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Is Capital City BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 27 Lansing, Michigan

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Capital City BBQ is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing (updated 2026-08) and a December 2025 Restaurantji customer review both show the restaurant actively serving customers at its Saginaw Street address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited this Lansing barbecue restaurant for the 2017 episode 'A Passport of Flavor' (aired 2017-09-22), where Guy Fieri sampled its smoked barbecue. Capital City BBQ operates at 1026 W Saginaw St in Lansing, Michigan. According to a Yelp business listing updated 2026-08, the restaurant continues to operate at that address, with more than 170 customer reviews accumulated on the platform. A December 2025 customer review on Restaurantji described placing a holiday order for Christmas Eve, indicating the kitchen was actively serving customers at that time. Restaurantji's business listing gives hours of Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with Sundays closed, and a contact number of (517) 721-1500 for the restaurant.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 27

Episode 7
Aired
Title: A Passport of Flavor · What was featured: Smoked barbecue plates at this Lansing barbecue restaurant
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/capital-city-bbq-lansing
  2. restaurantji.com https://www.restaurantji.com/mi/lansing/capital-city-bbq-/
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