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Is Pam's Kitchen Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 33 Seattle, Washington

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Pam's Kitchen is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the business, now titled Pam's Caribbean Kitchen and updated September 2026, lists 615 photos and 599 reviews at the same Wallingford address, and Wikipedia, revised 2026-07-11, confirms the restaurant continues operating in the Wallingford neighborhood. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Part 1 — Season 33, Episode 1 Aired

In "Takeout: Worldwide Delivery" (aired 2020-08-07), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Pam's Kitchen in Seattle. Food Network's episode video, titled "Guy Goes ALL IN on Trinidadian Food in Seattle, WA," shows Guy Fieri sampling Pam's jerk chicken and pelau, a Trinidadian dish made with rice, beef, coconut milk, and peas. According to dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com, chef-owner Pam Jacob has run the Wallingford restaurant since 2006, serving Caribbean and Trinidadian cuisine.

Part 2 — Season 7, Episode 3 Aired

On 'Name That Cook' (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, aired 2009-08-17), Guy Fieri visited Pam's Kitchen, a Trinidadian restaurant then operating in Seattle. The restaurant was established as a brick-and-mortar business in 2006 and previously operated in the University District before relocating to Wallingford, according to Wikipedia, revised 2026-07-11. The business, now doing business as Pam's Caribbean Kitchen, serves roti and jerk chicken sandwiches stuffed inside coconut fry bread, along with dishes such as pelau and aloo pie, according to a restaurant review aggregator. A Yelp listing for the 1715 North 45th Street address, updated September 2026, lists current weekly hours, including Wednesday all-you-can-eat service and a weekly Thursday karaoke night, along with 599 customer reviews describing the food and rum punch.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 1
Aired
Title: Takeout: Worldwide Delivery · What was featured: Trinidadian jerk chicken and pelau, a rice and pea dish
Season 7, Episode 3
Aired
Title: Name That Cook · What was featured: Trinidadian roti, jerk chicken, and rum punch
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/videos/8137/guy-goes-all-in-on-trinidadian-food-in-seattle-wa--diners-drive-ins-and-dives--food-network
  2. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/pams-kitchen-washington.html
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/pams-kitchen-seattle-4
  4. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam%27s_Kitchen
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