Is Pendulum Fine Meats Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 27 Norfolk, Virginia
Current status
As of October 2026, Pendulum Fine Meats is listed open on pendulummeats.com, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The business's own website, last modified 2026-09-06, is live with current hours (Tue-Sat 11-6) and 2026 Thanksgiving turkey reservations, consistent with the prior finding. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 27, Episode 1
- Aired
- Address 820 Shirley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517
- Website pendulummeats.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (S27E1, 'Sandwiches, Spaetzle and Sticky Wings,' aired 2017-07-07), Guy Fieri visited Pendulum Fine Meats, a Norfolk butcher shop where Dylan and Dana Wakefield process whole, ethically raised, locally sourced animals in-house, according to DDD Near Me. The Wakefields restored the historic building themselves and live upstairs above the shop, according to DDD Near Me. Pendulum became known for its chicken sandwich after Fieri's visit, according to DDD Near Me. A 2026-09-08 check of the business's own website found it advertising 2026 Thanksgiving turkey reservations and listing current weekly hours of Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; the site also lists a meat CSA, butchery classes, and private event catering, according to pendulummeats.com. Pendulum's site further promotes its sourcing philosophy and the story of the Wakefields' ownership, according to pendulummeats.com.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- pendulummeats.com http://www.pendulummeats.com/
- dddnearme.com https://dddnearme.com/restaurant/pendulum-fine-meats/
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Record ddd-0970 · checked by Cal Marchetti.