Is Q Fanatic BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 11 Champlin, Minnesota
Current status
As of October 2026, Q Fanatic BBQ is listed open on w1.qfanatic.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Q Fanatic's own website lists current Thursday-Sunday hours, a working online-ordering link, and states the business closed a former Minneapolis location and now operates only from Champlin. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 2
- Aired
- Address 180 Miller Rd, Champlin, MN 55316
- Website w1.qfanatic.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Q Fanatic BBQ in Champlin during the episode "Po' Boys, Pasta & Pork," which aired 2011-01-10, highlighting its slow-smoked hickory barbecue and house-made sauces, including an espresso-infused option. Q Fanatic was opened in 2007 by pitmaster Charlie Johnson, who converted a former pizzeria into a barbecue restaurant after previously owning an Italian restaurant in Bloomington. According to Q Fanatic's own website, the business closed a second Minneapolis location and now operates solely from 180 Miller Rd. in Champlin, with posted Thursday-through-Sunday hours and an active online-ordering link. The site also references a 2015 reader poll naming Q Fanatic the Twin Cities' best barbecue.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- w1.qfanatic.com https://w1.qfanatic.com/
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Record ddd-0396 · checked by Cal Marchetti.