Is South Side Soda Shop and Diner Still Open? (Goshen, IN)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 1 Goshen, Indiana
Current status
As of October 2026, South Side Soda Shop and Diner is listed open on southsidesodashop.com, reviewed by our team on October 18, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The business's own current website is live with a working online ordering option, menu, and dessert-buffet pages, and lists the same address as the original listing. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 9
- Aired
- Address 1122 South Main Street, Goshen, IN 46526
- Website southsidesodashop.com
- Show map
© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured South Side Soda Shop and Diner in the July 2007 episode "Retro," spotlighting its old-fashioned soda-fountain and diner fare in Goshen, Indiana. The business describes itself on its own website as a family-run retro diner with a modern twist, offering a menu alongside dessert buffets. As checked on 2026-09-07, the site (southsidesodashop.com) was live, listed the address as 1122 South Main Street, and included a working online ordering option along with pages for its menu, dessert buffets, and merchandise. OpenStreetMap-sourced listing data separately lists a phone number, 574-534-3790, and weekly hours running roughly from 11:00 a.m. into the afternoon or evening depending on the day.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 21 of 37 still open · 5 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 8Red Arrow Diner
Open - Open
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Ep 9Byways Cafe
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- Renamed
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Ep 10Harold's Café
Open -
Ep 10Mo Gridder's BBQ
Closed
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Sources we checked
- southsidesodashop.com https://www.southsidesodashop.com/
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Record ddd-0026 · checked by Cal Marchetti.