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What Happened to Mountain Shadows Restaurant? (Colorado Springs, CO)

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As of September 2026, Mountain Shadows Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 9, 2024.

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mtnshadowsrestaurant.com ·
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yahoo.com ·

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What the source shows: The owner's farewell message on the restaurant's own website says it is permanently closed, and a Yahoo News article reported the property was sold to new owners who planned to reopen it, though the closure notice was still the live content found at re-check.

  • Season / episode Season 23, Episode 14
  • Original air date
  • Address 2223 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80904

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Mountain Shadows Restaurant for the 'East-West Flavorfest' episode, aired 2015-12-18. Guy Fieri featured the restaurant's giant cinnamon roll and its Rocky Mountain roast beef sandwich, according to Flavortown USA. Mountain Shadows was a family-run American restaurant with a full bar on West Colorado Avenue, run by Kasie Swain, who began there as a waitress in 1993 and purchased the business in 2010. On 2024-12-09, Swain posted a farewell message on the restaurant's own website announcing its permanent closure, citing the pandemic and other compounding difficulties. Yahoo News reported on 2025-01-20 that the property had sold to new owners on 2025-01-17 who intended to reopen it and "keep it as original as possible," with Swain assisting the transition. A follow-up check of the restaurant's website on 2026-09-07 found only the closure notice still posted, with no reopening confirmed.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 23, Episode 14
Original air date
Episode title
East-West Flavorfest
What was featured
the giant cinnamon roll and Rocky Mountain roast beef sandwich
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Mountain Shadows Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Mountain Shadows Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Mountain Shadows Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 9, 2024.

What happened to Mountain Shadows Restaurant after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Mountain Shadows Restaurant for the 'East-West Flavorfest' episode, aired 2015-12-18. As of September 2026, Mountain Shadows Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 9, 2024.

Is Mountain Shadows Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Mountain Shadows Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 9, 2024. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Mountain Shadows Restaurant located?

2223 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80904. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Mountain Shadows Restaurant?

Season 23, Episode 14 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired December 18, 2015. The episode is titled “East-West Flavorfest”.

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2223 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
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