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What Happened to Dignowity Meats After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Dignowity Meats has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

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dignowitymeats.com ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's website returns an HTTP 404 error and Google Places lists Dignowity Meats' business status as permanently closed.

  • Season / episode Season 29, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 1701 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78202

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On "Regional Recipes" (season 29, episode 8, aired 2018-12-14), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Dignowity Meats, a butcher-style restaurant on East Houston Street in San Antonio, spotlighting a regional specialty meat dish. The restaurant's website, dignowitymeats.com, returned an HTTP 404 "not found" error when checked on 2026-09-08, indicating the site is no longer live. Google Places lists Dignowity Meats' business status as permanently closed, also checked 2026-09-08, with no fresher dated source found showing the restaurant still operating at the Houston Street address. A Wikipedia entry for the restaurant also flags it as closed, though that entry was not independently verified and is treated here only as a lead rather than a confirming source.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 29, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Regional Recipes
What was featured
a regional specialty meat dish at a butcher-style restaurant
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Dignowity Meats

Frequently asked questions

Is Dignowity Meats still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Dignowity Meats has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What happened to Dignowity Meats after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On "Regional Recipes" (season 29, episode 8, aired 2018-12-14), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Dignowity Meats, a butcher-style restaurant on East Houston Street in San Antonio, spotlighting a regional specialty meat dish. As of September 2026, Dignowity Meats has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

Is Dignowity Meats permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Dignowity Meats has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Dignowity Meats located?

1701 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78202. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Dignowity Meats?

Season 29, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired December 14, 2018. The episode is titled “Regional Recipes”.

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Visit info

Address
1701 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78202
Venue type
deli
Official website
dignowitymeats.com

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Sources

  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Dignowity+Meats%2C+1701+E+Houston+St%2C+San+Antonio%2C+TX+78202
  • dignowitymeats.com — http://www.dignowitymeats.com/

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