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What Happened to Piece of Meat After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Piece of Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 28, 2025.

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What the source shows: A Diners Drive-Ins and Dives Locations tracker page updated 2025-12-28 and a separate Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives listings page both mark Piece of Meat permanently closed, though neither gives a specific closure date or reason.

  • Season / episode Season 29, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 3301 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Piece of Meat in the "Eating Up New Orleans" episode, which aired March 1, 2019, highlighting the restaurant's boudin egg rolls and its own house-made bologna, served as a signature sandwich. Piece of Meat operated as a nose-to-tail butcher shop and full-service restaurant at 3301 Bienville St in New Orleans, running in the $$ price range. According to Diners Drive-Ins and Dives Locations, a restaurant tracker page updated December 28, 2025, Piece of Meat is listed as permanently closed. A separate Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives listings page independently marks the restaurant closed as well, describing it in the past tense as a spot that had left a lasting impression on visitors, though neither page gives a specific closure date or reason.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 29, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Eating Up New Orleans
What was featured
boudin egg rolls and a house-made bologna sandwich
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Piece of Meat

Frequently asked questions

Is Piece of Meat still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Piece of Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 28, 2025.

What happened to Piece of Meat after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Piece of Meat in the "Eating Up New Orleans" episode, which aired March 1, 2019, highlighting the restaurant's boudin egg rolls and its own house-made bologna, served as a signature sandwich. As of September 2026, Piece of Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 28, 2025.

Is Piece of Meat permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Piece of Meat has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 28, 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Piece of Meat located?

3301 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Piece of Meat?

Season 29, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired March 1, 2019. The episode is titled “Eating Up New Orleans”.

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Visit info

Address
3301 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
cochonbutcher.com

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