What Happened to Rooster's Texas Style BBQ and Steakhouse? (Nashville, TN)
Man v. Food, Season 4 Nashville, Tennessee
Current status
As of October 2026, Rooster's Texas Style BBQ and Steakhouse has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the actual Nashville restaurant (not the Denton, TX business the original listing had matched) is marked closed and was last updated May 2026. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 3
- Aired
- Address 123 12th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203
- Website Facebook
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Man v. Food Nation (Travel Channel) filmed at Rooster's Texas Style BBQ and Steakhouse in Nashville, TN for the episode that aired 2011-06-08; the show's host sampled the restaurant's steaks in a segment that ran alongside a visit to Prince's Hot Chicken, according to the Nashville Scene. Rooster's operated as a barbecue restaurant and steakhouse at 123 12th Ave N in Nashville. A Yelp business listing for Rooster's Texas Style BBQ and Steakhouse, updated May 2026, marks the restaurant as closed and shows 53 accumulated reviews.
No dated news coverage naming a specific closure date was located; the May 2026 Yelp update is the most recent dated signal found for the property. An earlier location match tied to this record pointed to an unrelated Denton, TX business and has been corrected in the listed address.
The episode
Also in Season 4
Season 4: 41 of 68 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1Modern Apizza
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Ep 2Rapscallions
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Ep 3Pancake Pantry
Open - Open
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Ep 4Joe Momma's
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Ep 4Spudder
Open
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/roosters-texas-style-bbq-and-steakhouse-nashville
- nashvillescene.com https://www.nashvillescene.com/food_drink/princes-chicken-and-roosters-steaks-man-v-food-nations-nashville-episode-airs-wednesday/article_d7336639-cd7e-58c1-a9c5-cfbd8f6cf4db.html
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Record mvf-207 · checked by Cal Marchetti.