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Is Park's BBQ Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, Park's BBQ shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

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What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as operational at 955 S Vermont Ave G, Los Angeles, CA 90006 on 2026-09-08.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured a Los Angeles barbecue restaurant identified in the show record as "Park's BBQ." Two distinct, similarly named barbecue restaurants currently operate in Los Angeles: Park's BBQ, a Korean barbecue restaurant in Koreatown, and The Park's Finest, a Filipino-American barbecue restaurant in Echo Park at 1267 West Temple Street. The address and coordinates on file for this record match The Park's Finest rather than the Koreatown restaurant, and a 2026-09-08 site check of the Echo Park restaurant's own domain returned an HTTP 308 redirect with no readable page content, so its current status could not be confirmed from that source. Yelp's page for The Park's Finest, checked in September 2026, showed 2,652 reviews and 4,409 photos under an active listing. Because the two businesses were not disambiguated within this pass, no operating-status determination is made here pending confirmation of which restaurant the episode featured.

On 'Brilliant Barbecue,' an episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network), the show featured Park's BBQ, a Korean barbecue restaurant in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Chef and owner Jenee Kim, a graduate of Seoul Women's College's culinary program, opened Park's BBQ in 2003, building a reputation for tableside grilling of premium cuts. Restaurant-tracking sites list Park's BBQ among the Los Angeles restaurants that have appeared on Best Thing I Ever Ate.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 11
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Stretchy Pants Required
What was featured
A Los Angeles BBQ restaurant's specialty barbecue plates (business identity unconfirmed)
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Park's BBQ
Season / episode
Season All-Star, Episode 6
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Brilliant Barbecue
What was featured
Park's BBQ's Korean-style tableside barbecue in Koreatown
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Park's BBQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Park's BBQ still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Park's BBQ shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

What happened to Park's BBQ after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured a Los Angeles barbecue restaurant identified in the show record as "Park's BBQ." Two distinct, similarly named barbecue restaurants currently operate in Los Angeles: Park's BBQ, a Korean barbecue restaurant in Koreatown, and The Park's Finest, a Filipino-American barbecue restaurant in Echo Park at 1267 West Temple Street. As of September 2026, Park's BBQ shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

Where is Park's BBQ located?

1267 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026. That is the address on the record as of September 8, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Park's BBQ?

Season 11, Episode 11 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Stretchy Pants Required”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Yelp's page for The Park's Finest, checked in September 2026, showed 2,652 reviews and 4,409 photos under an active listing. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
1267 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
theparksfinest.com

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