Is Cupini's Still Open? Update (Kansas City, MO)
Current status
As of September 2026, Cupini's is listed open on cupinis.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: The business's own website was live on 2026-09-08 with an active online catering-ordering button, though its visible page text still referenced 2019 rather than a current year.
- Season / episode Season 18, Episode 9
- Original air date
- Address 1809 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO 64111
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Guy Fieri sampled Cupini's Chicken Prosciutto Tortellini and praised its homemade lasagna during the December 2, 2013 episode "Pork, Pasta and Barbecue," according to a restaurant review published by The Hilltop Monitor. Cupini's is an Italian restaurant and catering business at 1809 Westport Road in Kansas City's Westport neighborhood, offering catering for weddings and banquets in addition to its dining room, according to cupinis.com. On 2026-09-08, cupinis.com was live and returned an active "Order Catering Online" button on its homepage, per a site check of the domain that day. The same check found no explicit 2026-dated text elsewhere on the page, with the newest visible year in the page's own copy remaining 2019. The restaurant's listed phone number, (816) 753-7662, matched the number carried in OpenStreetMap-derived business data for the address.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Pork, Pasta and Barbecue
- What was featured
- Chicken Prosciutto Tortellini and homemade lasagna on "Pork, Pasta and Barbecue"
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Cupini's
Frequently asked questions
Is Cupini's still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Cupini's is listed open on cupinis.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Cupini's after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Guy Fieri sampled Cupini's Chicken Prosciutto Tortellini and praised its homemade lasagna during the December 2, 2013 episode "Pork, Pasta and Barbecue," according to a restaurant review published by The Hilltop Monitor. As of September 2026, Cupini's is listed open on cupinis.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Cupini's located?
1809 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO 64111. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Cupini's?
Season 18, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired December 2, 2013. The episode is titled “Pork, Pasta and Barbecue”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Guy Fieri sampled Cupini's Chicken Prosciutto Tortellini and praised its homemade lasagna during the December 2, 2013 episode "Pork, Pasta and Barbecue," according to a restaurant review published by The Hilltop Monitor. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1809 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO 64111
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- cupinis.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Missouri
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Sources
- cupinis.com — https://www.cupinis.com/
- hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu — https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/resturant-%E2%80%8Breview-cupinis/
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