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Is Kelly O's Diner Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Kelly O's Diner is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Kelly O's own website lists current Strip District hours, and Yelp's September 2026 listing update shows the location still active with recent reviews. How we decide a status →

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

Part 1 — Season 21, Episode 16 Aired

Kelly O's Diner in Pittsburgh's Strip District has operated since July 2012 as the sister location to a nearly 60-year-old North Hills diner, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Fieri's original 2009 visit featured owner Kelly's homemade Polish haluski; the 'Memorable Moms' compilation (S21E16, aired 2014-12-24) revisited that same segment, according to Diners Drive-Ins and Dives Locations.

Part 2 — Season 5, Episode 11 Aired

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Regional Classics' (aired 2009-02-16), Guy Fieri visited Kelly O's Diner in Pittsburgh's Strip District for its classic diner breakfast and lunch fare. Kelly O's Diner in the Strip is a family-owned diner on 24th Street, one of several Pittsburgh-area Kelly O's locations. According to Kelly O's own website (kellyos.com), the Strip District location's current hours are Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Yelp's listing for the Strip District location, updated September 2026, shows continued customer reviews and no closure notice. The business describes itself as woman-owned and family-operated, with locations also in the North Hills and Warrendale. No relocation, renaming, or ownership change has been reported for the Strip District address.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Aired
Title: Memorable Moms · What was featured: Kelly's homemade Polish haluski at the Strip District diner
Aired
Title: Regional Classics · What was featured: Classic diner breakfast and lunch fare in the Strip District
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. post-gazette.com https://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2020/08/26/Diners-Drive-ins-Dives-Guy-Fieri-Kelly-Os-Starlite-Lounge-restaurants-Pittsburgh/stories/202008270042
  2. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/kelly-os-diner-pennsylvania.html
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kelly-os-diner-pittsburgh-2
  4. kellyos.com https://www.kellyos.com/location/kelly-os-diner-strip-district/
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