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Is Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 Williamsville, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

What the source shows: Step Out Buffalo's live business listing describes it as currently open with regular hours and thousands of recent Google reviews; I Love NY's tourism listing corroborates. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The deli episode featured Charlie the Butcher's Beef on Weck, the roast beef sandwich piled onto a caraway-and-salt kummelweck roll that has become a signature Buffalo-area dish. The restaurant traces back to Charles E. Roesch's 1914 meat business, which moved from Buffalo's Broadway Market to Wehrle Drive in Williamsville and became Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen in 1993, still run by the Roesch family as a full-service restaurant and catering operation. Step Out Buffalo's business listing, checked 2026-09-07, describes the Williamsville shop as currently open, with roughly 1,931 Google reviews and a 4.6-star rating, offering dine-in, takeout, and patio seating.

I Love NY's official tourism listing, also checked 2026-09-07, independently shows the same 1065 Wehrle Drive address and (716) 633-8330 phone number. This Williamsville 'Kitchen' location is separate from the company's other outposts, including a Carvery on Buffalo's Elmwood Avenue and an Express counter downtown.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4

Episode 4
Air date not confirmed
Title: At a Deli · What was featured: The signature Beef on Weck sandwich on a kummelweck roll

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. stepoutbuffalo.com https://stepoutbuffalo.com/business/restaurant-charlie-the-butcher/
  2. iloveny.com https://www.iloveny.com/listing/charlie-the-butchers-kitchen/125075/
  3. charliethebutcher.com https://www.charliethebutcher.com/index.php/our-story/
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