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

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 33 Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Lalibela is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's website is live with a working online ordering system, and Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Lalibela's Ethiopian menu and bar in the "South Dakota Smorgasbord" episode, which aired January 1, 2021. The Sioux Falls restaurant takes its name from a historic town in northern Ethiopia about 700 kilometers north of Addis Ababa, known for its monolithic rock-cut churches, according to the restaurant's own website. Lalibela operates at 200 S. Kiwanis Avenue and lists both a restaurant menu and a bar menu on its site. A check of the restaurant's website on 2026-09-08 found it live with a working online ordering system, and Google's business listing showed the restaurant's status as operational. The site listed a local phone number for reservations and takeout, and no closure notices were found anywhere in the review.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 33

Episode 5
Aired
Title: South Dakota Smorgasbord · What was featured: the restaurant's Ethiopian menu and full bar
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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. lalibela605.com http://www.lalibela605.com/
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Record ddd-1230 · checked by Cal Marchetti.