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Is The Early Bird Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (London, ON)

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As of October 2026, The Early Bird is listed open on theearlybird.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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theearlybird.ca ·
Secondary source
Google ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's website, viewed 2026-10-20, shows current hours, an online-ordering link and a priced lunch menu at 355 Talbot Street, and Google Maps lists it as operational.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 26
  • Original air date
  • Address 355 Talbot St, London, ON N6A 2R5

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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

The Early Bird, a breakfast and lunch restaurant at 355 Talbot Street in London, Ontario, was on the You Gotta Eat Here! episode that aired 2013-05-17. TheTVDB's synopsis says the featured dish was the turducken club, a large sandwich combining turkey, duck and chicken. EatDrink reported on 2013-01-16 that the restaurant had opened about ten months earlier next to its sister venue, The Nite Owl, run by chef Justin Wolfe and his brother Gregg; the article also named Poutine Perogies and the Pancake Stacker and said the show filmed there over two days. On a visit on 2026-10-20, the restaurant's website listed weekday hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekend hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., an online-ordering link, a catering page, and a lunch menu that included a turducken sandwich with smoked turkey, fried chicken and duck bacon. Google Maps listed the restaurant with an operational business status on 2026-10-19.

Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 26
Original air date
Episode title
The Early Bird; Chafe's Landing; Made in Mexico Restaurant and Cantina
What was featured
Turducken club sandwich of turkey, duck and chicken
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Early Bird

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Visit info

Address
355 Talbot St, London, ON N6A 2R5
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
theearlybird.ca

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Sources

  • theearlybird.ca — http://www.theearlybird.ca/
  • eatdrink.ca — https://eatdrink.ca/tweet-success-at-the-early-bird/
  • TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4853417
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The+Early+Bird+355+Talbot+St+London+ON+N6A+2R5

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