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Is Dar Salam Still Open? Mystery Diners Update (Portland, OR)

Mystery Diners, Season 8 Portland, Oregon

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Dar Salam is listed open on darsalamrestaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own site, checked in September 2026, lists the Downtown location at this address with current hours and an online-ordering/pickup option. How we decide a status →

About this show's format: Described as staged/scripted by Wikipedia's article, citing a 2012 realityblurred.com report. Surface this note on every record.

What happened after Mystery Diners?

Dar Salam, a Mediterranean restaurant in Portland, Oregon, appeared on Mystery Diners season 8, episode 4, "Robbed Kabobs," which aired 2014-10-27. Mystery Diners is a series in which an owner concerned about a service or staff problem allows hidden cameras and undercover diners into the business, then reviews the footage with the host for a coaching session on fixes. According to Wikipedia's article on the series, citing its sources, the investigations are arranged in advance and scripted for television rather than being spontaneous. The restaurant's current site, darsalamrestaurant.com, lists its downtown location at 320 SW Alder St, describes itself as an "Authentic Mediterranean Restaurant in Portland," offers online ordering and pickup, and posts hours including Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The site also lists a second, separate DarSalam location on NE Alberta Street. Together, the online-ordering option and posted current hours indicate the downtown restaurant continues to operate under the same name and at the same address associated with the episode.

The episode Mystery Diners, Season 8

Episode 4
Aired
Title: Robbed Kabobs · What was featured: Mystery Diners investigated a suspected service or staff problem at this Mediterranean restaurant.
How Mystery Diners restaurants have fared: 55% closed →

Also in Season 8 Mystery Diners

Season 8: 6 of 13 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 13 Season 8 episodes →

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. darsalamrestaurant.com http://darsalamrestaurant.com/
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Diners
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Record md-089 · checked by Cal Marchetti.