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Is Bogart's Smokehouse Still Open? Food Paradise Update (St. Louis, MO)

Food Paradise, Season 11 St. Louis, Missouri

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Bogart's Smokehouse is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated September 2026, shows posted current hours and recent customer reviews consistent with active operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise? 2 episodes

Food Paradise, Season 11, Episode 14

Bogart's Smoke-House appeared as the St. Louis stop on Worth the Wait, spotlighting the pit's slow-smoked St. Louis-style ribs and brisket. Known online as Bogart's Smokehouse, the restaurant operates on South 9th Street in St. Louis. A site check on 2026-09-09 found bogartssmokehouse.com live with content dated 2022, posted hours, and an active online-ordering system; the site itself describes the shop as "Ranked Best BBQ in Missouri by Yelp."

Man v. Food, Season 6, Episode 4 Aired

Man v. Food's Casey Webb-era St. Louis episode (S6E4, aired December 11, 2017) featured Bogart's Smokehouse, a barbecue restaurant in the city's Soulard neighborhood. According to the business's own site, bogartssmokehouse.com, the smokehouse opened in 2011 and specializes in slow-smoked, St. Louis-style ribs, brisket, and pulled pork served cafeteria-style. The restaurant operates on a first-come, first-served basis and does not take reservations. Since the episode aired, the restaurant has continued to appear in St. Louis barbecue roundups from local and national food coverage. Yelp's listing for the business, updated September 2026, shows posted hours for Tuesday through Saturday and recent customer reviews, indicating the restaurant remains in active operation nearly a decade after its Man v. Food appearance.

The episodes Food Paradise

Air date not confirmed
Title: Worth The Wait · What was featured: Bogart's slow-smoked St. Louis-style barbecue ribs and brisket
Aired
What was featured: St. Louis-style smoked ribs and brisket
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. bogartssmokehouse.com https://www.bogartssmokehouse.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bogarts-smokehouse-saint-louis-4
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