What Happened to Mama's Food Shop After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, Mama's Food Shop has closed — confirmed via localeastvillage.com, July 30, 2012.
Last verified
What the source shows: The Local East Village Blog on NYTimes.com reported on 2012-07-30 that Mama's Food Shop had closed, DNAinfo reported the closure on 2012-07-31, and Google Places' current listing also marks the business permanently closed.
- Season / episode Season 13, Episode 4
- Original air date
- Address 200 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited Mama's Food Shop, a home-style takeout counter on East 3rd Street in Manhattan's East Village that served fried chicken, roasted pork shoulder, and banana cream pie made from seasonal, local ingredients. The Local East Village Blog on NYTimes.com reported on 2012-07-30 that owner Jeremiah Clancy closed the 15-year-old shop, citing rising rents and property taxes, and DNAinfo reported the closure the next day, 2012-07-31. Google Places' current listing for the East 3rd Street address also marks the business as permanently closed. Gothamist and EV Grieve both covered the closing at the time, and EV Grieve noted the shop had also briefly opened and then closed a second, Williamsburg outpost the previous year, after roughly fifteen years in the East Village.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Southern Staples
- What was featured
- Home-style Southern dishes: fried chicken, roasted pork shoulder, and banana cream pie
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Mama's Food Shop
Frequently asked questions
Is Mama's Food Shop still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Mama's Food Shop has closed — confirmed via localeastvillage.com, July 30, 2012.
What happened to Mama's Food Shop after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited Mama's Food Shop, a home-style takeout counter on East 3rd Street in Manhattan's East Village that served fried chicken, roasted pork shoulder, and banana cream pie made from seasonal, local ingredients. As of September 2026, Mama's Food Shop has closed — confirmed via localeastvillage.com, July 30, 2012.
Is Mama's Food Shop permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Mama's Food Shop has closed — confirmed via localeastvillage.com, July 30, 2012. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Mama's Food Shop located?
200 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Mama's Food Shop?
Season 13, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired December 19, 2011. The episode is titled “Southern Staples”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 200 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009
- Venue type
- deli
- Official website
- None found
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Sources
- localeastvillage.com — http://localeastvillage.com/2012/07/30/mamas-food-shop-closes-after-15-years-its-just-too-damn-hard/
- dnainfo.com — https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120731/east-village/east-village-eatery-mamas-food-shop-forced-close-by-raising-rents/
- gothamist.com — https://gothamist.com/food/east-village-soul-food-institution-mamas-food-shop-closes
- evgrieve.com — https://evgrieve.com/2012/07/mamas-food-shop-closes-after-15-years.html
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