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What Happened to Avery's on Tulane After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Avery's on Tulane has closed — confirmed via neworleans.riverbeats.life, March 22, 2021.

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neworleans.riverbeats.life ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: A River Beats New Orleans article dated 2021-03-22 quotes the owners announcing the restaurant would not reopen, and a Yelp listing for the business was still marked permanently closed as of an August 2026 update.

  • Season / episode Season 29, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 2510 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Avery's on Tulane in the "Eating Up New Orleans" episode, which aired March 1, 2019, featuring the restaurant's specialty po-boys, including an Oysters Rockefeller po-boy made with creamed spinach and Parmesan baked into garlic bread. Avery's on Tulane was a seafood restaurant at 2510 Tulane Ave in New Orleans, run by husband-and-wife owners Justin and Christy Pitard since it opened in 2012. According to River Beats New Orleans, on March 22, 2021 the owners announced the restaurant would not reopen, citing pandemic-related declines in patronage following a March 2020 closure and a brief May 2020 reopening that could not sustain the business. A Yelp listing for the restaurant was still marked permanently closed as of an August 2026 update.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 29, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Eating Up New Orleans
What was featured
an Oysters Rockefeller po-boy on garlic bread
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Avery's on Tulane

Frequently asked questions

Is Avery's on Tulane still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Avery's on Tulane has closed — confirmed via neworleans.riverbeats.life, March 22, 2021.

What happened to Avery's on Tulane after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Avery's on Tulane in the "Eating Up New Orleans" episode, which aired March 1, 2019, featuring the restaurant's specialty po-boys, including an Oysters Rockefeller po-boy made with creamed spinach and Parmesan baked into garlic bread. As of September 2026, Avery's on Tulane has closed — confirmed via neworleans.riverbeats.life, March 22, 2021.

Is Avery's on Tulane permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Avery's on Tulane has closed — confirmed via neworleans.riverbeats.life, March 22, 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 Avery's on Tulane located?

2510 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Avery's on Tulane?

Season 29, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired March 1, 2019. The episode is titled “Eating Up New Orleans”.

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Visit info

Address
2510 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
lcmchealth.org

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