Is Flip Flops Grill & Chill Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 13 Virginia Beach, Virginia
Current status
As of October 2026, Flip Flops Grill & Chill is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 21, 2026.
What the source shows: The business's own website (flipflopsvb.com), not cited in the prior check, is live with current hours of operation and matches the Upton Drive address, corroborating the prior Yelp confirmation. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 13, Episode 9
- Aired
- Address 2217 Upton Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
- Now called Flip Flops VB Grill
- Website flipflopsvb.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Flip Flops Grill & Chill in Virginia Beach for the 'Family Matters' episode that aired 2012-02-06, spotlighting the restaurant's Caribbean-influenced seafood, including its ahi fish tacos. The restaurant operates at 2217 Upton Drive in Virginia Beach, now doing business as Flip Flops VB Grill. A Yelp listing for the address, updated August 2026, lists more than 300 reviews and current hours running Tuesday through Sunday, closed on Mondays. A site check on 2026-09-08 found the restaurant's own website, flipflopsvb.com, live and reachable, with working Home, Menus, Drinks, Gallery, and Contact pages describing 'fresh local seafood' at the same address. Together, the recent Yelp activity and the functioning website indicate the restaurant remains open at the Upton Drive location featured on the show.
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Ep 10Meat & Bread
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/flip-flops-grill-chill-virginia-beach
- flipflopsvb.com http://flipflopsvb.com/
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Record ddd-0486 · checked by Cal Marchetti.