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Is El Fogon De La 31 Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35 Juncos, Puerto Rico

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, El Fogon De La 31 is open — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's page for the restaurant carries a July 2026 update and Tripadvisor ranks it among Juncos restaurants, while Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

El Fogón De La 31 appeared in Food Network's 'Plating Up Puerto Rico' episode (aired 2022-05-06). The restaurant is a family-run business serving traditional Puerto Rican Creole cuisine and has built its reputation over more than a decade on scratch-made dishes, according to its Discover Puerto Rico business profile. It also offers catering for private events, per the same profile. Tripadvisor ranks the restaurant 8th of 18 in Juncos for Caribbean and Puerto Rican dining, and Yelp's page for the business carries an update dated July 2026, indicating recent activity at the location. Google Places lists the restaurant as operational. No dedicated restaurant website was found in our records, so this record relies on third-party listing and review sources rather than the business's own site.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35

Episode 9
Aired
Title: Plating Up Puerto Rico · What was featured: Family-run Juncos restaurant serving traditional Puerto Rican Creole comfort food
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Nearest restaurants By distance from PR-31 Km. 24.7

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-fogon-de-la-31-juncos
  2. discoverpuertorico.com https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/el-fogon-de-la-31/5395
  3. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g6735902-d12838238-Reviews-El_Fogon_De_La_31-Juncos_Puerto_Rico.html
  4. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=18.230396799999998,-65.9091986
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Record ddd-1317 · checked by Cal Marchetti.