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Is Townline BBQ Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Sagaponack, NY)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, All-Star Sagaponack, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Townline BBQ is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed June 23, 2026.

What the source shows: Southforker's June 23, 2026 feature and Yelp's July 2026-updated listing both describe the restaurant currently smoking and serving barbecue at the Sagaponack address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Marvelous Meats' episode, Food Network's own restaurant page for Townline BBQ credits Katie Lee's favorite bite there as hand-cut Buffalo-style fries, fried golden and topped with housemade blue cheese dressing and Buffalo sauce. Townline BBQ is a barbecue restaurant on Montauk Highway in Sagaponack, New York, known locally for slow-smoked meats served in a rustic dining room. Southforker reported on June 23, 2026 that the restaurant was still smoking meats low and slow at its Sagaponack location. Yelp's page for the business, updated July 2026, listed current weekly hours consistent with regular service. No reporting turned up of a sale, closure, or address change for 3593 Montauk Highway.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, All-Star

Episode 3
Air date not confirmed
Title: Deep-Fried Decadence · What was featured: Katie Lee's favorite Buffalo-style fries at Townline BBQ

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. southforker.com https://southforker.com/2026/06/23/the-dish-smoked-low-and-slow-at-townline-bbq/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/townline-bbq-sagaponack
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ny/sagaponack/townline-bbq-restaurant
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