What Happened to Ben & Izzy's… After You Gotta Eat Here!? (Toronto, ON)
Current status
As of October 2026, Ben & Izzy's Deli has closed — confirmed via Google, October 19, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-19 marks Ben & Izzy's Deli at 3513 Bathurst Street as permanently closed; The CJN's 2015 report of a fire does not itself say it closed for good.
- Season / episode Season 3, Episode 17
- Original air date
- Address 3513 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M6A 2C5
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
Ben & Izzy's Deli, a kosher delicatessen on Bathurst Street in Toronto's north end, was part of the You Gotta Eat Here! episode "Ben & Izzy's Deli, Rinos, Little Louie's Burger Joint & Soupery" (S3E17, Food Network Canada, aired 2014-06-06). According to TheTVDB's episode description, host John Catucci kept kosher by putting beef bacon on a chicken club sandwich. BlogTO's restaurant page describes the club as grilled chicken thighs with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a challah bun with house-made beef bacon, and says co-owners Ben Venasio and Izzy Bernath butcher, brine and smoke their own meats. The Canadian Jewish News reported that the deli opened in 2013 and that a two-alarm basement fire was reported there on 2015-12-28; the deli told the paper it would be closed for a few months. A Google Maps listing checked on 2026-10-19 marks Ben & Izzy's Deli at 3513 Bathurst Street as permanently closed.
Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!
- Show
- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Season / episode
- Season 3, Episode 17
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Ben & Izzy's Deli, Rinos, Little Louie's Burger Joint & Soupery
- What was featured
- Chicken club sandwich with house-made beef bacon (per TheTVDB episode page)
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Ben & Izzy's Deli
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Visit info
- Address
- 3513 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M6A 2C5
- Venue type
- deli
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
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Sources
- Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ben+%26+Izzy%27s+Deli+3513+Bathurst+St+North+York+ON+M6A+2C5
- cjnews.com — https://www.cjnews.com/food/toronto-deli-ben-izzys-closed-again-after-fire
- blogto.com — https://www.blogto.com/restaurants/ben-izzys-deli-toronto
- TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4957889
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