TV Restaurants

Is Hal and Mal's Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Jackson, MS)

Man v. Food, Season 4 Jackson, Mississippi

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Hal and Mal's is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 and the business's own website, checked 2026-09-08, both show Hal & Mal's actively operating with current hours and 2026 event listings. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

Hal & Mal's is a restaurant, bar, and live-music venue on Commerce Street in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, combining a full food and bar menu with nightly live music in its dining room. The venue was founded in 1985 by brothers Hal and Malcolm White, according to Visit Jackson's tourism directory. The business remains active. A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 showed continued customer reviews and photos for the Commerce Street location, and the venue's own website, halandmals.com, listed current hours — Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. — as of a 2026-09-08 check, along with a working online ordering option. Ticketmaster and JamBase both listed active 2026 concert schedules for the venue as of this check. The restaurant was one of three Jackson-area stops featured together in the show's 2012 Mississippi episode, alongside Chimneyville Smokehouse and Two Sister's Kitchen.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 4

Episode 27
Aired
What was featured: Jackson restaurant, bar, and live-music venue
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

Also in Season 4 Man v. Food

Season 4: 41 of 68 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Nearest restaurants By distance from 200 Commerce St, Suite B

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/hal-and-mals-jackson
  2. halandmals.com https://www.halandmals.com/
  3. visitjackson.com https://www.visitjackson.com/directory/hal-mals/
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