Is Pica Pica Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 17 San Francisco, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Pica Pica is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, showed 2026 copyright, 2026-dated page content, and a working online ordering widget, and Yelp's listing (updated August 2026) carries active reviews for the same Valencia Street address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 17, Episode 13
- Aired
- Address 401 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Now called Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
- Website picapica.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' 'That's Fresh' episode (aired 2013-08-19), Guy Fieri stopped at Pica Pica, a Venezuelan arepa kitchen on Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District, watching cooks griddle the corn cakes and stuff them with sweet, savory, and spicy fillings. The restaurant markets itself online as '#picapicaarepakitchen' and lists an entirely gluten-free menu. According to Restaurant Guru, Pica Pica was named a Recommended restaurant in 2021. A check of picapica.com on 2026-09-08 found the site carrying a 2026 copyright, current-year page content, an interactive menu, and a functioning online-ordering system, with active links to the restaurant's Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Yelp accounts.
Yelp's listing for Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen, updated August 2026, shows continuing customer reviews at the same 401 Valencia Street address. Together, the current-dated website and the actively updated Yelp page indicate the arepa kitchen has kept operating at its original Mission District location since the 2013 episode aired.
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Sources we checked
- picapica.com https://picapica.com/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/pica-pica-arepa-kitchen-san-francisco
- sanfranciscodowntown.com https://www.sanfranciscodowntown.com/Business/Pica-Pica-Arepa-Kitchen/401-Valencia-Street-San-Francisco-CA-94103
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Record ddd-0620 · checked by Cal Marchetti.