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Is Del Seoul Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (Chicago, IL)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 28 Chicago, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Del Seoul is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 31, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's website returned an August 31, 2026 server last-modified date with current hours and active online-ordering links, matching an operational Google Places listing. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Part 1 — Season 28, Episode 18 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Del Seoul in the episode "Far East Flavorfest," which aired August 31, 2018, for its Korean-Mexican fusion cooking, blending bulgogi and other Korean flavors into a taco-shop format. The restaurant operates on North Clark Street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. According to the restaurant's own website (delseoul.com), which returned a server last-modified date of August 31, 2026, Del Seoul lists current Thursday-through-Sunday hours and offers online ordering through Toast, Grubhub, and Uber Eats. Google's Places listing for Del Seoul also marks the business operational at 2568 North Clark Street, matching the address given on the restaurant's own site. The restaurant continues to describe an all-vegetarian version of its menu alongside its standard offerings, a distinction it has kept on the site's navigation for online orders.

Part 2 — Season 43, Episode 13 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation revisited Del Seoul in Chicago, IL in the check-in episode "Triple D Nation: Feel-Good Flavor", which aired September 18, 2026, with Guy Fieri returning for its Seoul-style street dumplings and spicy beef soup, according to Food Network's recipe page for the dumplings.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 18
Aired
Title: Far East Flavorfest · What was featured: Korean-Mexican fusion tacos and bulgogi dishes
Season 43, Episode 13
Aired
Title: Triple D Nation: Feel-Good Flavor · What was featured: Its Seoul-style street dumplings and spicy beef soup · Role: Return visit

Synopsis (foodnetwork.com) : Guy returns to home-style spots: a scratch-made pizza shop in Austin, a North Shore New Orleans comfort-food restaurant, and a Chicago brother-sister team serving Korean street food.

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. delseoul.com https://delseoul.com/
  2. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/korean-dumplings-22838865
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Record ddd-1059 · checked by Cal Marchetti.