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What Happened to Spring Street Smoke House After Mystery Diners?

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Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

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smokehouse1946.com

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What the source shows: Mapping data for the business name matches an unrelated Burbank restaurant dating to 1946, not the Spring Street business named in the episode, so current status could not be confirmed.

Address

Los Angeles, CA

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Note on this show: Described as staged/scripted by Wikipedia's article, citing a 2012 realityblurred.com report. Surface this note on every record.

What happened after Mystery Diners?

Mystery Diners (Food Network) investigated Spring Street Smoke House, a restaurant identified in the episode as being in Los Angeles, after owner Chris said his supply of valuable beef fat trimmings kept coming up short and suspected staff of taking them. Wikipedia's article on the series describes Mystery Diners as an operation run by host Charles Stiles that goes undercover at restaurants, at the owners' request, using hidden cameras and staged interactions to document suspected problems. According to IMDb's summary of "Trimming the Fat" (aired April 17, 2014), Mystery Diners investigators Amber and Grant went undercover to find out what was happening to the trimmings; the available description covers the setup of the investigation but does not detail what Stiles told the owner afterward or what change, if any, followed. Wikipedia's article on the series, citing its sources, separately notes that the program carries a disclaimer that certain events were re-enacted for dramatic purposes and describes a television critic's assessment that some of the show's scenarios and outcomes can appear implausible or staged. A mapping search for the business name returned The Smoke House Restaurant, a Burbank steakhouse whose own website, smokehouse1946.com, dates the business to 1946 and does not mention a Spring Street or downtown Los Angeles location or the name "Spring Street Smoke House." Because that appears to be a different, unrelated restaurant, no current address, hours, or operating status for the Spring Street Smoke House actually featured in the episode could be confirmed within the search budget for this batch.

Featured on Mystery Diners

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Trimming the Fat
What was featured
Owner suspected employees were stealing valuable beef fat trimmings
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Spring Street Smoke House

Frequently asked questions

Is Spring Street Smoke House still open in 2026?

Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

What happened to Spring Street Smoke House after Mystery Diners?

Mystery Diners (Food Network) investigated Spring Street Smoke House, a restaurant identified in the episode as being in Los Angeles, after owner Chris said his supply of valuable beef fat trimmings kept coming up short and suspected staff of taking them. Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

Where is Spring Street Smoke House located?

Los Angeles, CA. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Mystery Diners featured Spring Street Smoke House?

Season 6, Episode 2 of Mystery Diners, first aired April 14, 2014. The episode is titled “Trimming the Fat”.

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Address
Los Angeles, CA
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
smokehouse1946.com

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