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What Happened to Bauer's 66 1/2 After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24 Modesto, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Bauer's 66 1/2 has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for 'Bauer's by Sazon por Tradición' at 822 9th St, the address that succeeded Bauer's 66 1/2 downtown, is marked CLOSED as of a June 2026 update, and a Triple D fan site separately lists the downtown Bauer's 66 1/2 location as closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

"Hot Meat and Cool Veg" featured Bauer's 66 1/2, chef Tye Bauer's downtown Modesto gastropub known for dishes like a lamb burger and loaded nachos served in a casual skillet-and-grill format. The restaurant operated for about four years at its downtown 9th Street address before the years covered by this record. Public reporting describes Bauer selling the downtown location as he chose to downsize his restaurant group; the space subsequently operated under a new concept, Bauer's by Sazon por Tradición. Yelp's listing for that successor business at the same 9th Street address is marked CLOSED as of a June 2026 update, and a fan site that follows Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives locations separately lists the original Bauer's 66 1/2 downtown spot as closed. Bauer continued operating a second Bauer's 66 1/2 location in Modesto's McHenry Village under his own name, which Yelp also lists as closed, as of a May 2026 update, at a different address.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24

Episode 11
Aired
Title: Hot Meat and Cool Veg · What was featured: New American skillet and grill fare from a downtown gastropub
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bauers-by-sazon-modesto
  2. tripledlife.com https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/bauers-66-1-2-skillet-grill-downtown/
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bauers-66-1-2-modesto-2
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Record ddd-0879 · checked by Cal Marchetti.