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What Happened to The Mighty Cone (food trailer) After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, The Mighty Cone (food trailer) has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

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roaminghunger.com

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the truck's Barton Springs Road location was marked permanently closed, last updated 2026-07.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Deep Fried Paradise 4' episode featured The Mighty Cone, an Austin food trailer credited as one of the city's pioneering food-truck operations and known for its fried avocado and chicken 'cone' sandwiches, according to a guest profile on the local blog The Austinot. The truck originally operated near South Congress before relocating to The Picnic food truck park at 1720 Barton Springs Road, according to Roaming Hunger's business listing for the truck. According to Yelp, whose page for the Barton Springs Road address carried 504 accumulated reviews and was last updated in July 2026, the business was marked permanently closed. Tripadvisor separately maintained a review listing for the truck under the same Austin address, reflecting its long run as a stop on the city's food-trailer circuit before the closure recorded on Yelp.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 6
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Deep Fried Paradise 4
What was featured
fried avocado/chicken cone sandwiches on Deep Fried Paradise 4
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Mighty Cone (food trailer)

Frequently asked questions

Is The Mighty Cone (food trailer) still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Mighty Cone (food trailer) has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What happened to The Mighty Cone (food trailer) after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Deep Fried Paradise 4' episode featured The Mighty Cone, an Austin food trailer credited as one of the city's pioneering food-truck operations and known for its fried avocado and chicken 'cone' sandwiches, according to a guest profile on the local blog The Austinot. As of September 2026, The Mighty Cone (food trailer) has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Is The Mighty Cone (food trailer) permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Mighty Cone (food trailer) has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is The Mighty Cone (food trailer) located?

1720 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured The Mighty Cone (food trailer)?

Season 5, Episode 6 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Deep Fried Paradise 4”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

According to Yelp, whose page for the Barton Springs Road address carried 504 accumulated reviews and was last updated in July 2026, the business was marked permanently closed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
1720 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Venue type
truck
Official website
mightycone.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-mighty-cone-austin-7
  • roaminghunger.com — https://roaminghunger.com/the-mighty-cone/
  • austinot.com — https://austinot.com/guest-blog-the-mighty-cone-pioneer-among-austin-food-trucks

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