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What Happened to Cha Cha Chili After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 22 Los Angeles, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Cha Cha Chili has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated 2026-08 marks Cha Cha Chili permanently closed, corroborated by a second closed listing on Triple D Life. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' "Intercontinental Flavorfest" (aired 2015-06-05), Guy Fieri visited Cha Cha Chili for its Korean-Mexican fusion menu, sampling short rib tacos and a spicy pork chimichanga, according to Food Network. The restaurant, established in 2009, also served Korean Angus burgers and Korean Philly cheesesteaks from an industrial pocket of Los Angeles near Cal State LA, El Sereno, Lincoln Heights and Alhambra. A Yelp listing updated 2026-08 marks Cha Cha Chili permanently closed, and Triple D Life's restaurant archive separately lists the Valley Boulevard location as closed, though neither source gives a specific closure date or reason. No current working website or phone listing could be confirmed for the business during this check, and neither Yelp nor Triple D Life's listing names a successor tenant at the Valley Boulevard address.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 22

Episode 13
Aired
Title: Intercontinental Flavorfest · What was featured: Korean-Mexican fusion: short rib tacos and spicy pork chimichanga
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/cha-cha-chili-los-angeles
  2. tripledlife.com https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/cha-cha-chili/
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ca/los-angeles/cha-cha-chili-restaurant
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Record ddd-0795 · checked by Cal Marchetti.