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What Happened to Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat? (Superior, WI)

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As of September 2026, Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

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dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com ·
Secondary source
lakesuperior.com ·

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What the source shows: A restaurant-tracking site that follows Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives locations lists Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat as permanently closed, and no active restaurant website could be found.

  • Season / episode Season 21, Episode 3
  • Original air date
  • Address 1015 Tower Ave, Superior, WI 54880

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" featured Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat in the September 19, 2014 episode "Cross-Country Classics," highlighting the Superior, Wisconsin restaurant's combination of wood-fired pizza and house-smoked meats. The restaurant operated at 1015 Tower Ave in Superior, across the harbor from Duluth, Minnesota. According to DinersDriveInsDivesLocations.com, a site that tracks the current status of restaurants featured on the show, Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat is listed as permanently closed. A separate Lake Superior Magazine business listing still shows the same 1015 Tower Ave address but includes no current hours, menu link, or other sign of active operation. No working restaurant website or recent review activity was found for the business during the September 2026 search, consistent with the closure reported by the tracker site.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 21, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
Cross-Country Classics
What was featured
wood-fired pizza paired with house-smoked meats
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat

Frequently asked questions

Is Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

What happened to Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" featured Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat in the September 19, 2014 episode "Cross-Country Classics," highlighting the Superior, Wisconsin restaurant's combination of wood-fired pizza and house-smoked meats. As of September 2026, Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

Is Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat located?

1015 Tower Ave, Superior, WI 54880. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat?

Season 21, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired September 19, 2014. The episode is titled “Cross-Country Classics”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

No working restaurant website or recent review activity was found for the business during the September 2026 search, consistent with the closure reported by the tracker site. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Shorty's Pizza and Smoked Meat still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

A separate Lake Superior Magazine business listing still shows the same 1015 Tower Ave address but includes no current hours, menu link, or other sign of active operation. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
1015 Tower Ave, Superior, WI 54880
Venue type
pizzeria
Official website
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