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Is Shawarma Guys Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36 San Diego, California

Current status

Open

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

What the source shows: A direct check of theshawarmaguys.com on 2026-09-08 found the site live with a working online-ordering widget and current navigation for locations, catering, and rewards, 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 featured Shawarma Guys in San Diego, California, where Guy Fieri sampled shawarma plates and other Middle Eastern specialties on the episode 'Culinary Adventure,' which aired 2022-11-25. The business is a Middle Eastern restaurant that also runs a catering operation, according to its website, theshawarmaguys.com, which is built around a Grape Street location in San Diego. Since the episode, the restaurant has continued operating under the same name. A direct check of theshawarmaguys.com on 2026-09-08 found the site live, with a working online-ordering widget and active navigation for locations, catering, a rewards program, and gift cards.

Google Places separately lists the business's status as operational, matching the current website content and branding. The site's title still promotes the business as a top shawarma destination in San Diego, and no changes in ownership, name, or location were found in the available records checked for this update.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36

Episode 7
Aired
Title: Culinary Adventure · What was featured: Shawarma plates and Middle Eastern specialties
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. theshawarmaguys.com http://www.theshawarmaguys.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=32.7266453,-117.1300386
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Record ddd-1361 · checked by Cal Marchetti.