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Is Wabash BBQ Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Excelsior Springs, MO)

Food Paradise, Season 5 Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Wabash BBQ is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's website loaded on 2026-09-08 with a 2026 copyright notice and current posted hours, and Google Places records it as operational at the same address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

On Food Paradise's 'BBQ Paradise 3' (S5E2), Wabash BBQ was featured for its smoked barbecue plates and daily discount specials, along with the attached Blues Garden, an outdoor space built around live music performances. The restaurant operates in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, combining a barbecue menu built around slow-smoked meats with weekday food specials and an entertainment component centered on the Blues Garden. A 2026-09-08 site check found the business's website, wabashbbq.com, displaying a 2026 copyright notice and current posted hours (Thursday and Friday-Saturday 11am-8pm, with Blues Garden hours 7-11pm), showing the site is actively maintained rather than an outdated holdover page. Google Places likewise lists the business as operational at 646 Kansas City Ave S, Excelsior Springs, MO, matching the website's location and confirming the same address.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 5

Episode 2
Air date not confirmed
Title: BBQ Paradise 3 · What was featured: award-winning smoked barbecue and a live music 'Blues Garden'
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 5 Food Paradise

Season 5: 35 of 51 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners

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  1. wabashbbq.com http://www.wabashbbq.com/
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