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What Happened to Catfish Cabin After 24 Hours to Hell and Back?

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As of September 2026, Catfish Cabin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp business listing for the address is labeled closed as of September 2026; a fan-tracking site (used only as a lead, not as a source for the closure date) separately describes the restaurant as closed since 2019.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 2846 Airways Blvd, Memphis, TN 38132

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What happened after Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back?

Catfish Cabin was a Memphis seafood restaurant that had served the city since 1971, run by owner Charles alongside his daughter Rachel, with longtime cook Rose leading the kitchen. By the time Gordon Ramsay's crew visited in November 2018, the business had been declining for roughly a decade, and a longtime manager, Geraldine, answered only to Charles rather than to Rachel, limiting his daughter's authority. Ramsay, dining in disguise as a construction worker, found outdated decor, a foul kitchen odor, greasy hush puppies, soggy catfish, and an undercooked hamburger. Hidden-camera footage shown to staff and customers documented grime built up beneath cooking equipment, cross-contamination, pest activity, and spoiled beef and catfish sitting in the walk-in cooler. Footage also showed the manager taking cash from the register with no business record to justify it, which led Charles to agree she should be let go once confronted with the evidence; Rachel handled the actual termination.

For the relaunch, Ramsay's team installed new fryers and updated kitchen equipment, refreshed the dining room with a nautical theme, and had Charles formally hand daily leadership of the restaurant to Rachel. The relaunch dinner had a rocky start, including at least one undercooked piece of chicken, but the kitchen recovered and closed out the night on a positive note, with Rachel taking ownership of front-of-house decisions for the first time.

In the months after the episode aired in January 2019, an account on realitytvupdates.com states the restaurant's mac and cheese became a bestseller, and that Charles stepped back from day-to-day operations to spend more time with his grandchildren, leaving Rachel in charge. That improvement did not continue indefinitely: a Yelp business listing and a fan-tracking site, realitytvupdates.com, both indicate (unverified beyond these listings) Catfish Cabin closed in the second half of 2019, though the exact circumstances were not covered in any news source identified in this research. Accounts differ on what happened to the physical location afterward, with one description suggesting a new tenant eventually opened there and a more recent reader comment on realitytvupdates.com instead claiming the building has sat vacant with the old signage still in place; neither account is independently confirmed here.

Featured on Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Catfish Cabin
What was featured
Declining seafood restaurant with a filthy kitchen and register theft
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Catfish Cabin

Frequently asked questions

Is Catfish Cabin still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Catfish Cabin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What happened to Catfish Cabin after Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back?

Catfish Cabin was a Memphis seafood restaurant that had served the city since 1971, run by owner Charles alongside his daughter Rachel, with longtime cook Rose leading the kitchen. As of September 2026, Catfish Cabin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Is Catfish Cabin permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Catfish Cabin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Catfish Cabin located?

2846 Airways Blvd, Memphis, TN 38132. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back featured Catfish Cabin?

Season 2, Episode 4 of Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, first aired January 23, 2019. The episode is titled “Catfish Cabin”.

Did the makeover last at Catfish Cabin?

The episode first aired January 23, 2019. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 7 years later —: As of September 2026, Catfish Cabin has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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Visit info

Address
2846 Airways Blvd, Memphis, TN 38132
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • realitytvupdates.com — https://realitytvupdates.com/24-hours-to-hell-and-back/catfish-cabin/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/catfish-cabin-memphis

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