Is Sidecar Bar and Grille Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 17 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Current status
As of October 2026, Sidecar Bar and Grille is listed open on thesidecarbar.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The business's own website, checked 2026-09-08, promotes a September 7, 2026 event and current menu pricing, indicating the bar is open. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 17, Episode 2
- Aired
- Address 2201 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
- Now called The Sidecar Bar & Grille
- Website thesidecarbar.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Sidecar Bar and Grille in Philadelphia for the 2013-04-29 episode "Chicken, Chili and Chowder," where the show sampled the kitchen's chicken, chili, and chowder offerings. Now operating as The Sidecar Bar & Grille at 2201 Christian Street in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, the business offers pickup, catering, and Resy-booked reservations alongside its bar menu. According to the business's website (thesidecarbar.com), a 2026-09-08 check found the site promoting an "Industry Night" event dated September 7, 2026, along with a current snacks and fries menu. OpenStreetMap venue data separately lists the bar's regular hours as Thursday through Tuesday, roughly 4 to 11 p.m. No closure, relocation, or ownership change has surfaced in the available sources since the episode originally aired.
The episode
Also in Season 17
Season 17: 22 of 33 still open
- Open
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Ep 1Highland Tavern
Open -
Ep 2Chili John's
Open - Closed
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Ep 3Atomic Cowboy
Open -
Ep 3Perk Eatery
Open - Open
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Ep 4St. Francis
Closed
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Sources we checked
- thesidecarbar.com https://www.thesidecarbar.com/
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Record ddd-0594 · checked by Cal Marchetti.