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

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 1 Glenview, Illinois Closed September 2026

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Hackney's has closed — confirmed via dailyherald.com, August 11, 2026.

What the source shows: The Daily Herald reported on 2026-08-11 that Hackney's on Lake announced on social media it would close in early September 2026 after 71 years, quoting the restaurant's own post; the business's dedicated Hackney's on Lake web page now returns an HTTP 404 error. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Part 1 — Season 1, Episode 7 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Hackney's on Lake in the 'Burgers' episode (S1E7), aired 2007-06-11, spotlighting the restaurant's signature Hackneyburger served on dark rye bread with French-fried onions. Hackney's on Lake was a 700-seat restaurant at 1514 East Lake Avenue in Glenview, Illinois, operating since 1955 as part of a once-larger regional chain. The Daily Herald reported on 2026-08-11 that the restaurant announced on social media it would close in early September 2026, quoting its own post that 'a 700-seat restaurant made sense in the 1960s' but not today. The restaurant's dedicated web page on the company site returned an HTTP 404 error when checked on 2026-09-07. A sister location, Hackney's on Harms, also in Glenview, remains open, according to the same report.

Part 2 — Season 43, Episode 14 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation revisited Hackney's in Glenview, IL in the check-in episode "Burgers, Breakfast and Barbecue", which aired October 2, 2026, with Guy Fieri returning for its smash burger, according to Food Network's episode guide.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 7
Aired
Title: Burgers · What was featured: Hackney's signature Hackneyburger on dark rye with French-fried onions
Season 43, Episode 14
Aired
Title: Triple D Nation: Burgers, Breakfast and Barbecue · What was featured: Its smash burger · Role: Return visit

Synopsis (foodnetwork.com) : Guy checks in with a BBQ banh mi, a serious smash burger and more at a hip-hop sandwich shop in Austin, a family-run spot north of Chicago, and a New Orleans breakfast staple.

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. dailyherald.com https://www.dailyherald.com/20260811/dining/hackneys-on-lake-to-close-after-71-years-in-glenview/
  2. hoodline.com https://hoodline.com/2026/08/glenview-s-hackney-s-on-lake-closes-after-71-years-shifts-to-harms-road/
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-triple-d-nation/episodes
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