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What Happened to Lukshon After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Culver City, CA)

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As of September 2026, Lukshon has closed — confirmed via la.eater.com, January 19, 2023.

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Yelp

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What the source shows: Wikipedia's Lukshon entry, citing Eater (2023-01-19), reports chef Sang Yoon teased a relaunch that never happened, and cites a Yelp listing showing the restaurant remains closed.

Address

3239 Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'As Good as Mom's' episode featured Lukshon, chef Sang Yoon's Asian restaurant at the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City, known for dishes spanning Sichuan, Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Indian influences, including a Burmese fermented tea leaf salad and raw butterfish with coconut milk. Yoon, also the chef-owner of Father's Office, opened Lukshon in 2011, according to Wikipedia's Lukshon entry. The restaurant closed temporarily during the 2021 COVID-19 pandemic, and Eater reported on 2023-01-19 that Yoon was teasing a relaunch "later this year" while also reopening the Helms Bakery building. That relaunch did not happen: a Yelp listing cited on the same Wikipedia page shows Lukshon remains closed as of the page's most recent check.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 4
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
As Good as Mom's
What was featured
Sang Yoon's Asian small-plates menu at Lukshon
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Lukshon

Frequently asked questions

Is Lukshon still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Lukshon has closed — confirmed via la.eater.com, January 19, 2023.

What happened to Lukshon after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'As Good as Mom's' episode featured Lukshon, chef Sang Yoon's Asian restaurant at the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City, known for dishes spanning Sichuan, Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Indian influences, including a Burmese fermented tea leaf salad and raw butterfish with coconut milk. As of September 2026, Lukshon has closed — confirmed via la.eater.com, January 19, 2023.

Is Lukshon permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Lukshon has closed — confirmed via la.eater.com, January 19, 2023. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Lukshon located?

3239 Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

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

Season 6, Episode 4 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “As Good as Mom's”.

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Address
3239 Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
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Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukshon
  • la.eater.com — https://la.eater.com/2023/1/19/23550432/elf-echo-park-lukshon-culver-city-reopening-restaurant-pandemic-closures
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/lukshon-culver-city

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