Best Thing I Ever Ate Season 1: Every Restaurant and Where It Is Now
Season 1: 61 of 88 still open 12 episodes
61 of the 88 Season 1 restaurants we have researched are still open; 27 have closed. Season 1 of Best Thing I Ever Ate ran 12 episodes . 4 of the open restaurants have been renamed, relocated or sold to new owners. Each one carries its own dated source.
Every episode in Season 1
| Ep. | Restaurant | City | Aired | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Bandera Pilot | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| Pilot | Blue Ribbon (Blue Ribbon Brasserie) Pilot | New York, NY | — | Open |
| Pilot | Caffe Dante (Dante) Pilot | New York, NY | — | New owners |
| Pilot | Gates Bar-B-Q Pilot | Kansas City, MO | — | Open |
| Pilot | Jane Bistro Pilot | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| Pilot | Restaurant Guy Savoy, Caesars Palace Pilot | Las Vegas, NV | — | Open |
| Pilot | Shopsin's Pilot | New York, NY | — | Open |
| Pilot | Upstairs On the Square Pilot | Cambridge, MA | — | Closed |
| 1 | Balthazar Totally Fried | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 1 | Benny's Seafood Restaurant Totally Fried | Miami, FL | — | Closed |
| 1 | Joss Sushi (Joss Cafe & Sushi Bar) Totally Fried | Annapolis, MD | — | Open |
| 1 | Lola Totally Fried | Seattle, WA | — | Open |
| 1 | Lolita Totally Fried | Cleveland, OH | — | Closed |
| 1 | Publican Totally Fried | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 1 | Rawley's Drive In Totally Fried | Fairfield, CT | — | Open |
| 1 | The Red Cat Totally Fried | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 2 | Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous Bar-B-Que | Memphis, TN | — | Open |
| 2 | Daisy May's Bar-B-Que | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 2 | Dinosaur Bar B Que Bar-B-Que | Syracuse, NY | — | Open |
| 2 | North Main BBQ Bar-B-Que | Euless, TX | — | Closed |
| 2 | Pascal's Manale (Pascal's Manale by Dickie Brennan & Co.) Bar-B-Que | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 2 | Ronnie's Ribs, Wings and Other Things Bar-B-Que | Richmond, VA | — | Closed |
| 2 | The Salt Lick Bar-B-Que | Driftwood, TX | — | Open |
| 2 | Yank Sing Bar-B-Que | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 3 | Animal With Bacon | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 3 | Boccalone Salumeria With Bacon | San Francisco, CA | — | Closed |
| 3 | Choice Market With Bacon | Brooklyn, NY | — | Open |
| 3 | Dynamo Donut and Coffee With Bacon | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 3 | Father's Office With Bacon | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 3 | Hodad's With Bacon | San Diego, CA | — | Open |
| 3 | JCT Kitchen With Bacon | Atlanta, GA | — | Closed |
| 3 | Nopa With Bacon | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Al Forno Sugar Rush | Providence, RI | — | Open |
| 4 | Bi-Rite Creamery Sugar Rush | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Brigtsen's Restaurant Sugar Rush | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 4 | Luna Park Sugar Rush | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 4 | Riva Restaurant Sugar Rush | Santa Monica, CA | — | Closed |
| 4 | Stand Sugar Rush | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 4 | Tru Sugar Rush | Chicago, IL | — | Closed |
| 4 | Woodberry Kitchen Sugar Rush | Baltimore, MD | — | Open |
| 5 | Five Points Pizza | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 5 | Gino's East Pizza | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 5 | Graziella's Pizza | Brooklyn, NY | — | Open |
| 5 | Little Dom's Pizza | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 5 | Max Brenner Pizza | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 5 | Osteria Pizza | Philadelphia, PA | — | Open |
| 5 | Pizzeria Bianco Pizza | Phoenix, AZ | — | Open |
| 5 | Serious Pie Pizza | Seattle, WA | — | Open |
| 6 | Dahlia Lounge Obsessions | Seattle, WA | — | Closed |
| 6 | Hog Island Oyster Co. Obsessions | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 6 | Joe's Stone Crab Obsessions | Miami Beach, FL | — | Open |
| 6 | Lucky's Obsessions | Montecito, CA | — | Open |
| 6 | Ritz Seafood Obsessions | Voorhees Township, NJ | — | Closed |
| 6 | The Jug Handle Inn Obsessions | Cinnaminson, NJ | — | Open |
| 6 | Tree Bistro Obsessions | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 6 | Zarela Obsessions | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 7 | Ann Sather Wake Up Call | Chicago, IL | — | Relocated |
| 7 | Big Al's Diner Wake Up Call | Cleveland, OH | — | Open |
| 7 | BLD Wake Up Call | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 7 | Café 222 Wake Up Call | San Diego, CA | — | Open |
| 7 | Golden West Café Wake Up Call | Baltimore, MD | — | Open |
| 7 | Hugo's Wake Up Call | Valley Village, CA | — | Open |
| 7 | Jacques Torres Wake Up Call | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 7 | Matt's Big Breakfast Wake Up Call | Phoenix, AZ | — | Open |
| 8 | Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery Between Bread | Santa Monica, CA | — | Open |
| 8 | Carmen's Deli (Del Buono's Bakery & Carmen's Deli) Between Bread | Bellmawr, NJ | — | Open |
| 8 | Chaps Pit Beef Between Bread | Baltimore, MD | — | Relocated |
| 8 | Langer's Deli Between Bread | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 8 | Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwiches Between Bread | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 8 | Prune Between Bread | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 8 | Seti's Truck (Seti's Polish Boys) Between Bread | Cleveland, OH | — | Open |
| 8 | Yellow Submarine Between Bread | Maple Shade, NJ | — | Open |
| 9 | Buddakan With My Hands | Philadelphia, PA | — | Open |
| 9 | Chico's Tacos With My Hands | El Paso, TX | — | Open |
| 9 | Joan's on Third With My Hands | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 9 | Panzarotti Pizza King (The Panzarotti Spot) With My Hands | Camden, NJ | — | Renamed |
| 9 | Sarita's Pupuseria With My Hands | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 9 | The Spotted Pig With My Hands | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 9 | Uncle Lou's (Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken) With My Hands | Memphis, TN | — | Open |
| 9 | White Manna Hamburgers With My Hands | Hackensack, NJ | — | Open |
| 10 | Anchor & Hope Filled With Envy | San Francisco, CA | — | Closed |
| 10 | Bolete Filled With Envy | Bethlehem, PA | — | Open |
| 10 | Bouchon Filled With Envy | Yountville, CA | — | Open |
| 10 | Chinois on Main Filled With Envy | Santa Monica, CA | — | Open |
| 10 | Crustacean Filled With Envy | Beverly Hills, CA | — | Open |
| 10 | Frontera Grill Filled With Envy | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 10 | I Trulli Filled With Envy | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 10 | Olives, W Hotel Filled With Envy | New York, NY | — | Closed |