Is Barque Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Toronto, ON)
You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 2 Toronto, Ontario
Current status
As of October 2026, Barque is listed open on barque.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, last modified 2026-09-28 with a 2026 copyright, 2026 menus, current hours, and online ordering, lists the Roncesvalles Avenue smokehouse. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 21
- Aired
- Address 299 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON M6R 2M3
- Website barque.ca
- Show map
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
TheTVDB's overview of the Season 2 episode that aired 2013-05-03, a viewer-recommended episode, describes Barque Smokehouse in Toronto for its barbecue brunch, with brisket on a benny and smoked duck on pancakes. The restaurant's own website describes the business as Southern Ontario barbecue since 2011 and gives its address as 299 Roncesvalles Avenue. The site, last modified on 2026-09-28, carried a 2026 copyright and menu files dated April and May 2026, and listed hours of 11:30am to 9pm Sunday through Thursday and 11:30am to 9:30pm on Friday and Saturday. It also offered online ordering and gift cards, noted a redesign and refresh, and listed a collaboration with XO Bisous at 572 St. Clair Avenue West for barbecue lunch and dinner.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : John visits restaurants recommended to him by viewers. Included: That Italian Place in Brampton, Ont., home of a 7.5-lb. stromboli. Also: Brunch is ordered at the Barque in Toronto; and authentic Mexican tacos are served at La Taqueria in Vancouver.
Also in Season 2
Season 2: 34 of 78 still open · 12 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 20Kekuli Café
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Ep 20Pressed
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Ep 21That Italian Place
Closed - Open
- Open
- Closed
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Sources we checked
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Record ygeh-139 · checked by Cal Marchetti.