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What Happened to Grand Champion BBQ After Food Paradise? (Roswell, GA)

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As of September 2026, Grand Champion BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp listings for two separate Roswell, GA addresses tied to Grand Champion BBQ — 4401 Shallowford Rd (updated August 2026) and 982 Canton St (updated June 2026) — are both marked 'CLOSED' in their page titles, while the brand's Mableton location and gcbbq.com domain now display different 'Owens & Co' branding.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Most Valuable Plates" episode (S18E3) featured Grand Champion BBQ, a Roswell, Georgia barbecue restaurant built around competition-style smoked meats. Grand Champion BBQ operated more than one Roswell address over the years, including spots on Canton Street and Shallowford Road. According to Yelp, the Shallowford Road location's page, updated August 2026, and the Canton Street location's page, updated June 2026, both carry a "CLOSED" marker in their listing titles. Separately, the gcbbq.com domain once tied to the brand now redirects to a barbecue business branded "Owens & Co," operating from a Mableton, Georgia address rather than Roswell, suggesting the surviving portion of the business rebranded away from the Roswell restaurant the episode featured. No source found during this check described a Roswell reopening, and no named news outlet with a date was located describing the closures directly, so the closure is attributed here to the two dated Yelp listings.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 18, Episode 3
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Most Valuable Plates
What was featured
competition-style smoked barbecue
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Grand Champion BBQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Grand Champion BBQ still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Grand Champion BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Grand Champion BBQ after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Most Valuable Plates" episode (S18E3) featured Grand Champion BBQ, a Roswell, Georgia barbecue restaurant built around competition-style smoked meats. As of September 2026, Grand Champion BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Grand Champion BBQ permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Grand Champion BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Grand Champion BBQ located?

4401 Shallowford Rd, Roswell, GA 30075. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Grand Champion BBQ?

Season 18, Episode 3 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Most Valuable Plates”.

Is Grand Champion BBQ still using the Food Paradise menu or branding?

Separately, the gcbbq.com domain once tied to the brand now redirects to a barbecue business branded "Owens & Co," operating from a Mableton, Georgia address rather than Roswell, suggesting the surviving portion of the business rebranded away from the Roswell restaurant the episode featured. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
4401 Shallowford Rd, Roswell, GA 30075
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
gcbbq.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/grand-champion-bbq-roswell
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/grand-champion-bbq-roswell-2
  • gcbbq.com — https://gcbbq.com/

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