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What Happened to Stroud's Restaurant & Bar After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Stroud's Restaurant & Bar has closed — confirmed via en.wikipedia.org, March 17, 2021.

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What the source shows: Wikipedia, citing a Johnson County Post article, shows the Fairway location closed in 2019 and the building was demolished in 2021.

Address

Fairway, KS

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured Stroud's pan-fried chicken, served family-style with mashed potatoes, gravy, and warm cinnamon rolls, the dish the Fairway location was best known for. Stroud's Restaurant & Bar operated a location in Fairway, Kansas, for more than a decade before closing, according to the Johnson County Post. The Johnson County Post reported on 2021-03-17 that the vacant Fairway building had just been demolished to make way for a new retail development, after the restaurant itself closed there in October 2019. Stroud's continues to operate other locations in the Kansas City area, including Oak Ridge Manor and Overland Park, Kansas, according to the same reporting. No street address remains for the former Fairway site since the building no longer exists.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 12
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Last Supper
What was featured
Pan-fried chicken with mashed potatoes and cinnamon rolls
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Stroud's Restaurant & Bar

Frequently asked questions

Is Stroud's Restaurant & Bar still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Stroud's Restaurant & Bar has closed — confirmed via en.wikipedia.org, March 17, 2021.

What happened to Stroud's Restaurant & Bar after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured Stroud's pan-fried chicken, served family-style with mashed potatoes, gravy, and warm cinnamon rolls, the dish the Fairway location was best known for. As of September 2026, Stroud's Restaurant & Bar has closed — confirmed via en.wikipedia.org, March 17, 2021.

Is Stroud's Restaurant & Bar permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Stroud's Restaurant & Bar has closed — confirmed via en.wikipedia.org, March 17, 2021. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Stroud's Restaurant & Bar located?

Fairway, KS. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Stroud's Restaurant & Bar?

Season 3, Episode 12 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Last Supper”.

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Address
Fairway, KS
Venue type
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Official website
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Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroud%27s_(restaurant)

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