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Is Pawley's Front Porch Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 8 Columbia, South Carolina

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Pawley's Front Porch is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's September 2026 listing shows the restaurant open with nearly 700 reviews, and the business's own website carries a 2026 copyright notice and current promotional content. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Pawleys Front Porch in the episode titled And The Kicker Is.. (aired 2010-02-15), spotlighting the restaurant's roughly ten specialty burger varieties, including options built around fried green tomatoes and pimento cheese. Pawleys Front Porch is a burger restaurant and food truck at 827 Harden Street in Columbia, South Carolina's Five Points neighborhood, established in 2010 and known for pairing its burgers with local craft beer. According to Yelp, a listing updated in September 2026 shows Pawleys Front Porch open, with nearly 700 reviews and no closure marking.

The business's own website, pawleysfrontporch.com, carries a 2026 copyright notice and thanks customers for their continued support while directing visitors to its Facebook and Instagram pages for current updates. No name change, relocation, or new-ownership indicator was found in the material reviewed for this record.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 8

Episode 7
Aired
Title: And The Kicker Is... · What was featured: About ten specialty gourmet burger varieties
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/pawleys-front-porch-columbia
  2. pawleysfrontporch.com https://pawleysfrontporch.com/
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Record ddd-0299 · checked by Cal Marchetti.