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Is The General Muir Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Atlanta, GA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10 Atlanta, Georgia

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The General Muir is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, and the Michelin Guide's active restaurant page both show The General Muir operating at its Emory Point address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate? 2 episodes

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10, Episode 9

The episode 'New Deli Done Right' (S10E9) featured The General Muir, an Atlanta delicatessen near Emory University known for house-cured meats and Jewish deli fare. The business operates from 1540 Avenue Place, Suite B-230, in the Emory Point development, according to Yelp's listing for the address. Yelp's page for The General Muir showed an update dated August 2026, listing 1,344 reviews and 1,846 photos. The Michelin Guide's website continued to include The General Muir among its listed Atlanta restaurants. A separate Yelp listing for a General Muir location on Blue Stone Road in Sandy Springs was marked closed, distinct from the Emory Point address the episode featured. No source located indicated a closure, relocation, or ownership change at the Avenue Place location.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 23, Episode 8 Aired

On the September 2015 episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives titled 'Beef It Up,' Guy Fieri visited The General Muir, a modern Jewish deli near Emory University in Atlanta run by chef-owner Todd Ginsberg. The segment centered on the restaurant's pastrami, prepared in the style of a classic New York Jewish deli and served in a hash alongside eggs. According to Flavortown USA and the show's own Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives location archive, pastrami-braised collard greens and a stacked turkey sandwich are also among the deli's house specialties. The Food Network's restaurant directory lists the business at Emory Point, 1540 Avenue Place, Atlanta.

The episodes Best Thing I Ever Ate

Episode 9
Air date not confirmed
Title: New Deli Done Right · What was featured: House-cured meats and Jewish deli fare near Emory University
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 23, Episode 8
Aired
Title: Beef It Up · What was featured: pastrami hash and modern Jewish deli fare

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Sources we checked 6 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-general-muir-atlanta
  2. guide.michelin.com https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/georgia/atlanta_2884144/restaurant/the-general-muir
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-general-muir-sandy-springs
  4. flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/846/the-general-muir
  5. dinersdriveinsdives.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdives.com/General-Muir-Atlanta-GA
  6. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ga/atlanta/the-general-muir-restaurant
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