, a Japanese restaurant serving sushi and cooked dishes from a storefront in Boston's South End. The business operated at 1166 Washington Street, running a sushi bar alongside hot-kitchen items typical of a full-service Japanese menu. According to a Yelp business page updated in 2026-07, the listing marks the restaurant permanently closed. Tripadvisor's page for the address, also last touched in 2026, no longer lists current hours or an active reservation option, a second signal that service has ended.
No dated news coverage of the closure, and no statement from ownership, turned up in available sources. A reference to a final Father's Day dinner service appears in customer commentary on the Yelp listing, but without a confirmed year attached to it. Neither the South End address nor any successor business at that storefront shows current activity on the platforms checked.
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/oishii-boston-boston
- Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60745-d637241-Reviews-Oishii_Boston-Boston_Massachusetts.html
- oishiiboston.com https://www.oishiiboston.com/
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Record btiea-0416 · checked by Cal Marchetti.