What Happened to The Reef After You Gotta Eat Here!? (Vancouver, BC)
Current status
As of October 2026, The Reef has closed — confirmed via Google, October 19, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A public Google Maps listing for the Commercial Drive address is marked permanently closed, and Daily Hive reported the company's Main Street restaurant would end service on 2020-10-04.
- Season / episode Season 2, Episode 5
- Original air date
- Address 1018 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3W9
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
The 2013-03-01 episode of You Gotta Eat Here! (season 2, episode 5) featured poutine with a Caribbean twist at The Reef in Vancouver, according to the TVmaze episode listing, which does not say which of the company's two Vancouver restaurants was shown. The Reef was a Caribbean restaurant known for jerk chicken, curry and roti, according to Daily Hive. The Georgia Straight reported on 2008-06-25 that it had opened a restaurant at 1018 Commercial Drive that March, its third location after nine years on Main Street and five in Victoria. Daily Hive reported on 2020-09-25 that the Main Street restaurant would end service on 2020-10-04 after 21 years, and Curiocity wrote on 2020-12-31 that fans could still buy its sauces online. The restaurant's old web address now forwards to The Reef Market, which in October 2026 sold three jerk and curry marinades and hot sauces and showed a 2021 to 2026 copyright. A public Google Maps listing for 1018 Commercial Drive was marked permanently closed when checked on 2026-10-19.
Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!
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- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Original air date
- Episode title
- The Reef, Smokin' George's BBQ Restaurant and Takeout, Mickey's Dragon Pizza
- What was featured
- Poutine with a Caribbean twist at a Vancouver restaurant
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- The Reef
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Visit info
- Address
- 1018 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3W9
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- thereefrestaurant.com
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Sources
- Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The+Reef+1018+Commercial+Dr%2C+Vancouver%2C+BC+V5L+3W9
- dailyhive.com — https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-reef-closing-vancouver
- straight.com — https://www.straight.com/article-151108/surf-reef-drives-caribbean-vibe
- curiocity.com — https://curiocity.com/15-fantastic-restaurants-that-vancouver-lost-in-2020/amp/
- thereefmarket.com — https://www.thereefmarket.com/
- api.tvmaze.com — https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/15676/episodes
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