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What Happened to Cole's French Dip Sandwiches After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, Cole's French Dip Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via ktla.com, March 29, 2026.

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What the source shows: News coverage documents a permanent closure on 2026-03-29, matching a Yelp listing updated 2026-09 and the Google Places CLOSED_PERMANENTLY status collected for this project; the business's website returns a not-found error.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode featured Cole's French Dip Sandwiches' namesake dish, a roast-beef sandwich on a roll dipped in au jus, which the restaurant — opened in 1908 as Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet — is widely credited with inventing. The restaurant operated for well over a century in a historic tavern space at 118 E. 6th St. in Downtown Los Angeles. ABC7 Los Angeles reported in 2025 that the restaurant would remain open through the end of that year after first announcing a mid-2025 closing date, and KTLA reported that Cole's closed permanently on 2026-03-29 after repeated delays. A Yelp listing for the business, updated 2026-09, also marks it as closed, consistent with the Google Places business record collected for this project and with the restaurant's website (colesfrenchdip.com), which returned a not-found error when checked on 2026-09-09.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 12, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Happy Hour
What was featured
The century-old French dip sandwich Cole's is credited with inventing
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cole's French Dip Sandwiches

Frequently asked questions

Is Cole's French Dip Sandwiches still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cole's French Dip Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via ktla.com, March 29, 2026.

What happened to Cole's French Dip Sandwiches after Food Paradise?

The episode featured Cole's French Dip Sandwiches' namesake dish, a roast-beef sandwich on a roll dipped in au jus, which the restaurant — opened in 1908 as Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet — is widely credited with inventing. As of September 2026, Cole's French Dip Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via ktla.com, March 29, 2026.

Is Cole's French Dip Sandwiches permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cole's French Dip Sandwiches has closed — confirmed via ktla.com, March 29, 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 Cole's French Dip Sandwiches located?

118 E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Cole's French Dip Sandwiches?

Season 12, Episode 10 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Happy Hour”.

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Visit info

Address
118 E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
colesfrenchdip.com

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Sources

  • ktla.com — https://ktla.com/news/local-news/historic-los-angeles-eatery-closing-for-real-this-time/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/coles-french-dip-los-angeles
  • colesfrenchdip.com — http://colesfrenchdip.com/

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