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Is KungFood Amerasia Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 42 Covington, Kentucky

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, KungFood Amerasia is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for KungFood Chu's AmerAsia at 521 Madison Ave, Covington, KY carries no closure notice and was updated August 2026 with 763 reviews. A Restaurantji listing shows a current weekly operating-hours schedule and 388 ratings, consistent with an actively operating restaurant. No 2025/2026 closure reports turned up in searches. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives showcased KungFood Chu's AmerAsia, a pan-Asian restaurant with Hong Kong-inspired roots, spotlighting its ginger chicken, stir-fry, and oversized egg rolls, according to LINK nky. Chefs Rich and Johnny Chu opened the Madison Avenue restaurant in Covington, Kentucky, in 2008, according to LINK nky. The episode, originally scheduled for October 17, 2025, was delayed and ultimately aired November 21, 2025, as part of season 42's "Global Mashup," according to Local 12. A Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives location guide page for the restaurant carried a May 28, 2025 update timestamp, but the restaurant's own website showed no server changes since October 2023 when checked on September 8, 2026. No 2026-dated content, current hours tied to a recent date, or a closure notice for the restaurant could be confirmed.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 42

Episode 8
Aired
Title: Global Mashup · What was featured: Ginger chicken, stir-fry, and mega egg rolls
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. kungfood.online http://kungfood.online/
  2. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/kungfood-amerasia-kentucky.html
  3. linknky.com https://linknky.com/news/briefs/2025/11/21/kungfood-chus-amerasia-diners-drive-ins-dives-food-network/
  4. local12.com https://local12.com/news/local/delayed-diners-drive-ins-and-dives-featuring-northern-kentucky-eatery-gets-air-dates-cincinnati-covington-kungfood-chus-amerasia-food-network
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