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What Happened to Butch & Babes After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Butch & Babes has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, August 24, 2021.

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sevendaysvt.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Seven Days reported the restaurant's permanent closure in August 2021, citing owner Kortnee Bush's own statement about operational challenges, and Yelp's listing, updated April 2026, still shows it marked closed.

  • Season / episode Season 32, Episode 1
  • Original air date
  • Address 258 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Guy Fieri visited Butch + Babe's on the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode "Creative Creations" (aired 2019-12-27), spotlighting owner Kortnee Bush's mac-and-cheese pancakes and elote corn dogs at her Burlington, Vermont neighborhood restaurant. According to Seven Days, Bush opened the Old North End spot on 2014-12-26. Seven Days reported on 2021-08-24 that Butch + Babe's had closed permanently, with Bush citing "operational challenges" after the restaurant reopened for seated dining on 2021-07-08 but struggled with staffing shortages and the strain of potential future lockdowns tied to the Delta variant surge. According to Seven Days, the restaurant had received about $350,000 in pandemic relief, including a $76,665 Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant, which Bush said had "kept us chugging along for a minute" but was not enough to sustain the business. Yelp's listing for the address, updated in April 2026, still marks the restaurant closed.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 32, Episode 1
Original air date
Episode title
Creative Creations
What was featured
mac-and-cheese pancakes and elote corn dogs
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Butch & Babes

Frequently asked questions

Is Butch & Babes still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Butch & Babes has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, August 24, 2021.

What happened to Butch & Babes after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Guy Fieri visited Butch + Babe's on the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode "Creative Creations" (aired 2019-12-27), spotlighting owner Kortnee Bush's mac-and-cheese pancakes and elote corn dogs at her Burlington, Vermont neighborhood restaurant. As of September 2026, Butch & Babes has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, August 24, 2021.

Is Butch & Babes permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Butch & Babes has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, August 24, 2021. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Butch & Babes located?

258 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Butch & Babes?

Season 32, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired December 27, 2019. The episode is titled “Creative Creations”.

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Visit info

Address
258 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • sevendaysvt.com — https://www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/tale-of-two-restaurants-butch-babes-closes-while-penny-cluse-fights-on-33676108/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/butch-babes-burlington

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