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What Happened to Queen's Comfort After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Queen's Comfort has closed — confirmed via qns.com, October 2020.

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Yelp ·

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What the source shows: QNS reported Queens Comfort closed permanently on October 11, 2020 due to pandemic-related hardship, and a Yelp listing updated in August 2026 continues to mark the Astoria address as permanently closed.

  • Season / episode Season 19, Episode 2
  • Original air date
  • Address 36-18 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited this Astoria brunch spot known for Southern-style comfort food served from a small kitchen with limited sidewalk seating. Queens Comfort operated as a restaurant on 30th Avenue in Astoria, Queens, for nine years. According to QNS (2020-10), the restaurant closed permanently on October 11, 2020, after its owner cited pandemic-related hardship, saying brunch service had become "too difficult for a brunch spot with 14 seats." The owner also expressed hope to reopen elsewhere in Astoria once "shoulder to shoulder brunch" could resume. A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 continues to mark the 36-18 30th Avenue address as permanently closed.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Queen's Comfort for the 'Amazing Appetizers' episode, aired 2015-10-23. The restaurant built its menu around playful, nostalgia-driven comfort food, including a Captain Crunch-battered fried chicken sandwich and sriracha mac-and-cheese balls, according to The Infatuation. Queen's Comfort was a brunch-and-comfort-food restaurant in Astoria, Queens. QNS reported that the restaurant's second location, at 36-18 30th Avenue, closed permanently in October 2020 amid the COVID-19 downturn, after nine years in the neighborhood, with the owner saying he remained hopeful for a future return. The business had already relocated once before: We Heart Astoria reported in January 2018 that the original 30th Avenue location was closing, with a move to a new Astoria spot in the works. A Yelp listing for the restaurant, updated in August 2026, still marks it permanently closed.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
All Things NY
What was featured
Southern-style comfort food brunch plates at a small Astoria spot
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Queen's Comfort
Season / episode
Season 23, Episode 15
Original air date
Episode title
Amazing Appetizers
What was featured
cereal-crusted comfort food like Captain Crunch fried chicken
Role
Revisit episode
Name on the broadcast
Queen's Comfort

Frequently asked questions

Is Queen's Comfort still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Queen's Comfort has closed — confirmed via qns.com, October 2020.

What happened to Queen's Comfort after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited this Astoria brunch spot known for Southern-style comfort food served from a small kitchen with limited sidewalk seating. As of September 2026, Queen's Comfort has closed — confirmed via qns.com, October 2020.

Is Queen's Comfort permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Queen's Comfort has closed — confirmed via qns.com, October 2020. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Queen's Comfort located?

36-18 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Queen's Comfort?

Season 19, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired February 14, 2014. The episode is titled “All Things NY”.

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Address
36-18 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103
Venue type
diner
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Sources

  • qns.com — https://qns.com/2020/10/queens-comfort-closing/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/queens-comfort-astoria
  • weheartastoria.com — https://weheartastoria.com/2018/01/queens-comfort-closing-whats-next-relocating-astoria/
  • theinfatuation.com — https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/queens-comfort

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