Is Wilf & Ada's Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Ottawa, ON)
You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 5 Ottawa, Ontario
Current status
As of October 2026, Wilf & Ada's is listed open on 613today.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: 613today's 'Best Brunch in Ottawa' guide published 2026-03-26 lists Wilf & Ada's on Bank Street as its first pick, and a 613today place page checked 2026-10-19 gives 510 Bank St hours of 8:30 am to 2 pm, closed Tuesday. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 5
- Aired
- Address 510 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1Z4
- Website Facebook
- Show map
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
Wilf & Ada's in Ottawa was the second of three restaurants in the You Gotta Eat Here! episode "Rostizado, Wilf & Ada's, Sweet Moses" (season 5, episode 5), which first aired on 2016-03-25 on Food Network Canada with host John Catucci. TVmaze's episode listing records breakfast as the featured food. A Google Maps listing viewed on 2026-10-19 gives the address as 510 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, and links to a Facebook page as the business's website. The page's web address describes the place as a scratch diner, and the page was titled "Wilf & Ada's | Ottawa ON" when it was loaded on 2026-10-20. That check found no dated post, opening hours or ordering function on the page. The Google Maps listing showed the business as operational on 2026-10-19.
Centretown News reported on February 23, 2014 that Wilf and Ada Laham had retired after 21 years and that Ion Aimers, former owner of The Works, had reopened the corner of Bank and Arlington in early January as Wilf and Ada's Scratch Diner, with about 35 seats. 613today's Best Brunch in Ottawa guide, published March 26, 2026, lists Wilf & Ada's on Bank Street as its first pick, and a 613today place page checked on 2026-10-19 lists the diner at 510 Bank Street with hours of 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Tuesdays.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : John visits a hot spot for Mexican rotisserie in Edmonton; a cute breakfast place in Ottawa; and Cleveland's Sweet Moses Soda Fountain and Treat Shop.
Also in Season 5
Season 5: 34 of 75 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 5Rostizado
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Ep 6Son of a Peach
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Ep 6The Hogtown Cure
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Sources we checked
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wilfandadasascratchdiner/
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wilf+%26+Ada%27s+510+Bank+St+Ottawa+ON+K2P+1Z4
- 613today.ca https://613today.ca/what-to-eat/best-brunch-ottawa
- 613today.ca https://613today.ca/places/wilf-and-adas
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Record ygeh-285 · checked by Cal Marchetti.