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Is The Fold: Botanas & Bar Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29 Little Rock, Arkansas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Fold: Botanas & Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The Fold's website shows a 2026 copyright notice, an online ordering system, and reservation links, and Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On "Meaty Mashup" (season 29, episode 5, aired 2018-11-09), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Fold: Botanas & Bar, spotlighting a meat-forward Mexican botanas dish at the bar's Little Rock location. The Fold serves Mexican-inspired bar food, including a dedicated brunch menu and a happy-hour drinks list, from a spot on Old Cantrell Road. The business's website (thefoldlr.com) carries a 2026 copyright notice and lists reservation links through OpenTable and Tripadvisor, an online ordering system, and DoorDash delivery, checked 2026-09-08. The site also lists a full menu, a brunch menu and a drinks menu as active navigation items. Google Places' listing for The Fold shows a status of operational, checked the same date.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29

Episode 5
Aired
Title: Meaty Mashup · What was featured: a meat-forward Mexican botanas dish at a bar
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  1. thefoldlr.com http://thefoldlr.com/
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Record ddd-1077 · checked by Cal Marchetti.