What Happened to Broken Record After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, Broken Record has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, July 12, 2023.
Last verified
What the source shows: Google's business profile marks The Broken Record as permanently closed, sfist.com's 2023-07-12 article describes new owners converting the former Broken Record space into a different bar, and Yelp's listing (updated 2026-09) also flags it permanently closed.
- Season / episode Season 12, Episode 5
- Original air date
- Address 1166 Geneva Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Broken Record for the 'Southern Flavor' episode, which aired 2011-09-19, spotlighting the bar's food and cocktail service in San Francisco's Excelsior District. The Broken Record operated as a neighborhood bar at 1166 Geneva Ave. According to sfist.com, on 2023-07-12 new owners Ethan Terry and Greg Quinn were converting the former Broken Record space into a different cocktail bar called The Halfway Club, indicating the original bar had already closed by that date. Yelp's listing for Broken Record, updated 2026-09, lists it as permanently closed, and Google's business profile carries the same permanently-closed status. No current website, social account, or owner statement for The Broken Record was found. The Geneva Avenue address that once housed the bar is now associated with different ownership and a different name, with no indication the original Broken Record currently operates anywhere in San Francisco.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Southern Flavor
- What was featured
- the bar's food and cocktail service in San Francisco's Excelsior District
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Broken Record
Frequently asked questions
Is Broken Record still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Broken Record has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, July 12, 2023.
What happened to Broken Record after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Broken Record for the 'Southern Flavor' episode, which aired 2011-09-19, spotlighting the bar's food and cocktail service in San Francisco's Excelsior District. As of September 2026, Broken Record has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, July 12, 2023.
Is Broken Record permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Broken Record has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, July 12, 2023. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Broken Record located?
1166 Geneva Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Broken Record?
Season 12, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired September 19, 2011. The episode is titled “Southern Flavor”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1166 Geneva Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112
- Venue type
- bar
- Official website
- the-broken-record.teeq.io
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Sources
- sfist.com — https://sfist.com/2023/07/12/new-owners-to-transform-former-broken-record-bar/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/broken-record-san-francisco
- sfchronicle.com — https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/broken-record-closing-17428483.php
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