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Is Slow Bone BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 41 Dallas, Texas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Slow Bone BBQ is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: Re-checked 2026-09-21: a fresh search confirms Slow Bone BBQ still operating at 2234 Irving Blvd with 11am-3pm daily hours, per Texas Monthly, a Yelp listing, and a third-party aggregator (Wheree) updated July 2026; the restaurant's own site (slowbone.com) also still resolves, consistent with the prior verification. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode "Sandwich Shenanigans" (aired April 11, 2025), Guy Fieri visited Slow Bone BBQ to feature its smoked-meat sandwiches. Slow Bone is a barbecue restaurant on Irving Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, with a menu built around smoked meats for pickup, delivery and catering, and it has drawn past press coverage from Texas Monthly, according to the restaurant's website. Since the episode, a Yelp listing updated in August 2026 shows the business active at 2234 Irving Blvd with more than 900 accumulated reviews, according to Yelp. A Google Places record checked in September 2026 also lists the business as operational, according to Google. The restaurant's own website remains online, though its copyright footer still displays 2021, an older date than the activity confirmed elsewhere.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 41

Episode 6
Aired
Title: Sandwich Shenanigans · What was featured: Smoked-meat barbecue sandwiches
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-slow-bone-dallas-2
  2. slowbone.com http://slowbone.com/
  3. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Slow+Bone+BBQ%2C+2234+Irving+Blvd%2C+Dallas%2C+TX+75207
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