Is Mambos Café Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 7 Glendale, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Mambos Café is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: A direct site check on 2026-09-08 shows Mambos Cafe's official website live with current hours and a phone number matching the located listing, indicating the business is open. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 7, Episode 11
- Aired
- Address 1701 Victory Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91201
- Website mamboscafela.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Guy Fieri visited Mambos Café in Glendale, California, for the "Family Style" episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network), aired 2009-11-02. Mambos Café serves authentic Cuban cuisine, according to the restaurant's own website, mamboscafela.com. The café is located at 1701 Victory Boulevard in Glendale. A site check on 2026-09-08 found Mambos Café's website live, listing current hours of Sunday and Monday noon to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday noon to 8:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday noon to 9:00 p.m., along with a to-go ordering phone number, according to the restaurant's website. The site also lists the same phone number, +1 (818) 545-8613, found in the located business record, further confirming the listing matches the operating business. Mambos Café's website carries no closed or relocation notice as of the 2026-09-08 check.
The episode
Also in Season 7
Season 7: 26 of 39 still open · 2 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 10Grover's Bar & Grill
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Ep 10The Shanty
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Ep 11Café Pita+
Closed - Closed
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Ep 12Santa Cruz Diner
Open -
Ep 12The Diner
Open - Open
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Sources we checked
- mamboscafela.com https://mamboscafela.com/
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Record ddd-0274 · checked by Cal Marchetti.