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

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 41 Chicago, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Monster Ramen is open — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in July 2026 and a Google Places record checked in September 2026 both show Monster Ramen actively operating at its Fullerton Avenue address, though the restaurant's own site blocked our direct check. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited Monster Ramen to sample its housemade ramen noodles and a slow-simmered bone broth, part of the episode "Sauerkraut, Shoyu and Shank," which aired March 7, 2025. Monster Ramen is a ramen restaurant on West Fullerton Avenue in Chicago. Since the episode, the business has kept an active public presence: a Yelp listing updated in July 2026 shows the restaurant open at 3435 W Fullerton Ave with more than 180 accumulated reviews and posted hours running Wednesday through Sunday evenings, according to Yelp.

A Google Places record checked in September 2026 also lists the business as operational, according to Google. Search results also show the restaurant's own site, monsterramenchicago.com, still indexed with an active online-ordering page, though the site blocked our direct automated check.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 41

Episode 3
Aired
Title: Sauerkraut, Shoyu and Shank · What was featured: Housemade ramen noodles and slow-simmered bone broth
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/monster-ramen-chicago
  2. monsterramenchicago.com https://monsterramenchicago.com/
  3. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Monster+Ramen%2C+3435+W+Fullerton+Ave%2C+Chicago%2C+IL+60647
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Record ddd-1529 · checked by Cal Marchetti.