Is Tick Tock Diner Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 2 Clifton, New Jersey
Current status
As of October 2026, Tick Tock Diner is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated August 2026 and a fan location guide updated 2025-11-16 both describe the diner as an actively operating 24-hour establishment at 281 Allwood Road. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 13
- Aired
- Address 281 Allwood Road, Clifton, NJ 07012
- Website ticktockdiner.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, New Jersey, for its round-the-clock service and classic diner menu during the episode "The New Jersey Diner Tour," which aired 2008-01-28. The diner has operated since the 1940s at 281 Allwood Road with a stainless-steel, neon-lit exterior and a 24-hour schedule. A Yelp business listing for the diner, updated August 2026, shows current reviews and operating information. A fan-run Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives location guide, updated 2025-11-16, describes the diner as still operating around the clock and highlights menu items such as Disco Fries, a patty melt, and house-made desserts. No source located indicates a closure, relocation, or change of name since the episode aired.
The episode
Also in Season 2
Season 2: 36 of 45 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Closed
- New owners
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Ep 13Hightstown Diner
Open -
Ep 13Jefferson Diner
Open - Open
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Ep 13Skylark Diner
New owners -
Ep 13The Ritz Diner
Open - Open
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Restaurant Stakeout
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Kitchen Nightmares
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Food Paradise
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tick-tock-diner-clifton-4
- dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/tick-tock-diner-new-jersey.html
- ticktockdiner.com https://www.ticktockdiner.com/
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Record ddd-0080 · checked by Cal Marchetti.