Is Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9, Episode 5 Aired May 24, 2010

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint in the Porkapalooza episode, S9E5, which aired 2010-05-24, spotlighting the restaurant's whole-hog barbecue cooking. Martin's began at a farm store in Nolensville, Tennessee, and has since grown into a multi-location Whole Hog BBQ chain with restaurants across Nashville, Charleston, Birmingham, and Louisville. A site check on 2026-09-08 found the business's Midtown Nashville location website live, returning HTTP 200 with a working online-ordering system and current navigation for food, wine, catering, and private dining. The Nolensville storefront that appeared in the episode is one of several locations now operated under the same brand, and this record reflects the Midtown Nashville address returned when the original location could not be separately matched. The chain continues to promote its whole-hog cooking method as its defining feature across all locations.

Food Paradise, Season 9, Episode 1

Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint's downtown Nashville location, at 410 4th Ave South, appeared in this episode as part of a taco-themed lineup, spotlighting its whole hog barbecue. The restaurant is part of a small regional chain with additional locations in Charleston, Birmingham, and Louisville. According to the restaurant's website, the downtown location lists Thursday hours from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and weekend hours from 5 to 9 p.m., with online ordering available (martinsbbqjoint.com, checked 2026-09-09).