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Is Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market Still Open? (Costa Mesa, CA)

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As of September 2026, Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
filomenasoc.com

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, shows continuing reviews for Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market at 2400 Newport Blvd; the business's own current website independently corroborates ongoing operation under owner Linda Johnsen.

  • Season / episode Season 14, Episode 2
  • Original air date
  • Address 2400 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) traveled to Costa Mesa, California, for "Fight at Filomena's," a season 14 episode that aired April 27, 2019. The episode featured Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market, owned and run by chef Linda Johnsen, whose combined restaurant, market, and deli concept had a clean kitchen and organized dining room, though the episode depicted the owner unable to draw a paycheck from the business. Chef Robert Irvine's visit became notable within the show for an unusually contentious first day between Irvine and the owner, alongside the standard renovation of the dining space and adjustments to the market and deli operation attached to the restaurant.

Coverage following the episode described a sales rebound in the following months, including growth in market-side sales, and the hiring of a general manager that allowed the owner to shift toward higher-level strategy and branding rather than day-to-day operations. The restaurant has continued operating since under the same name at the same Newport Boulevard address.

Yelp's listing for Filomena's, last updated in August 2026, shows continuing reviews and photos, describing an old-world Italian menu served alongside an attached market, deli, and bakery. The business also maintains its own current website under owner Linda Johnsen's name, independently corroborating that the restaurant remains active at 2400 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa. No reporting was found describing any closure, rename, or ownership change since the 2019 episode.

Given the recency of the Yelp update and the independent corroboration from the business's own website, this entry is classified as open with verified confidence. This episode fell early in Restaurant: Impossible's season 14, the first season to air after a multi-year gap following season 13's original 2016 broadcast. No secondary review platform beyond Yelp was checked for this record, but the combination of a recently updated listing and the business's own actively maintained website together give this record's open status a stronger evidentiary basis than either source would provide alone.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 14, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Fight at Filomena's
What was featured
Renovation of the dining room and adjustments to the attached market/deli operation
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market

Frequently asked questions

Is Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) traveled to Costa Mesa, California, for "Fight at Filomena's," a season 14 episode that aired April 27, 2019. As of September 2026, Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market located?

2400 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market?

Season 14, Episode 2 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired April 27, 2019. The episode is titled “Fight at Filomena's”.

Did the makeover last at Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market?

The episode first aired April 27, 2019. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 7 years later —: As of September 2026, Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

Yelp's listing for Filomena's, last updated in August 2026, shows continuing reviews and photos, describing an old-world Italian menu served alongside an attached market, deli, and bakery. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Filomena's Italian Kitchen and Market still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Coverage following the episode described a sales rebound in the following months, including growth in market-side sales, and the hiring of a general manager that allowed the owner to shift toward higher-level strategy and branding rather than day-to-day operations. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
2400 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Venue type
market
Official website
filomenasoc.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/filomenas-italian-kitchen-and-market-costa-mesa
  • filomenasoc.com — https://www.filomenasoc.com/

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