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Is Phillipe The Original Still Open? Food Paradise Update

Food Paradise, Season 1 Los Angeles, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Phillipe The Original is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own website showed 2026-dated content and live ordering during a 2026-09-08 check, and a Yelp listing updated in September 2026 corroborates continued operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Sandwich Paradise" (Season 1, Episode 10) featured Philippe The Original, a downtown Los Angeles restaurant that has operated continuously since 1908 and claims to have invented the French dip sandwich, according to Wikipedia. The restaurant has occupied its current building at 1001 North Alameda Street, on the edge of Chinatown near Union Station, since 1951, according to Wikipedia. Yelp reviewers in 2026 described the dining room's old-school Los Angeles charm and large seating capacity, according to Yelp. The restaurant continues operating at that address.

Its own website listed 2026-dated content and an active online-ordering option during a site check on 2026-09-08. A Yelp listing for the restaurant, updated in September 2026, shows nearly 7,800 reviews and corroborates continued operation, according to Yelp. No closure, relocation, or ownership change has been reported since the episode aired.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 1

Episode 10
Air date not confirmed
Title: Sandwich Paradise · What was featured: Philippe The Original's French dip sandwich
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 1 Food Paradise

Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. philippes.com https://www.philippes.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/philippe-the-original-los-angeles-4
  3. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_the_Original
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Record fp-0079 · checked by Cal Marchetti.