What Happened to Robin's Restaurant After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Robin's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025.

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What the source shows: Google Places marks Robin's Restaurant as permanently closed, and a Yelp listing updated 2025-10 likewise marks the business permanently closed with no current website found.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "French Favorites," sugar artist and Food Network judge Kerry Vincent named Robin's Restaurant's crawfish etouffee as her favorite dish. Robin's was a Cajun and Creole restaurant at 1409 Henderson Highway in Henderson, Louisiana, part of the Atchafalaya Basin's crawfish country near Breaux Bridge, an area known for its crawfish farms and boil houses that draw visitors year-round. Some business directories list the same address under the neighboring town of Breaux Bridge rather than Henderson. A Yelp listing for the restaurant, updated 2025-10, marks Robin's Restaurant as permanently closed, and Google's Places listing, checked 2026-09-08, likewise shows the business as permanently closed, with no current working website found for the restaurant.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
French Favorites
What was featured
Crawfish etouffee, a Cajun stewed-crawfish dish
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Robin's Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Robin's Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Robin's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025.

What happened to Robin's Restaurant after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "French Favorites," sugar artist and Food Network judge Kerry Vincent named Robin's Restaurant's crawfish etouffee as her favorite dish. As of September 2026, Robin's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025.

Is Robin's Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Robin's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Robin's Restaurant located?

1409 Henderson Hwy, Henderson, LA 70517. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Robin's Restaurant?

Season 5, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “French Favorites”.

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Visit info

Address
1409 Henderson Hwy, Henderson, LA 70517
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/robins-restaurant-breaux-bridge
  • foodiepie.com — https://www.foodiepie.com/list.php?e=Best-Thing-I-Ever-Ate-French-Favorites

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