The Flying Spatu… Is Now The Frying Pan Diner — You Gotta Eat Here! Update

Current status

Renamed

As of October 2026, Google lists this address as The Frying Pan Diner; reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: Google's search for the Flying Spatula in Flesherton returns The Frying Pan Diner at the featured address, 125 Collingwood St, trading with Google reviews from the last few weeks.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 125 Collingwood St, Flesherton, ON N0C 1E0
  • Current name The Frying Pan Diner

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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

The Season 2 episode "Holy Grill; The Flying Spatula; Chewiest Steam," which aired 2013-04-05, visited The Flying Spatula Diner in Flesherton, Ontario. TheTVDB's episode overview describes it as one of the few remaining true truck stop restaurants in Ontario, where host John Catucci tried a traditional prime rib dinner and a large hot turkey sandwich, both covered in gravy. An undated Trip.com restaurant page lists The Flying Spatula at 125 Collingwood Street, Flesherton, with Western-style cuisine and no reviews. A Google Places search on 2026-10-19 returned a different name, The Frying Pan Diner, listed as operating at the same street address.

A Google Maps search for the Flying Spatula in Flesherton, checked 2026-10-20, returns The Frying Pan Diner at 125 Collingwood Street, the address on record for the featured diner. The listing is not marked closed and carries Google reviews dated within the last few weeks. No source read says whether the same owners run the renamed diner.

Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Holy Grill; The Flying Spatula; Chewiest Steam
What was featured
Truck-stop fare: prime rib dinner and hot turkey sandwich with gravy
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Flying Spatula

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Visit info

Address
125 Collingwood St, Flesherton, ON N0C 1E0
Venue type
diner
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4853403
  • uk.trip.com — https://uk.trip.com/travel-guide/foods/Flesherton-23357-restaurant/The%20Flying%20Spatula-19446907
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Frying+Pan+Diner/@44.2686437,-80.5423537,685m

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