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What Happened to Originale After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35 Anchorage, Alaska

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Originale is listed closed on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 14, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact with the business.

What the source shows: Yelp lists Originale's status as CLOSED, with the listing updated as of September 2026, consistent with Google's listing, which marked it temporarily closed on September 7, 2026. The restaurant's own website (originaleak.com) remains live but shows no content newer than 2021. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Originale, an Italian bakery and restaurant in Anchorage, Alaska, in the episode 'From Italian to Asian' (aired 2022-03-25), spotlighting its handmade focaccia bread and sandwiches. According to the restaurant's website, Originale has operated as a family-run business at 400 D St in downtown Anchorage since 2012. A Google Places listing checked 2026-09-07 marks Originale's business status as temporarily closed. A 2026-09-08 check of originaleak.com found the site still online, offering take-out ordering and listing Wednesday through Saturday hours, though the page carried a 2021 copyright notice rather than more current content. Yelp's listing, updated in September 2026, also shows Originale as closed, and no dated news or review was found showing that the restaurant has reopened.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35

Episode 6
Aired
Title: From Italian to Asian · What was featured: Originale's fresh-baked focaccia bread and sandwiches
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Originale+400+D+St+Anchorage+AK+99501
  2. originaleak.com http://www.originaleak.com/
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Record ddd-1309 · checked by Cal Marchetti.