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Is Big Pinks BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35 Bridgewater, New Jersey

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Big Pinks BBQ is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website carries a 2026 copyright notice and current seasonal catering promotions, and a same-day Google Places check separately lists the address as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Big Pinks BBQ in Bridgewater, New Jersey for the 'Cruisin' Coast to Coast' episode, which aired July 29, 2022, highlighting the restaurant's barbecue and housemade sauces. The show listed the town as Bridgewater Township, while the business's Google Places record places it in Bridgewater proper on Union Avenue. Big Pinks operates as a barbecue restaurant and catering business reachable at 908-334-5685, according to its own website. According to bigpinksbbq.com, checked on September 8, 2026, the site carries a 2026 copyright notice and was promoting a 'Fall Catering Menu' and a 'Holiday/Winter Special Menu,' along with a working online ordering system.

A Google Places business record checked the same day lists the business, there recorded as Pink's BBQ, as operational at the Union Avenue address. No closure, relocation, or change in ownership has been reported for Big Pinks BBQ since the episode aired.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35

Episode 14
Aired
Title: Cruisin' Coast to Coast · What was featured: housemade barbecue sauces and smoked meats
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. bigpinksbbq.com http://www.bigpinksbbq.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pink%27s+BBQ+483+Union+Ave+Bridgewater+NJ+08807
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Record ddd-1332 · checked by Cal Marchetti.