Is Zankou Chicken Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 Los Angeles, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Zankou Chicken is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.
What the source shows: Zankou Chicken's own website (checked 2026-09-07) and a Yelp listing updated September 2026 both show the Sunset Boulevard location actively operating as part of the ongoing multi-location chain. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 10
- Address 5065 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Website zankouchicken.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'With Garlic' featured Zankou Chicken's garlic sauce, the pungent condiment widely credited with defining the restaurant's rotisserie chicken and shawarma. Zankou Chicken is a family-owned Mediterranean/Armenian rotisserie chicken chain that has operated in Los Angeles since 1962, and the Sunset Boulevard location sits in the Hollywood area. According to zankouchicken.com, checked 2026-09-07, the site described the chain's family recipes and referenced the Los Angeles Times' praise for the garlic sauce, and listed a 14-location footprint with an active rewards-program signup. Yelp's listing for the Hollywood Sunset Boulevard location, updated September 2026, showed continued reviews and photos.
A second nearby Zankou Chicken location on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood was also listed as active during the same review, according to Discover Los Angeles. No closure or relocation signals were found for the Sunset Boulevard address in Los Angeles.
The episode
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Ep 10Al-Noor
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Ep 10Bove's Cafe
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Ep 10Katz's Deli
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Ep 10Kuma's Corner
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Ep 10Rosarios Ristorante
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Sources we checked
- zankouchicken.com https://zankouchicken.com/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/zankou-chicken-hollywood-los-angeles
- discoverlosangeles.com https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/eat-drink/zankou-chicken-west-hollywood
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Record btiea-0374 · checked by Cal Marchetti.