Is Deluca's Restaurant Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Pittsburgh, PA)
Man v. Food, Season 1 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current status
As of October 2026, Deluca's Restaurant is open — confirmed via post-gazette.com, January 19, 2026.
What the source shows: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on 2026-01-19 that the diner had reached its 75th year in business, and a Yelp page for the 2015 Penn Ave location, updated July 2026, listed hundreds of reviews for the same address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 03
- Aired
- Address 2015 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Now called DeLuca's Diner
- Website delucasinthestrip.com
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Man v. Food (S1E03, aired 2008-12-10) featured Deluca's Restaurant in Pittsburgh's Strip District, spotlighting the diner's all-day breakfast and lunch menu. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2026-01-19), the restaurant, now known as DeLuca's Diner, marked 75 years in business, having served breakfast and lunch from its Penn Avenue location since 1950. A Yelp page for the 2015 Penn Ave location, updated July 2026, listed hundreds of reviews posted for the business at that address. DeLuca's own website, delucasinthestrip.com, advertised open kitchen and counter positions under a "Now Hiring" notice, according to a site check on 2026-09-08. The diner's building is still marked by a rooster sign above the entrance, according to the Post-Gazette article.
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Sources we checked
- post-gazette.com https://www.post-gazette.com/life/dining/2026/01/19/delucas-diner-strip-district-restaurants-pittsburgh/stories/202601140075
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/delucas-diner-pittsburgh-2
- delucasinthestrip.com http://www.delucasinthestrip.com/
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Record mvf-007 · checked by Cal Marchetti.