What Happened to Paradise Donuts After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Current status
As of September 2026, Paradise Donuts has closed — confirmed via MenuPix, September 8, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A MenuPix listing marks the Linthicum Heights Paradise Donuts permanently closed, and a separate Yelp listing shows the chain's Bel Air location closed as of July 2026.
- Season / episode Season 11, Episode 1
- Address 501 S Camp Meade Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'Desert Island Dish' featured Paradise Donuts, a Maryland donut shop chain with several Baltimore-area locations, including shops in Linthicum Heights and Bel Air. The batch line for this record listed the business simply as 'Baltimore, MD'; the Linthicum Heights location, at 501 South Camp Meade Road, sits closest to Baltimore proper and is used here. According to a MenuPix restaurant listing checked in September 2026, the Linthicum Heights location of Paradise Donuts was marked permanently closed. A separate Yelp listing for the chain's Bel Air, Maryland location, updated in July 2026, likewise showed that store marked closed, indicating at least two Paradise Donuts locations in the Baltimore region had closed by mid-2026.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Desert Island Dish
- What was featured
- A Maryland donut shop chain's fried donuts
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Paradise Donuts
Frequently asked questions
Is Paradise Donuts still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Paradise Donuts has closed — confirmed via MenuPix, September 8, 2026.
What happened to Paradise Donuts after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'Desert Island Dish' featured Paradise Donuts, a Maryland donut shop chain with several Baltimore-area locations, including shops in Linthicum Heights and Bel Air. As of September 2026, Paradise Donuts has closed — confirmed via MenuPix, September 8, 2026.
Is Paradise Donuts permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Paradise Donuts has closed — confirmed via MenuPix, September 8, 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 Paradise Donuts located?
501 S Camp Meade Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Paradise Donuts?
Season 11, Episode 1 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Desert Island Dish”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 501 S Camp Meade Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
- Venue type
- bakery
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Maryland
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Sources
- menupix.com — https://www.menupix.com/baltimore/restaurants/29163740/Paradise-Donuts-Of-Linthicum-Menu-Linthicum-Heights-MD
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/paradise-donuts-bel-air
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