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Is Angkor Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (San Jose, CA)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 42 San Jose, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Angkor is listed open on angkorchef.com, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The 2026-09-08 site check found a working online-ordering widget on Angkor Chef's own website, the only current-dated signal available. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Angkor Chef for its authentic Cambodian cooking, prepared from traditional recipes by chef Channy Laux, according to a YouTube upload of the segment. Laux, a survivor of the Cambodian genocide who arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1979, spent 30 years as an aerospace and biotech engineer before opening the downtown San Jose restaurant in 2023, according to the same segment description. The episode, part of season 42's "Sloppy, Spicy, and Belly," aired April 24, 2026. Google Places and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives location guides list the restaurant as "Angkor Chef," a fuller name than the "Angkor" used in the original episode listing supplied for this record. In September 2026, Angkor Chef's website listed a working online-ordering system, according to angkorchef.com.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 42

Episode 10
Aired
Title: Sloppy, Spicy, and Belly · What was featured: Chef Channy Laux's authentic Cambodian dishes in downtown San Jose
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. angkorchef.com https://angkorchef.com/
  2. youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAJP2HpkEUA
  3. flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/2665/angkor-chef
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Record ddd-1576 · checked by Cal Marchetti.