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What Happened to Jawaiian Irie Jerk Restaurant? (Honolulu, HI)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 14 Honolulu, Hawaii

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Jawaiian Irie Jerk Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp marks the restaurant's page permanently closed as of an April 2026 update, and a Kaimuki business directory lists the address as 1137 11th Avenue. How we decide a status →

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

Part 1 — Season 14, Episode 12 Aired

On the July 2012 Dynamic Dishes episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri sampled Jamaican-style jerk chicken and Caribbean sides at this Honolulu eatery, whose name blended Jamaican and Hawaiian influences into an island fusion menu. The restaurant operated as a Caribbean spot in Honolulu's Kaimuki neighborhood, with a Kaimuki Hawaii business directory listing its address as 1137 11th Avenue. Marinated jerk meats and Hawaiian-style plate sides anchored the menu that drew the show's crew to the location. According to Yelp, the restaurant's page has been marked permanently closed, with an April 2026 update reflecting no ongoing activity.

Restaurantji and Triple D Life, two independent Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives fan sites, also list the location as closed, though neither specifies an exact closure date. No current website, phone listing, or 2026 customer reviews were located for the business.

Part 2 — Season 19, Episode 15 Aired

On the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Grilling Greats' (aired 2014-06-21), Guy Fieri returned to Jawaiian Irie Jerk Restaurant, a Jamaican restaurant that opened in Honolulu in August 2011. According to FlavortownUSA.com, Fieri sampled the restaurant's jerk chicken, curry goat stew, and spicy jerk wings, alongside a side of peas and rice. The segment highlighted the restaurant's Jamaican grilling techniques and spice blends brought to a Hawaiian setting behind a row of Waialae Avenue storefronts near Kaimuki Park. The visit left Fieri's signature stamp of approval displayed on the restaurant's wall.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Dynamic Dishes · What was featured: Jamaican-style jerk chicken and Caribbean-Hawaiian fusion sides
Season 19, Episode 15
Aired
Title: Grilling Greats · What was featured: Jerk chicken, curry goat, and spicy jerk wings
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/jawaiian-irie-jerk-restaurant-honolulu
  2. kaimukihawaii.com https://www.kaimukihawaii.com/d/c/jawaiian-irie-jerk-restaurant.html
  3. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/jawaiian-irie-jerk-restaurant-hawaii.html
  4. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60982-d2663985-r176689105-Jawaiian_Irie_Jerk_Restaurant-Honolulu_Oahu_Hawaii.html
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Record ddd-0526 · checked by Cal Marchetti.