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What Happened to Sweetie Pie's After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Sweetie Pie's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated 2026-09 marks the Manchester Avenue Sweetie Pie's permanently closed, and KSDK reported a separate Sweetie Pie's location closed in September 2022.

  • Season / episode Season 21, Episode 14
  • Original air date
  • Address 4270 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On the 'Southern Spectacular' episode (aired 2014-12-22), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Sweetie Pie's in St. Louis, where owner Robbie Montgomery shared her recipe for the restaurant's mac and cheese, made with two pounds of Velveeta plus shredded cheddar and Colby jack. Guy Fieri also praised the soul-food menu's smothered pork, greens, and cabbage. Montgomery opened Sweetie Pie's in 1997, and the restaurant first appeared on the show's 'Like Mama Made' episode in 2008, according to Fox 2 Now.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Sweetie Pie's for its steam-table soul food during the 'Like Mama Made' episode, spotlighting dishes like smothered pork chops and mac and cheese. The restaurant was founded by Robbie Montgomery, a former Ike & Tina Turner backup singer, and its Manchester Avenue location in the Grove neighborhood of St. Louis became the flagship setting for the OWN reality series 'Welcome to Sweetie Pie's.' A Yelp listing updated 2026-09 marks the Manchester Avenue restaurant permanently closed, showing more than 500 archived reviews. Sweetie Pie's operated several St. Louis locations over the years, including a Delmar Boulevard 'Upper Crust' spot that KSDK reported closed on 2022-09-25 to make way for an expansion of the John Cochran VA Medical Center; Yelp listings for that address and a Florissant Avenue location are likewise marked permanently closed.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 21, Episode 14
Original air date
Episode title
Southern Spectacular
What was featured
Famous mac and cheese and smothered pork
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Sweetie Pie's
Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Like Mama Made
What was featured
Soul food steam-table classics like smothered pork chops
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Sweetie Pie's

Frequently asked questions

Is Sweetie Pie's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Sweetie Pie's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What happened to Sweetie Pie's after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On the 'Southern Spectacular' episode (aired 2014-12-22), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Sweetie Pie's in St. As of September 2026, Sweetie Pie's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Is Sweetie Pie's permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Sweetie Pie's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Sweetie Pie's located?

4270 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Sweetie Pie's?

Season 21, Episode 14 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired December 22, 2014. The episode is titled “Southern Spectacular”.

Is Sweetie Pie's still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

Guy Fieri also praised the soul-food menu's smothered pork, greens, and cabbage. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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4270 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Sources

  • fox2now.com — https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/the-7-st-louis-restaurants-visited-by-guy-fieri-on-diners-drive-ins-and-dives/
  • dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com — https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/sweetie-pies-missouri.html
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/sweetie-pies-soul-food-saint-louis-2
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/sweetie-pies-saint-louis
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/sweetie-pies-upper-crust-st-louis-3
  • ksdk.com — https://www.ksdk.com/article/money/business/sweetie-pies-closes-upper-crust-location-delmar-boulevard-saint-louis/63-98acc406-79b1-4aa2-be7c-3c39d6ef0404

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