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Is Matt's Big Breakfast Still Open? Update (Phoenix, AZ)

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As of September 2026, Matt's Big Breakfast is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
phxrailfood.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the downtown location, updated September 2026, and a January 2026 phxrailfood.com article both describe Matt's Big Breakfast as an actively operating Phoenix restaurant with recent reviews.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Matt's Big Breakfast, a downtown Phoenix restaurant known for scratch-made breakfast plates, in a 'Wake Up Call' segment on morning fare. Matt's Big Breakfast opened in downtown Phoenix and has since expanded to Biltmore Plaza, Glendale-Arrowhead, and Gilbert-Epicenter locations, according to mattsbigbreakfast.com. A September 8, 2026 check of mattsbigbreakfast.com found the site live, noting all locations open for Labor Day weekend with a first-come, first-served waitlist system and an online-ordering option, according to mattsbigbreakfast.com.

Matt's Big Breakfast is a downtown Phoenix diner that Matt Pool and Erenia Lara opened near First and McKinley streets in 2004, according to Copper Courier. It first appeared on 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' in the 2008 episode 'Big Breakfast' (Season 3, Episode 1); the 'Best of Breakfast' compilation (S21E15, aired 2014-12-23) marked the restaurant's second appearance on the show, according to FlavortownUSA.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Matt's Big Breakfast, a breakfast-and-lunch restaurant in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, for its scratch-made big breakfast platters during the episode "Big Breakfast," which aired 2008-03-10. The restaurant, run by husband-and-wife team Matt Pool and Ernie (Erenia) Lara, opened at 825 North 1st Street and has served breakfast and lunch seven days a week for more than two decades. A Yelp business listing for the downtown location, updated September 2026, shows continued reviews and current operating information. A January 2026 article on phxrailfood.com described Matt's Big Breakfast as an established Phoenix breakfast destination that has since expanded to a Camelback Road location and a Sky Harbor Airport counter. No source located reports any closure or relocation for the downtown restaurant.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 7
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Wake Up Call
What was featured
its scratch-made breakfast menu
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Matt's Big Breakfast
Season / episode
Season 21, Episode 15
Original air date
Episode title
Best of Breakfast
What was featured
Classic breakfast plates at the founders' downtown Phoenix diner
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Matt's Big Breakfast
Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 1
Original air date
Episode title
Big Breakfast
What was featured
Signature big breakfast platters and griddle classics
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Matt's Big Breakfast

Frequently asked questions

Is Matt's Big Breakfast still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Matt's Big Breakfast is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to Matt's Big Breakfast after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Matt's Big Breakfast, a downtown Phoenix restaurant known for scratch-made breakfast plates, in a 'Wake Up Call' segment on morning fare. As of September 2026, Matt's Big Breakfast is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is Matt's Big Breakfast located?

825 North 1st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Matt's Big Breakfast?

Season 1, Episode 7 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Wake Up Call”.

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Visit info

Address
825 North 1st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
mattsbigbreakfast.com

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