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What Happened to The Golden State After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, The Golden State has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 4, 2021.

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goldenstatecafe.com ·

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What the source shows: A history posted on the business's own website shows the restaurant closed permanently on 2021-01-04 and afterward offered only limited service from a nearby coffee shop.

  • Season / episode Season 16, Episode 10
  • Original air date
  • Address 426 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Golden State in Los Angeles for the 2013-03-04 episode "Hittin' the Grill," where the show highlighted the restaurant's burgers, including a beef patty topped with Fiscalini Farms cheddar, plus salads and California-sourced sides. The Golden State operated as a casual burger restaurant on North Fairfax Avenue for more than a decade. According to a history posted on the business's own website, the restaurant closed permanently on 2021-01-04 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The same page adds that the team afterward offered limited service from Cofax Coffee, a business up the block at 440 N Fairfax Avenue, while trying to retain much of the menu and staff and search for a new permanent home. The website's most recent dated content is a March 2022 menu reference, with nothing more current found.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 16, Episode 10
Original air date
Episode title
Hittin' the Grill
What was featured
Burgers, salads, and California-sourced sides
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Golden State

Frequently asked questions

Is The Golden State still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Golden State has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 4, 2021.

What happened to The Golden State after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Golden State in Los Angeles for the 2013-03-04 episode "Hittin' the Grill," where the show highlighted the restaurant's burgers, including a beef patty topped with Fiscalini Farms cheddar, plus salads and California-sourced sides. As of September 2026, The Golden State has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 4, 2021.

Is The Golden State permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Golden State has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 4, 2021. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is The Golden State located?

426 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Golden State?

Season 16, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired March 4, 2013. The episode is titled “Hittin' the Grill”.

Is The Golden State still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

The same page adds that the team afterward offered limited service from Cofax Coffee, a business up the block at 440 N Fairfax Avenue, while trying to retain much of the menu and staff and search for a new permanent home. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
426 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
goldenstatecafe.com

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