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Is Nordic Smoke BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29 Spokane, Washington

Current status

Open

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

What the source shows: The truck's own website was live on 2026-09-08 with an active online store, and Yelp's listing, updated July 2026, showed ten reviews, indicating the business is still trading. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Nordic Smoke BBQ in Spokane, Washington, in the September 28, 2018 episode "Sandwiches, Southern and South of the Border" (S29E2), covering the truck's slow-smoked barbecue. Nordic Smoke BBQ is a family-run food truck and catering business started by brothers Dusty and Casey, built around an old hickory smoker, according to Roaming Hunger. The truck's site, checked 2026-09-08, still describes the company as Spokane's barbecue truck and catering operation and includes a working online store, though its visible page text is undated.

Yelp's listing for Nordic Smoke BBQ, updated July 2026, showed ten reviews, and Google Places lists the truck as operational, describing it as a business that posts its schedule on social media rather than at a fixed address. Together the current Yelp activity and live site indicate the truck is still operating.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29

Episode 2
Aired
Title: Sandwiches, Southern and South of the Border · What was featured: Slow-smoked brisket and barbecue sides from a family-run truck
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. nordicsmokebbq.com http://www.nordicsmokebbq.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/nordic-smoke-bbq-spokane
  3. roaminghunger.com https://roaminghunger.com/nordic-smoke-bbq/
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Record ddd-1069 · checked by Cal Marchetti.