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Is T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 8 Kemah, Texas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse is listed open on tbonetoms.com, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The business's own website (tbonetoms.com) returned HTTP 200 with a live ChowNow online-ordering link and posted hours for both the main restaurant and Tom's Back Yard bar, consistent with active operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse in Kemah, Texas, in the episode "Burgers, Steaks & Chops," which aired 2009-11-23. The segment highlighted the restaurant's steaks and chops served in a waterfront, Gulf Coast steakhouse setting. T-Bone Tom's has operated along Texas 146 in Kemah for decades and now also runs an adjoining bar and live-music venue called Tom's Back Yard. According to the restaurant's website (tbonetoms.com), live with current content on 2026-09-08, the restaurant posted lunch and dinner hours - Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. - alongside a working online-ordering link, a drink menu, and a gallery of live-music events. Tom's Back Yard listed Sunday-through-Thursday hours of 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and later Friday-Saturday hours. No dated reporting of a closure or relocation was found in the available evidence.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 8

Episode 1
Aired
Title: Burgers, Steaks & Chops · What was featured: steaks and chops at a Gulf Coast waterfront steakhouse
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  1. tbonetoms.com https://tbonetoms.com/
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Record ddd-0283 · checked by Cal Marchetti.