What Happened to Low & Slow After You Gotta Eat Here!?
Current status
As of October 2026, Low & Slow is listed closed on Google, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026 and cross-checked against sootoday.com; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact with the business.
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What the source shows: A Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-20 for Low & Slow Smoked Fusion BBQ at 648 Queen St E, Sault Ste. Marie, is marked permanently closed with newest reviews dated 2022-12-09, a Google lookup of 113 Gore St returned no business, and no listing for the name in the town is marked operating.
- Season / episode Season 5, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address 113 Gore St, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1L9
Address
113 Gore St, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1L9
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
Low & Slow, a barbecue restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, was the first stop in the Season 5 episode of You Gotta Eat Here! titled "Low & Slow, Casa Manila, Charlie the Butcher," which aired 2016-03-11. According to TVmaze's episode listing, the segment uncovered the secret to great barbecue. SooToday reported that Low and Slow Smoked Fusion BBQ opened at 113 Gore Street, run by owners Blake and Jen Richards and Chad Stewart; the article carries no date. A Northern Ontario Travel page dated 2024-07-05, marked as archived, described Southern-style barbecue with smoked ribs, pulled chicken or pork and brisket, plus mac and cheese and cornbread, in a licensed restaurant with indoor dining, takeout and a summer patio.
A Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-20 for Low & Slow Smoked Fusion BBQ at 648 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, shows it marked permanently closed, with the newest reviews dated 2022-12-09 and 2022-11-19 and earlier reviews going back to 2019. A Google Maps lookup of 113 Gore Street, where SooToday reported the restaurant's opening, returned only the street address with no business listed, and no Google Maps listing for the name in Sault Ste. Marie was found marked as operating.
Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!
- Show
- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Low & Slow, Casa Manila, Charlie the Butcher
- What was featured
- Smoked barbecue at Low & Slow Smoked Fusion BBQ in Sault Ste. Marie
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Low & Slow
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Visit info
- Address
- 113 Gore St, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1L9
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- eatlownslow.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Ontario
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Sources
- api.tvmaze.com — https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/15676/episodebynumber?season=5&number=3
- sootoday.com — https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/low-and-slow-seen-on-gore-street-172092
- northernontario.travel — https://northernontario.travel/algoma-country/you-gotta-eat-here-must-eat-restaurants-sault-ste-marie?page=6
- Google Maps — https://maps.google.com/?cid=13546746695082057518
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