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Who Runs The Chubby Pickle Now? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35 Highlands, New Jersey

Current status

New owners

As of October 2026, The Chubby Pickle operates under new ownership — confirmed via thechubbypicklenj.com, September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own website carries a 2026 copyright notice and its homepage directly announces that the restaurant is under new ownership. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Chubby Pickle in Highlands, New Jersey for the 'From Chicken to Chiles' episode, which aired July 15, 2022, highlighting the pickle-themed bar-and-restaurant's food and drink menu. The Chubby Pickle operates on Bay Avenue in Highlands, a Bayshore borough on the Jersey Shore, and offers catering, happy hour specials, and event hosting alongside its regular menu. According to the restaurant's own website, thechubbypicklenj.com, checked on September 8, 2026, the site carries a 2026 copyright notice and its homepage announces that The Chubby Pickle 'Is Under New Ownership,' describing the change as 'Same Pickle.

Same Highlands spirit. All-new energy.' The site also lists current happy hour hours, Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., and a functioning online ordering system. No third-party news source was needed to confirm the ownership change, since the business made the announcement directly on its own website. No additional closures or relocations have been reported for the Bay Avenue address.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35

Episode 13
Aired
Title: From Chicken to Chiles · What was featured: pickle-themed bar food and sandwiches
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  1. thechubbypicklenj.com http://www.thechubbypicklenj.com/
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Record ddd-1328 · checked by Cal Marchetti.