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What Happened to Amato's After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? (Omaha, NE)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4 Omaha, Nebraska Closed 2019

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Amato's has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as permanently closed at 6405 Center St, Omaha, NE 68106; the former restaurant site was redeveloped into an ACCESSbank branch, consistent with permanent closure. Re-confirmed via web search September 2026 with no reopening signal. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4, Episode 8 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Amato's in the 2008-09-22 episode "Better Than Ever," spotlighting the restaurant's Italian menu. Amato's operated as an Italian restaurant at 6405 Center St in Omaha, Nebraska, according to Yellow Pages and Yelp business listings. A Yelp listing updated in June 2026 marks the business as permanently closed at that Center Street address. No news coverage, ownership statement, or replacement business at the location was found within the single search allowed for this record. The restaurant's presence on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives remains its most documented public record.

Man v. Food, Season 4, Episode 21 Aired

Man v. Food (S4E21, aired 2011-10-26) featured Amato's, a family-run Italian cafe near 64th and Center Streets in Omaha known for its Italian sausage sandwiches and ricotta pancakes. Amato's was founded by Sam Amato and later run by his wife, Ann, and their son after Sam's death in 2017, according to the Omaha World-Herald. The cafe also appeared on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. According to Omaha's KMTV (3 News Now), Amato's served its last meal and closed in 2019, after 45 years in business and 27 years at the Center Street location.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 8
Aired
Title: Better Than Ever · What was featured: Amato's Italian menu on 'Better Than Ever'
Man v. Food, Season 4, Episode 21
Aired
What was featured: Italian sausage sandwiches and ricotta pancakes at the family-run cafe
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/amatos-omaha
  2. yellowpages.com https://www.yellowpages.com/omaha-ne/mip/amatos-restaurant-7653533
  3. 3newsnow.com https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/amatos-serves-last-meal-after-45-years-in-business
  4. omaha.com https://omaha.com/news/local/for-cafes-namesake-owner-sam-amato-if-you-felt-at-home-that-s-all-he/article_52817fbc-70b4-11e7-a908-633bc8294d39.html
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