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What Happened to Slab Sicilian Street Food After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, Slab Sicilian Street Food has closed — confirmed via bangordailynews.com, October 7, 2024.

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wgme.com ·

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What the source shows: Bangor Daily News, dated 2024-10-07, reported that Slab Sicilian Street Food in Portland closed on October 12, 2024, and Google Places, checked 2026-09-08, listed the same business as permanently closed.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

An S17E9 episode titled "Go Big or Go Hungry" featured Slab Sicilian Street Food, a Portland, Maine shop serving Sicilian-style square-cut pizza and frozen pies for retail. Bangor Daily News reported the restaurant was founded in 2014 by pizza maker Steven Lanzalotta and operated from a Preble Street storefront in Portland's Old Port. According to Bangor Daily News, dated 2024-10-07, the shop closed on October 12, 2024, citing changes in the surrounding restaurant scene and reduced foot traffic after a nearby building closure. WGME also reported the closure that same week. Google Places, checked 2026-09-08, listed the business as permanently closed. The shop's website, checked 2026-09-08, still loaded but showed no 2026-dated content, only a 2021 reference in the page text, consistent with an inactive site. According to Bangor Daily News, Slab's frozen pizza remained available at retail stores after the storefront closed.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 17, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Go Big or Go Hungry
What was featured
Sicilian-style square-cut street pizza sold by the slice
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Slab Sicilian Street Food

Frequently asked questions

Is Slab Sicilian Street Food still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Slab Sicilian Street Food has closed — confirmed via bangordailynews.com, October 7, 2024.

What happened to Slab Sicilian Street Food after Food Paradise?

An S17E9 episode titled "Go Big or Go Hungry" featured Slab Sicilian Street Food, a Portland, Maine shop serving Sicilian-style square-cut pizza and frozen pies for retail. As of September 2026, Slab Sicilian Street Food has closed — confirmed via bangordailynews.com, October 7, 2024.

Is Slab Sicilian Street Food permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Slab Sicilian Street Food has closed — confirmed via bangordailynews.com, October 7, 2024. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Slab Sicilian Street Food located?

25 Preble St, Portland, ME 04101. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Slab Sicilian Street Food?

Season 17, Episode 9 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Go Big or Go Hungry”.

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Visit info

Address
25 Preble St, Portland, ME 04101
Venue type
pizzeria
Official website
slabportland.com

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Sources

  • bangordailynews.com — https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/10/07/portland/portland-business/portland-slab-sicilian-pizza-closing/
  • wgme.com — https://wgme.com/news/local/slab-sicilian-street-food-to-close-in-portland-maine-preble-street-pizzeria
  • slabportland.com — http://slabportland.com/

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