What Happened to Sam's Rialto Bar & Grill? (Pleasantville, NJ)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24 Pleasantville, New Jersey
Current status
As of October 2026, Sam's Rialto Bar & Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in March 2026 marks Sam's Rialto as closed, and Google Places likewise flags the Pleasantville address as permanently closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 24, Episode 3
- Aired
- Address 18 S Main St, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Sam's Rialto Bar & Grill in Pleasantville, New Jersey, an Atlantic County restaurant, in the episode 'Family Legacies' (Food Network, aired 2016-01-15), spotlighting its Southern-style bar and grill menu. Sam's Rialto operated at 18 S Main St in Pleasantville. According to a Yelp listing updated 2026-03, the business is marked closed, with the page still archiving 75 reviews and 85 photos from its years of service. A Google Places record checked 2026-09-07 likewise marks the Pleasantville location as permanently closed.
OpenTable's page for the restaurant, last updated in 2026, still categorizes it as a Southern American restaurant and does not reflect the closure noted by Yelp and Google Places. The restaurant's Facebook and Instagram pages, both branded 'EatSams,' remain online without confirmed recent activity.
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Record ddd-0857 · checked by Cal Marchetti.