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Is Thai Mee Up Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 26 Kahului, Hawaii

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Thai Mee Up is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp and Tripadvisor listings dated September 2026 show Thai Mee Up operating as a food truck outside Kahului Costco, despite the business's website returning a 404 error. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stopped at Thai Mee Up in Kahului during the 'Chicken Trifecta' episode (S26E14), which aired 2017-06-09, sampling the truck's Thai comfort food. Thai Mee Up is a Thai food truck that parks outside the Kahului Costco on Maui. According to Tripadvisor, checked in September 2026, the truck holds a 4.7-of-5 rating and ranks among the top restaurants in Kahului. StreetFoodFinder's menu page, also checked in September 2026, listed the truck's regular Thai dishes and daily specials. A Yelp listing for the truck, updated in September 2026, shows continued photos and reviews, and the Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives locations directory listed an update dated 2026-01-13. The business's own website, thaimeeupmaui.com, returned an error page when checked on 2026-09-08, though the truck's Yelp and Tripadvisor listings continued to show current activity.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 26

Episode 14
Aired
Title: Chicken Trifecta · What was featured: the food truck's Thai comfort dishes
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/thai-mee-up-kahului
  2. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60631-d9592677-Reviews-Thai_Mee_Up-Kahului_Maui_Hawaii.html
  3. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/thai-mee-up-hawaii.html
  4. streetfoodfinder.com https://streetfoodfinder.com/thaimeeup?tab=menu
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Record ddd-0957 · checked by Cal Marchetti.