What Happened to Cemitas Puebla After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4, Episode 11 Aired October 13, 2008

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Cemitas Puebla for the 'Grabbin' a Sandwich' episode, aired 2008-10-13, spotlighting the cemita, a Puebla-style Mexican sandwich built on a sesame-seed telera roll and layered with milanesa, quesillo cheese, avocado, and the herb papalo. The restaurant was a small, family-run Mexican counter serving Puebla-style recipes in Chicago. Over the years the business operated under several Chicago addresses, including 3619 W North Ave, 3129 W Armitage Ave, 817 W Fulton Market, and 1321 E 57th St. According to Yelp, the listing for the 3619 W North Ave location was marked permanently closed as of a 2026-08 update, and a separate Yelp listing for the 1321 E 57th St address was also marked permanently closed as of a 2026-09 update.

Food Paradise, Season 18, Episode 1

Food Paradise's "Sweet Home Chicago" episode featured Cemitas Puebla, a Chicago restaurant known for cemitas: Puebla-style sandwiches built on sesame-seed rolls with avocado, chipotle adobo, and a choice of meat fillings. Yelp listings for several Cemitas Puebla locations around Chicago, including 3619 W North Avenue and 3129 W Armitage Avenue, were updated as recently as September 2026 and mark those locations permanently closed. A Yelp listing for a Hyde Park location at 1321 E 57th Street was also updated in 2026 and likewise shows a closed status. No current website or dated announcement from the business explaining the closures was located during research.