Is The Boiling Crab Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 6 Alhambra, California
Current status
As of October 2026, The Boiling Crab is listed open on theboilingcrab.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The Boiling Crab's own Alhambra locations page, checked 2026-09-08, carried a 2026-07-02 page timestamp, a 2026 copyright notice, and posted hours matching the address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 6, Episode 3
- Address 129 West Main Street, Alhambra, CA 91801
- Website theboilingcrab.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured The Boiling Crab, an Alhambra, California outpost of the Cajun-seafood-boil chain, known for shellfish tossed in seasoned sauce and eaten by hand at the table. The chain was founded in 2004 and has grown to about 30 locations, mostly in California, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-09). According to The Boiling Crab's own website, theboilingcrab.com, the Alhambra location's page carried a timestamp of 2026-07-02 and a 2026 copyright notice when checked 2026-09-08, and listed the address as 129 W Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801, with hours of Monday-Friday 3-10 PM and Saturday-Sunday noon-10 PM. The page also referenced the chain's rewards program, merchandise shop, and franchise information, indicating an actively maintained site tied to a still-operating restaurant group at this address.
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Sources we checked
- theboilingcrab.com https://theboilingcrab.com/locations/alhambra/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boiling_Crab
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Record btiea-0520 · checked by Cal Marchetti.