Is The Wienery Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Current status
As of October 2026, The Wienery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed March 2, 2026.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, last modified 2026-03-02 per its server headers, displayed 2026-dated content and an active online ordering option. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 3
- Aired
- Address 414 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454
- Website wienery.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Wienery on the "Burgers and Dogs" episode, which aired 2008-07-28, highlighting the diner's hot dogs and burgers. The Wienery is a diner-style restaurant on Minneapolis's West Bank serving hot dogs, burgers, and other classic diner fare. According to wienery.com, owner Pat Starr bought the business from Airaq Johnson in June 2000 through the patronage of Pete Dodge. The site quotes Pat Starr saying "Food Is Love Business Is Life." Wienery.com, last modified 2026-03-02 per its server headers, displayed 2026-dated content and an active online ordering option. The restaurant's menu, contact information, and ordering system remained posted on the site as of that update, with the phone number +1-612-333-5798 still listed for the Cedar Avenue South location.
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Sources we checked
- wienery.com https://www.wienery.com/
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Record ddd-0133 · checked by Cal Marchetti.