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Is Tavern on Main Still Open? Mystery Diners Update (El Segundo, CA)

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As of September 2026, Tavern on Main is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
tripadvisor.co.uk ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's business listing, updated July 2026, and TripAdvisor's 2026 review page both show the tavern currently operating, while the restaurant's own website returned an HTTP 403 error during this review.

  • Season / episode Season 8, Episode 6
  • Original air date
  • Address 123 Main St, El Segundo, CA 90245

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What happened after Mystery Diners?

On the Season 8 episode "Thanksgiving Thievery" (Mystery Diners, aired 2014-11-10), Kristian, owner of Tavern on Main in El Segundo, suspected a staff member was pocketing money and goods collected for the restaurant's annual Thanksgiving food drive instead of passing them to the intended recipients. He contacted investigator Charles Stiles, who placed hidden cameras in the bar and dining room and sent in undercover mystery diners posing as regular customers to watch how employees handled the donation bins during service. According to Wikipedia's article on the program, citing its sources, the show's own end-credits disclaimer allows that certain events may have been staged or re-enacted for dramatic effect, and a television critic quoted in the article judged the show's scenarios implausible and not intended to appear convincing. Tavern on Main is a sports-bar-style tavern at 123 Main St. known locally for its happy-hour crowds and game-day seating. Yelp's listing for the tavern, updated in July 2026, showed more than 400 reviews and no closure notice, and TripAdvisor's page for the restaurant carried reviews dated into 2026 as well. The restaurant's own website returned an HTTP 403 error when checked on 2026-09-09, so this review relied on the third-party listings rather than the site itself. Neither listing mentioned a change of ownership, a rebrand, or a relocation since the 2014 broadcast, and Google's business record for the Main Street address carried no closure flag either.

Featured on Mystery Diners

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 6
Original air date
Episode title
Thanksgiving Thievery
What was featured
staff suspected of stealing Thanksgiving food drive donations
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Tavern on Main

Frequently asked questions

Is Tavern on Main still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Tavern on Main is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

What happened to Tavern on Main after Mystery Diners?

On the Season 8 episode "Thanksgiving Thievery" (Mystery Diners, aired 2014-11-10), Kristian, owner of Tavern on Main in El Segundo, suspected a staff member was pocketing money and goods collected for the restaurant's annual Thanksgiving food drive instead of passing them to the intended recipients. As of September 2026, Tavern on Main is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

Where is Tavern on Main located?

123 Main St, El Segundo, CA 90245. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Mystery Diners featured Tavern on Main?

Season 8, Episode 6 of Mystery Diners, first aired November 10, 2014. The episode is titled “Thanksgiving Thievery”.

What do reviews say since Mystery Diners?

Yelp's listing for the tavern, updated in July 2026, showed more than 400 reviews and no closure notice, and TripAdvisor's page for the restaurant carried reviews dated into 2026 as well. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Tavern on Main still using the Mystery Diners menu or branding?

Neither listing mentioned a change of ownership, a rebrand, or a relocation since the 2014 broadcast, and Google's business record for the Main Street address carried no closure flag either. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
123 Main St, El Segundo, CA 90245
Venue type
bar
Official website
thetavernonmain.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tavern-on-main-el-segundo
  • tripadvisor.co.uk — https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g32341-d5082921-Reviews-The_Tavern_On_Main-El_Segundo_California.html
  • thetavernonmain.com — https://www.thetavernonmain.com/

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