What Happened to Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Denver, Colorado Closed December 2024
Current status
As of October 2026, Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs has closed — confirmed via 999thepoint.com, December 4, 2024.
What the source shows: 999thepoint.com reported on 2024-12-04 that founder Jim Pittenger stepped away in June 2024 and the Larimer Street location was shuttered by eviction that December, and Yelp's listing for that address, updated August 2026, is marked closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 12
- Address 2148 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205
- Website bikerjimsdogs.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5, Episode 12
"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs for founder Jim Pittenger's exotic hot dogs — elk, wild boar, rattlesnake, and other game meats dressed with inventive toppings. Pittenger started the business as a cart in 2005 and expanded it into stand-alone restaurants around Denver, including a flagship on Larimer Street. According to a 2024-12-04 report from Denver radio station 999 The Point, Pittenger stepped away from the business in June 2024 over how new ownership was running it, and the Larimer Street location was shuttered that December due to eviction.
Yelp's listings for Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, updated as recently as September 2026, mark the business closed. 999thepoint.com reported that only the cart-based version of the business, separate from the shuttered restaurant, might still be operating, while Yelp's listing for the Larimer Street address, updated August 2026, is marked closed. Pittenger has since been linked to a separate food venture, according to the same report.
Food Paradise, Season 14, Episode 3
On "Bun-Believable," Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs was featured for its gourmet hot-dog menu, known for game-meat sausages such as elk and wild boar alongside classic toppings. The Denver hot-dog stand operated at 3200 N Pecos Street. A Google Places listing checked 2026-09-08 lists the location as temporarily closed; no additional dated source was located to confirm current status beyond this listing.
The episodes
Also in Season 5
Season 5: 61 of 104 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 11Blue Ridge Grill
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Ep 12El Gallito
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Ep 12Grill 'Em All
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Ep 12Spencer On The Go
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Ep 12Wafels & Dinges
Open
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Sources we checked
- 999thepoint.com https://999thepoint.com/denver-could-be-losing-beloved-hot-dog-business-for-good/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/biker-jims-gourmet-dogs-denver-9
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/biker-jims-gourmet-dogs-denver-5
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Biker+Jim%27s+Gourmet+Dogs+Denver+CO
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Record btiea-0488 · checked by Cal Marchetti.