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What Happened to Purgatory After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29 Salt Lake City, Utah

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Purgatory has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Google's listing marks the business permanently closed as of the 2026-09-08 check, and the bar's own website returned an HTTP 404 error the same day. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Purgatory in Salt Lake City for the episode "Whole Lotta Comfort," which aired 2019-02-15, featuring the bar's American-Asian mashup dishes served alongside its cocktail program. Purgatory operated as a bar and kitchen on East 700 South in downtown Salt Lake City. According to Google Places, checked 2026-09-08, the business's status is listed as permanently closed. A direct check of the bar's own website, purgatorybar.com, returned an HTTP 404 error on 2026-09-08, consistent with the business no longer operating at that address. No public statement from the owners about the closure, and no fresher dated source describing the bar as currently open, was found during this check, and no other business currently appears to occupy that address online.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Whole Lotta Comfort · What was featured: American-Asian mashup bar food and cocktails
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Purgatory+Bar+62+E+700+S+Salt+Lake+City+UT+84111
  2. purgatorybar.com http://www.purgatorybar.com/
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Record ddd-1099 · checked by Cal Marchetti.