Is Gordy's Hi-Hat Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9 Cloquet, Minnesota
Current status
As of October 2026, Gordy's Hi-Hat is open — confirmed via hoodline.com, March 2026.
What the source shows: Hoodline and Fox21 news articles report Gordy's Hi-Hat reopened for its 2026 season on 2026-03-25 at 415 Sunnyside Drive in Cloquet. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 12
- Aired
- Address 415 Sunnyside Drive, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Website gordys-hihat.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Gordy's Hi-Hat in the 2010-07-26 episode "You Called It" (S9E12), highlighting the drive-in's hand-pattied burgers, homemade onion rings, and hand-dipped fish. Gordy's Hi-Hat is a seasonal drive-in restaurant that has operated in Cloquet, Minnesota since 1960, closing each winter and reopening each spring. According to Hoodline, the drive-in reopened for its 2026 season on 2026-03-25. Fox21 reported the same 2026 reopening, describing Gordy's as a family-run stop along Sunnyside Drive popular with travelers heading north. A Yelp listing updated September 2026 showed 268 reviews and current photos for the Sunnyside Drive location. The restaurant has been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on two separate occasions.
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Ep 13Maine Diner
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Sources we checked
- hoodline.com https://hoodline.com/2026/03/burger-season-returns-as-gordy-s-hi-hat-fires-up-cloquet-grills-march-25/
- fox21online.com https://www.fox21online.com/news/gordys-hi-hat-in-cloquet-opens-its-doors-for-the-2026-season/article_0b58a116-54d1-4b87-8f8c-2cd05d2859b8.html
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/gordys-hi-hat-drive-inn-cloquet
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Record ddd-0351 · checked by Cal Marchetti.