What Happened to Shish-Kabob Hut After You Gotta Eat Here!?
You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 1 Peterborough, Ontario
Current status
As of October 2026, Shish-Kabob Hut has closed — confirmed via Google, October 19, 2026.
What the source shows: A public Google Maps listing for Shish-Kabob Hut at 220 King St in Peterborough, checked 2026-10-19, is marked permanently closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 26
- Aired
- Address 220 King St, Peterborough, ON K9J 2S1
- Website No current website found
- Show map
© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
TheTVDB's episode guide lists the Shish-Kabob Hut segment of the 2012-08-15 episode as featuring a hot pepper and feta spread; the description cuts off before naming anything else. ptbocanada.com, in a spotlight article dated 2011-07-26, reported that the Peterborough, Ontario restaurant had been in business since 1976, making 2011 its 35th year, and was run by a second-generation owner. According to that article, it began at the corner of Parkhill and Water before moving to 220 King Street, offered dining, take-out, catering and party rentals, and had been the first winner of the GPA EDC's EPIC Ventures program. The article also said the restaurant would appear on Food Network Canada's You Gotta Eat Here! and told readers to watch for the episode. A public Google Maps listing for Shish-Kabob Hut at 220 King Street, checked 2026-10-19, marks the business as permanently closed.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : The host indulges in cinnamon buns at the Sugar Bowl in Edmonton. He also checks out the Grilled Cheese in Toronto's Kensington Market and the Shish-Kabob Hut in Peterborough, Ont.
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 37 of 78 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 24Baffo's Pizza
Closed - Open
- Closed
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Ep 25Highlands Kitchen
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Ep 25Joe Feta's
Open - Open
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Ep 26Sugar Bowl
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Ep 26The Grilled Cheese
Closed
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Sources we checked
- TheTVDB https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4456723
- ptbocanada.com https://ptbocanada.com/journal/2011/7/26/spotlight-epic-ventures-winner-shish-kabob-hut-which-will-ap.html
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Shish-Kabob+Hut+220+King+St+Peterborough+ON+K9J+2S1
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Record ygeh-077 · checked by Cal Marchetti.