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Is Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse Still Open? Update (Tupelo, MS)

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As of September 2026, Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

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woodyssteak.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse's own website, live as of September 2026, lists current hours, an active online ordering link, and OpenTable reservations at 619 N. Gloster St. in Tupelo; a Yelp listing for the restaurant is active (not marked closed) and was last updated in June 2026 with 141 reviews.

  • Season / episode Season 3, Episode 5
  • Original air date
  • Address 619 N Gloster St, Tupelo, MS 38804

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

On Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), Robert Irvine visited Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse in Tupelo, Mississippi, owned by Feather Burns and her mother, Tricia. According to the episode, the steakhouse, a longtime local institution that patrons recalled once serving Elvis Presley, had fallen into disrepair, with a dark, dated dining room and tableside service the show characterized as worse than the food itself. Feather told producers the restaurant was losing an estimated $6,000 to $8,000 a month and that she was covering shortfalls with credit cards and help from family. Filming for the two-day, $10,000 renovation took place in December 2011; Irvine's team reworked the restaurant's decor, revised the menu, reorganized the kitchen layout, and pushed changes to the management structure, and the episode aired March 7, 2012. According to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Irvine returned to Tupelo and reunited with Tricia and Feather Burns in October 2019, when Woody's was again featured in connection with Restaurant: Impossible, indicating the restaurant remained open and in the same family's hands roughly seven and a half years after the original episode. As of this research, Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse continues to operate at 619 N. Gloster Street in the Rex Plaza, a location its own website says it has occupied for more than 30 years; the site advertises charcoal-grilled steaks, wild game, and local seafood, along with active online ordering and reservation links. A Yelp listing for the restaurant remains active, with reviews posted as recently as its most recent June 2026 update. The restaurant's continued family ownership across more than a decade distinguishes it from many other Restaurant: Impossible subjects that closed within a few years of their renovation. No indication of a closure, relocation, or ownership change was found during this research. The restaurant's website and social media presence, together with the 2019 follow-up visit reported by local media, together support a consistent picture of continuous operation under the Burns family across the full period since the original broadcast.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse
What was featured
Menu, decor, and kitchen overhaul of a historic Tupelo steakhouse
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse

Frequently asked questions

Is Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse after Restaurant: Impossible?

On Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), Robert Irvine visited Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse in Tupelo, Mississippi, owned by Feather Burns and her mother, Tricia. As of September 2026, Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse located?

619 N Gloster St, Tupelo, MS 38804. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse?

Season 3, Episode 5 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired March 7, 2012. The episode is titled “Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse”.

Did the makeover last at Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse?

The episode first aired March 7, 2012. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 14 years later —: As of September 2026, Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

A Yelp listing for the restaurant remains active, with reviews posted as recently as its most recent June 2026 update. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Filming for the two-day, $10,000 renovation took place in December 2011; Irvine's team reworked the restaurant's decor, revised the menu, reorganized the kitchen layout, and pushed changes to the management structure, and the episode aired March 7, 2012. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
619 N Gloster St, Tupelo, MS 38804
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
woodyssteak.com

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Sources

  • djournal.com — https://www.djournal.com/news/local/woodys-featured-on-restaurant-impossible-again/article_6220b3b5-9c54-517f-959c-0e0eb9638883.html
  • woodyssteak.com — https://woodyssteak.com/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/woodys-tupelo-tupelo

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