Is Matt's BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 26 Portland, Oregon
Current status
As of October 2026, Matt's BBQ is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: Matt's BBQ's official website was live on 2026-09-08 with active pickup/delivery ordering, and Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11) confirms it operates as a barbecue restaurant in Portland's Boise neighborhood. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 26, Episode 3
- Aired
- Address 4233 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217
- Website mattsbbqpdx.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 26, Episode 3 Aired
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Matt's BBQ in the episode "Mega Mouthfuls," which aired 2017-01-20, spotlighting the restaurant's Texas-style barbecue and smoked brisket. Matt's BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Boise neighborhood, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11). Wikipedia also reports that the business expanded with a second concept, Matt's BBQ Tacos, elsewhere in Portland in 2019. A website check on 2026-09-08 found mattsbbqpdx.com online with active pickup and delivery ordering, along with pages for hours, location, gift cards, and merchandise, and describing itself as serving "Legendary Texas BBQ in Portland." Google Places also listed the business as operational at 4233 N Mississippi Ave, indicating Matt's BBQ continues to operate under its original name in the same neighborhood where it was filmed for the show.
Food Paradise, Season 15, Episode 5
Food Paradise (Travel Channel) featured Matt's BBQ in the episode 'Street Eats,' which aired February 25, 2018, with owner-chef Matt Vicedomini appearing on camera, according to IMDb. Matt's BBQ is a Texas-style barbecue trailer on North Mississippi Avenue in Portland, Oregon, that has grown into one of the city's best-known barbecue operations.
The episodes
Also in Season 26
Season 26: 29 of 44 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Open
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Ep 3The Seafood Lady
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Ep 4JJ's Red Hots
Closed - Relocated
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Ep 4Swiss Hibiscus
Open - Open
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Ep 5Irish Rover
Open -
Ep 5The Improper Pig
Open
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Sources we checked
- mattsbbqpdx.com http://www.mattsbbqpdx.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%27s_BBQ
- imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8115490/
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Record ddd-0931 · checked by Cal Marchetti.