Is Phil's BBQ Still Open? Man v. Food Update (San Diego, CA)
Man v. Food, Season 3 San Diego, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Phil's BBQ is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-28) describes Phil's BBQ as an actively expanding four-location chain with a fifth location planned for 2027, and Phil's BBQ's own website and Google's business listing, both checked 2026-09-08, showed the business as currently operating. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 1
- Aired
- Address 3750 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110
- Website philsbbq.com
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Man v. Food visited Phil's BBQ, a San Diego barbecue restaurant known for smoked meats, in the episode that aired 2010-06-16. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-28), Phil's BBQ was founded by Phil Pace and opened its first location in 1998 in San Diego's Mission Hills neighborhood. Wikipedia reports the chain has since grown to four restaurant locations plus an outlet at San Diego International Airport, with a fifth location planned for Chandler, Arizona, in 2027. Wikipedia also reports that Phil's BBQ installed cameras at its locations so customers could check wait times, and that the business was the second most reviewed business on Yelp nationally in 2013. Phil's BBQ's own website, checked 2026-09-08, remained live and current, listing multiple locations, catering, and merchandise, and Google's business listing marked the restaurant operational at the same check.
The episode
Also in Season 3
Season 3: 33 of 58 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 2Beau Jo's
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Ep 2West End Tavern
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- Closed
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Ep 3Steve's Gyros
Open - Open
- New owners
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Sources we checked
- philsbbq.com http://www.philsbbq.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%27s_BBQ
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Record mvf-133 · checked by Cal Marchetti.