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What Happened to The Foundry on Melrose After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, The Foundry on Melrose has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated August 2026 and a Foursquare listing both mark The Foundry on Melrose as permanently closed, consistent with a 2026 LAmag report of the restaurant's shutdown.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Foundry on Melrose was chef Eric Greenspan's contemporary American restaurant on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, built around indulgent comfort food including a widely cited grilled cheese sandwich and beer-steamed mussels — the kind of crave-worthy dish that fit the show's 'Simply Irresistible' episode (S3E2). Greenspan opened the restaurant in 2007, and it was nominated that year by the James Beard Foundation as one of the best new restaurants in the country. LAmag reported that the restaurant announced a closure for a 'transitional period,' and a Yelp business page for the Melrose Avenue address was updated in August 2026 marking the listing permanently closed, according to Yelp. A Foursquare listing likewise shows the location as 'Now Closed,' according to Foursquare, though none of the sources reviewed gave an exact closure date.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 2
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Simply Irresistible
What was featured
an indulgent comfort-food dish, including the restaurant's noted grilled cheese sandwich
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Foundry on Melrose

Frequently asked questions

Is The Foundry on Melrose still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Foundry on Melrose has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to The Foundry on Melrose after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Foundry on Melrose was chef Eric Greenspan's contemporary American restaurant on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, built around indulgent comfort food including a widely cited grilled cheese sandwich and beer-steamed mussels — the kind of crave-worthy dish that fit the show's 'Simply Irresistible' episode (S3E2). As of September 2026, The Foundry on Melrose has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is The Foundry on Melrose permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Foundry on Melrose 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 The Foundry on Melrose located?

7465 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured The Foundry on Melrose?

Season 3, Episode 2 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Simply Irresistible”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

A Foursquare listing likewise shows the location as 'Now Closed,' according to Foursquare, though none of the sources reviewed gave an exact closure date. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
7465 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-foundry-on-melrose-los-angeles
  • Foursquare — https://foursquare.com/v/the-foundry-on-melrose/466e61c5f964a520b6471fe3
  • lamag.com — https://lamag.com/news/the-foundry-to-close-sunday-for-transitional-period/

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