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What Happened to La Isla After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Seattle, WA)

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As of September 2026, La Isla has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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Secondary source
laislacuisine.com

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for La Isla Cuisine at 2320 NW Market St, updated August 2026 and marked 'CLOSED,' reports the Ballard location closed due to fire damage.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

In the episode 'Layers of Goodness' (S9E15), the series featured La Isla Cuisine, a Puerto Rican restaurant at 2320 NW Market Street in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, known for Caribbean and coastal Puerto Rican dishes. Yelp's listing for the location, updated August 2026, is marked 'CLOSED' and reports the restaurant closed after fire damage. Laislacuisine.com, the business's own site, continues to promote the La Isla Cuisine name and describes it as Washington state's first Puerto Rican restaurant. According to public listing information, a separate La Isla Cuisine location has opened in Redmond, Washington, at the Redmond Square shopping center, operating independently of the Ballard address featured in the episode. Because the fire-related closure of the Ballard location has not been confirmed as permanent by an independent dated source, this record is reported rather than verified.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 15
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Layers of Goodness
What was featured
Puerto Rican coastal specialties at a Ballard restaurant
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
La Isla

Frequently asked questions

Is La Isla still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, La Isla has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to La Isla after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

In the episode 'Layers of Goodness' (S9E15), the series featured La Isla Cuisine, a Puerto Rican restaurant at 2320 NW Market Street in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, known for Caribbean and coastal Puerto Rican dishes. As of September 2026, La Isla has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is La Isla permanently closed?

As of September 2026, La Isla has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 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 La Isla located?

2320 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured La Isla?

Season 9, Episode 15 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Layers of Goodness”.

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Visit info

Address
2320 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
laislacuisine.com

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