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What Happened to Border Grill After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Border Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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Secondary source
bordergrill.com ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the Downtown LA Border Grill, updated August 2026, marks the location permanently closed, and the company's own locations page, checked September 2026, no longer lists a Figueroa Street address.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network) featured Border Grill in its "Big Cheese" episode (S8E9), spotlighting the restaurant's modern Mexican menu. Border Grill is a modern Mexican restaurant brand founded by chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, with a history of Los Angeles-area locations, according to the company's own website. According to Yelp, the Border Grill location at 445 South Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles was marked permanently closed on a listing updated in August 2026. Border Grill's own locations page, checked September 2026, lists an active restaurant at Los Angeles International Airport's Tom Bradley International Terminal and announces a new Hollywood Burbank Airport location opening in October 2026, without listing the Figueroa Street address, and also lists ongoing Border Grill locations in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the same company page.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Big Cheese
What was featured
Modern Mexican dishes at the L.A. location, part of the 'Big Cheese' episode
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Border Grill

Frequently asked questions

Is Border Grill still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Border Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Border Grill after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network) featured Border Grill in its "Big Cheese" episode (S8E9), spotlighting the restaurant's modern Mexican menu. As of September 2026, Border Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Border Grill permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Border Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Border Grill located?

445 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

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

Season 8, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Big Cheese”.

Is Border Grill still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network) featured Border Grill in its "Big Cheese" episode (S8E9), spotlighting the restaurant's modern Mexican menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
445 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
bordergrill.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/border-grill-downtown-la-los-angeles
  • bordergrill.com — https://www.bordergrill.com/locations/

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