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

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24 New Orleans, Louisiana

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Joint is listed open on alwayssmokin.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A site check on 2026-09-08 found the restaurant's website live and functioning, with an active booking widget for parties and catering and no closure notice. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 4 episodes

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24, Episode 4 Aired

The Joint, a barbecue restaurant on Poland Avenue in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, appeared in the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Rockin' New Orleans' (Food Network, aired 2016-01-20). According to Explore Louisiana, The Joint opened in 2004 and has built a national reputation for slow-smoked brisket, pulled pork, and ribs.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 3, Episode 13 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Joint in the "All Kinds of BBQ" episode (aired 2008-07-07), spotlighting the restaurant's smoked barbecue. The Joint is a barbecue restaurant in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. A site check on 2026-09-08 found the business's website, now titled "Best BBQ in By Water, New Orleans, LA | Always Smokin'," live and functioning, with an active booking tool for parties and an online catering-inquiry option. The site listed a phone number, 504-949-3232, matching the number on file for the address at 701 Mazant Street.

No closure notice, sale announcement, or ownership-change statement appeared on the site as of the 2026-09-08 check. The Joint was founded in 2004 on Poland Avenue by Pete and Jenny Breen and moved to its current Mazant Street address in 2012, according to Explore Louisiana's tourism profile of the restaurant.

Food Paradise, Season 17, Episode 6

Food Paradise's "All You Can Meat" episode featured The Joint, a barbecue restaurant in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, at 701 Mazant Street. According to the site now live at that address, alwayssmokin.com, checked 2026-09-08, the business at 701 Mazant Street markets itself around barbecue, catering, and party and event bookings.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 43, Episode 15 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation revisited The Joint in New Orleans, LA in the check-in episode "Chippin', Dippin' and Smokin'", which aired October 9, 2026, with Guy Fieri returning for its brisket and burnt ends, according to Food Network's episode guide.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 4
Aired
Title: Rockin' New Orleans · What was featured: slow-smoked brisket, pulled pork, and ribs
Season 3, Episode 13
Aired
Title: All Kinds of BBQ · What was featured: smoked barbecue, brisket and ribs, casual neighborhood joint
Food Paradise, Season 17, Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: All You Can Meat · What was featured: The Joint's slow-smoked New Orleans-style barbecue and sides
Season 43, Episode 15
Aired
Title: Triple D Nation: Chippin', Dippin' and Smokin' · What was featured: Its brisket and burnt ends · Role: Return visit

Synopsis (foodnetwork.com) : Guy visits an Austin cafe known for its pork chop and fish and chips, a Reno-area deli with a tri-tip dip and tempura chicken, and a New Orleans barbecue joint with brisket and burnt ends.

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. explorelouisiana.com https://www.explorelouisiana.com/restaurants/joint
  2. neworleans.com https://www.neworleans.com/listing/the-joint/32594/
  3. alwayssmokin.com http://alwayssmokin.com/
  4. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-triple-d-nation/episodes
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