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What Happened to Chino Locos After You Gotta Eat Here!? (Toronto, ON)

You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 2 Toronto, Ontario

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Chino Locos has closed — confirmed via blogto.com, April 2023.

What the source shows: BlogTO's closure article, filed under April 2023, reports the last remaining Chino Locos, the original Leslieville restaurant, closed on March 31, and a Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-19 marks 4 Greenwood Ave permanently closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

The Season 2 episode "Chino Locos; Memphis Fire Barbeque Company; Deja Vu Cafe," which aired 2013-04-05, visited Chino Locos in Toronto, where TheTVDB's episode overview says the burritos come with noodles inside; it names burritos called Da Finest Fish Burrito and Off-Da-Hook. BlogTO described the business as serving burritos that mix Chinese and Tex-Mex flavors, especially chow mein burritos, and reported that a Church Street location closed in 2014 and a Broadview outpost closed in 2019. In a closure article filed under April 2023 in its web address, BlogTO reported that the last remaining location, the original Leslieville restaurant, closed on March 31. A Google Maps listing for Chino Locos at 4 Greenwood Ave, Toronto, checked on 2026-10-19, is marked permanently closed.

The episode You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 2

Aired
Title: Chino Locos; Memphis Fire Barbeque Company; Deja Vu Cafe · What was featured: Burritos filled with noodles, including chow mein-style burritos

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : A noodle-filled burrito served at Chino Locos in Toronto is featured, along with smoked meat found at the Memphis Fire Barbeque Company in Winona, Ont. Also: the Deja Vu Café in Moose Jaw, Sask., offers 74 dipping sauces and deep-fried fruit.

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. TheTVDB https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4853404
  2. blogto.com https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2023/04/chino-locos-toronto-closed
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