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What Happened to The Shaved Duck After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, The Shaved Duck has closed — confirmed via stlmag.com, April 30, 2026.

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Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: St. Louis Magazine reported the restaurant's sudden April 2026 closure, corroborated by a September 2026 Yelp listing marking it permanently closed and a site check showing the domain now serves unrelated placeholder content.

  • Season / episode Season 15, Episode 11
  • Original air date
  • Address 2900 Virginia Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63118

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Shaved Duck's smoked barbecue, including its burnt ends, smothered fries, and smoked-then-fried wings, on the episode "Food Done Right," which aired 2012-10-29, according to St. Louis Magazine's coverage of the restaurant. The Shaved Duck, founded by Ally Nisbet in 2009, operated for 17 years on Virginia Avenue in St. Louis's Dutchtown neighborhood. St. Louis Magazine reported on 2026-04-30 that the restaurant quietly shuttered earlier that month, with a sign posted in the window stating it was closed until further notice and no official word from ownership on whether the closure was temporary or permanent. A Yelp listing for the address was updated in September 2026 marking the business as permanently closed.

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Season / episode
Season 15, Episode 11
Original air date
Episode title
Food Done Right
What was featured
smoked barbecue: burnt ends, smothered fries, and fried wings
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Shaved Duck

Frequently asked questions

Is The Shaved Duck still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Shaved Duck has closed — confirmed via stlmag.com, April 30, 2026.

What happened to The Shaved Duck after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Shaved Duck's smoked barbecue, including its burnt ends, smothered fries, and smoked-then-fried wings, on the episode "Food Done Right," which aired 2012-10-29, according to St. As of September 2026, The Shaved Duck has closed — confirmed via stlmag.com, April 30, 2026.

Is The Shaved Duck permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Shaved Duck has closed — confirmed via stlmag.com, April 30, 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 The Shaved Duck located?

2900 Virginia Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63118. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Shaved Duck?

Season 15, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired October 29, 2012. The episode is titled “Food Done Right”.

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Visit info

Address
2900 Virginia Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63118
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
theshavedduck.com

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Sources

  • stlmag.com — https://www.stlmag.com/dining/the-shaved-duck-in-tower-grove-east-closes-at-least-temporarily/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-shaved-duck-st-louis-3

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