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Is Tamales Ancira Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (San Diego, CA)

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As of September 2026, Tamales Ancira shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

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What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as operational at 2260 Main St Unit 17, Chula Vista, CA 91911 on 2026-09-08.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured the restaurant in its Holiday Delights episode (S11E5), a segment built around a tamale specialty implied by the business's name. Tamales Ancira is a Mexican restaurant with multiple listed locations in the San Diego area. Yelp carries a page for a location at 2015 Garnet Avenue in San Diego, last updated February 2026, and a separate page for a former location at 1404 Garnet Avenue in San Diego marked as closed with no update date shown. Yelp and Tripadvisor also list active pages for locations in Chula Vista and Escondido, California, and search results describe a long-running Tijuana location as well. Because the San Diego listings conflict on which address is current, and no dated source confirms which location the show featured, this record could not be resolved to a single current status.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 5
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Holiday Delights
What was featured
the restaurant's tamales, per its name and Mexican-cuisine listings
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Tamales Ancira

Frequently asked questions

Is Tamales Ancira still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Tamales Ancira shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

What happened to Tamales Ancira after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured the restaurant in its Holiday Delights episode (S11E5), a segment built around a tamale specialty implied by the business's name. As of September 2026, Tamales Ancira shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

Where is Tamales Ancira located?

2015 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, CA 92109. That is the address on the record as of September 8, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Tamales Ancira?

Season 11, Episode 5 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Holiday Delights”.

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Visit info

Address
2015 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, CA 92109
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
tamalesancira.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tamales-ancira-san-diego
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tamales-ancira-san-diego-2
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tamales-ancira-chula-vista?start=60
  • Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g32210-d4947117-Reviews-Tamales_Ancira-Chula_Vista_California.html

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