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Is Mabel's BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35 Cleveland, Ohio

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Mabel's BBQ is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, shows current 2026-copyrighted content and functioning online ordering, and Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Mabel's BBQ appeared in Food Network's 'Super Chefs' episode (aired 2022-04-29), showcasing chef Michael Symon's Cleveland-style barbecue restaurant, part of a group that also includes his flagship Lola and the BSpot burger chain, according to Symon's Wikipedia biography (revised 2026-08-18). Symon is a Cleveland native of Greek, Sicilian, and Slovak descent who has appeared on Iron Chef America, The Chew, and Food Feuds, per the same source, and has been credited with helping revive Downtown Cleveland's restaurant scene. Mabel's BBQ operates on Cleveland's East 4th Street. According to the restaurant's own website (accessed 2026-09-08), current pages describe a Cleveland barbecue concept with whiskey and bourbon offerings, spirit flights, catering, carry-out, and online ordering, and the site's copyright notice reads 2026. Google Places lists the business as operational.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35

Episode 8
Aired
Title: Food Network Super Chefs · What was featured: Chef Michael Symon's Cleveland barbecue restaurant featured in the Super Chefs episode
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. mabelsbbqcle.com http://mabelsbbqcle.com/
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Symon
  3. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=41.498934999999996,-81.6902588
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Record ddd-1314 · checked by Cal Marchetti.