Is Pies 'N' Thighs Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Part 1 — Season 16, Episode 8 Aired February 18, 2013

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited this Southern-style restaurant on the same February 18, 2013 episode, highlighting fried chicken, buttermilk biscuits, and homemade pie served at its original Williamsburg storefront. Founded in 2006 by Sarah Sanneh, the restaurant grew into a longstanding Brooklyn favorite for Southern comfort food, recognized by national food press including mentions from Food & Wine and Martha Stewart as one of the country's standout fried-chicken spots. According to Edible Brooklyn, published 2026-04-16, the restaurant's second location, at 244 Flatbush Avenue in Park Slope, was reported operational in an April 2026 check. A Yelp business page for that Flatbush Avenue address, updated 2026-09, lists more than 3,300 accumulated reviews, indicating the location remains in active operation twenty years after the restaurant's founding.

Part 2 — Season 34, Episode 3 Aired June 4, 2021

In the June 2021 episode 'Takeout: All Over the Menu,' Guy Fieri and Hunter Fieri connected with past Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants by video chat for a takeout-focused show, according to Pies 'n' Thighs' own press page. Fieri sampled the Williamsburg, Brooklyn restaurant's chicken and waffles, a smoked pork sandwich, and a toffee pecan donut, according to the same source. Pies 'n' Thighs, a Southern-food counter founded by Carolyn Bane, Erika Geldzahler, and Sarah Buck, has appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives multiple times, according to its website.