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

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As of September 2026, HoBo's BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

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Yelp ·
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Tripadvisor

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing carries an explicit closed designation updated June 2026, while Google Places still shows the business as operational, and a Tripadvisor review suggests a replacement business at the same corridor.

  • Season / episode Season 26, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 30590 Rancho California Rd C-302, Temecula, CA 92591

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited HoBo's BBQ in Temecula for the 'Burgers, Beef and Barbecue' episode, aired 2017-05-26, spotlighting the restaurant's BBQ lasagna and Lumber Jack sandwich, according to a Food Network restaurant profile. HoBo's BBQ was a barbecue restaurant on Rancho California Road that the same Food Network profile described as the only Inland Empire restaurant filmed for the show. According to Yelp, whose page for the business carries a 'closed' designation and was updated in June 2026, HoBo's BBQ is no longer operating at that address. Google Places, by contrast, still lists the business as operational, so its current status is not fully settled from these sources alone. A Tripadvisor review referencing the same Rancho California Road corridor describes a barbecue business called Let's Grub Bbq, suggesting the location may now operate under a different name pending further confirmation.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 26, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Burgers, Beef and Barbecue
What was featured
BBQ lasagna and the Lumber Jack sandwich
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
HoBo's BBQ

Frequently asked questions

Is HoBo's BBQ still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, HoBo's BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What happened to HoBo's BBQ after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited HoBo's BBQ in Temecula for the 'Burgers, Beef and Barbecue' episode, aired 2017-05-26, spotlighting the restaurant's BBQ lasagna and Lumber Jack sandwich, according to a Food Network restaurant profile. As of September 2026, HoBo's BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

Is HoBo's BBQ permanently closed?

As of September 2026, HoBo's BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is HoBo's BBQ located?

30590 Rancho California Rd C-302, Temecula, CA 92591. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured HoBo's BBQ?

Season 26, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 26, 2017. The episode is titled “Burgers, Beef and Barbecue”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

A Tripadvisor review referencing the same Rancho California Road corridor describes a barbecue business called Let's Grub Bbq, suggesting the location may now operate under a different name pending further confirmation. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
30590 Rancho California Rd C-302, Temecula, CA 92591
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hobos-bbq-temecula-5
  • Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g33165-d8492716-r532992185-Let_s_Grub_Bbq-Temecula_California.html

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