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What Happened to Athens Family Restaurant? (Nashville, TN)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9 Nashville, Tennessee

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Athens Family Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated May 2026 marks Athens Family Restaurant at 2017 Belmont Blvd as permanently closed, and the business's own website returned no current menu, hours, or ordering content when checked on 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Athens Family Restaurant in the episode "Burgers 'n More" (S9E11, aired 2010-07-19), featuring the restaurant's Greek and American breakfast and lunch dishes at its original location on Franklin Pike in Nashville, Tennessee. Athens Family Restaurant was established in 2004 and later operated at 2017 Belmont Blvd in Nashville, according to a Grubhub restaurant listing referencing its Franklin Pike address and a Yelp listing for the Belmont Blvd location. A Yelp listing updated May 2026 marks the Belmont Blvd location as permanently closed, and the restaurant's own website returned no current menu, hours, or ordering information when checked on 2026-09-08. The original Franklin Pike address sits in ZIP 37204, and the Belmont Boulevard address in 37212.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9

Episode 11
Aired
Title: Burgers ‘n More · What was featured: Greek and American breakfast classics at a Nashville family diner
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/athens-family-restaurant-nashville
  2. Grubhub https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/athens-family-restaurant-2526-franklin-pike-nashville/483172
  3. athensfamilyrestaurant.com https://www.athensfamilyrestaurant.com/
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