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Is Dumbwaiter Restaurant Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Mobile, AL)

Food Paradise, Season 13 Mobile, Alabama

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Dumbwaiter Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's website returned HTTP 200 with a 2026 copyright notice, current hours, and a live ordering widget, consistent with Google Places' operational status. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Dumbwaiter Restaurant was featured on the episode 'Gulf Grubbin,' spotlighting the downtown Mobile restaurant's Southern-style cooking and fresh Gulf seafood. Owner Wes Lambert, who grew up in Mobile eating Southern food and seafood with his family, opened the restaurant with his wife, Dana, according to the 'Our Story' page on its website. The restaurant operates on Dauphin Street in downtown Mobile. The restaurant's website noted that its current Dauphin Street location opened to the public on Thursday, March 29, 2018, after a move from a previous location, and it also promotes a franchise program on a dedicated page.

In September 2026, the site (dumbwaiterrestaurant.com) carried a 2026 copyright notice and a live online ordering system, and listed dinner hours of 5 to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Google Places recorded the business as operational at 167 Dauphin Street.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 13

Episode 1
Air date not confirmed
Title: Gulf Grubbin' · What was featured: Dumbwaiter's Southern-style dishes and fresh Gulf seafood
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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  1. dumbwaiterrestaurant.com http://www.dumbwaiterrestaurant.com/
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Record fp-0972 · checked by Cal Marchetti.