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What Happened to Ola @ The Sanctuary Hotel After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 Miami Beach, Florida

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Ola @ The Sanctuary Hotel is listed closed on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 14, 2026 and cross-checked against miaminewtimes.com; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact with the business.

What the source shows: OLA debuted in 2003 at the Sanctuary Hotel (1745 James Ave), the location featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate, but Hurricane Irma damage in 2017 forced a move; Miami New Times reports OLA found a 'permanent home' at 2360 Collins Ave in Miami Beach's SoFi neighborhood. That successor location's Yelp listing is now marked permanently CLOSED, updated as recently as September 2026. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured a dish from Ola, chef Douglas Rodriguez's Pan-Latin restaurant that debuted in 2003 inside the Sanctuary Hotel on Miami Beach's West Avenue, known for ceviches and dishes blending Spanish, Caribbean, and South American flavors. According to the Miami New Times, Ola later closed and reopened elsewhere in Miami Beach under the same name after a period away from the market. A separate Yelp listing for a Collins Avenue address associated with the OLA name was updated in April 2026 and marked that location permanently closed.

South Beach Magazine's coverage placed the restaurant at yet another Miami Beach address in more recent years. Damage from Hurricane Irma in 2017 forced Ola out of the Sanctuary Hotel, and the Miami New Times reported it found a permanent home at 2360 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach's SoFi neighborhood; in a September 2026 check, Yelp's listing for that Collins Avenue location was marked permanently closed.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2

Episode 13
Air date not confirmed
Title: Chilled Perfection · What was featured: Pan-Latin dishes and chef Douglas Rodriguez's ceviches

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/ola-restaurant-miami-beach-2
  2. miaminewtimes.com https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/ola-miami-beach-latin-american-dining-11209565
  3. southbeachmagazine.com https://www.southbeachmagazine.com/ola-miami/
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