What Happened to Pizza Junction After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, Pizza Junction has closed — confirmed via pmq.com, October 2022.
Last verified
What the source shows: PMQ Pizza, a pizzeria trade publication, reported that Pizza Junction abruptly closed its Erie Avenue dining room in October 2022, after 40 years in business, when a planned sale of the business fell through.
- Season / episode Season 8, Episode 2
- Original air date
- Address 1269 Erie Avenue, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Pizza Junction in North Tonawanda, New York, in the episode "Pizza, Pork & Paprikash," which aired 2010-01-11. The segment showcased the pizzeria's wood-fired pies at its longtime Erie Avenue storefront. Pizza Junction operated as a sit-down pizzeria at 1269 Erie Avenue for roughly 40 years. According to PMQ Pizza, a trade publication covering the pizzeria industry, Pizza Junction closed its Erie Avenue dining room in October 2022 after a planned sale of the business to a new owner fell through at the last minute; the operators said they would continue filling orders only through an online 'virtual pizzeria' selling frozen pizzas rather than reopening the dine-in restaurant. No reporting of the physical location reopening was found in the available evidence.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Pizza, Pork & Paprikash
- What was featured
- wood-fired pizza at a 40-year Erie Avenue pizzeria
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Pizza Junction
Frequently asked questions
Is Pizza Junction still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Pizza Junction has closed — confirmed via pmq.com, October 2022.
What happened to Pizza Junction after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Pizza Junction in North Tonawanda, New York, in the episode "Pizza, Pork & Paprikash," which aired 2010-01-11. As of September 2026, Pizza Junction has closed — confirmed via pmq.com, October 2022.
Is Pizza Junction permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Pizza Junction has closed — confirmed via pmq.com, October 2022. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Pizza Junction located?
1269 Erie Avenue, North Tonawanda, NY 14120. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Pizza Junction?
Season 8, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired January 11, 2010. The episode is titled “Pizza, Pork & Paprikash”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1269 Erie Avenue, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
- Venue type
- pizzeria
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- pmq.com — https://www.pmq.com/40-year-old-pizza-junction-shuts-down/
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