Is Palomino Smokehouse Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update
You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 5 Calgary, Alberta
Current status
As of October 2026, Palomino Smokehouse is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed October 16, 2026.
What the source shows: Songkick's venue page for Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club at 109 7 Ave SW lists concerts on 2026-10-16, 2026-10-09 and 2026-09-13, and an OpenTable profile at the same address shows current hours, a booking widget and a guest review dated 2026-10-03. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 20
- Aired
- Address 109 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0W5
- Website thepalomino.ca
- Show map
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
You Gotta Eat Here! season 5, episode 20 aired on Food Network Canada on 2016-10-07 with host John Catucci. TVmaze's episode listing titles the episode "Boca Tacos Y Tequila, Palomino Smokehouse, Naroma Pizza Bar" and describes the featured food at Palomino Smokehouse in Calgary, Alberta, as barbecue. The other two restaurants in the episode, according to the TVmaze title, were Boca Tacos y Tequila in Tucson, Arizona, and Naroma Pizza Bar in Burlington, Ontario. Google Maps lists Palomino Smokehouse at 109 7 Ave SW, Calgary (T2P 3E6), with the website thepalomino.ca and a business status of operational; the listing carries no date. A request to thepalomino.ca on 2026-10-20 returned no response, so no hours, menu or event dates could be read from the business's own site.
Songkick's venue page for Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club at 109 7 Avenue SW, Calgary, lists concerts on 2026-09-13, 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-16 in its past-events section, retrieved 2026-10-19. An OpenTable listing for Palomino Smokehouse, retrieved the same day, lists a reservation widget, weekly hours of 11:30 am to 10 pm Monday to Thursday, 11:30 am to 1 am Friday and Saturday, and 11:30 am to 11 pm Sunday, and its latest dated guest review is from 2026-10-03. Both listings give the postcode as T2P 0W5.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : Host John Catucci has 23 tacos to choose from when he visits Tucson's BOCA Tacos y Tequila; a barbecue dream comes true when he arrives at Calgary's Palomino; and cheesy slices are ordered during a trip to Burlington's NaRoma Pizza Bar.
Also in Season 5
Season 5: 34 of 75 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 19Burger Bar
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Ep 19Homeskillet
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Ep 19The Combine Eatery
Closed - Renamed
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Ep 20Naroma Pizza Bar
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Ep 21Oak Tree Tavern
Closed - Renamed
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Ep 21Satay Brothers
Open
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Sources we checked
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Palomino+Smokehouse+109+7+Ave+SW+Calgary+AB+T2P+3E6
- songkick.com https://www.songkick.com/venues/105896-palomino-smokehouse-and-social-club
- opentable.ca https://www.opentable.ca/restaurant/profile/327547
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Record ygeh-318 · checked by Cal Marchetti.