Is Crif Dog/PDT Still Open? Food Paradise Update (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Crif Dog/PDT is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: PDT's own website was live with an active reservations feature on 2026-09-09, and Google Places listed the business as operational.
- Season / episode Season 8, Episode 3
- Address 113 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009
- Current name Please Don't Tell (PDT)
Interactive map — loads when you ask for it.
Everything on this map is also in the list below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode "Weiner Takes All" spotlighted the East Village combination of Crif Dogs and its hidden speakeasy, PDT (Please Don't Tell). Crif Dogs is known for deep-fried, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, while a vintage phone booth inside the shop opens into PDT, a cocktail bar serving inventive drinks alongside hot dogs sent over from the counter next door. Both businesses share a storefront on St. Marks Place in Manhattan's East Village. According to PDT's own website, checked 2026-09-09, the bar still takes reservations and private-event bookings and runs an email sign-up list. Google Places listed the business as operational. Neither business's online presence showed any indication of a closure, relocation, or ownership change since the episode aired.
Featured on Food Paradise
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Weiner Takes All
- What was featured
- Crif Dogs hot dogs and the hidden PDT cocktail bar behind the phone booth
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Crif Dog/PDT
Frequently asked questions
Is Crif Dog/PDT still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Crif Dog/PDT is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.
What happened to Crif Dog/PDT after Food Paradise?
The episode "Weiner Takes All" spotlighted the East Village combination of Crif Dogs and its hidden speakeasy, PDT (Please Don't Tell). As of September 2026, Crif Dog/PDT is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.
What is Crif Dog/PDT called now?
Now: Please Don't Tell (PDT) (formerly Crif Dog/PDT). As of September 2026, Crif Dog/PDT is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.
Where is Crif Dog/PDT located?
113 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Crif Dog/PDT?
Season 8, Episode 3 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Weiner Takes All”.
Every status on this site carries a confidence label and a date, and names the source it rests on. Read the Editorial & Corrections Policy for what each label means and how quickly we act on corrections. The questions above are generated from this record's own published fields — we never publish a question we cannot answer from the data.
More from Food Paradise
-
Now: All American Hamburger Drive In (formerly All-American Drive-In)
Massapequa, NY
Open reported Checked -
New York, NY
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY
Closed verified Checked -
Ben’s Best Gourmet Delicatessen
Rego Park, NY
Closed verified Checked -
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer
New York, NY
Open verified Checked
Other TV restaurants in New York
-
New York, NY
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
New York, NY
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open verified Checked -
New York, NY
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY
Man v. Food
Open reported Checked -
New York, NY
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked
Nearest tracked restaurants
-
New York, NY · 0.1 mi away
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY · 0.1 mi away
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY · 0.1 mi away
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
New York, NY · 0.1 mi away
Man v. Food
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY · 0.1 mi away
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
New York, NY · 0.1 mi away
Food Paradise
Closed verified Checked
Visit info
- Address
- 113 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009
- Venue type
- bar
- Official website
- pdtnyc.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.
Sources
- pdtnyc.com — http://www.pdtnyc.com/
- Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=40.7271371,-73.9837411
See something wrong?
We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.
Record fp-0514 · last verified .