Is Matt's Bar Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Minneapolis, MN)
Man v. Food, Season 1 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Current status
As of October 2026, Matt's Bar is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Matt's Bar was updated in September 2026 with reviews posted through that month, and Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11) describes it in the present tense as an operating south Minneapolis restaurant. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 18
- Aired
- Address 3500 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Now called Matt's Bar and Grill
- Website mattsbar.com
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
On Man v. Food, Adam Richman visited Matt's Bar in south Minneapolis to eat the Jucy Lucy, a hamburger with a molten pocket of American cheese sealed inside two thin beef patties instead of stacked on top. Matt's Bar is a neighborhood bar and grill at 3500 Cedar Ave that, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11), is one of two Minneapolis businesses — along with the 5-8 Club — credited with inventing the Jucy Lucy. According to Yelp, whose listing for Matt's Bar was updated in September 2026, the bar continues operating at that address, with customer reviews posted through that same month. The bar's own website still posts an operating notice asking dine-in and take-out customers to wait together in a single line because of high demand, consistent with ongoing day-to-day service.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 38 of 48 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 16Jack-n-Grill
Closed -
Ep 16The Cherry Cricket
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Ep 17The Pit
Open -
Ep 17The Roast Grill
Open -
Ep 17Time Out
Open - Open
- Closed
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Ep 18The 5-8 Club
Open
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/matts-bar-minneapolis
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%27s_Bar
- mattsbar.com http://www.mattsbar.com/
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Record mvf-051 · checked by Cal Marchetti.