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What Happened to Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin? (Kilgore, TX)

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As of September 2026, Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for Nanny Goat's Cafe at 107 N Kilgore St shows a permanently-closed status as of an August 2026 update; the fan blog Food Network Gossip (unverified) had earlier reported the business closing around November 2013, an account that could not be independently corroborated here.

  • Season / episode Season 5, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 107 N Kilgore St, Kilgore, TX 75662

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) visited Nanny Goat's Cafe and Feed Bin in Kilgore, Texas, for an episode that aired February 20, 2013. The Longview News-Journal previewed the show's arrival in the area, and according to Food Network's own episode description, owner Nancy Dupre, once a successful restaurant operator, had depleted her savings keeping the cafe running, and a strained relationship with her daughter Jessica, who worked as the cook, was contributing to tension that affected both staff and customers; the combined cafe-and-feed-store concept also confused customers, per that same description, about what kind of business it was.

As is standard for the series, Robert Irvine and his crew worked within a two-day window and a roughly $10,000 budget to address kitchen food-safety practices, simplify the menu, and reorganize the dining room. A recap published by the entertainment site Mashed described Dupre leaving the set on the first day of the renovation before returning the next day in a calmer state and recommitting to the process, with Jessica agreeing to take a more active role in the kitchen.

Despite the renovation, Dupre ultimately chose to sell the property and retire from the restaurant business. The fan blog Food Network Gossip (unverified) reported around November 2013 that Nanny Goat's Cafe and Feed Bin had closed, roughly nine months after the episode aired, though that account could not be independently corroborated for this record. A Yelp listing for the Kilgore Street address currently shows a permanently-closed status, most recently updated in August 2026, consistent with the business no longer operating there.

A separate, similarly named business, Nanny Goat's Feed Bin, operates in nearby Longview, Texas, but no source reviewed here confirmed any ownership connection between the two. Kilgore itself is a small East Texas city best known for its 1930s oil-boom history, a backdrop the episode's local news preview referenced when introducing the cafe to viewers outside the region.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin
What was featured
food-safety cleanup and menu simplification amid a cluttered cafe/feed-store concept
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin

Frequently asked questions

Is Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) visited Nanny Goat's Cafe and Feed Bin in Kilgore, Texas, for an episode that aired February 20, 2013. As of September 2026, Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin 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 Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin located?

107 N Kilgore St, Kilgore, TX 75662. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin?

Season 5, Episode 8 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired February 20, 2013. The episode is titled “Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin”.

Did the makeover last at Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin?

The episode first aired February 20, 2013. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 13 years later —: As of September 2026, Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

A separate, similarly named business, Nanny Goat's Feed Bin, operates in nearby Longview, Texas, but no source reviewed here confirmed any ownership connection between the two. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

As is standard for the series, Robert Irvine and his crew worked within a two-day window and a roughly $10,000 budget to address kitchen food-safety practices, simplify the menu, and reorganize the dining room. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
107 N Kilgore St, Kilgore, TX 75662
Venue type
cafe
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • news-journal.com — https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/tv-show-aims-to-save-kilgore-restaurant/article_fa1e8fee-9694-5910-af65-2f097a23b6b9.html
  • foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/restaurant-impossible/500-series/nanny-goats-cafe-and-feed-bin.html
  • mashed.com — https://www.mashed.com/484229/the-worst-meltdown-in-restaurant-impossible-history/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/nanny-goats-cafe-kilgore-2
  • foodnetworkgossip.com — https://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2013/02/restaurant-impossible-nanny-goats-cafe.html

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