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Is Joey K's Restaurant & Bar Still Open? (New Orleans, LA)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24 New Orleans, Louisiana

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Joey K's Restaurant & Bar is listed open on joeyksrestaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The business's own website (joeyksrestaurant.com), checked 2026-09-08, loads live with a catering promotion and working online ordering, showing no signs of closure. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 3 episodes

Part 1 — Season 24, Episode 4 Aired

Joey K's Restaurant & Bar, a family-owned Creole and Cajun restaurant in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, appeared in the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Rockin' New Orleans' (Food Network, aired 2016-01-20). The restaurant's menu has long featured po-boys, jambalaya, and daily lunch specials, according to Food Network's restaurant guide.

Part 2 — Season 5, Episode 11 Aired

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Regional Classics' (aired 2009-02-16), Guy Fieri stopped at Joey K's for its Creole and Cajun neighborhood cooking. Joey K's Restaurant & Bar is a casual Uptown New Orleans restaurant and bar on Magazine Street. A site check on 2026-09-08 found Joey K's website (joeyksrestaurant.com) live and returning current content, including a catering-and-events promotion and a working online ordering link, under the title 'Must-Visit Southern in New Orleans | Joey K's Restaurant.' The site listed a Magazine Street address and phone number matching public records. The restaurant's listed hours (Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.) match those shown by other business directories, consistent with normal ongoing operation. No closure notices, ownership changes, or renaming have been reported.

Part 3 — Season 43, Episode 16 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation revisited Joey K's Restaurant & Bar in New Orleans, LA in the check-in episode "Triple D Nation: Beef It Up", which aired October 16, 2026, with Guy Fieri returning for its Voodoo catfish with crawfish mac and cheese and an eggplant dish stacked with seafood, according to Food Network's recipe page for the catfish.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Aired
Title: Rockin' New Orleans · What was featured: po-boys, jambalaya, and daily Creole lunch specials
Aired
Title: Regional Classics · What was featured: Creole and Cajun neighborhood cooking on Magazine Street
Aired
Title: Triple D Nation: Beef It Up · What was featured: Its Voodoo catfish with crawfish mac and cheese · Role: Return visit

Synopsis (foodnetwork.com) : Guy returns to an Austin institution known for garden enchiladas, a family-run Reno barbecue joint with meatloaf and pork spare-rib sandwiches, and a New Orleans landmark serving stuffed eggplant and catfish.

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/la/new-orleans
  2. joeyksrestaurant.com https://joeyksrestaurant.com/
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/voodoo-catfish-with-crawfish-mac-and-cheese-23006319
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