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What Happened to Ruins After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? (Spokane, WA)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29 Spokane, Washington

Current status

Closed

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

What the source shows: The operator's own site, live on 2026-09-08, posted a note saying Ruins is closed for service during a relicensing and ownership transfer, and Google Places lists the business as closed temporarily. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Ruins in Spokane, Washington, for the September 21, 2018 episode "From Pork to Pasta" (S29E1). Ruins operated as a restaurant in Spokane's Nettleton neighborhood for nearly 15 years, according to a note posted on the business's own website. According to that note, the restaurant has closed for service while the owners handle "relicensing and transferring the business," addressed to what the note calls "our incredible Spokane community." The site, checked 2026-09-08, gives no reopening date. Google Places separately lists Ruins as closed temporarily rather than permanently. Together the operator's own statement and the Places listing indicate the restaurant is not currently serving customers while a change in the business's licensing and ownership is worked out.

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

Episode 1
Aired
Title: From Pork to Pasta · What was featured: Nearly 15 years of dinner service in downtown Spokane
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  1. Google https://sites.google.com/view/ruinsspokane
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Record ddd-1065 · checked by Cal Marchetti.