Is Salty's BBQ & Catering Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 22 Bakersfield, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Salty's BBQ & Catering is listed open on visitbakersfield.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The Visit Bakersfield tourism directory lists Salty's BBQ & Catering as an active business at 9425 Rosedale Highway, and delivery-platform listings (DoorDash, Grubhub) for the restaurant are still live, with no closure signal found. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 22, Episode 5
- Aired
- Address 9425 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Website saltysbbq.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Part 1 — Season 22, Episode 5 Aired
On 'Roadtrippin'' (aired 2015-02-27), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stopped at Salty's BBQ & Catering in Bakersfield, California, where Guy Fieri sampled the Salty's Special Sandwich alongside oak-grilled tri-tip and smoky pulled pork. The barbecue restaurant built its menu around slow-cooked, oak-fired meats served counter-style. According to the Visit Bakersfield tourism directory, checked 2026-09-08, Salty's BBQ & Catering remains active at 9425 Rosedale Highway; delivery listings on DoorDash and Grubhub also show the business currently taking orders. The company has since expanded, operating a second Bakersfield location at 6801 White Lane that opened in September 2014, according to a Grubhub restaurant listing.
Part 2 — Season 27, Episode 4 Aired
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network), this appearance in the "Fun in the Sun" episode, which aired 2017-07-28, revisited Salty's BBQ & Catering in Bakersfield, California. According to Bakersfield.com, owner Jeff Salters founded the barbecue restaurant in 2010 at 9425 Rosedale Highway, rubbing, marinating, grilling, and smoking tri-tip and chicken on his rig in full view of customers waiting in line, and the business later added a second location at 6801 White Lane on September 22, 2014. Guy Fieri originally praised the restaurant's chicken for its tenderness, fall-off-the-bone texture, and smoke flavor when Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives first visited in March 2015, per Flavortownusa's episode guide. The restaurant also offers full-service catering for private events and large parties, according to the same source.
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Sources we checked
- visitbakersfield.com https://www.visitbakersfield.com/directory/saltys-bbq-and-catering/
- saltysbbq.com https://www.saltysbbq.com/
- Grubhub https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/saltys-bbq--catering-6801-white-ln-bakersfield/1182413
- foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ca/bakersfield/saltys-bbq-and-catering-restaurant
- bakersfield.com https://www.bakersfield.com/saltys-serves-up-killer-barbecue-on-diners-drive-ins-and-dives/article_0d11d9e3-bb7c-5e31-98cd-0ed080435b13.html
- flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/804/saltys-bbq-and-catering
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Record ddd-0770 · checked by Cal Marchetti.