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Is Sophia's Restaurant Still Open? Update (Buffalo, NY)

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As of September 2026, Sophia's Restaurant is listed open on sophias-restaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Primary source
sophias-restaurant.com ·
Secondary source
buffalorising.com ·

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What the source shows: A business-profile site last updated September 2026 lists current hours and an active menu, and Buffalo Rising reported in February 2024 that the restaurant had reopened in an expanded space.

  • Season / episode Season 8, Episode 7
  • Original air date
  • Address 715 Military Road, Buffalo, NY 14216

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Sophia's Restaurant in the episode titled And The Kicker Is... (aired 2010-02-15), spotlighting the restaurant's scratch-made comfort food. Sophia's Restaurant is a breakfast, lunch, and dinner restaurant at 715 Military Road in Buffalo, New York, seating up to 150 guests, according to a community-maintained business-profile site, sophias-restaurant.com, which also lists the restaurant as having relocated from a smaller original Military Street address to this larger space, formerly the site of Catch 22. According to Buffalo Rising, which reported in February 2024, Sophia's had reopened in an improved, expanded space. The sophias-restaurant.com page, last updated in September 2026, lists current hours and menu items including French toast and corned beef hash, and links to active Facebook, Tripadvisor, and Yelp pages. No name change or ownership change beyond the relocation described above was identified in the material reviewed for this record.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
And The Kicker Is...
What was featured
Scratch-made breakfast, lunch, and dinner comfort food
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Sophia's Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Sophia's Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Sophia's Restaurant is listed open on sophias-restaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Sophia's Restaurant after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Sophia's Restaurant in the episode titled And The Kicker Is... As of September 2026, Sophia's Restaurant is listed open on sophias-restaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Sophia's Restaurant located?

715 Military Road, Buffalo, NY 14216. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Sophia's Restaurant?

Season 8, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired February 15, 2010. The episode is titled “And The Kicker Is...”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

No name change or ownership change beyond the relocation described above was identified in the material reviewed for this record. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Sophia's Restaurant still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

The sophias-restaurant.com page, last updated in September 2026, lists current hours and menu items including French toast and corned beef hash, and links to active Facebook, Tripadvisor, and Yelp pages. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
715 Military Road, Buffalo, NY 14216
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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