Is Comet Ping Pong Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9 Washington, District of Columbia
Current status
As of October 2026, Comet Ping Pong is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 21, 2026.
What the source shows: Re-checked 2026-09-21: cometpingpong.com is live with current menu, hours (Mon-Thurs 5-9:30pm, Fri-Sun expanded), and working online ordering via Toast — consistent with prior verification. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 9
- Aired
- Address 5037 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008
- Website cometpingpong.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Comet Ping Pong in the episode "Farm To Table" (S9E9, aired 2010-06-28), spotlighting the restaurant's wood-fired pizzas and its unusual dining room built around ping pong tables in Washington, D.C.'s Chevy Chase neighborhood. Comet Ping Pong is a pizzeria, restaurant, and concert venue founded in 2006 by James Alefantis and Carole Greenwood, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-19), with Alefantis becoming sole owner in 2009. According to the restaurant's website (checked 2026-09-08), Comet Ping Pong lists a full menu, live-music and party listings, an online ordering option, and posted hours running Sunday through Saturday, describing itself as a "friendly neighborhood pizza shop."
The episode
Also in Season 9
Season 9: 23 of 40 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 8Don Chow Tacos
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Ep 8Rainbow Drive-In
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Ep 9Blackwater Grill
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Ep 9Wallace Station
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Ep 10Johnny's Bar-B-Q
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Sources we checked
- cometpingpong.com https://www.cometpingpong.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Ping_Pong
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Record ddd-0340 · checked by Cal Marchetti.