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Is Joe's Meat Market Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35 South Bound Brook, New Jersey

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Joe's Meat Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own website is live with current posted hours and a full menu, and a same-day Google Places check separately lists it as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Joe's Meat Market in South Bound Brook, New Jersey for the 'Cheese and Meat' episode, which aired August 12, 2022, spotlighting the shop's deli sandwiches, butcher cuts, and daily specials. Joe's Meat Market operates on Main Street in South Bound Brook and markets itself on its website as New Jersey's number-one deli and butcher shop. According to joes-meatmarket.com, checked on September 8, 2026, the site lists current weekly hours, including Thursday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and weekend hours from 7 or 8 a.m., along with breakfast, deli, pizza, and catering menu sections. A Google Places business record checked the same day lists Joe's Meat Market as operational at the Main Street address. No closure, relocation, or ownership change has been reported for the business since the episode aired.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35

Episode 16
Aired
Title: Cheese and Meat · What was featured: deli sandwiches, butcher cuts, and daily specials
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. joes-meatmarket.com http://joes-meatmarket.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Joe%27s+Meat+Market+28+Main+St+South+Bound+Brook+NJ+08880
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Record ddd-1336 · checked by Cal Marchetti.