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Is The Blue Owl Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36 Santa Barbara, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Blue Owl is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's September 2026 update (815 reviews, current hours) confirms ongoing operation even though the cafe's own site blocked automated access. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Blue Owl, an Asian-fusion cafe in downtown Santa Barbara, on its 'All-Over Flavor' episode (aired 2023-02-17). The cafe, at 5 W Canon Perdido St, pairs craft sandwiches and salads with California wines, local beer, and nightly live music, according to Yelp's business description. Yelp's listing, updated in September 2026, showed 815 reviews and current weekly hours: closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, plus a daily happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. Google's business listing for the address listed the business as operating when checked on 2026-09-08, though the cafe's own website returned an HTTP 403 error on the same date and could not be reviewed directly.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36

Episode 12
Aired
Title: All-Over Flavor · What was featured: Asian-fusion cafe dishes on the 'All-Over Flavor' episode
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. theblueowlsb.com https://theblueowlsb.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-blue-owl-santa-barbara
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