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Is Emma Jean's Holland Burger Café Still Open? (Victorville, CA)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 2 Victorville, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Emma Jean's Holland Burger Café is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 3, 2026.

What the source shows: Route 66 Road Map, last modified 2026-07-03, described Emma Jean's as operating under Shawna Gentry's care with posted hours and current menu items, and a Yelp listing updated September 2026 showed the business active with 607 reviews. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe on Route 66 in Victorville, California in the 'Route 66' episode, spotlighting the house-made biscuits and the signature Brian Burger — a beef patty with melted cheese and Ortega chili on Parmesan-crusted sourdough. The cafe, in a pistachio-green building, has operated on Route 66 since 1947, when Bob and Kate Holland opened it; the business later passed to waitress Emma and her husband Richard Gentry, and then to their son Brian and his wife Shawna. Route 66 Road Map reported on 2026-07-03 that Brian Gentry died in 2024 and that the cafe has continued operating under Shawna's care, still serving breakfast and lunch Tuesday through Sunday. A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 showed the business active, with 607 reviews logged at its 17143 N D St address.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 2

Episode 2
Aired
Title: Route 66 · What was featured: the Brian Burger and biscuits at a family-run Route 66 diner
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. route66roadmap.com https://route66roadmap.com/attractions/emma-jeans-holland-burger-cafe-in-victorville-california/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/emma-jeans-holland-burger-cafe-victorville
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