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What Happened to Superior Motors After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Superior Motors has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 marks Superior Motors closed, and TribLive reports a different operator, Braddock Public House, now occupies the storefront.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'In the Last Place You'd Expect' featured Superior Motors, an American restaurant in Braddock, Pennsylvania associated with chef Kevin Sousa, according to a NEXTpittsburgh feature on the restaurant. The restaurant occupied a storefront at 1211 Braddock Avenue in the small Mon Valley steel town of Braddock, a few miles east of Pittsburgh. According to a Yelp business listing updated in August 2026, Superior Motors was marked closed, with no indication in that listing of when the closure occurred. According to TribLive, a different restaurant and brewpub operator, Braddock Public House, took over the former Superior Motors storefront on Braddock Avenue, though the specific date of that transition could not be confirmed from sources checked during this review.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 14
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
In the Last Place You'd Expect
What was featured
A Braddock, PA restaurant under chef Kevin Sousa
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Superior Motors

Frequently asked questions

Is Superior Motors still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Superior Motors has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Superior Motors after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'In the Last Place You'd Expect' featured Superior Motors, an American restaurant in Braddock, Pennsylvania associated with chef Kevin Sousa, according to a NEXTpittsburgh feature on the restaurant. As of September 2026, Superior Motors has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Superior Motors permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Superior Motors 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 Superior Motors located?

1211 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Superior Motors?

Season 10, Episode 14 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “In the Last Place You'd Expect”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

According to TribLive, a different restaurant and brewpub operator, Braddock Public House, took over the former Superior Motors storefront on Braddock Avenue, though the specific date of that transition could not be confirmed from sources checked during this review. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
1211 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/superior-motors-braddock
  • archive.triblive.com — https://archive.triblive.com/lifestyles/new-braddock-public-house-will-take-over-former-superior-motors-space/
  • nextpittsburgh.com — https://nextpittsburgh.com/eatdrink/kevin-sousas-long-awaited-superior-motors-cusp-grand-opening/

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