Is The Glass Onion Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Part 1 — Season 13, Episode 11 Aired February 20, 2012

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Glass Onion on the S13E11 episode 'Long Standing Legacies,' which aired 2012-02-20, spotlighting the Charleston restaurant's Southern comfort cooking. The Glass Onion is a full-service restaurant on Savannah Highway that describes itself as one of Charleston's original Southern, home-grown, all-natural kitchens built around locally sourced ingredients. According to the restaurant's website, owner and executive chef Chris Stewart leads a menu spanning breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert alongside a beer, wine, and cocktail list. A site check on 2026-09-08 found ilovetheglassonion.com listing current hours, including Saturday service from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and a Sunday closure, along with the restaurant's phone number and street address. Google Places also lists the business as operational. The website additionally promotes community-giving initiatives and a gift-card program.

Part 2 — Season 19, Episode 14 Aired April 18, 2014

On the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Crazy for Chicken' (aired 2014-04-18), Guy Fieri returned to The Glass Onion in Charleston, a restaurant run by chef-owners Sarah O'Kelley and Chris Stewart. According to DinersDriveInsDivesLocations.com, Fieri highlighted the confit-style Crispy Chicken Leg, served over mashed potatoes and collard greens with a sweet pepper relish, and the Smoked Pork Loin Po' Boy, dressed with house-made bread-and-butter pickles and a 'creole-aise' on Leidenheimer French bread. The segment described the restaurant's mission of serving high-end, locally sourced Southern cooking at an accessible price in a casual, market-style dining room.