LANSING - Food Network star Guy Fieri reportedly rolled out of town on Tuesday after filming segments for his Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives show at several Lansing-area eateries.

Food Network officials weren't talking, but local restaurateurs said Fieri visited several restaurants over the past couple of days. Film crews were in town shooting footage for the show over the weekend.

The blond, spike-haired food show host visited Capital City BBQ on West Saginaw Street and Eastside Fish Fry & Grill on East Kalamazoo Street on Tuesday.

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The barbecue joint was closed all day on Saturday and several hours on Tuesday morning for filming, co-owner Regan Louchart said.

"It's pretty prestigious to be on that show, so it's pretty awesome," Louchart said.

Eastside owner Henry Meyer said his eatery also was closed for hours on Tuesday for filming.

While in town, Fieri and his crew also dropped by Meat Southern B.B.Q. & Carnivore Cuisine on Turner Street in Old Town and Zaytoon, a Mediterranean restaurant on Elmwood Road near the Lansing Mall.

The Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives series has been running for more than a decade. In most episodes, Fieri is shown driving a vintage red Camaro Super Sport convertible.

A classic convertible was parked in front of Meat on Monday evening, covered by a tarp.

Lynette Johnson, who co-owns the restaurant with husband, Sean, said they learned the crew was coming about 10 days ago. She said she couldn't discuss details.

"It's huge," she said. "We have not slept."

Zaytoon owner Samy Rashed showed off the restaurant’s signature chicken shawarma for the show. Later, the TV crew and restaurant staff watched the eclipse together, said General Manager Derrick Nolette.

"It was an interesting experience,” Nolette said. “(Fieri) is a down-to-earth, level-headed dude.”

Zaytoon has been open for four years. It opened a second location in Holt in October.

In an email, a Food Network spokeswoman declined to discuss the production work in Lansing "due to security and a need to shoot locations and stay on schedule."

There were reports that the television crew also visited The Cosmos in Old Town. Someone who answered the phone at the eatery on Tuesday declined to confirm or deny that information.

Louchart said Fieri and his crew were on their way out of town late Tuesday morning. They ordered some of his food to eat on the way home, he said, "(so) we know the food must be good."

He and other restaurateurs said they expect the "DDD" segments filmed in Lansing will be shown next month.

Contact Ken Palmer at (517) 377-1032 or kpalmer@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @KBPalm_lsj. Alexander Alusheff contributed to this story.