Is Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) Still Open? (New Orleans, LA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the business, filed as Roman Chewing Candy and updated July 2026, showed it active at 5510 Constance Street, the company's home base for its mobile taffy cart.
- Season / episode Season 6, Episode 2
- Address 5510 Constance Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured the Roman Candy Company, whose taffy has been sold from a mule-drawn wagon on the streets of New Orleans for more than a century. Founder Sam Cortese built the original cart in 1915; the same cart, since updated to meet current sanitation rules, is still used today, according to Atlas Obscura and The Takeout. The company hand-pulls roughly 700 to 800 sticks of taffy a day in vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate flavors, and operator Ron Kottemann runs the wagon without a fixed daily route, while his son Daniel runs a second cart at a permanent stand at the Audubon Zoo. According to a Yelp listing for the business, filed as Roman Chewing Candy and updated July 2026, it remained active at 5510 Constance Street, the company's home base, with 17 customer reviews on file.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- New Orleans
- What was featured
- Mule-drawn taffy cart, a century-old New Orleans street tradition
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart)
Frequently asked questions
Is Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured the Roman Candy Company, whose taffy has been sold from a mule-drawn wagon on the streets of New Orleans for more than a century. As of September 2026, Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) located?
5510 Constance Street, New Orleans, LA 70115. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart)?
Season 6, Episode 2 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “New Orleans”.
What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?
According to a Yelp listing for the business, filed as Roman Chewing Candy and updated July 2026, it remained active at 5510 Constance Street, the company's home base, with 17 customer reviews on file. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 5510 Constance Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Venue type
- truck
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Louisiana
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/roman-chewing-candy-new-orleans
- atlasobscura.com — https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/roman-candy-new-orleans
- thetakeout.com — https://www.thetakeout.com/1752957/history-roman-candy-mule/
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