What Happened to Rick & Ann's Restaurant? (Berkeley, CA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Rick & Ann's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via berkeleyside.org, July 31, 2025.
Last verified
What the source shows: Berkeleyside reported on 2025-07-31 that Rick & Ann's was closing, and Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, marks the business permanently closed with no successor tenant.
- Season / episode Season 8, Episode 4
- Original air date
- Address 2922 Domingo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Rick & Ann's Restaurant in the tailgate-themed episode Triple D Goes Tailgatin' (aired 2010-01-25), spotlighting the restaurant's breakfast and brunch cooking in the same episode segment as nearby 900 Grayson and Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe. Rick & Ann's was a breakfast-and-brunch restaurant at 2922 Domingo Avenue in Berkeley, California's Elmwood neighborhood, and had operated in the city for decades before its closure. According to Berkeleyside, a Berkeley news outlet, Rick & Ann's closed for good on August 30, 2025. Yelp's business listing for the Domingo Avenue address, marked permanently closed and updated in August 2026, shows no indication of a reopening or a new tenant at the storefront. Fan and directory sites such as TripleD Nation and Visit Berkeley continued to list the restaurant's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives history after the closure. No successor restaurant, relocation, or new ownership at the address was identified in the material reviewed for this record.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Triple D Goes Tailgatin'
- What was featured
- Berkeley breakfast and brunch cooking, tailgating episode
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Rick & Ann's Restaurant
Frequently asked questions
Is Rick & Ann's Restaurant still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Rick & Ann's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via berkeleyside.org, July 31, 2025.
What happened to Rick & Ann's Restaurant after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Rick & Ann's Restaurant in the tailgate-themed episode Triple D Goes Tailgatin' (aired 2010-01-25), spotlighting the restaurant's breakfast and brunch cooking in the same episode segment as nearby 900 Grayson and Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe. As of September 2026, Rick & Ann's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via berkeleyside.org, July 31, 2025.
Is Rick & Ann's Restaurant permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Rick & Ann's Restaurant has closed — confirmed via berkeleyside.org, July 31, 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Rick & Ann's Restaurant located?
2922 Domingo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Rick & Ann's Restaurant?
Season 8, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired January 25, 2010. The episode is titled “Triple D Goes Tailgatin'”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
No successor restaurant, relocation, or new ownership at the address was identified in the material reviewed for this record. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 2922 Domingo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in California
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Sources
- berkeleyside.org — https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/07/31/rick-and-anns-closing
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/rick-and-anns-restaurant-berkeley-2
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