Is Chilam Balam Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 12 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, Chilam Balam is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Yelp (updated 2026-08) and OpenTable both currently list Chilam Balam with no closure flag, though a direct check of the restaurant's own site was blocked by a third-party filter and could not independently confirm current hours. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 12, Episode 7
- Aired
- Address 3023 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
- Website chilambalamchicago.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Chilam Balam for the 'Homemade & Homebrewed' episode, aired 2011-10-03, spotlighting chef Natalie Oswald and owner Soraya Rendon's seasonal, farm-fresh Mexican shared plates served without corn syrup or MSG. Chilam Balam operates as a BYOB restaurant in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood at 3023 N Broadway. Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated 2026-08, carries no closure flag and lists current photos and reviews, and OpenTable's page for Chilam Balam likewise shows no closure notice. A direct check of the restaurant's own site, chilambalamchicago.com, on 2026-09-08 was blocked by a third-party security filter rather than returning restaurant content, so its current hours could not be independently confirmed. No news coverage of a closure was found. Based on the aggregator listings reviewed, Chilam Balam appears to remain in operation under its original name and location, though this was not confirmed directly against the business's own site.
The episode
Also in Season 12
Season 12: 20 of 39 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 6Get Fresh Café
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Ep 6Nana Organic
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Ep 7Zydeco's
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Ep 8Irazu
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Sources we checked
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Record ddd-0450 · checked by Cal Marchetti.