What Happened to Pretzel Cart After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.
Last verified
What the source shows: Visit Ferndale's tourism blog describes the pretzel cart concept as continuing today as a student-run nonprofit, without giving a specific recent operating date.
- Season / episode Season 19, Episode 1
- Original air date
- Address 1250 Fifth St, Ferndale, CA 95536
- Current name The Awesome Pretzel Co.
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Guy Fieri returned to Ferndale, California, his hometown, to revisit the pretzel cart he built with his father at age 10, for the "Guy's Hometown Tour" episode that aired February 7, 2014, according to CNBC's 2020 feature on Fieri's first food business. The cart, then called The Awesome Pretzel Co., sold salt-studded pretzels at local events, according to the same CNBC report. Visit Ferndale, the town's tourism website, describes the pretzel cart concept as continuing today as a nonprofit through which Ferndale Elementary students learn cooking and business skills, appearing at events such as the Humboldt County Fair at the town's fairgrounds. Visit Ferndale's page does not give a specific date for when the booth last operated, and no 2025 or 2026 news coverage, fair program listing, or social-media post confirming its continued operation turned up in this research pass.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Guy's Hometown Tour
- What was featured
- Guy Fieri's childhood pretzel cart, built with his father at age 10
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Pretzel Cart
Frequently asked questions
Is Pretzel Cart still open in 2026?
Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.
What happened to Pretzel Cart after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Guy Fieri returned to Ferndale, California, his hometown, to revisit the pretzel cart he built with his father at age 10, for the "Guy's Hometown Tour" episode that aired February 7, 2014, according to CNBC's 2020 feature on Fieri's first food business. Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.
What is Pretzel Cart called now?
Now: The Awesome Pretzel Co. (formerly Pretzel Cart). Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.
Where is Pretzel Cart located?
1250 Fifth St, Ferndale, CA 95536. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Pretzel Cart?
Season 19, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired February 7, 2014. The episode is titled “Guy's Hometown Tour”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1250 Fifth St, Ferndale, CA 95536
- Venue type
- truck
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
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Sources
- cnbc.com — https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/03/guy-fieris-first-food-business-was-this-childhood-pretzel-cart.html
- visitferndale.com — https://www.visitferndale.com/blog/5-reasons-guy-fieri-loves-ferndale
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