Is Broke Da Mouth Grindz Still Open? Update (Kailua-Kona, HI)
Current status
As of September 2026, Broke Da Mouth Grindz is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: The most active, most-reviewed Yelp listing for the restaurant is dated September 2026 with no closure marking, and the business's own website returned a same-day server update, both corroborated by an operational Google Places listing.
- Season / episode Season 28, Episode 19
- Original air date
- Address 74-5565 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Broke Da Mouth Grindz in the episode "Culinary Journey," aired September 7, 2018, for its Filipino-Hawaiian plate-lunch cooking, known locally as "grindz." The takeout-only restaurant operates from a strip mall on Luhia Street in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, near downtown, with nearby beach parks serving as informal seating. A Yelp listing for the business, updated in September 2026 with thousands of reviews, shows no closure marking, and reviewers there highlight the garlic furikake chicken and kalua pork as standout dishes. The restaurant's own website, checked September 8, 2026, returned a same-day server update and a working online-ordering widget. A separate, older Yelp page for the business carries a closed marking, but the more active, more recently updated listing and Google's Places listing both show the restaurant operating.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season / episode
- Season 28, Episode 19
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Culinary Journey
- What was featured
- Filipino-Hawaiian plate-lunch style 'grindz'
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Broke Da Mouth Grindz
Frequently asked questions
Is Broke Da Mouth Grindz still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Broke Da Mouth Grindz is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.
What happened to Broke Da Mouth Grindz after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Broke Da Mouth Grindz in the episode "Culinary Journey," aired September 7, 2018, for its Filipino-Hawaiian plate-lunch cooking, known locally as "grindz." The takeout-only restaurant operates from a strip mall on Luhia Street in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, near downtown, with nearby beach parks serving as informal seating. As of September 2026, Broke Da Mouth Grindz is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.
Where is Broke Da Mouth Grindz located?
74-5565 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Broke Da Mouth Grindz?
Season 28, Episode 19 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired September 7, 2018. The episode is titled “Culinary Journey”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
A Yelp listing for the business, updated in September 2026 with thousands of reviews, shows no closure marking, and reviewers there highlight the garlic furikake chicken and kalua pork as standout dishes. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 74-5565 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- brokedamouthgrindz.com
- State hub
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/broke-da-mouth-grindz-kona-kailua-kona
- brokedamouthgrindz.com — http://brokedamouthgrindz.com/
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