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Is Parker's Hot Dogs Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Roseville, CA)

Man v. Food, Season 3 Roseville, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Parker's Hot Dogs is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own site lists current hours (checked 2026-09-08) and a Yelp listing updated June 2026 shows continuing reviews at the same address, together indicating current operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

On Man v. Food's Sacramento episode (S3E17, aired 2010-09-29), Adam Richman took on the Knucklehead Challenge at Parker's Hot Dogs, according to a Sac Rag recap of the episode (sacrag.com, 2010-09-28). The business, now operating as Parker's Hot Dogs of Santa Cruz, is a hot dog restaurant currently at 1605A Douglas Blvd in Roseville, in the greater Sacramento area; the Santa Cruz reference reflects the chain's origin rather than a change of city. According to the restaurant's own website (parkershotdogs.com), checked 2026-09-08, the business listed hours of Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sundays. A Yelp listing updated in June 2026 showed 505 reviews and 365 photos for the same address, indicating the restaurant remained active.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 3

Aired
What was featured: Adam Richman's Knucklehead hot-dog eating challenge
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. parkershotdogs.com https://www.parkershotdogs.com/hours-location
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/parkers-hot-dogs-of-santa-cruz-roseville-5
  3. sacrag.com https://sacrag.com/2010/09/28/man-v-food-sacramento/
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Record mvf-191 · checked by Cal Marchetti.