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Is Babe's Chicken Dinner House Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Roanoke, Texas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Babe's Chicken Dinner House is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp listing and Facebook page remain active; a fresh search confirms posted hours (Mon-Fri 11am-2pm & 4:30-9pm, Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 10:30am-9pm) at 104 N Oak St, Roanoke, consistent with prior open status. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Fried Chicken' episode (Food Network) featured Babe's Chicken Dinner House for its family-style fried chicken dinner, served with sides passed around the table. Babe's is a family-style Texas restaurant chain known for chicken-fried steak and fried chicken dinners; this location sits on North Oak Street in downtown Roanoke, a small town in the Fort Worth area. According to Yelp, the Roanoke location's listing was updated in September 2026, with 1,138 reviews and 450 photos posted through that month, and current hours were listed as 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays. Babe's maintains an active Facebook page under the name Babe's Chicken Dinner House, Roanoke, TX, continuing to post at the same address, and Tripadvisor's listing for the location shows no closure notice.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5

Episode 2
Air date not confirmed
Title: Fried Chicken · What was featured: family-style fried chicken dinner

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/babes-chicken-dinner-house-roanoke
  2. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/babeschickenroanoke/
  3. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g56555-d460676-Reviews-Babe_s_Chicken_Dinner_House-Roanoke_Texas.html
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