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Is The Chicken or the Egg Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10 Beach Haven, New Jersey

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Chicken or the Egg is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own website, checked live on 2026-09-08, shows 2026 copyright dating and text stating the Beach Haven location is open every day. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate? 2 episodes

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10, Episode 10

The episode 'Special Occasion' (S10E10) featured The Chicken or the Egg, a Beach Haven breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot known for wings and its brunch menu. The restaurant operates from 207 North Bay Avenue according to the business's own website, 492fowl.com. A site check on 2026-09-08 found the page live with 2026 copyright dating, an active online-ordering widget, and text reading 'Beach Haven open every day now!' The same site listed a companion Marlton, New Jersey location with its own posted hours and calendar of events. No source located indicated a closure, relocation, or ownership change at the North Bay Avenue address.

Man v. Food, Season 3, Episode 12 Aired

The Chicken or the Egg appeared on Man v. Food's New Jersey shore episode (S3E12), which first aired August 25, 2010. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner at its original Beach Haven location on Long Beach Island, known for large weekend brunch crowds and a wing-heavy dinner menu. According to the restaurant's own website, letschegg.com, the Beach Haven location's page reads "Beach Haven open every day now!" and lists current promotions dated into 2026, as observed in a September 8, 2026 check. The site also lists a second location in Marlton, New Jersey, with its own hours and calendar of events, indicating the business has expanded beyond its original Beach Haven restaurant since the 2010 episode aired.

The episodes Best Thing I Ever Ate

Air date not confirmed
Title: Special Occasion · What was featured: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and wings at a Jersey Shore spot
Aired
What was featured: Beach Haven, NJ breakfast-and-brunch restaurant featured on Man v. Food

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. 492fowl.com https://492fowl.com/
  2. letschegg.com http://www.letschegg.com/
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