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Is Baby Blues BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 1 Los Angeles, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Baby Blues BBQ is listed open on babybluesbbq.com, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website showed a working online ordering system, catering and party-booking options, and posted daily hours of 11am-9pm when checked on 2026-09-07. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Baby Blues BBQ in the 'BBQ' episode (S1E5), which aired 2007-05-28, spotlighting the restaurant's smoked barbecue menu. Baby Blues BBQ is a barbecue restaurant at 444 Lincoln Boulevard in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. On its own website, babybluesbbq.com, checked 2026-09-07, the restaurant listed an active online-ordering system, catering options, and a party-booking service, along with posted hours of 11am to 9pm every day of the week. The site described the business as a 'Must-Try Restaurant in Venice, CA.' No independent news coverage, review, or dated social-media post was located beyond the restaurant's own current website; the ordering system and posted hours are the only evidence available for its present-day operation.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 1

Aired
Title: BBQ · What was featured: the restaurant's barbecue menu
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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. babybluesbbq.com https://babybluesbbq.com/
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Record ddd-0013 · checked by Cal Marchetti.