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Is Abacus Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Dallas, TX)

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As of September 2026, Abacus shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

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What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as operational at 5480 La Sierra Dr, Dallas, TX 75231 on 2026-09-08.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured chef Kent Rathbun's modern American cooking at Abacus, a Dallas restaurant known for elevated dishes such as wok-charred lobster with sticky rice. Rathbun opened Abacus in Dallas in 1999, and the restaurant was named the city's most popular by the 2007 Zagat Survey, according to a Wikipedia biography of the chef. The same Wikipedia biography lists Abacus among Rathbun's current restaurants but supplies no street address and no dated confirmation of its current operating status. No other independently dated source describing Abacus's address, closure, or continued operation as of 2026-09-07 could be located for this record.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 13
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Best Thing I Ever Drank
What was featured
Wok-charred lobster and modern American tasting dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Abacus

Frequently asked questions

Is Abacus still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Abacus shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

What happened to Abacus after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured chef Kent Rathbun's modern American cooking at Abacus, a Dallas restaurant known for elevated dishes such as wok-charred lobster with sticky rice. As of September 2026, Abacus shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

Where is Abacus located?

Dallas, TX. That is the address on the record as of September 8, 2026.

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

Season 3, Episode 13 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Best Thing I Ever Drank”.

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Visit info

Address
Dallas, TX
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
abacusenvironment.com

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Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Rathbun

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