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Is Dyer's Burger Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Memphis, TN)

Food Paradise, Season 1 Memphis, Tennessee

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Dyer's Burger is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Dyer's Burgers' own website is live with an active online-ordering link, and Google Places marks the address as operational, both checked 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Deep Fried Paradise' (S1E15) featured Dyer's Burgers, spotlighting the Beale Street restaurant's fried-burger cooking process. According to Dyer's Burgers' own website (dyersonbeale.com), Elmer 'Doc' Dyer opened the original cafe in 1912 and developed a proprietary frying method the restaurant still credits for its burgers today. Dyer's Burgers operates on Beale Street in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, offering both eat-in seating and takeout. Checked 2026-09-08, the restaurant's website advertises online ordering and presents itself as a longstanding Beale Street food destination, and Google Places lists Dyer's Burgers' business status as operational as of the same date. The active online-ordering system together with the current operational status from Google Places indicates the restaurant continues to operate at its historic Beale Street address.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 1

Episode 15
Air date not confirmed
Title: Deep Fried Paradise · What was featured: Dyer's Burgers' century-old secret frying process
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 1 Food Paradise

Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 15 Season 1 episodes →

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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. dyersonbeale.com http://www.dyersonbeale.com/
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Record fp-0115 · checked by Cal Marchetti.