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What Happened to The Hungry Owl After Man v. Food? (Mobile, AL)

Man v. Food, Season 4 Mobile, Alabama

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, The Hungry Owl has closed — confirmed via Google, September 7, 2026.

What the source shows: Google Places lists The Hungry Owl's business status as permanently closed; Wikipedia's episode-location list separately flags it closed but is only a lead, not a dated source. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

Man v. Food Nation (Travel Channel) visited The Hungry Owl in Mobile, AL for the episode that aired 2011-06-29, with the show's host stopping at the restaurant as part of its rotating city segments. The Hungry Owl operated as a restaurant at 2502 Schillinger Rd in Mobile. A Google Places listing checked on 2026-09-07 lists the business status as permanently closed. Wikipedia's episode-location list separately flags The Hungry Owl as closed, though that page functions only as a lead pointing toward the closure rather than a dated source in its own right. No independent news coverage naming a specific closure date was located for this property, and no current website or social media presence was found for the restaurant during this check.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 4

Episode 6
Aired
What was featured: the restaurant during the show's regular local-restaurant segment
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

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Season 4: 41 of 68 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners

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  1. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=30.6326175,-88.22472429999999
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