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Is Roy's Place Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Claresholm, AB)

You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 4 Claresholm, Alberta

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Roy's Place is listed open on roysplace.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website lists current daily hours and an ordering link, and mentions the host's visit on the show; the Bow Island Commentator article of 2024-12-31 also describes the Catucci visit. How we decide a status →

What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

In 'The Wren, Roy's Place, Iron Skillet' (S4E5, aired 2015-02-27), TVDB's episode description says host John Catucci eats diner food at Roy's Place, which it calls an Alberta roadside stop. The Bow Island Commentator, in an article dated 2024-12-31 and first published 2023-01-05, said Catucci visited the restaurant in Claresholm, called its cinnamon bun the largest he had ever seen and noted the scoop of cream cheese on top. The same article described a breakfast menu of eggs Benedict, omelettes, skillets and Belgian waffles, plus Angus steaks and burgers and a dill pickle soup.

Roy's Place's own website, read 2026-10-20, says the family-style restaurant has served made-in-house meals since 1998 and mentions the host's visit on the Food Network show. It lists daily hours, with the latest closing at 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and has pages for event booking and online ordering.

The episode You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 4

Episode 5
Aired
Title: The Wren, Roy's Place, Iron Skillet · What was featured: Diner meals and an oversized cinnamon bun at a Claresholm restaurant

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : Host John Catucci chows down on a giant chimichanga; fills up on diner food at a roadside restaurant in Alberta; and explores the international cuisine offered at the Iron Skillet in Collingwood, Ont.

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. roysplace.ca http://roysplace.ca/
  2. bowislandcommentator.com https://bowislandcommentator.com/?p=18946
  3. TheTVDB https://www.thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/allseasons/official
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Record ygeh-358 · checked by Cal Marchetti.