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What Happened to Polka Restaurant & Catering? (Los Angeles, CA)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 6 Los Angeles, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Polka Restaurant & Catering has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing (updated July 2026, 930 reviews) marks Polka Polish Restaurant permanently closed at 4112 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, matching the Wikipedia closure flag noted in the original listing. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On "Mama's Cookin'" (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, aired 2009-07-27), Guy Fieri visited Polka Restaurant & Catering in Los Angeles, California, featuring the restaurant's Polish goulash and pierogis, made from recipes owner Katherine Dabrowski learned from her mother, according to Food Network. The restaurant, also listed as Polka Polish Restaurant, operated at 4112 Verdugo Rd in the Glassell Park area, offering both dine-in service and catering for Polish-style parties, according to customer reviews cited by Tripadvisor. A Yelp listing updated July 2026 marks the location permanently closed, with 930 reviews on file.

That listing is consistent with a closure flag Wikipedia carries for the business, though Wikipedia itself was not used as a source here. No named news outlet or owner statement about the closure was found, so the closure is treated as reported rather than confirmed.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 6

Episode 13
Aired
Title: Mama's Cookin' · What was featured: Polish goulash and pierogis
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  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/polka-polish-restaurant-los-angeles-2
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