Is Kenny & Ziggy's Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 33 Houston, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Kenny & Ziggy's is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp listing for the tracked Post Oak Blvd location, updated Sept 2026 (2,708 photos, 2,027 reviews), continues to show the deli open; a separate Yelp listing for the earlier Buffalo Speedway/West University location is marked CLOSED, but that is a different, already-known-closed location, not the one tracked here. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 33, Episode 12
- Aired
- Address 1743 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, TX 77056
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 33, Episode 12 Aired
In the 'Takeout: Comin' from All Over the Map' episode (S33E12) of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, which aired 2021-04-09, the show revisited Kenny & Ziggy's in Houston, Texas, for a segment on the deli's takeout service. Kenny & Ziggy's is a New York-style Jewish delicatessen known for oversized sandwiches and house-cured, house-smoked meats made on site.
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 7, Episode 6 Aired
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Kenny & Ziggy's in "You Picked 'Em" (S7E6), which aired September 7, 2009, spotlighting the deli's New York-style pastrami and other Jewish deli fare. Kenny & Ziggy's is a New York-style delicatessen in Houston, Texas, now operating at 1743 Post Oak Boulevard, according to the Houston Chronicle's coverage of the location's opening. A Yelp listing for the business, updated September 2026, lists the deli as open at the Post Oak Boulevard address, while a separate Yelp listing for the earlier Buffalo Speedway address is marked closed as of the same September 2026 update. Wikipedia's Ziggy Gruber entry, revised August 25, 2026, describes Gruber in the present tense as the restaurant's owner and "deli maven," indicating the business remains active under his ownership.
Food Paradise, Season 11, Episode 5
This episode featured Kenny & Ziggy's New York Delicatessen, a Jewish deli in Houston known for pastrami, corned beef, and other classic deli fare, as part of a segment on retro, old-school eateries. The deli is run by Ziggy Gruber (born David Gruber, 1969), a third-generation Jewish deli owner featured in the documentary Deli Man, according to his Wikipedia page as revised 2026-08-25. The restaurant's own site, kennyandziggys.com, checked on 2026-09-08, listed daily hours and offered online ordering and curbside pickup.
The episodes
Also in Season 33
Season 33: 34 of 41 still open · 2 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 10Lauer-Krauts
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Ep 11Buttermilk Kitchen
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Ep 11Hodad's
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Ep 12Tacos Chiwas
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Ep 13Flying Mango
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Ep 13Pier 23 Cafe
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Sources we checked
- foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kenny-and-ziggys-new-york-delicatessen-houston
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggy_Gruber
- houstonchronicle.com https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/dining/article/Curtain-s-up-Kenny-Ziggy-s-new-production-16820200.php
- kennyandziggys.com http://www.kennyandziggys.com/
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Record ddd-0259 · checked by Cal Marchetti.