What Happened to Joe Squared After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Baltimore, MD)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, All-Star, Episode 2

The 'Pizza and Burgers' All-Star episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Joe Squared's square-cut pizza, built on a sourdough crust the Station North restaurant became known for alongside a live-music bar. Joe Squared was a pizzeria and bar in Baltimore's Station North arts district, at 33 West North Avenue. Yelp's listing for that address, updated 2026-06, marks the business permanently closed. A second Yelp listing tied to a nearby Market Place address for the same business, updated 2026-07, also shows a permanently-closed status.

Together the two dated listings indicate the restaurant was no longer operating as of mid-2026, though neither source gives an exact closing date. Neither Yelp listing gives a reason for the closure, and no independent news coverage of it turned up in this search.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 13, Episode 13 Aired March 5, 2012

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Joe Squared Pizza on the S13E13 episode 'Outside the Box,' which aired 2012-03-05, highlighting the Baltimore restaurant's square pizza menu. Joe Squared operated at 33 West North Avenue in Baltimore, an address also associated with an existing Joe Squared record already on file in this database. A Google Places listing for a business under the same name and location shows a status of permanently closed. Because this appears to be the same business already documented under that separate record, this entry logs only the show's appearance at Joe Squared rather than restating a full business profile. Current status, ownership history, and closure sourcing for Joe Squared are maintained under its existing record rather than repeated here.

Food Paradise, Season 9, Episode 4

The episode featured Joe Squared for its square-cut pizzas, including a bacon-and-clam pie that Guy Fieri singled out as a favorite on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2014, according to Food Network coverage. The Baltimore pizzeria opened near North Avenue and Howard Street in 2005 before relocating to 33 W. North Ave. in Station North roughly a decade later, and its basement doubled as a performance space called Downsquares for local bands and artists. According to the Baltimore Sun, the worker-owners announced on Instagram on 2023-11-16 that the restaurant would close the following month, citing lower turnout, higher costs, and limited resources after the pandemic.

The Baltimore Banner reported the pizzeria closed for good by the end of 2023, and WMAR2 News covered the final day of service. Baltimore Fishbowl later reported that a new operator had emerged to take over the Station North space.