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What Happened to Mo Gridder's BBQ After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 1 Bronx, New York

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Mo Gridder's BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated March 2026 marks Mo Gridder's BBQ permanently closed, and Wikipedia's July 2026 revision states the business has since closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) visited Mo Gridder's BBQ in the Bronx for the July 2007 episode "Worth the Trip," featuring a barbecue trailer parked alongside an auto-repair shop, both owned by Fred Donnelly. Wikipedia describes the pairing as having drawn coverage from multiple magazines and television programs due to the unusual combination of a repair garage and a barbecue trailer, including an appearance on Baron Ambrosia's Bronx Flavor in addition to the 2007 Food Network episode. The business was listed at 565 Hunts Point Avenue. A Yelp listing updated in March 2026 marks Mo Gridder's BBQ as permanently closed, and Wikipedia's July 2026 revision states the business has since closed; no current website or social media account for it could be found during this check.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 1

Episode 10
Aired
Title: Worth the Trip · What was featured: barbecue smoked beside an auto-repair shop on a 2007 episode
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/mogridders-bbq-bronx
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Gridder%27s
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