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What Happened to Horse Thief BBQ After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Horse Thief BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
gayot.com

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What the source shows: Yelp (updated August 2026), Gayot, and Triple D Life all list Horse Thief BBQ as closed, consistent with Google Places' CLOSED_PERMANENTLY status, despite the restaurant's own website remaining live with posted hours.

  • Season / episode Season 27, Episode 3
  • Original air date
  • Address 324 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network), Guy Fieri visited Horse Thief BBQ for the episode "Barbecue, Batter and Beer Can Chicken," which aired 2017-07-21, sampling the restaurant's smoked barbecue plates. According to Flavortownusa's episode guide, Horse Thief BBQ operated as a barbecue restaurant in the Historic Core neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles. Google Places records the business as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY, and a Yelp listing updated in August 2026 marks Horse Thief BBQ permanently closed with more than 900 reviews on file; Gayot's directory and Triple D Life's episode archive similarly list the restaurant as closed. The restaurant's own website, horsethiefbbq.com, was still online at the time of a 2026-09-08 site check, showing posted hours and an online-ordering page, though a live web page by itself does not confirm current operation.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 27, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
Barbecue, Batter and Beer Can Chicken
What was featured
smoked barbecue meats at a downtown Los Angeles BBQ restaurant
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Horse Thief BBQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Horse Thief BBQ still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Horse Thief BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Horse Thief BBQ after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network), Guy Fieri visited Horse Thief BBQ for the episode "Barbecue, Batter and Beer Can Chicken," which aired 2017-07-21, sampling the restaurant's smoked barbecue plates. As of September 2026, Horse Thief BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Horse Thief BBQ permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Horse Thief BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Horse Thief BBQ located?

324 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Horse Thief BBQ?

Season 27, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired July 21, 2017. The episode is titled “Barbecue, Batter and Beer Can Chicken”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Google Places records the business as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY, and a Yelp listing updated in August 2026 marks Horse Thief BBQ permanently closed with more than 900 reviews on file; Gayot's directory and Triple D Life's episode archive similarly list the restaurant as closed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
324 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
horsethiefbbq.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/horse-thief-bbq-los-angeles
  • gayot.com — https://www.gayot.com/restaurants/horse-thief-los-angeles-ca-90013_2la130808.html
  • tripledlife.com — https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/horse-thief-bbq/
  • horsethiefbbq.com — http://www.horsethiefbbq.com/

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