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

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 19 San Clemente, California

Current status

Closed

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

What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the San Clemente restaurant marks it permanently closed as of an April 2026 update, and the Orange County Register reported on the truck's earlier move into that same brick-and-mortar space. How we decide a status →

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

Part 1 — Season 19, Episode 11 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Tamarindo Truck during the 'Grillin, Chillin & Huli Huli Chicken' episode, aired 2014-05-30, highlighting the alta-Mex food truck's drunken torta, made with flank steak, salsa, arugula, and bean spread, alongside its achiote-marinated chicken chilaquiles. Tamarindo began in 2013 as a food truck in Orange County, California, run by Pedro and Sarah Resendiz and built around organic, locally sourced Mexican cooking. The business later grew into a sit-down restaurant at 110 South El Camino Real in San Clemente, according to the Orange County Register. A Yelp listing for the San Clemente restaurant marked it permanently closed in an April 2026 update, meaning neither the original truck nor its brick-and-mortar successor is currently operating under the Tamarindo name.

Part 2 — Season 22, Episode 14 Aired

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' "Food TruckAPalooza" (aired 2015-02-22), Guy Fieri visited Tamarindo Truck in Orange County for the Drunken Torta, a flank steak sandwich dressed with salsa, onion, tomato, arugula, bean spread and mayo, according to Food Network. He also tried the truck's chicken chilaquiles, marinated in achiote for a tangy, spicy flavor, according to Orange Coast magazine.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 11
Aired
Title: Grillin, Chillin & Huli Huli Chicken · What was featured: drunken torta and achiote chicken chilaquiles from an alta-Mex truck
Season 22, Episode 14
Aired
Title: Food TruckAPalooza · What was featured: Drunken Torta flank steak sandwich and achiote chicken chilaquiles
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tamarindo-san-clemente-2
  2. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33012-d17795057-Reviews-Tamarindo-San_Clemente_California.html
  3. orangecoast.com https://orangecoast.com/news/guy-fieri-taps-tamarindo-truck/
  4. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/episodes/food-truckapalooza
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