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Is Lu's Sandwich Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Minneapolis, MN)

Man v. Food, Season 7 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Lu's Sandwich is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's page for the Nicollet location, updated September 2026 with 464 reviews, shows continuing activity; the restaurant's own site (last modified February 2023) still lists three current locations and a food truck — an unreconciled gap between the site's last edit and the 2026 review activity. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

Lu's Sandwiches is a Vietnamese banh mi restaurant with three storefronts and a food truck across the Twin Cities, according to the business's own site, lusandwiches.com. On Man v. Food, host Casey Webb took on Lu's Banh-Mi Challenge — a roughly two-foot, 3.75-pound sandwich that must be finished within 30 minutes — and Lu's own site lists Webb in its 'Banh-Mi Master Hall of Fame,' crediting the win to 'FoodNetwork.' The episode aired May 28, 2018, as part of the show's Minneapolis stop. The Nicollet Avenue location, in South Minneapolis, is one of Lu's original storefronts. In September 2026, Lu's Sandwiches' Yelp listing for the Nicollet location showed 464 reviews with recent activity, though the restaurant's own website carried a last-modified date of February 2023.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 7

Episode 2
Aired
What was featured: Banh-Mi Master Challenge — 2-foot, 3.75-pound Vietnamese sandwich in 30 minutes
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

Also in Season 7 Man v. Food

Season 7: 31 of 41 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. lusandwiches.com https://lusandwiches.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/lus-sandwiches-minneapolis-2
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