TV Restaurants

Is Tin Shed Garden Cafe Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18 Portland, Oregon

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Tin Shed Garden Cafe is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp (updated September 2026) and Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11) both show Tin Shed Garden Cafe active at 1438 NE Alberta St with current hours and reviews. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Tin Shed Garden Cafe in Portland's King neighborhood for 'Comfort and Soul' (aired 2013-11-25), an episode built around the cafe's brunch-focused American comfort food. Co-owned by Christie Griffin and Janette Kaden, the dog-friendly cafe opened in 2002 at 1438 NE Alberta St, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11). Wikipedia also reports that Yelp ranked Tin Shed the most dog-friendly eatery in the country in 2023. A Yelp listing for the Alberta Street address, updated September 2026, shows the cafe still active with more than 2,100 reviews and posted hours of 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM on weekends. Tin Shed has also appeared in a PBS documentary called Breakfast Special, according to Wikipedia.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18

Episode 8
Aired
Title: Comfort and Soul · What was featured: Dog-friendly brunch cafe's American comfort food
How Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 18 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season 18: 21 of 33 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 13 Season 18 episodes →

Nearest restaurants By distance from 1438 NE Alberta St

  • Swiss Hibiscus

    Portland, OR 0.0 mi away

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Open

  • Hat Yai

    Portland, OR 0.3 mi away

    Food Paradise

    Open

  • Podnah's Pit Barbecue

    Portland, OR 0.3 mi away

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Open

  • Bollywood Theater

    Portland, OR 0.3 mi away

    Food Paradise

    Open

  • P's & Q's Market

    Portland, OR 0.9 mi away

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Open

  • Matt's BBQ

    Portland, OR 1.3 mi away

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives · Food Paradise

    Open
All 98 TV restaurants in Oregon →

Before you go: Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.

Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tin-shed-garden-cafe-portland
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Shed_Garden_Cafe
See something wrong?

We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.

Tell us →

Share

Record ddd-0641 · checked by Cal Marchetti.