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What Happened to WoodSpoon After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, WoodSpoon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

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Secondary source
theinfatuation.com

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What the source shows: A dated Yelp listing marks WoodSpoon permanently closed, consistent with an inactive Infatuation review page.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured WoodSpoon's Brazilian home-style cooking, including its chicken pot pie and red-and-white sangrias, served at a small counter-service spot in Downtown Los Angeles's Historic Core. The restaurant was a longtime, Black-owned Brazilian eatery in that neighborhood, per its listing on Time Out's Los Angeles restaurant guide. A Yelp listing for WoodSpoon was updated 2026-05 and marks the restaurant permanently closed. The Infatuation's review page for WoodSpoon, still indexed under its Los Angeles restaurant guide, no longer shows current hours or an active reservation link, consistent with the Yelp closure listing. No source found in this pass names an exact closure date or a reason for the closing.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
The Classics
What was featured
WoodSpoon's Brazilian home cooking, including its chicken pot pie and sangria
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
WoodSpoon

Frequently asked questions

Is WoodSpoon still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, WoodSpoon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

What happened to WoodSpoon after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured WoodSpoon's Brazilian home-style cooking, including its chicken pot pie and red-and-white sangrias, served at a small counter-service spot in Downtown Los Angeles's Historic Core. As of September 2026, WoodSpoon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

Is WoodSpoon permanently closed?

As of September 2026, WoodSpoon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 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 WoodSpoon located?

107 West 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured WoodSpoon?

Season 2, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “The Classics”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Infatuation's review page for WoodSpoon, still indexed under its Los Angeles restaurant guide, no longer shows current hours or an active reservation link, consistent with the Yelp closure listing. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
107 West 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/woodspoon-los-angeles-5
  • theinfatuation.com — https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/wood-spoon
  • timeout.com — https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/woodspoon

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