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Is Good Hot Fish Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 42 Asheville, North Carolina

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Good Hot Fish is listed open on goodhotfish.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The 2026-09-08 site check found a working online-ordering link and current store and hours pages on Good Hot Fish's own website, though no specific dish content from the episode was available. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Good Hot Fish, a seafood restaurant in downtown Asheville built around fried-fish plates, according to Flavortown USA's episode location guide. The restaurant, at 10 Buxton Ave., also promotes a "Host a Fish Fry" catering service on its own website. Flavortown USA's location guide lists Good Hot Fish as one of four Asheville-area restaurants Guy Fieri has featured on the series. The episode, part of season 42's "Smoked, Fried, and Aged," aired March 6, 2026, according to Flavortown USA. The website also promotes a "GHF Store" and an email newsletter signup alongside its Instagram page, according to goodhotfish.com. In September 2026, Good Hot Fish's website listed a working online-ordering link, a store section, and hours-and-location information, according to goodhotfish.com.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 42

Episode 9
Aired
Title: Smoked, Fried, and Aged · What was featured: Southern-style fried fish and seafood plates
How Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 42 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season 42: 26 of 30 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. goodhotfish.com https://www.goodhotfish.com/
  2. flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/2656/good-hot-fish
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Record ddd-1574 · checked by Cal Marchetti.