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What Happened to Thee Pitts Again After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 23 Glendale, Arizona

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Thee Pitts Again has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated 2026-05 marks Thee Pitts Again permanently closed, and the fan site TripleD Nation lists the restaurant among its closed locations. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Part 1 — Season 23, Episode 16 Aired

On the 'Ultimate Turkey Fest' compilation special, Guy Fieri revisited Thee Pitts Again, a Glendale barbecue joint Cheryl and Roger Wagner opened in 1979. The turkey-themed segment highlighted the pit's low-and-slow smoking technique, the same method the Wagners use for their pulled pork, applied here to a tender smoked turkey, according to The Traveling Locavores' account of the restaurant's Triple D visits.

Part 2 — Season 3, Episode 4 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Thee Pitts Again during the 'Neighborhood Joints' episode for its slow-smoked barbecue and Southern sides. The restaurant operated on West Bell Road in Glendale, Arizona, building a following for its ribs and brisket over more than a decade on the show's fan circuit. A Yelp listing updated 2026-05 marks the restaurant permanently closed, and the fan site TripleD Nation lists it among the show's closed locations. No current phone listing or website for the business was found active online. Older aggregator pages still display the restaurant's former hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., but no current source corroborates that the location is still serving customers.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 16
Aired
Title: Ultimate Turkey Fest · What was featured: smoked turkey, using the same low-and-slow technique as their pulled pork
Season 3, Episode 4
Aired
Title: Neighborhood Joints · What was featured: Slow-smoked barbecue and Southern sides
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Sources we checked 5 references

  1. thetravelinglocavores.com https://www.thetravelinglocavores.com/thee-pitts-again-bbq/
  2. flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/110/thee-pitts-again
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/thee-pitts-again-glendale
  4. triplednation.com https://triplednation.com/thee-pitts-again-glendale-arizona/
  5. tripledlife.com https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/thee-pitts-again/
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