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Is The Duce Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (Phoenix, AZ)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 17 Phoenix, Arizona

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Duce is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the address, updated in September 2026, lists current operating hours for the venue. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

The Duce occupies a converted 1928 warehouse in downtown Phoenix's Warehouse District, combining a restaurant, bar, live-music stage, and event space with a vintage retail and antique aesthetic. The business opened in 2010 as a mixed concept blending dining with curated secondhand goods, according to PHX Rail Food. A Yelp listing for the address, updated in September 2026, records current operating hours running Thursday through Sunday evenings, with Sunday service from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The venue's own website, theducephx.com, now markets The Duce primarily as a live-music, rooftop-bar, and private-events destination rather than emphasizing the sit-down diner concept described in earlier coverage. No named source documents any change in ownership or business name.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 17

Episode 9
Aired
Title: From Pound Cake to Pot Pie · What was featured: Retro diner-bar concept in a converted 1928 warehouse
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-duce-phoenix
  2. phxrailfood.com https://phxrailfood.com/2020/02/27/the-duce/
  3. theducephx.com https://www.theducephx.com/
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Record ddd-0612 · checked by Cal Marchetti.