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Is Hot Joy Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (San Antonio, TX)

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As of September 2026, Hot Joy is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: Yelp's business listing for Hot Joy, updated September 2026, shows the restaurant actively receiving customer reviews at its San Antonio address.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network) featured Hot Joy in its "Extra Crispy" episode (S8E8), highlighting the San Antonio kitchen's Asian-fusion small plates and fried dishes as part of the episode's crispy-food theme. Hot Joy is an Asian fusion restaurant that pairs its menu with tiki-inspired cocktails, beer, and sake, and offers lunch specials and a daily happy hour. According to Yelp, whose Hot Joy listing was updated in September 2026, the restaurant continues to draw customer reviews at its San Antonio location near Broadway and East Jones Avenue. The listing shows ongoing review activity into September 2026, with the Asian-fusion menu and cocktail program still the draw noted by reviewers on that update, and reviewers on the same Yelp listing continued to describe the small-plates menu and cocktail selection as the restaurant's main attraction.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 8
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Extra Crispy
What was featured
Asian-fusion small plates and fried dishes, part of the 'Extra Crispy' theme
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Hot Joy

Frequently asked questions

Is Hot Joy still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Hot Joy is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Hot Joy after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network) featured Hot Joy in its "Extra Crispy" episode (S8E8), highlighting the San Antonio kitchen's Asian-fusion small plates and fried dishes as part of the episode's crispy-food theme. As of September 2026, Hot Joy is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Hot Joy located?

1101 East Jones Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78215. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Hot Joy?

Season 8, Episode 8 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Extra Crispy”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

According to Yelp, whose Hot Joy listing was updated in September 2026, the restaurant continues to draw customer reviews at its San Antonio location near Broadway and East Jones Avenue. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Hot Joy still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

Hot Joy is an Asian fusion restaurant that pairs its menu with tiki-inspired cocktails, beer, and sake, and offers lunch specials and a daily happy hour. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
1101 East Jones Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78215
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hot-joy-san-antonio-2

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