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What Happened to Tacopocalypse After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 22 Des Moines, Iowa

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Tacopocalypse has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp and HappyCow both mark the location permanently closed, with Yelp's listing last updated April 2026. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Part 1 — Season 22, Episode 1 Aired

In the 'Fish, Fries and Feet' episode (Food Network, aired 2015-01-16), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Tacopocalypse's Bulgogi Masa Fries, a plate of fried masa cakes topped with marinated beef, cheese sauce, kimchi, and eel sauce. Tacopocalypse was a fusion restaurant in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, at 407 East 5th Street, blending Mexican, Korean, and Vietnamese flavors. A Yelp business listing updated 2026-04 marks the restaurant permanently closed, and a HappyCow directory entry also lists it as closed. FoodiePie's episode guide for 'Fish, Fries and Feet' likewise tags the restaurant as closed in its current listing. No 2026-dated hours, menu, or ordering activity was found for the location, and none of the three listings shows a new operator at the address.

Part 2 — Season 24, Episode 2 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Tacopocalypse as part of the "Triple D All Stars" special, replaying the Des Moines fusion shop's "I Can't Believe It's Not Breakfast Burrito," Korean chicken and waffle, and bulgogi and wasabi brisket tacos, according to DinersDriveInsDivesLocations.com. The clip traces back to Tacopocalypse's original 2015 feature in the "Fish, Fries and Feet" episode, where Guy Fieri also tried the shop's bánh mì sandwiches and vegan chorizo tacos. Tacopocalypse has since permanently closed, per the same source.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 1
Aired
Title: Fish, Fries and Feet · What was featured: Bulgogi Masa Fries topped with beef, kimchi, and eel sauce
Season 24, Episode 2
Aired
Title: Triple D "All Stars" · What was featured: Breakfast burrito, Korean chicken and waffle, bulgogi tacos
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Sources we checked 5 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tacopocalypse-des-moines
  2. happycow.net https://www.happycow.net/reviews/tacopocalypse-des-moines-60322
  3. foodiepie.com https://www.foodiepie.com/list.php?e=Diners-Drive-Ins-and-Dives-Fish-Fries-and-Feet
  4. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/tacopocalypse-iowa.html
  5. flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/795/tacopocalypse/1000
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Record ddd-0764 · checked by Cal Marchetti.