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Is Pizzeria Lola Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 14 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Pizzeria Lola is listed open on pizzerialola.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The pizzeria's website is live with online ordering, a retail parbaked-pizza program, and a press page, and Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

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

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 14, Episode 1 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Pizzeria Lola on the S14E1 episode 'Triple D All Stars,' which aired 2012-04-02, spotlighting chef Ann Kim's wood-fired pizza menu. Pizzeria Lola is a pizzeria on Xerxes Avenue South in Minneapolis led by chef and owner Ann Kim, offering dine-in service, gift cards, and private event bookings. A site check on 2026-09-08 found pizzerialola.com live with an online ordering system, a retail parbaked-pizza program for home baking, and a press page referencing the restaurant's media coverage. Google Places also lists the business as operational. The website also lists reservation booking and a store section for shipped and in-house pizza products.

Food Paradise, Season 17, Episode 5

Pizzeria Lola, chef Ann Kim's Minneapolis restaurant, appeared on the Food Paradise episode 'Slice of Heaven' (S17E5), an episode focused on standout pizzerias and their signature pies. The episode highlighted the restaurant's approach to Neapolitan-style, wood-fired pizza. Pizzeria Lola's website, checked 2026-09-08, listed the business at 5557 Xerxes Avenue South in Minneapolis and included options for reservations, online ordering, and retail pizza sales, according to pizzerialola.com. The site also promoted parbaked take-and-bake pizzas alongside its dine-in menu, according to pizzerialola.com.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 1
Aired
Title: Triple D All Stars · What was featured: Chef Ann Kim's wood-fired pizzas
Food Paradise, Season 17, Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Slice of Heaven · What was featured: Pizzeria Lola's Neapolitan-style, wood-fired specialty pizza
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  1. pizzerialola.com http://www.pizzerialola.com/
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Record ddd-0498 · checked by Cal Marchetti.