Is Matthews Cafeteria Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 3 Tucker, Georgia
Current status
As of October 2026, Matthews Cafeteria is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.
What the source shows: Matthews Cafeteria's own website (referencing a 2026 holiday pickup menu and offering EZ-Chow online ordering) and Yelp's listing (updated August 2026) confirm the cafeteria is still family-run at 2299 Main Street in downtown Tucker. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 11
- Aired
- Address 2299 Main Street, Tucker, GA 30084
- Website matthewscafeteria.net
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 3, Episode 11 Aired
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Where The Locals Go' (aired 2008-06-23), Guy Fieri visited Matthews Cafeteria, a scratch-made Southern meat-and-three restaurant on Main Street in downtown Tucker, known for daily rotating plates such as fried chicken, country fried steak, and turkey and dressing alongside a rotating list of fresh vegetable sides. Louise and Bill Matthews founded the cafeteria in 1955; their grandson, Michael Greene, now owns and runs it. Matthews' own website, which references a 2026 holiday pickup menu, lists current daily menus and offers online ordering through EZ-Chow and a drive-up to-go lane.
The site also lists later recognition, including a 2019 'Best Restaurant in DeKalb County' award from Discover DeKalb and a 100 health-inspection score in the 2023 Golden Spatula awards. Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated August 2026, carries several hundred photos and reviews.
Food Paradise, Season 17, Episode 13
Food Paradise's "Blast From the Past" episode spotlighted Matthews Cafeteria, a Southern-food cafeteria in Tucker, Georgia, located on Main Street in downtown Tucker and serving what its own website describes as Southern food since 1955. According to the business's own website (matthewscafeteria.net), checked 2026-09-08, the restaurant continues to operate with an online ordering system, daily menus, catering, drive-up service, and private dining. The site listed current biscuit-plate pricing, including an Egg Biscuit at $3 and a Country Ham Biscuit at $2, with Friday breakfast hours running 6:00am to 10:00am — current, dated evidence that the cafeteria remains in active daily operation more than seven decades after opening.
The episodes
Also in Season 3
Season 3: 25 of 42 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 10Blue Moon Café
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Ep 10Central City Cafe
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Ep 10Tip Top Café
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- Open
- Closed
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Ep 12Burger Bar
Open
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Sources we checked
- matthewscafeteria.net https://www.matthewscafeteria.net/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/matthews-cafeteria-tucker
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Record ddd-0116 · checked by Cal Marchetti.