Is Fat Tummy Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29 San Antonio, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Fat Tummy is open — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What the source shows: The same Yelp listing (updated July 2026) still shows current posted hours for Fat Tummy Empanadas, and the restaurant's own website remains live. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 29, Episode 7
- Aired
- Address 2922 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Website fattummyempanadas.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On "From Sandwiches to Stroganoff" (season 29, episode 7, aired 2018-11-30), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Argentinian-style savory empanadas at Fat Tummy, a West Commerce Street restaurant in San Antonio. Fat Tummy is run by Norah Saleh and Gustavo Plache, both trained in Argentina, who launched the restaurant in 2018. The menu includes savory fillings such as beef, chicken, and ham and cheese, along with baked sweet empanadas, sandwiches and Argentinian alfajores. Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated July 2026, lists posted hours, including Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the business closed Mondays. The restaurant's own website remains live, checked 2026-09-08, carrying a 2025 copyright notice and listing a phone number and full navigation. Google Places also lists Fat Tummy Empanadas' business status as operational, checked the same date.
The episode
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Ep 8Dignowity Meats
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/fat-tummy-empanadas-san-antonio
- fattummyempanadas.com http://www.fattummyempanadas.com/
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Record ddd-1084 · checked by Cal Marchetti.