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What Happened to Shirley's Tippy Canoe After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 17 Troutdale, Oregon Closed 2020

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Shirley's Tippy Canoe has closed — confirmed via Wikipedia, July 11, 2026.

What the source shows: Wikipedia, revised 2026-07-11, reports a fire forced the restaurant to close permanently in 2020 and the property was later bought by Sugarpine Drive-In's owners; a Yelp listing updated in August 2026 continues to mark it closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Shirley's Tippy Canoe served American comfort food from a roadside restaurant along the Historic Columbia River Highway in Troutdale, Oregon, at 28242 East Historic Columbia River Highway. According to Wikipedia, the restaurant operated for years as a local landmark before a fire forced it to close permanently in 2020, after which the property was purchased by the owners of Sugarpine Drive-In. A Yelp listing for the address, updated in August 2026, continues to mark the business as permanently closed. Census Bureau geocoding confirms the East Historic Columbia River Highway address as the restaurant's former location in Troutdale, Oregon.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 17

Episode 12
Aired
Title: From the Heart · What was featured: American roadside comfort food
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley%27s_Tippy_Canoe
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/shirleys-tippy-canoe-troutdale
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Record ddd-0617 · checked by Cal Marchetti.