Is Chichen Itza Restaurant Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 22 Los Angeles, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Chichen Itza Restaurant is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 shows 1,552 reviews for the restaurant, and the business's own website remains active. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 22, Episode 12
- Aired
- Address 3655 S Grand Ave Ste C6, Los Angeles, CA 90007
- Website chichenitzarestaurant.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited this Yucatecan restaurant on "Griddles & Vittles" (aired 2015-05-29), where the episode highlighted homemade chorizo and a Yucatan turkey special served at the restaurant's counter inside a downtown Los Angeles food hall. Chichen Itza is a family-owned Yucatecan restaurant operating inside Mercado la Paloma, a food hall in the University Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles, known for dishes like cochinita pibil and papadzul. A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 shows the restaurant active with 1,552 reviews, and the business's own website, chichenitzarestaurant.com, remains live and lists the Mercado la Paloma location. The restaurant has previously been recognized by GQ Magazine and the Los Angeles Times as among the country's notable Mexican restaurants, according to the restaurant's own promotional materials.
The episode
Also in Season 22
Season 22: 27 of 44 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 11300 East
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Ep 11Krazy Fish
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Ep 12Those Guys Pies
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Ep 13Cha Cha Chili
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/chichen-itza-restaurant-los-angeles-3
- chichenitzarestaurant.com https://chichenitzarestaurant.com/
- mercadolapaloma.com http://www.mercadolapaloma.com/chichen-itza
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Record ddd-0792 · checked by Cal Marchetti.