Best Thing I Ever Ate Season 8: Every Restaurant and Where It Is Now
Season 8: 68 of 80 still open 13 episodes
68 of the 80 Season 8 restaurants we have researched are still open; 12 have closed. Season 8 of Best Thing I Ever Ate ran 13 episodes . 5 of the open restaurants have been renamed, relocated or sold to new owners. Each one carries its own dated source.
Every episode in Season 8
| Ep. | Restaurant | City | Aired | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Au Cheval Worth the Wait | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 1 | Callie's Hot Little Biscuit Worth the Wait | Charleston, SC | — | Open |
| 1 | Howlin' Rays Worth the Wait | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 1 | La Barbecue Worth the Wait | Austin, TX | — | Open |
| 1 | Marcel Worth the Wait | Atlanta, GA | — | Open |
| 1 | Nong's Khao Man Gai Worth the Wait | Portland, OR | — | Open |
| 1 | Tratto Worth the Wait | Phoenix, AZ | — | Open |
| 2 | Broken Spanish (Broken Spanish Comedor) Feats of Meat | Los Angeles, CA | — | Relocated |
| 2 | Salt & Char Feats of Meat | Saratoga Springs, NY | — | Open |
| 2 | Tom, Dick & Hank Feats of Meat | College Park, GA | — | Relocated |
| 2 | Zahav Feats of Meat | Philadelphia, PA | — | Open |
| 3 | Boka Life Changers | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 3 | Edwins Restaurant (Edwins) Life Changers | Cleveland Heights, OH | — | Relocated |
| 3 | Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana Life Changers | New Haven, CT | — | Open |
| 3 | Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop Life Changers | Lahaina, HI | — | Open |
| 3 | PinPoint Life Changers | Wilmington, NC | — | Open |
| 3 | State Bird Provisions Life Changers | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 3 | The Annex Kitchen Life Changers | Fresno, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Beatrice Inn Picture Perfect | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 4 | Craftsman & Wolves (The Den by Craftsman and Wolves) Picture Perfect | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Destroyer Picture Perfect | Culver City, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Felix (Felix Trattoria) Picture Perfect | Venice, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Sqirl Picture Perfect | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 4 | Willa Jean Picture Perfect | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 5 | Brennan's Throwback | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 5 | Cotton Throwback | Manchester, NH | — | Open |
| 5 | Gene & Georgetti Throwback | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 5 | Little Donkey Throwback | Cambridge, MA | — | Open |
| 5 | Rainbow Drive-In Throwback | Honolulu, HI | — | Open |
| 5 | Sally Bell's Kitchen Throwback | Richmond, VA | — | Open |
| 6 | Cowboy Ciao Voted Most Popular | Scottsdale, AZ | — | Closed |
| 6 | Crank & Boom Voted Most Popular | Lexington, KY | — | Open |
| 6 | Miller Union Voted Most Popular | Atlanta, GA | — | Open |
| 6 | Newport Seafood Voted Most Popular | San Gabriel, CA | — | Open |
| 7 | Biscuit Love Southern Charm | Nashville, TN | — | Open |
| 7 | Bottega Café (Bottega) Southern Charm | Birmingham, AL | — | Open |
| 7 | Dooky Chase's Restaurant Southern Charm | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 7 | Wallace Station Southern Charm | Versailles, KY | — | Open |
| 7 | Willie May's Scotch House (Willie Mae's NOLA) Southern Charm | New Orleans, LA | — | Relocated |
| 8 | Estiatorio Milos Extra Crispy | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 8 | Hot Joy Extra Crispy | San Antonio, TX | — | Open |
| 8 | Sake Bar Hagi 46 (Sake Bar Hagi) Extra Crispy | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 8 | Sansei Extra Crispy | Honolulu, HI | — | Closed |
| 8 | Sattdown Jamaican Extra Crispy | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 8 | Turkey and the Wolf Extra Crispy | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 9 | Border Grill Big Cheese | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 9 | Citizen Pie Big Cheese | Cleveland, OH | — | Open |
| 9 | Horseshoe Hill Café Big Cheese | Fort Worth, TX | — | Closed |
| 9 | Lilia Big Cheese | Brooklyn, NY | — | Open |
| 9 | Maria's New Mexican Kitchen Big Cheese | Santa Fe, NM | — | Open |
| 9 | Soul Vegetarian Big Cheese | Atlanta, GA | — | Closed |
| 9 | Spoon and Stable Big Cheese | Minneapolis, MN | — | Open |
| 10 | Bavette La Boucherie Sandwich Hall of Fame | Milwaukee, WI | — | Closed |
| 10 | Fred's Meat & Bread Sandwich Hall of Fame | Atlanta, GA | — | Open |
| 10 | Mahony's Po-Boy Shop Sandwich Hall of Fame | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 10 | McNally's Tavern Sandwich Hall of Fame | Philadelphia, PA | — | Open |
| 10 | Millburn Deli Sandwich Hall of Fame | Millburn, NJ | — | Open |
| 10 | Pike Road Butcher Block Sandwich Hall of Fame | Pike Road, AL | — | Closed |
| 10 | Pisillo Italian Panini Sandwich Hall of Fame | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 11 | Bhatti Indian Grill Serious Spice | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 11 | Guisados Serious Spice | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 11 | Mission Chinese Serious Spice | San Francisco, CA | — | Open |
| 11 | New Rebozo (N Rebozo) Serious Spice | Forest Park, IL | — | Relocated |
| 11 | Rasika (West End) Serious Spice | Washington, DC | — | Open |
| 11 | Redbird Serious Spice | Los Angeles, CA | — | Open |
| 11 | Shuang Cheng Serious Spice | Minneapolis, MN | — | Open |
| 12 | Carl's Drive-In Hamburger Heaven | Brentwood, MO | — | Open |
| 12 | Clinton Hall Hamburger Heaven | New York, NY | — | Open |
| 12 | Green Truck Pub Hamburger Heaven | Savannah, GA | — | Open |
| 12 | Ink. Well Hamburger Heaven | Los Angeles, CA | — | Closed |
| 12 | Lucky Buns Hamburger Heaven | Washington, DC | — | Open |
| 12 | Publican Quality Meats Hamburger Heaven | Chicago, IL | — | Open |
| 12 | Shouk Hamburger Heaven | Washington, DC | — | Closed |
| 13 | Kemur Tatsu-Ya Small Plates, Big Taste | Austin, TX | — | Open |
| 13 | La Petite Grocery Small Plates, Big Taste | New Orleans, LA | — | Open |
| 13 | NoMad Small Plates, Big Taste | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 13 | The Toasted Frog Small Plates, Big Taste | Grand Forks, ND | — | Open |
| 13 | Toro Small Plates, Big Taste | New York, NY | — | Closed |
| 13 | Valette Small Plates, Big Taste | Healdsburg, CA | — | Open |
| 13 | Virtú Honest Craft Small Plates, Big Taste | Scottsdale, AZ | — | Open |