What Happened to Patrick's Roadhouse After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 1, Episode 3 Aired May 7, 2007

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' third episode, 'Blue Plate Special' (aired 2007-05-07), featured Patrick's Roadhouse, a longtime breakfast and diner-style restaurant at 106 Entrada Drive in Santa Monica, California, near the Pacific Coast Highway. Yelp's listing, updated in August 2026, marks the restaurant as permanently closed. No source found for this record gives a specific closure date or names a reason for the closure. The listing's review history, accumulated over years of operation, remains visible on the page even though the business itself is marked closed. No indication was found that the restaurant has reopened under a new name or operator at the same address.

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Patrick's Roadhouse was a longtime roadside diner on Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, known for hearty American breakfast and diner fare in a rustic setting near the beach. The diner had operated on the same stretch of highway for decades before its closure, according to the Santa Monica Daily Press. In an April 24, 2024 article, the Daily Press reported that the restaurant closed after accumulating roughly $200,000 in deferred rent during the pandemic, and owner Anthony Fischler said the business could not meet the lump-sum payment once the deferral period ended.

The Daily Press reported that a community fundraising campaign had raised more than $60,000 toward reopening, with the diner remaining closed indefinitely while a new long-term lease was negotiated. A Google Places listing checked 2026-09-08 marked the business as permanently closed, and its website (patricksroadhouse.info) did not respond.