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Is Tony's I-75 Restaurant Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Birch Run, MI)

Food Paradise, Season 1 Birch Run, Michigan

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Tony's I-75 Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own website showed 2026-dated content and posted hours during a 2026-09-08 check with a same-day last-modified header, and a Yelp listing updated in September 2026 corroborates continued operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Sandwich Paradise" (Season 1, Episode 10) featured Tony's I-75 Restaurant in Birch Run, Michigan, a roadside restaurant known on its own website as the home of the "Original One Pound BLT." Established in 1973 after moving from Saginaw, the restaurant serves breakfast, burgers, seafood sandwiches, and other diner fare from its location on Main Street. The business continues operating at 8781 Main Street. Its own website listed 2026-dated content and posted hours starting at 7:30 a.m. on Sundays during a site check on 2026-09-08, with a last-modified header from that same day. A Yelp listing for the restaurant, updated in September 2026, shows 717 reviews and corroborates continued operation, according to Yelp. No closure, relocation, or ownership change has surfaced since the episode aired.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 1

Episode 10
Air date not confirmed
Title: Sandwich Paradise · What was featured: Tony's I-75 Restaurant's one-pound BLT
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 1 Food Paradise

Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. tonysi75restaurant.com http://www.tonysi75restaurant.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tonys-i-75-restaurant-birch-run
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