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What Happened to Rick's Press Room Grill & Bar? (Meridian, ID)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 19 Meridian, Idaho

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Rick's Press Room Grill & Bar has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's business listing, updated 2026-08, lists Rick's Press Room Grill & Bar as permanently closed, matching the fan site DinersDriveInsDivesLocations.com. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Grilling Greats' (Food Network, aired 2014-06-21), Guy Fieri visited Rick's Press Room Grill & Bar, a sit-down restaurant and bar in downtown Meridian known for its newspaper-press-themed decor. According to DinersDriveInsDivesLocations.com, Fieri sampled the restaurant's pork chops served over polenta and a potato-crusted salmon fillet, both finished on the restaurant's grill. Rick's Press Room operated as a full-service grill and bar on East Idaho Avenue for several years after its 2014 television appearance. A Yelp business listing updated 2026-08 lists Rick's Press Room Grill & Bar as permanently closed, a status that matches DinersDriveInsDivesLocations.com, which lists the Meridian address among its closed stops. No current website, phone listing, or 2026-dated review showing open hours could be found for the address.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 19

Episode 15
Aired
Title: Grilling Greats · What was featured: Pork chops with polenta and potato-crusted salmon
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/ricks-press-room-grill-and-bar-meridian
  2. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/ricks-press-room-grill-bar-idaho.html
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