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Is The Early Bird Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (London, ON)

You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 2 London, Ontario

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Early Bird is listed open on theearlybird.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's website, viewed 2026-10-20, shows current hours, an online-ordering link and a priced lunch menu at 355 Talbot Street, and Google Maps lists it as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

The Early Bird, a breakfast and lunch restaurant at 355 Talbot Street in London, Ontario, was on the You Gotta Eat Here! episode that aired 2013-05-17. TheTVDB's synopsis says the featured dish was the turducken club, a large sandwich combining turkey, duck and chicken. EatDrink reported on 2013-01-16 that the restaurant had opened about ten months earlier next to its sister venue, The Nite Owl, run by chef Justin Wolfe and his brother Gregg; the article also named Poutine Perogies and the Pancake Stacker and said the show filmed there over two days.

On a visit on 2026-10-20, the restaurant's website listed weekday hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekend hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., an online-ordering link, a catering page, and a lunch menu that included a turducken sandwich with smoked turkey, fried chicken and duck bacon. Google Maps listed the restaurant with an operational business status on 2026-10-19.

The episode You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 2

Episode 26
Aired
Title: The Early Bird; Chafe's Landing; Made in Mexico Restaurant and Cantina · What was featured: Turducken club sandwich of turkey, duck and chicken

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : Viewers recommend their favorites. Included: the turducken club featured at the Early Bird in London, Ont.; nachos rancheros from the Made in Mexico Restaurant and Cantina in Newmarket, Ont.; and the pulled-moose roll, a specialty of Chafe's Landing in St. John's, N.L.

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. theearlybird.ca http://www.theearlybird.ca/
  2. eatdrink.ca https://eatdrink.ca/tweet-success-at-the-early-bird/
  3. TheTVDB https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4853417
  4. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The+Early+Bird+355+Talbot+St+London+ON+N6A+2R5
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Record ygeh-153 · checked by Cal Marchetti.