What Happened to Patrick's Roadhouse After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, Patrick's Roadhouse has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, marks Patrick's Roadhouse in Santa Monica, California as permanently closed.
- Season / episode Season 1, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address 106 Entrada Dr, Santa Monica, CA 90402
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
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.
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.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Blue Plate Special
- What was featured
- American breakfast and diner classics at a landmark roadhouse
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Patrick's Roadhouse
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Season / episode
- Season 17, Episode 12
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Hit the Road
- What was featured
- roadside American diner fare on Pacific Coast Highway
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Patrick's Roadhouse
Frequently asked questions
Is Patrick's Roadhouse still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Patrick's Roadhouse has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
What happened to Patrick's Roadhouse after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
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. As of September 2026, Patrick's Roadhouse has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
Is Patrick's Roadhouse permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Patrick's Roadhouse has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Patrick's Roadhouse located?
106 Entrada Dr, Santa Monica, CA 90402. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Patrick's Roadhouse?
Season 1, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 7, 2007. The episode is titled “Blue Plate Special”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
The listing's review history, accumulated over years of operation, remains visible on the page even though the business itself is marked closed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 106 Entrada Dr, Santa Monica, CA 90402
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
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- TV restaurants in California
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