Is Louie's Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (Dallas, TX)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 5 Dallas, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Louie's is open — confirmed via cravedfw.com, March 5, 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp listing for 1839 N Henderson Ave, updated Sept 2026 with 460 reviews and current hours, plus continued listing in the official Henderson Avenue business directory, confirm the bar remains open; no reports found of Louie's closing despite other 2026 Henderson Ave closures reported by D Magazine. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 13
- Aired
- Address 1839 North Henderson Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Family Favorites' (aired 2009-03-23), Guy Fieri stopped at Louie's for its thin-crust, tavern-style pizza and classic cocktail menu. Louie's is a neighborhood bar and restaurant on North Henderson Avenue in East Dallas, founded by Louis 'Louie' Canelakes in 1987. According to CravedFW (cravedfw.com), reporting on 2026-03-05, Louie's remained a fixture of the Henderson Avenue restaurant scene. Yelp's listing for the business, updated August 2026, shows current reviews with no closure notice, and Louie's is listed as an active business on the official Henderson Avenue directory (hendersonave.com). Current posted hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 5:30-9 p.m., closed Mondays. No relocation or ownership change has been reported since the restaurant opened in 1987.
The episode
Also in Season 5
Season 5: 26 of 39 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 11Cecilia's Café
Closed - Open
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Ep 11Kelly O's Diner
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Ep 12Bert's Burger Bowl
Closed -
Ep 12California Tacos
Open -
Ep 12Super Duper Weenie
Open -
Ep 13Giusti's
Closed -
Ep 13Haus Murphy's
Open
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Sources we checked
- cravedfw.com https://cravedfw.com/2026/03/05/louies-on-henderson-avenue/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/louies-dallas
- hendersonave.com https://www.hendersonave.com/directory/
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Record ddd-0202 · checked by Cal Marchetti.