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Is Char-B-Que Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (Reno, NV)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 31 Reno, Nevada

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Char-B-Que is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's website, checked 2026-09-08, shows an active ordering system, posted hours, and a current breakfast-menu addition, and Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Part 1 — Season 31, Episode 2 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured this Reno, Nevada barbecue spot in the episode "Family Meals" (aired 2019-12-06), highlighting its house-butchered meats, house-made sausage, and rib tips smoked and charred on an open pit. Co-owners Ed Ferencik Jr. and Ed Ferencik Sr. run the business, which according to a KOLO-TV article from around that period was already operating under the full name Butcher's Kitchen Char-B-Que at the time of filming. According to the restaurant's website, checked on 2026-09-08, the business currently posts hours including Friday and Saturday service and now advertises breakfast service in addition to its regular menu. Google Places lists the business as operational at 7689 S Virginia St, Reno, NV, matching the website's location. No reporting was found describing any change in ownership or location since the episode aired.

Part 2 — Season 43, Episode 16 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation revisited Butcher's Kitchen Char-B-Que in Reno, NV in the check-in episode "Triple D Nation: Beef It Up", which aired October 16, 2026, with Guy Fieri returning for its smoked meatloaf and pork spare-rib sandwich, according to Food Network's recipe page for the smoked meatloaf.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 2
Aired
Title: Family Meals · What was featured: house-butchered meats and open-pit smoked rib tips
Season 43, Episode 16
Aired
Title: Triple D Nation: Beef It Up · What was featured: Its smoked meatloaf and pork spare-rib sandwich · Role: Return visit

Synopsis (foodnetwork.com) : Guy returns to an Austin institution known for garden enchiladas, a family-run Reno barbecue joint with meatloaf and pork spare-rib sandwiches, and a New Orleans landmark serving stuffed eggplant and catfish.

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. bkcharbque.com http://www.bkcharbque.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.4564348,-119.7817824
  3. kolotv.com https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Butchers-Kitchen-Char-B-Que-appearing-on-Diners-Drive-ins--Dives-565899261.html
  4. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/smoked-meatloaf-sandwich-or-entre-23006300
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Record ddd-1178 · checked by Cal Marchetti.