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Is Lupe's Situ Tacos Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 43 Seattle, Washington

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Lupe's Situ Tacos is listed open on situtacos.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The business's own website, checked 2026-09-08, lists current Sunday hours and an active online ordering system for the taco restaurant at 5239 Ballard Ave NW, and Google Places records it as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Situ Tacos for the episode "Beef, Bowls, and Burritos," which aired 2026-09-11, featuring the shop's breakfast tacos and burritos served with house-made hot sauce. Situ Tacos is a Mexican taco restaurant in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, operating at 5239 Ballard Ave NW with a walk-ins-only dining room and a separate reservable lounge. The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, lists current Sunday hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and offers active online ordering, and Google Places records the business as operational as of the same date. The site consistently refers to the business as "Situ Tacos" rather than the "Lupe's Situ Tacos" name used in the episode listing, though no source describes a formal name change.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 43

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Beef, Bowls, and Burritos · What was featured: Breakfast tacos and burritos with house-made hot sauce
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  1. situtacos.com https://www.situtacos.com/
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Record ddd-1615 · checked by Cal Marchetti.