Is Izzy's Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Cincinnati, OH)
Man v. Food, Season 4 Cincinnati, Ohio
Current status
As of October 2026, Izzy's is listed open on izzys.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked in September 2026, carried a 2026 copyright notice, an active online-ordering system, and a hiring notice for a new Monroe, Ohio location. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 19
- Aired
- Address 800 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Website izzys.com
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Man v. Food Nation (S4E19, aired October 12, 2011) featured Izzy's on a Cincinnati episode, sampling the restaurant's stacked Reuben sandwiches. Izzy's is a Cincinnati delicatessen chain built around cured-meat sandwiches, and the location visited sits on Elm Street near downtown Cincinnati. The restaurant's own site describes its signature sandwich as a Reuben on rye bread with house dressing and melted Swiss cheese. According to the restaurant's own website, izzys.com, checked in September 2026, the site carried a 2026 copyright notice, an active online-ordering system, and a notice that the company was hiring for a new Monroe, Ohio location, a sign of continued expansion beyond its original footprint. That current, dated content from Izzy's own site indicates the Elm Street restaurant remains open.
The episode
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Ep 20Campi's
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Ep 21Amato's
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Sources we checked
- izzys.com http://www.izzys.com/
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Record mvf-251 · checked by Cal Marchetti.