Is Tahini Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (San Diego, CA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Tahini is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Google Places lists the Kearny Mesa Tahini location as operational and Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated July 2026, shows more than 1,400 active reviews.
- Season / episode Season 30, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address 9119 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste H, San Diego, CA 92123
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Tahini in San Diego for the June 1, 2019 episode 'Sausage, Shawarma and Scaloppini,' highlighting the restaurant's Middle Eastern shawarma and street-food pitas. Tahini is a Middle Eastern street-food restaurant with a Kearny Mesa location on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in San Diego. According to Google Places, the business carries an operational listing status. A direct check of Tahini's ordering site, tahinistreetfood.com, on September 8, 2026, returned an access-denied response rather than page content. Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated July 2026, showed more than 1,400 photos and 1,433 reviews attached to the Kearny Mesa location at 9119 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Suite H, matching the address associated with the Google Places listing. The restaurant's own site separately includes a 'Find Us' page describing multiple San Diego locations.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Sausage, Shawarma and Scaloppini
- What was featured
- Middle Eastern shawarma and street-food pitas
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Tahini
Frequently asked questions
Is Tahini still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Tahini is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.
What happened to Tahini after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Tahini in San Diego for the June 1, 2019 episode 'Sausage, Shawarma and Scaloppini,' highlighting the restaurant's Middle Eastern shawarma and street-food pitas. As of September 2026, Tahini is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.
Where is Tahini located?
9119 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste H, San Diego, CA 92123. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Tahini?
Season 30, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired June 1, 2019. The episode is titled “Sausage, Shawarma and Scaloppini”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated July 2026, showed more than 1,400 photos and 1,433 reviews attached to the Kearny Mesa location at 9119 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Suite H, matching the address associated with the Google Places listing. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 9119 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste H, San Diego, CA 92123
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- tahinistreetfood.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in California
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tahini-san-diego-3
- tahinistreetfood.com — https://tahinistreetfood.com/
- Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Tahini+Authentic+Middle+Eastern+Street+Food+9119+Clairemont+Mesa+Blvd+San+Diego+CA+92123
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