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Is Big Dawg's Still Open? Update (Memphis, TN)

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

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bigdawgsmemphis.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Big Dawgs Memphis's own site, checked 2026-09-08, is live with a working online-ordering link at 3057 Thomas St; a Yelp listing for that same address, updated May 2026, is not marked closed. The batch's original Places match, 'Big Dawgz' in Fall Branch, TN, is an unrelated business; the correct Memphis address was confirmed via the Census geocoder.

  • Season / episode Season 22, Episode 6
  • Original air date
  • Address 3057 Thomas St, Memphis, TN 38127
  • Current name Big Dawgs Memphis

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) sent Chef Robert Irvine to Memphis, Tennessee, for "Hot Doggin' It in Memphis," which aired February 2, 2023, to help Tyrone Clements at Big Dawg's. Clements built the business from a hotdog cart into a storefront restaurant with his wife, O'Neka, and son Chuck, but by the time Irvine arrived the menu leaned on burgers, chicken, and wings rather than the hotdogs the name promised — a mismatch Irvine pointed out during the visit. Filming took place September 22 and 23, 2022, according to Local Memphis's coverage of the production, with Irvine's team using the standard two-day window to rework the menu around the restaurant's namesake dish and to help Clements separate the business's finances from the family's.

After the episode aired, sales at Big Dawg's rose by about 50 percent, and Clements began making steady payments to O'Neka to ease the financial strain the restaurant had put on the family, according to a February 2023 recap by Food Network Gossip.

The restaurant now operates as Big Dawgs Memphis at 3057 Thomas Street, a site checked on September 8, 2026, that returned a live page with a working online-ordering link and current contact information for Clements's business. A separate Yelp listing for an address the business has also used, 4731 Austin Peay Highway, carries a permanently-closed designation updated in June 2026; available sources do not make clear whether that listing reflects a closed second location or an outdated entry for the same restaurant. Business records reviewed via LinkedIn list Tyrone Clements as the principal of BIG DAWG Memphis LLC, consistent with the Thomas Street location rather than the Austin Peay Highway address.

The address supplied with this batch's evidence packet, in Fall Branch, Tennessee, matched an unrelated restaurant roughly 500 miles from Memphis. The corrected address and coordinates for 3057 Thomas Street were confirmed against the Census Bureau's geocoder.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 22, Episode 6
Original air date
Episode title
Hot Doggin' It in Memphis
What was featured
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Big Dawg's

Frequently asked questions

Is Big Dawg's still open in 2026?

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

What happened to Big Dawg's after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) sent Chef Robert Irvine to Memphis, Tennessee, for "Hot Doggin' It in Memphis," which aired February 2, 2023, to help Tyrone Clements at Big Dawg's. As of September 2026, Big Dawg's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What is Big Dawg's called now?

Now: Big Dawgs Memphis (formerly Big Dawg's). As of September 2026, Big Dawg's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

Where is Big Dawg's located?

3057 Thomas St, Memphis, TN 38127. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Big Dawg's?

Season 22, Episode 6 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired February 2, 2023. The episode is titled “Hot Doggin' It in Memphis”.

Did the makeover last at Big Dawg's?

The episode first aired February 2, 2023. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 3 years later —: As of September 2026, Big Dawg's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

Business records reviewed via LinkedIn list Tyrone Clements as the principal of BIG DAWG Memphis LLC, consistent with the Thomas Street location rather than the Austin Peay Highway address. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Big Dawg's still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Clements built the business from a hotdog cart into a storefront restaurant with his wife, O'Neka, and son Chuck, but by the time Irvine arrived the menu leaned on burgers, chicken, and wings rather than the hotdogs the name promised — a mismatch Irvine pointed out during the visit. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
3057 Thomas St, Memphis, TN 38127
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
bigdawgsmemphis.com

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Sources

  • bigdawgsmemphis.com — https://www.bigdawgsmemphis.com/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/big-dawgs-memphis-memphis-2
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/big-dawgs-food-fun-and-games-memphis
  • foodnetworkgossip.com — https://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2023/02/big-dawgs-restaurant-impossible-update.html
  • localmemphis.com — https://www.localmemphis.com/article/entertainment/filming-for-restaurant-renovation-show-set-for-memphis-guests-and-volunteers-required-casting-call-impossible-robert-irvine-big-dawgs-eating-tv/522-2a669944-9d02-4396-aae8-bd640ae20eee

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