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Is Saucy Porka Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 28 Chicago, Illinois

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Saucy Porka is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The Hyde Park location's own website carries a September 2026 last-modified date and a working online-ordering widget, and Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stopped at Saucy Porka in the episode "Fusion of Flavors," which aired August 3, 2018, for its Asian and Latin American fusion cooking. The restaurant blends Filipino, Korean, and Latin flavors into one menu, describing itself on its own site as an "Asian & Latin American Flavors" kitchen. This location operates on East 55th Street in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, near the University of Chicago campus. According to the restaurant's own website (saucyporka.com/hyde-park), the Hyde Park page carried a server last-modified date of September 8, 2026, and still offers a working online-ordering system for pickup and delivery. Google's Places listing for Saucy Porka Hyde Park also marks the business operational at 1164 E 55th Street, matching the address on the restaurant's own site.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 28

Episode 16
Aired
Title: Fusion of Flavors · What was featured: Asian and Latin American fusion street food
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  1. saucyporka.com https://www.saucyporka.com/hyde-park
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