Is Boneheads BBQ Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Halifax, NS)
Current status
As of October 2026, Boneheads BBQ is listed open on lickthebone.com, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, viewed in October 2026, lists the Barrington Street address, weekly hours, an order button and menu files labeled 2025; The Coast's latest tagged item (2019-11-07) names the owner.
- Season / episode Season 1, Episode 14
- Original air date
- Address 1014 Barrington St, Halifax, NS B3H 2P9
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
According to TVmaze, season 1, episode 14 of You Gotta Eat Here!, aired 2012-09-07, featured smoked chicken and poutine at Boneheads BBQ in Halifax. The Coast reported on 2010-01-08 that the barbecue restaurant would open the next day at 1014 Barrington Street, with pulled pork a main item. The Coast's later Best Ribs coverage named owner Cindy Wheatley and recorded repeat wins, including gold and a Hall of Fame induction on 2019-11-07. On 2014-01-22 The Coast reported that a second Boneheads location in Fairview had closed while the Barrington Street flagship remained open. The restaurant's website, viewed in October 2026, lists the Barrington Street address, hours of 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM Monday through Thursday, 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM Friday and 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM on weekends, a catering page, and menu files labeled January and June 2025.
Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!
- Show
- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Season / episode
- Season 1, Episode 14
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Boneheads, The Dam Pub, Landmark Cafe
- What was featured
- Smoked chicken and poutine
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Boneheads BBQ
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Visit info
- Address
- 1014 Barrington St, Halifax, NS B3H 2P9
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- lickthebone.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Nova Scotia
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Sources
- api.tvmaze.com — https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=you%20gotta%20eat%20here&embed=episodes
- lickthebone.com — http://www.lickthebone.com/
- thecoast.ca — https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/southern-bbq-joint-boneheads-opens-1465294
- thecoast.ca — https://www.thecoast.ca/tag/boneheads-bbq/
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