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What Happened to The Moose and Poncho After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 38 Calgary, Alberta

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, The Moose and Poncho has closed — confirmed via dailyhive.com, November 7, 2025.

What the source shows: Daily Hive reported on 2025-11-07, in an article by Charlie Hart, that The Moose and Poncho had confirmed it closed its Calgary locations, including its First Street Market counter, because of the rising cost of ingredients. FlavortownUSA's listing for the restaurant at 1327 1 St SW #6 marks it closed, with a status check recorded about eight weeks before 2026-10-19. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

The Moose and Poncho appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in the episode "Hearty Handfuls," which aired 2024-01-12. In an article by Charlie Hart dated 2024-04-04, Daily Hive highlighted the restaurant's tacos, carnitas and birria and gave its address as 1327 1st Street SW in Calgary's First Street Market, without naming the dishes shown on the program. The First Street Market website, as of October 2026, listed nine vendor counters including Saffron Street, and The Moose and Poncho did not appear among them; the pages carried a 2025 copyright notice and no dated announcements.

Daily Hive reported on 2025-11-07, in an article by Charlie Hart, that The Moose and Poncho had closed its Calgary locations at First Street Market and in Ogden. The article quoted the team as saying high prices for quality products had forced the closure and that it would not lower its standards, and said the business would still take corporate and private events and host cooking classes. FlavortownUSA, a site that tracks Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants, also lists the First Street Market counter as closed.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 38

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Hearty Handfuls · What was featured: Tacos; Daily Hive cited carnitas and birria (episode dishes unconfirmed)
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. dailyhive.com https://dailyhive.com/calgary/guy-fieri-calgary-restaurants
  2. fsmyyc.com https://fsmyyc.com/
  3. fsmyyc.com https://fsmyyc.com/food
  4. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=First+Street+Market+Food+Hall+Bar+1327+1+St+SW+Calgary+AB
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Record ddd-1645 · checked by Cal Marchetti.