What Happened to Out The Door After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Out The Door has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp listings for Out the Door's former locations, updated August 2026, mark the business permanently closed.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Best Thing I Ever Ate ('With Fruit'), a chef highlighted a Vietnamese dish from Out the Door, the fast-casual offshoot of chef Charles Phan's Slanted Door restaurant group in San Francisco. Out the Door operated as a Vietnamese restaurant and to-go counter, with locations that at different times included a spot inside the Ferry Building Marketplace and a full-service dining room in Pacific Heights. According to Yelp, listings for the Out the Door locations, including one near Market Street, were marked permanently closed as of an August 2026 update, with reviews describing a Vietnamese menu of noodle and rice dishes. No source located in this search indicated any Out the Door location remains open or has reopened under new ownership since those closures. The Slanted Door restaurant group itself was not reported closed.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
With Fruit
What was featured
its Vietnamese noodle and rice dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Out The Door

Frequently asked questions

Is Out The Door still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Out The Door has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Out The Door after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Best Thing I Ever Ate ('With Fruit'), a chef highlighted a Vietnamese dish from Out the Door, the fast-casual offshoot of chef Charles Phan's Slanted Door restaurant group in San Francisco. As of September 2026, Out The Door has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Out The Door permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Out The Door 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 Out The Door located?

865 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Out The Door?

Season 3, Episode 10 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “With Fruit”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

According to Yelp, listings for the Out the Door locations, including one near Market Street, were marked permanently closed as of an August 2026 update, with reviews describing a Vietnamese menu of noodle and rice dishes. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Out The Door still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

According to Yelp, listings for the Out the Door locations, including one near Market Street, were marked permanently closed as of an August 2026 update, with reviews describing a Vietnamese menu of noodle and rice dishes. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
865 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/out-the-door-san-francisco-2
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