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

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 34 Houston, Texas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Pit Room is listed open on thepitroombbq.com, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Business's own website re-checked 2026-09-21 remains live with current hours for both the Montrose and Memorial locations and active ordering links; a September 2026 Yelp listing (4371 photos/3450 reviews, updated September 2026) and multiple 2026 press mentions (Houston Barbecue Festival, April 2026; a July 4, 2026 feature) further confirm continued operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Pit Room for the episode 'Meat and Heat' (aired 2021-10-15), highlighting the restaurant's hand-crafted, expertly sourced Texas barbecue, including breakfast tacos and smoked meats. The Pit Room is a barbecue restaurant on Richmond Avenue in Houston's Montrose neighborhood. According to the restaurant's own website, thepitroombbq.com, whose content carried a page-update timestamp of 2026-02-03, the restaurant lists breakfast, lunch, and dinner service seven days a week and an online ordering system for bulk and to-go orders, along with a patio and catering services. The site's copyright notice reads 2021, but the more recent 2026-02-03 update timestamp indicates the page continues to be actively maintained. No ownership changes or closures were reported by any source found.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 34

Episode 13
Aired
Title: Meat and Heat · What was featured: hand-crafted Texas barbecue, breakfast tacos, and smoked meats
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  1. thepitroombbq.com http://www.thepitroombbq.com/
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Record ddd-1275 · checked by Cal Marchetti.