Is The Dirty Buffalo Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 26, Episode 15 Aired June 16, 2017

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Dirty Buffalo in Norfolk during the 'From Spicy to Icy' episode (S26E15), which aired 2017-06-16, sampling the shop's chicken wings and house-made buffalo sauces. The Dirty Buffalo is a wing restaurant near Old Dominion University in Norfolk's Colley Avenue neighborhood, part of a small local chain with multiple Hampton Roads locations. According to the restaurant's own website, checked on 2026-09-08, the Colley Avenue location remains open, listing current hours of 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. most days with a Tuesday closure, a full food and sauce menu, an online ordering system, and a customer rewards program. The site, checked the same day, also lists catering services, a gluten-friendly guide, and additional Hampton Roads locations.

Food Paradise, Season 18, Episode 4

Food Paradise's episode "Cranked Up Comfort" featured The Dirty Buffalo's Colley Avenue location in Norfolk, Virginia, a wing restaurant built around a range of house-made hot sauces alongside a food menu, beer selection, and gluten-friendly options. The location, at 4012 Colley Ave near Old Dominion University, is one appearance of the same business already documented in this database. A check of the location's website on 2026-09-08 found the Colley Avenue page live, listing daily hours from 11 a.m. that vary by day, alongside online ordering, a sauce guide, and a rewards program. Google Places lists the location as operational at the same Colley Avenue address. This entry records the show appearance only; the business's current status is documented under its existing database record.