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What Happened to Giuseppe's Restaurant After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Giuseppe's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, March 22, 2026.

Primary source
giuseppeson28th.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: A memorial archive site for the restaurant gives its final service date, and Yelp's listing for the address is marked closed with a September 2026 update.

  • Season / episode Season 6, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 2824 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
  • Current name Giuseppe's On 28th

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured Giuseppe's Restaurant, later known as Giuseppe's On 28th, in the episode "Homestyle," aired 2009-06-01, highlighting owner Richard Bock's generous-portion Italian cooking and hospitality. Bock, a former professional cellist who performed with orchestras including time in Florence, Italy, opened the Phoenix restaurant in 2002 and ran it for nearly 25 years on East Indian School Road. The restaurant was later revisited on the Food Network spinoff series Triple D Nation, and an archive site for the business lists four Best of Phoenix honors from Phoenix New Times and five Diners' Choice Awards. According to an independent archive site for the restaurant, unaffiliated with any currently operating business, Giuseppe's served its final meal on 2026-03-22. Yelp's business listing for the address carried a closed designation, with the page updated into September 2026, consistent with that closure date.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Homestyle
What was featured
family-style Italian dishes served in generous portions
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Giuseppe's Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Giuseppe's Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Giuseppe's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, March 22, 2026.

What happened to Giuseppe's Restaurant after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured Giuseppe's Restaurant, later known as Giuseppe's On 28th, in the episode "Homestyle," aired 2009-06-01, highlighting owner Richard Bock's generous-portion Italian cooking and hospitality. As of September 2026, Giuseppe's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, March 22, 2026.

Is Giuseppe's Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Giuseppe's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, March 22, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is Giuseppe's Restaurant called now?

Now: Giuseppe's On 28th (formerly Giuseppe's Restaurant). As of September 2026, Giuseppe's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, March 22, 2026.

Where is Giuseppe's Restaurant located?

2824 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Giuseppe's Restaurant?

Season 6, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired June 1, 2009. The episode is titled “Homestyle”.

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Visit info

Address
2824 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
giuseppeson28th.com

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