What Happened to Dreamy Weenies After You Gotta Eat Here!?
You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 4 New Orleans, Louisiana
Current status
As of October 2026, Dreamy Weenies has closed — confirmed via Google, October 19, 2026.
What the source shows: A Google Maps listing for Dreamy Weenies at 740 N Rampart Street is marked permanently closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 15
- Aired
- Address 740 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116
- Website No current website found
- Show map
© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
Dreamy Weenies was the New Orleans hot dog stop in the Season 4 episode of You Gotta Eat Here! titled "Dreamy Weenies, Longtail Kitchen, Anna Mae's Bakery and Restaurant," which aired 2015-05-08; TVmaze's episode summary says host John Catucci eats Southern-style hot dogs. New Orleans & Company's community page, published 2015-03-05 and updated 2017-03-09, described it as a French Quarter restaurant founded by local entrepreneurs Ahmad Shakir and Nasr Nance. The page listed beef (kosher and halal), turkey and vegan hot dogs, toppings such as red beans and rice, grits and barbecue shrimp sauce, and buns baked fresh daily. A Google Maps listing for Dreamy Weenies at 740 N Rampart Street marks it permanently closed (Google Maps, checked 2026-10-19). The listing does not give a closing date, and no news report of the closing was found.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : John eats Southern-style hot dogs and Thai street food. Also: He visits Anna Mae's Restaurant and Bakery.
Also in Season 4
Season 4: 41 of 78 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 14Katie's Restaurant
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Ep 14Lisa Marie
Closed - Closed
- Open
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Ep 15Longtail Kitchen
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Ep 16Mezes Restaurant
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Ep 16Romer's
Closed - Open
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Sources we checked
- api.tvmaze.com https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=you%20gotta%20eat%20here&embed=episodes
- community.neworleans.com https://community.neworleans.com/dreamy-weenies/
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Dreamy+Weenies+740+N+Rampart+St+New+Orleans+LA+70116
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Record ygeh-244 · checked by Cal Marchetti.