Best Thing I Ever Ate Season 2: Every Restaurant and Where It Is Now
Season 2: 72 of 102 still open 13 episodes
72 of the 102 Season 2 restaurants we have researched are still open; 30 have closed. Season 2 of Best Thing I Ever Ate ran 13 episodes . 8 of the open restaurants have been renamed, relocated or sold to new owners. Each one carries its own dated source.
Every episode in Season 2
| Ep. | Restaurant | City | Aired | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beachcomber BBQ & Grill Holiday | St Simons Island, GA | — | Open |
| 1 | Boka Restaurant Holiday | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 1 | Casa Adela Holiday | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 1 | Emporio Rulli Holiday | Larkspur, CA | — | Open |
| 1 | Peking Gourmet Inn Holiday | Falls Church, VA | — | Open |
| 1 | The Colonial Inn (Concord's Colonial Inn) Holiday | Concord, MA | — | Open |
| 1 | The Patterson House Holiday | Nashville, TN | — | Open |
| 1 | The Rotunda at Neiman-Marcus Holiday | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 2 | Alcenia's Hometown Favorites | Memphis, TN | — | Open |
| 2 | Chefs of New York Hometown Favorites | East Northport, NY | — | Open |
| 2 | Duke's Bar B-Que Hometown Favorites | Orangeburg, SC | — | Open |
| 2 | Jack's Cosmic Dog Hometown Favorites | Mount Pleasant, SC | — | Open |
| 2 | Marshland Hometown Favorites | Sandwich, MA | — | Open |
| 2 | St. John's Club Hometown Favorites | Fall River, MA | — | New owners |
| 2 | Umami Burger Hometown Favorites | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 2 | Vine Street Cafe Hometown Favorites | Shelter Island, NY | — | Open |
| 3 | Angelini Osteria (Angelini Osteria & Alimentari) Cheesy | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 3 | Artisanal Bistro Cheesy | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 3 | Bon Ton Cafe (Bon Ton Prime Rib) Cheesy | New Orleans, LA | — | New owners |
| 3 | Cafe des Artistes Cheesy | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 3 | E.A.T. Cheesy | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 3 | Le Goulue Cheesy | Bal Harbour, FL | — | Closed |
| 3 | Zinc Bistro Cheesy | Scottsdale, AZ | — | Open |
| 4 | Baked Salty Goodness | Brooklyn, NY | — | Open |
| 4 | Bottega Salty Goodness | Yountville, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Czuchraj Meats Salty Goodness | Cleveland, OH | — | Open |
| 4 | Kanella (Kanella Grill) Salty Goodness | Philadelphia, PA | — | Open |
| 4 | Les Madeleines Salty Goodness | Salt Lake City, UT | — | Closed |
| 4 | Pietro's Salty Goodness | New York, NY | — | Relocated |
| 4 | The Dillard House Salty Goodness | Dillard, GA | — | Open |
| 4 | Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building Salty Goodness | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 5 | Amada Meat-Fest | Philadelphia, PA | — | Open |
| 5 | Cold Spring Tavern Meat-Fest | Santa Barbara, CA | — | Open |
| 5 | Incanto Meat-Fest | San Francisco, CA | — | Closed |
| 5 | Joe Boston's Italian Beef Meat-Fest | Chicago, IL | — | Closed |
| 5 | No. 7 Meat-Fest | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 5 | Resto Meat-Fest | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 5 | Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto Meat-Fest | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 5 | Sardinia Enoteca Restaurante Meat-Fest | Miami Beach, FL | — | Closed |
| 6 | A.O.C. Snack Attack | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 6 | Craftsteak Snack Attack | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 6 | Downtown Bakery Snack Attack | Healdsburg, CA | — | Open |
| 6 | Kogi BBQ Snack Attack | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 6 | McClure's Pickles Snack Attack | Detroit, MI | — | Relocated |
| 6 | Paia Fish Market Snack Attack | Paia, HI | — | Open |
| 6 | Socca Snack Attack | Chicago, IL | — | Closed |
| 6 | Union Square Cafe Snack Attack | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 7 | Buckeye Roadhouse Chocolate | Mill Valley, CA | — | Open |
| 7 | Etats-Unis Chocolate | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 7 | Hominy Grill Chocolate | Charleston, SC | — | Closed |
| 7 | Jean Georges Chocolate | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 7 | Kee's Chocolates Chocolate | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 7 | Levain Bakery Chocolate | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 7 | Loteria Grill Chocolate | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 7 | May St. Cafe Chocolate | Chicago, IL | — | Closed |
| 8 | Akasha Crunchy | Culver City, CA | — | Closed |
| 8 | Beach Bakery Cafe Crunchy | Westhampton Beach, NY | — | Open |
| 8 | Blue Ribbon at Brooklyn Bowl Crunchy | Brooklyn, NY | — | Open |
| 8 | Chinatown Brasserie Crunchy | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 8 | E&O Trading Company (E&O Kitchen and Bar) Crunchy | San Francisco, CA | — | Renamed |
| 8 | Flo's Clam Shack Crunchy | Middletown, RI | — | Open |
| 8 | Le Bernardin Crunchy | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 9 | Butter Lane The Classics | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 9 | Carneys (Carney's Restaurant) The Classics | West Hollywood, CA | — | Open |
| 9 | House of Prime Rib The Classics | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 9 | Il Vagabondo The Classics | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 9 | K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen The Classics | New Orleans, LA | — | Closed |
| 9 | Parc The Classics | Philadelphia, PA | — | Open |
| 9 | The 1770 House (1770 House Restaurant & Inn) The Classics | East Hampton, NY | — | Open |
| 9 | WoodSpoon The Classics | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 10 | Bouchon Bakery Guilty Pleasures | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 10 | Cabby Shack (Cabbyshack) Guilty Pleasures | Plymouth, MA | — | Open |
| 10 | Dangerously Delicious Pies Guilty Pleasures | Baltimore, MD | — | Open |
| 10 | Mother's Restaurant Guilty Pleasures | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 10 | Pete and Sam's Restaurant Guilty Pleasures | Memphis, TN | — | Open |
| 10 | Restaurant Iris Guilty Pleasures | Memphis, TN | — | Relocated |
| 10 | Strip House Steak House Guilty Pleasures | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 10 | The Greenhouse Tavern Guilty Pleasures | Cleveland, OH | — | Closed |
| 11 | Devi Hot and Spicy | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 11 | Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Hot and Spicy | Columbus, OH | — | Open |
| 11 | Jitlada Hot and Spicy | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 11 | Loaves & Fishes Hot and Spicy | Sagaponack, NY | — | Open |
| 11 | Penang Garden Hot and Spicy | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 11 | Raz'z Bar and Grill Hot and Spicy | Nashville, TN | — | Closed |
| 11 | St. Elmo Steak House Hot and Spicy | Indianapolis, IN | — | Open |
| 11 | Urban Belly (Urbanbelly) Hot and Spicy | Chicago, IL | — | Relocated |
| 12 | A Salt & Battery Totally Unexpected | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 12 | D'Angelo Bread (D'Angelo Bakery) Totally Unexpected | Santa Barbara, CA | — | Open |
| 12 | Evvia Estiatorio Totally Unexpected | Palo Alto, CA | — | Open |
| 12 | Humphry Slocombe Totally Unexpected | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 12 | Lopez Southwestern Kitchen Totally Unexpected | Cleveland Heights, OH | — | Closed |
| 12 | Relish Totally Unexpected | Roswell, GA | — | Closed |
| 12 | The Modern Totally Unexpected | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 12 | The Monday Room Totally Unexpected | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 13 | Crystal Grill Chilled Perfection | Greenwood, MS | — | Closed |
| 13 | Euro Pane Chilled Perfection | Pasadena, CA | — | Relocated |
| 13 | Mama's Fish House Chilled Perfection | Paia, HI | — | Open |
| 13 | Ola @ The Sanctuary Hotel Chilled Perfection | Miami Beach, FL | — | Closed |
| 13 | Piatianni Ristorante Chilled Perfection | Brooklyn, NY | — | Closed |
| 13 | PJ's Family Restaurant Chilled Perfection | Wellfleet, MA | — | Open |
| 13 | Rice to Riches Chilled Perfection | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 13 | Snake River Grill Chilled Perfection | Jackson, WY | — | Open |