Is Tiger Truck Stop (I-55 South) Still Open? Food Paradise Update
Food Paradise, Season 4 Grosse Tete, Louisiana
Current status
As of October 2026, Tiger Truck Stop (I-55 South) is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated September 2026 and Google Places' live operational status both show the truck stop currently open. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 22
- Aired
- Address 76730 Garner Ln, Grosse Tete, LA 70740
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
Food Paradise's “Truck Stop Paradise” (aired 2013) featured Tiger Truck Stop, the 24-hour restaurant at the Interstate 10 truck stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, highlighting its Cajun specialties — daily plate lunches, boudin, alligator sausage, and gumbo. The family-run operation sits at I-10 exit 139, about 15 miles from Baton Rouge, and according to NATSO has been in business for more than five decades. Google Places currently lists the truck stop operational, and Yelp's listing, updated in September 2026, still shows it open with recent customer reviews. The stop continues to serve fuel customers and travelers around the clock alongside its truck-repair bays and diesel fueling lanes, with no dated report found of any closure or change in ownership since the episode aired in 2013.
The episode
Also in Season 4
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Cou-yon's (Cou-Yon's Cajun BBQ)
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Phil's Oyster Bar & Seafood Restaurant
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Mama Della's N.Y. City Pizzeria
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Sources we checked
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Record fp-0359 · checked by Cal Marchetti.