Is Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q Still Open? Update (Atlanta, GA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated July 2026 with more than 5,000 reviews, shows continuing activity; the restaurant's own site maintains an active DeKalb Avenue location page with current hours and menu.
- Season / episode Season 11, Episode 13
- Address 1238 Dekalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate's episode "Fried and Gone to Heaven" featured Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q's Texas-style brisket, served chopped or sliced on Texas toast, along with its Chicken Fried Ribs and house-made Brunswick stew. Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant that opened on DeKalb Avenue in the Candler Park neighborhood of Atlanta in 2007. A direct fetch of the restaurant's own DeKalb Avenue page, foxbrosbbq.com/dekalb-ave, loaded a full current menu with prices, a working online-ordering link, and posted hours of 11am-10pm Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and 11am-11pm Friday and Saturday, per a 2026-09-08 check. An earlier automated check of the same website had returned an access-blocked response, but the direct visit here loaded normally with current pricing and hours.
On 'Brilliant Barbecue,' an episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) in which Buddy Valastro sampled smoked barbecue across Atlanta, the show featured Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. Twin brothers Jonathan and Justin Fox, natives of Fort Worth, Texas, opened the restaurant in 2007, bringing Texas-style pulled pork and ribs to Atlanta. The restaurant has since become one of the city's most popular barbecue destinations, according to local dining guides.
On "From Biscuits to Briskets," which aired August 7, 2015, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives returned to Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q's original DeKalb Avenue location in Atlanta, where Guy Fieri sampled the restaurant's smoked brisket along with a specialty called the Tomminator and a half rack and brisket combo, according to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q also serves Texas-style sides such as Texas fries and fried pickles alongside its barbecue plates, according to the restaurant's own website, foxbrosbbq.com.
The Food Paradise episode "Crunch Time" featured Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, spotlighting the Central Texas-style brisket and the loaded "Fat Matt" baked potato the Atlanta smokehouse is known for. Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q operates at 1238 DeKalb Ave NE in Atlanta's Inman Park/Candler Park area, according to Google Places, which lists the business as operational. A direct 2026-09-08 check of the restaurant's own website (foxbrosbbq.com) was blocked and returned no page content, but the restaurant's Google Business listing remained marked as an active, operating restaurant.
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant at 1238 DeKalb Avenue in Atlanta, at the boundary of the Little Five Points and Candler Park neighborhoods, serving smoked brisket and pulled pork since 2007, according to Atlanta Magazine's restaurant guide. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's television coverage of the Man v. Food Atlanta episode, which aired June 4, 2018, described the stop as including 'beastly barbecue' alongside visits to BeetleCat and the Nook. According to its own website, Fox Bros. operates multiple Atlanta-area locations under the same name in addition to the original DeKalb Avenue spot. In July 2026, Fox Bros.' Yelp listing for the DeKalb Avenue location showed more than 5,000 photos and reviews with continuing customer activity, and the restaurant's own site, foxbrosbbq.com, maintained a dedicated DeKalb Avenue location page listing current hours and a full menu.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 11, Episode 13
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Fried and Gone to Heaven
- What was featured
- Texas-style brisket, ribs, and Brunswick stew
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
- Season / episode
- Season All-Star, Episode 6
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Brilliant Barbecue
- What was featured
- Fox Bros.' Texas-style smoked pulled pork and ribs
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
- Original air date
- Episode title
- From Biscuits to Briskets
- What was featured
- Smoked brisket, 'the Tomminator,' and a half rack combo
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Crunch Time
- What was featured
- Central Texas-style brisket and the Fat Matt loaded potato
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
- Show
- Man v. Food
- Original air date
- Episode title
- —
- What was featured
- Smoked brisket and pulled pork barbecue specialties
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
Frequently asked questions
Is Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate's episode "Fried and Gone to Heaven" featured Fox Bros. As of September 2026, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q located?
1238 Dekalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q?
Season 11, Episode 13 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Fried and Gone to Heaven”.
Is Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?
A direct fetch of the restaurant's own DeKalb Avenue page, foxbrosbbq.com/dekalb-ave, loaded a full current menu with prices, a working online-ordering link, and posted hours of 11am-10pm Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and 11am-11pm Friday and Saturday, per a 2026-09-08 check. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1238 Dekalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- foxbrosbbq.com
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Sources
- foxbrosbbq.com — https://www.foxbrosbbq.com/dekalb-ave
- foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/all-star-best-thing-i-ever-ate/episodes/brilliant-barbecue
- timeout.com — https://www.timeout.com/atlanta/restaurants/fox-bros-bar-b-q
- dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com — https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/fox-bros-bar-b-q-georgia.html
- foxbrosbbq.com — https://www.foxbrosbbq.com/dekalb-ave/contact/index.html
- foxbrosbbq.com — https://www.foxbrosbbq.com/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/fox-bros-bar-b-q-atlanta
- ajc.com — https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/travel-man-food-visits-beetlecat-the-nook-fox-bros-bar-june/ckiNb9BsHNwVIu5KdMAYVK/
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