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Is Tip Top Café Still Open? Update (San Antonio, TX)

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As of September 2026, Tip Top Café is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

Primary source
tiptopcafesa.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: DeWese's Tip Top Cafe's own website (copyright 2026) and Yelp's listing (updated August 2026, 510 reviews) confirm the restaurant is still operating at 2814 Fredericksburg Rd, offering curbside pickup and delivery through Uber Eats and DoorDash.

  • Season / episode Season 3, Episode 10
  • Original air date
  • Address 2814 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78201

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Comfort Food' (aired 2008-06-15), Guy Fieri visited Tip Top Cafe, a San Antonio diner known for its chicken fried steak, crispy onion rings, and homemade pies. DeWese's Tip Top Cafe has served Texas-style comfort food from 2814 Fredericksburg Rd since 1938 and marked its 85th anniversary in 2023. The restaurant's own website, current through 2026, lists curbside pickup by phone and delivery through Uber Eats and DoorDash, and notes 23 Readers' Choice Gold Awards for chicken fried steak won since 2012. Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated August 2026, carries more than 500 reviews. A separate, unrelated business also named Tip Top Cafe, at 13835 Nacogdoches Rd in San Antonio, is marked permanently closed on a Yelp listing last updated June 2026 -- a different location from the one featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 10
Original air date
Episode title
Comfort Food
What was featured
chicken fried steak, onion rings, homemade pies
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Tip Top Café

Frequently asked questions

Is Tip Top Café still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Tip Top Café is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

What happened to Tip Top Café after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Comfort Food' (aired 2008-06-15), Guy Fieri visited Tip Top Cafe, a San Antonio diner known for its chicken fried steak, crispy onion rings, and homemade pies. As of September 2026, Tip Top Café is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

Where is Tip Top Café located?

2814 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78201. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Tip Top Café?

Season 3, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired June 15, 2008. The episode is titled “Comfort Food”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated August 2026, carries more than 500 reviews. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
2814 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78201
Venue type
diner
Official website
tiptopcafesa.com

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Sources

  • tiptopcafesa.com — https://www.tiptopcafesa.com/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/de-weses-tip-top-cafe-san-antonio
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tip-top-cafe-san-antonio-2

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