Is Sovereign Thai Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36 San Diego, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Sovereign Thai is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: A 2026-09-08 check of sovereignsandiego.com found an active online reservation system and posted weekly hours, and Google Places lists the business's status as operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 36, Episode 8
- Aired
- Address 1460 J St, San Diego, CA 92101
- Now called Sovereign Thai Cuisine
- Website sovereignsandiego.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Sovereign Thai in San Diego, California, where Guy Fieri sampled Thai curries and noodle dishes on the episode 'Thai, Pie and Fries,' which aired 2022-12-16. The restaurant serves Thai cuisine from a location on J Street in downtown San Diego, according to its website, sovereignsandiego.com, which now brands the business as Sovereign Thai Cuisine. A direct check of the website on 2026-09-08 found it live, offering online table reservations and posting specific hours for Wednesday through Sunday service. Google Places separately lists the business's status as operational and records the fuller name Sovereign Modern Thai Cuisine for the same J Street address. The website also promotes a catering program for private and corporate events. No change in address was found between the original episode location and the current listing.
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Sources we checked
- sovereignsandiego.com http://www.sovereignsandiego.com/
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=32.70960730000001,-117.151026
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Record ddd-1363 · checked by Cal Marchetti.