What Happened to 90 Miles Cuban Cafe After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe has closed — confirmed via blockclubchicago.org, January 27, 2025.
Last verified
What the source shows: Block Club Chicago reported the Roscoe Village location closed and the Logan Square location faced eviction proceedings in early January 2025, then reported later that month that the Logan Square address showed no signs of activity.
- Season / episode Season 15, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address 2540 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On the August 2012 Savory Standouts episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri stopped at this Logan Square cafe for its pressed Cuban sandwiches, built on family recipes the Gonzalez family brought from Cuba. The cafe operated at 2540 West Armitage Avenue in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood after opening in the late 2000s, later adding a second, smaller location in Roscoe Village. Its cubano sandwiches and Cuban coffee had made it a fixture on Fieri's show and in the neighborhood. According to Block Club Chicago, a Chicago nonprofit news outlet, the Roscoe Village location closed and the Logan Square location faced eviction proceedings in early January 2025, and a follow-up Block Club Chicago report later that month found no signs of activity at the Logan Square address.
The "Crazy for Chicken" episode returned to 90 Miles Cuban Cafe for the fricase de pollo Guy Fieri had praised on an earlier visit, a chicken stew served with rice, beans, and maduros. Owner Alberto Gonzalez built the Chicago cafe's menu around his grandmother's Cuban recipes, including the slow-roasted pork that Fieri also singled out during the original Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stop.
The episode featured 90 Miles Cuban Cafe for its Cuban comfort food, including fricase de pollo served with rice, beans, and maduros, alongside slow-roasted pork prepared from family recipes the founder brought from Cuba. Block Club Chicago reported on 2025-01-03 that the Roscoe Village location had closed for good, with the chain's other Chicago location also facing difficulties at the time. This appearance is tracked under the restaurant's existing database record rather than as a new listing.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Savory Standouts
- What was featured
- Pressed Cuban sandwiches (cubanos) and Cuban coffee
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- 90 Miles Cuban Cafe
- Season / episode
- Season 19, Episode 14
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Crazy for Chicken
- What was featured
- Fricase de pollo chicken stew with rice, beans, maduros
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- 90 Miles Cuban Cafe
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- No Taste Like Home
- What was featured
- Cuban comfort food, including fricase de pollo and slow-roasted pork
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- 90 Miles Cuban Cafe
Frequently asked questions
Is 90 Miles Cuban Cafe still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe has closed — confirmed via blockclubchicago.org, January 27, 2025.
What happened to 90 Miles Cuban Cafe after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On the August 2012 Savory Standouts episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri stopped at this Logan Square cafe for its pressed Cuban sandwiches, built on family recipes the Gonzalez family brought from Cuba. As of September 2026, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe has closed — confirmed via blockclubchicago.org, January 27, 2025.
Is 90 Miles Cuban Cafe permanently closed?
As of September 2026, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe has closed — confirmed via blockclubchicago.org, January 27, 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is 90 Miles Cuban Cafe located?
2540 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured 90 Miles Cuban Cafe?
Season 15, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired August 19, 2012. The episode is titled “Savory Standouts”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 2540 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
- Venue type
- cafe
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Illinois
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Sources
- blockclubchicago.org — https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/27/90-miles-cuban-cafe-in-logan-square-appears-closed-for-good/
- blockclubchicago.org — https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/03/90-miles-cuban-cafe-in-roscoe-village-has-closed-and-logan-square-location-faces-possible-eviction/
- audacy.com — https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/90-miles-cuban-cafe-closes-in-chicago
- flavortownusa.com — https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/577/90-miles-cuban-cafe
- dinersdriveinsdives.com — https://www.dinersdriveinsdives.com/90-Miles-Cuban-Cafe-Chicago-IL
- dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com — https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/90-miles-cuban-cafe-illinois.html
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