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Is Big Lou's Pizza Still Open? Food Paradise Update (San Antonio, TX)

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As of September 2026, Big Lou's Pizza is listed open on biglouspizza-satx.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: The restaurant's website was actively promoting a 2026 US Open tennis watch-party alongside current weekly hours and a working online ordering and reservation system.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

'Extreme Eats' featured Big Lou's Pizza, a San Antonio pizzeria on South WW White Road known for its oversized specialty pies. The pizzeria takes both online orders and reservations for dine-in tables. According to the restaurant's website (biglouspizza-satx.com), the site was promoting a watch-party for the 2026 US Open tennis tournament and listed current weekly hours — 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday — alongside a working online ordering system, indicating the pizzeria remains open as of the 2026-09-08 check.

On Man v. Food, Adam Richman visited Big Lou's Pizza in San Antonio to try the pizzeria's oversized single slices, cut from pies baked in full sheet pans and served by the slab. According to the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, Big Lou's Pizza continues operating at 2048 S WW White Rd with online ordering and a table-reservation system, and was promoting an in-restaurant watch party for the 2026 US Open tennis tournament — timed to the period around this check — indicating current, active service at the location featured on the show.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 23
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Extreme Eats
What was featured
Oversized specialty pizzas at a San Antonio pizzeria
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Big Lou's Pizza
Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 1
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
Big Lou's giant slow-baked pizza slices
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Big Lou's Pizza

Frequently asked questions

Is Big Lou's Pizza still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Big Lou's Pizza is listed open on biglouspizza-satx.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Big Lou's Pizza after Food Paradise?

'Extreme Eats' featured Big Lou's Pizza, a San Antonio pizzeria on South WW White Road known for its oversized specialty pies. As of September 2026, Big Lou's Pizza is listed open on biglouspizza-satx.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Big Lou's Pizza located?

2048 S WW White Rd, San Antonio, TX 78222. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Big Lou's Pizza?

Season 19, Episode 23 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Extreme Eats”.

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Address
2048 S WW White Rd, San Antonio, TX 78222
Venue type
pizzeria
Official website
biglouspizza-satx.com

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