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What Happened to Estrada's Restaurant? (Daly City, CA)

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As of September 2026, Estrada's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via kqed.org, 2019.

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kqed.org ·
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sfchronicle.com ·

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What the source shows: KQED and the San Francisco Chronicle reported the closure of Estrada's Restaurant at 7440 Mission St around 2019, after 102 years in business, attributing it to the owners' choice to step back once the business was debt-free rather than any forced shutdown.

  • Season / episode Season 7, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 7440 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) chef Robert Irvine visited Estrada's Restaurant in Daly City, California, for the episode "Mumbo Jumbo" (Season 7, Episode 13), which aired February 5, 2014. The Mission Street Mexican restaurant, a family operation with decades of local history, was dealing with a sales decline and menu problems the show attributed to an overloaded, dated menu and kitchen inefficiencies. Irvine's crew renovated the dining room over two days on the production's standard budget, refreshing the space with new colors, seating, and signage while nodding to the restaurant's long local history. In the kitchen, Irvine trimmed the menu and reworked several core Mexican dishes to standardize prep and cut ticket times, and worked with the family on kitchen roles and communication, since the show described friction between generations of family members running the business. Following the episode, Estrada's continued operating for several more years. Multiple Bay Area news outlets — including KQED, the San Francisco Chronicle, and KTVU — reported the closure around 2019, after 102 years in business at the Mission Street location, with the family citing a wish for the owners to step back once the business was finally debt-free, rather than any single financial collapse. Coverage noted a sale of the property to new operators who intended to open a different concept in its place. A Yelp listing for Estrada's Restaurant remains marked closed as of a May 2026 site check, consistent with the earlier news reporting, and no evidence was found of the Estrada's name returning to the address since. The restaurant's Mission Street location had made it a fixture for generations of Daly City families, and multiple outlets framed the 2019 closure as the end of a long-running neighborhood institution rather than an abrupt closing. Anyone interested in what currently occupies the Mission Street address should check current local listings directly, since sources reviewed here describe new operators taking over the space but do not name the resulting business.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 7, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Mumbo Jumbo
What was featured
Menu overhaul, family operations, and dining-room renovation
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Estrada's Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Estrada's Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Estrada's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via kqed.org, 2019.

What happened to Estrada's Restaurant after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) chef Robert Irvine visited Estrada's Restaurant in Daly City, California, for the episode "Mumbo Jumbo" (Season 7, Episode 13), which aired February 5, 2014. As of September 2026, Estrada's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via kqed.org, 2019.

Is Estrada's Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Estrada's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via kqed.org, 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Estrada's Restaurant located?

7440 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Estrada's Restaurant?

Season 7, Episode 13 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired February 5, 2014. The episode is titled “Mumbo Jumbo”.

Did the makeover last at Estrada's Restaurant?

The episode first aired February 5, 2014. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 12 years later —: As of September 2026, Estrada's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via kqed.org, 2019.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

Anyone interested in what currently occupies the Mission Street address should check current local listings directly, since sources reviewed here describe new operators taking over the space but do not name the resulting business. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Estrada's Restaurant still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

The Mission Street Mexican restaurant, a family operation with decades of local history, was dealing with a sales decline and menu problems the show attributed to an overloaded, dated menu and kitchen inefficiencies. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
7440 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • kqed.org — https://www.kqed.org/news/11723139/estradas-restaurant-closes-after-102-years-of-serving-daly-city
  • sfchronicle.com — https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Estrada-s-a-beloved-Daly-City-restaurant-13585982.php
  • KQED
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • KTVU
  • CBS San Francisco
  • Food Network

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