Where Is Chaps Pit Beef Now? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Baltimore, MD)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1, Episode 8

Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Chaps Pit Beef, a Baltimore barbecue stand, in a 'Between Bread' segment on sandwiches, spotlighting its charcoal-pit beef sandwich. Chaps Pit Beef has grown from its original Baltimore location into a small regional chain with locations in Aberdeen and Glen Burnie, Maryland, along with a food truck and catering operation, according to chapspitbeef.com. A September 8, 2026 check of chapspitbeef.com found the site live with a 2026 copyright notice, an online store, and location listings for all three Maryland restaurants, according to chapspitbeef.com.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 15, Episode 7 Aired October 1, 2012

On "Flavortown Medley" (aired 2012-10-01), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Chaps Pit Beef in Baltimore, returning to the charcoal-pit-grilled beef sandwich Guy Fieri highlighted in the show's original visit to owner Bob Creager's restaurant. According to the show's own episode locator (dinersdriveinsdives.com), the segment centered on Chaps' signature pit beef and barbecue offerings. Chaps Pit Beef's own site lists the sandwich, thin-sliced beef seared over charcoal and served on a kaiser roll, as its house specialty.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 33, Episode 3 Aired September 11, 2020

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Chaps Pit Beef in Baltimore for "Takeout: Global Comes Local" (aired 2020-09-11). According to Chaps Pit Beef's own site, Guy Fieri's original visit featured the 52 Chaps Submarine, a sandwich piled with corned beef, ham, and pit beef, and Ace of Cakes' Duff Goldman joined him to tackle it on camera. Dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com notes the restaurant has served its pit beef sandwiches since 1987.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 3, Episode 12 Aired June 30, 2008

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'In the Family' (aired 2008-06-30), Guy Fieri visited Chaps Pit Beef, a Baltimore stand known for pit beef sandwiches cooked over an open charcoal pit, a dish considered a regional Baltimore specialty. Gus Glava built the original stand at 5801 Pulaski Highway in 1987 as a wedding gift to his daughter Donna and son-in-law Bob Creager. WMAR2News reported on 2023-09-08 that after 36 years at that address, Chaps was relocating to a newer, larger building immediately behind the original shack, at what is now 720 Mapleton Ave. The business has since added a second Baltimore-area location in Glen Burnie and franchised locations in Aberdeen, Maryland and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, according to the same report. Chaps' own website, checked on 2026-09-08, lists current locations in Baltimore, Aberdeen, and Glen Burnie and offers online ordering.

Man v. Food, Season 2, Episode 13 Aired October 28, 2009

Man v. Food visited Chaps Pit Beef in Baltimore, Maryland, in an episode that aired on 2009-10-28, featuring the roadside stand's chopped and sliced pit beef sandwiches cooked over an open charcoal pit. Chaps Pit Beef is a Baltimore-style barbecue stand, according to chapspitbeef.com, which as of a 2026-09-08 site check listed multiple Maryland locations, a food truck, and an active online-ordering system for its signature pit beef sandwich.