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Is Dot's Back Inn Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 3 Richmond, Virginia

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Dot's Back Inn is listed open on dotsbackrichmond.com, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A re-fetch of the business's own website on 2026-09-21 still shows posted hours (Mon-Wed 10am-10pm, Thu-Fri 10am-11pm, Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-3pm brunch) and a live online-ordering link, consistent with active operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Dot's Back Inn in "Something Different," which aired 2008-04-14, spotlighting the diner's classic comfort-food menu. Dot's Back Inn is a diner in Richmond, Virginia's Bellevue neighborhood, describing itself on its own site as "often imitated, never duplicated." A September 2026 check of the restaurant's own website, dotsbackrichmond.com, found a working online-ordering widget and posted hours of Wednesday 10am-10pm, Thursday and Friday 10am-11pm, and Saturday 9am-11pm with weekend brunch service, plus a mention of an expanded outdoor patio. The site listed a current phone number, (804) 266-3167, matching the number on file. No separate news account or dated review was found during this check, so the operating picture here rests on the operator's own site rather than independent press coverage.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 3

Episode 6
Aired
Title: Something Different · What was featured: Classic diner comfort-food plates
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  1. dotsbackrichmond.com https://www.dotsbackrichmond.com/
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Record ddd-0100 · checked by Cal Marchetti.