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What Happened to Sansei After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Honolulu, HI)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Honolulu, Hawaii

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Sansei has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as permanently closed at 2552 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815 as of 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network), in its "Extra Crispy" episode (S8E8), followed food writer Fanny Slater to Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar in Waikiki for the Crispy Tuna Roll, a dish that has been on Sansei's menu since the chain's first restaurant opened in Kapalua, Maui, in 1996, according to the Food Network episode page. Sansei is a sushi bar and seafood restaurant chain with additional locations on Maui and the Big Island. Yelp's listing for the Waikiki address at 2552 Kalakaua Avenue was updated in September 2026 and marks the restaurant permanently closed, though a second independent source confirming a closure date was not located. The Sansei chain continues operating its Maui and Big Island restaurants, according to the chain's own site, unaffected by the Waikiki location's listed status.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8

Episode 8
Air date not confirmed
Title: Extra Crispy · What was featured: Fanny Slater's favorite Crispy Tuna Roll, on the menu since 1996

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/sansei-seafood-restaurant-and-sushi-bar-honolulu
  2. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/the-best-thing-i-ever-ate/episodes/extra-crispy
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