Is Penang Garden Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 San Francisco, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Penang Garden is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 18, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: A Yelp business listing for the Chinatown address was updated in August 2026 with continuing photos and reviews and no closure notice. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 11
- Address 728 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94108
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate showcased Penang Garden's spicy Malaysian cooking in the "Hot and Spicy" episode (season 2, episode 11), highlighting the kind of chili- and sambal-forward dishes the Chinatown restaurant is known for alongside its Malaysian curries. Penang Garden is a restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown serving Malaysian and Southeast Asian dishes. According to a Yelp business listing updated in August 2026, the restaurant was still receiving reviews and photos at its 728 Washington Street address, with no permanent-closure notice attached. A community-maintained restaurant directory (gotoeat.net) separately listed the same Washington Street address and phone number, while stating on its own page that it is not the business's official website. No news coverage of a closure, sale, or relocation was found in a single search of public sources.
The episode
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Ep 11Loaves & Fishes
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/penang-garden-san-francisco
- penanggardenrestaurant.gotoeat.net https://penanggardenrestaurant.gotoeat.net/
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Record btiea-0169 · checked by Cal Marchetti.