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What Happened to California Tacos To Go After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, California Tacos To Go has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp shows California Tacos To Go's Skipper Road location as permanently closed and shows a different business, Brass Mug, now occupying that same address, confirming the packet's 'Tacos Las Californias' match was an unrelated business.

  • Season / episode Season 12, Episode 2
  • Original air date
  • Address 1450 Skipper Rd, Tampa, FL 33613

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured California Tacos To Go in the season 12 episode "From Kraut to Couscous," which aired May 16, 2011, spotlighting the Tampa shop's beer-battered fish tacos. California Tacos To Go operated a location at 1450 Skipper Rd in Tampa, Florida; the chain had multiple locations under the same name across the Tampa Bay area. Yelp's listing for the Skipper Road address, last updated in April 2026, lists California Tacos To Go as permanently closed. Yelp also lists a bar and live-music venue, Brass Mug, now operating at that same 1450 Skipper Rd address, with its own listing last updated in August 2026. No current website or social-media presence for California Tacos To Go's Tampa operation could be located.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 12, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
From Kraut to Couscous
What was featured
beer-battered fish tacos at a Tampa taco shop
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
California Tacos To Go

Frequently asked questions

Is California Tacos To Go still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, California Tacos To Go has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

What happened to California Tacos To Go after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured California Tacos To Go in the season 12 episode "From Kraut to Couscous," which aired May 16, 2011, spotlighting the Tampa shop's beer-battered fish tacos. As of September 2026, California Tacos To Go has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

Is California Tacos To Go permanently closed?

As of September 2026, California Tacos To Go has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is California Tacos To Go located?

1450 Skipper Rd, Tampa, FL 33613. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured California Tacos To Go?

Season 12, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 16, 2011. The episode is titled “From Kraut to Couscous”.

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Address
1450 Skipper Rd, Tampa, FL 33613
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
tacoslascalifornias.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/california-tacos-to-go-tampa-7
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-brass-mug-tampa-2

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