Is Tomahawk Restaurant Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Current status
As of October 2026, Tomahawk Restaurant is listed open on tomahawkrestaurant.com, reviewed by our team on October 19, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website returned a last-modified date of 2026-06-11 and showed delivery-app ordering links and a 24/7 AI phone hostess, and Google Places lists the business as operational.
- Season / episode Season 13, Episode 2
- Original air date
- Address 1550 Philip Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7P 2V8
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Tomahawk Restaurant, at 1550 Philip Avenue in North Vancouver, appeared in the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode “Coast to Coast Classics,” which aired 2011-12-05. Food Network's restaurant listing says the host cleaned a whole plate of organic roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, and it names the Tomahawk-style beef dip and the steak and mushroom pie as must-try dishes. BC Living, in an article dated 2014-03-20, included Tomahawk among 21 Vancouver-area restaurants that have stood the test of time, said it opened in 1926 under Chick Chamberlain, called it the oldest family-owned restaurant in Canada, and pointed to the Skookum Chief burger, topped with egg, wiener and bacon, as the dish not to miss. MomentPort published an article dated 2024-11-25 about the restaurant's AI phone hostess, named JADA. The restaurant's own website, which returned a last-modified date of 2026-06-11, lists the Philip Avenue address and links to SkipTheDishes and DoorDash for ordering.
Tomahawk Restaurant, a North Vancouver diner, appeared in the episode "All in the Family" (aired 2017-10-27). An undated North Shore News article about the show's filming visit, written before any airdate was set, reported that the Tomahawk had served burgers and breakfasts since 1926, called it the oldest family-run eatery in Canada, and named Chuck Chamberlain as its owner. The article reported that host Guy Fieri chose an organic roast beef dinner, a beef dip sandwich, a steak and mushroom pie and Yorkshire pudding. It also reported that two longtime patrons were interviewed about the romance that began at the restaurant, and that one of them had worked there as a carhop in 1953. According to the same article, the Tomahawk was known for its large hamburgers and its Yukon breakfast.
The Tomahawk in North Vancouver, British Columbia, was the last stop in the fourth episode of You Gotta Eat Here!, which aired on Flavour Network on 2012-08-15. TVmaze's episode summary says host John Catucci tried a burger topped with bacon, mushroom and cheese there. The restaurant is Tomahawk Restaurant at 1550 Philip Avenue; its website describes home-style Canadian comfort food served amid Skwxwu7mesh artwork, and calls it Canada's oldest family-run restaurant, in operation since 1926. In October 2026 the website, which carried a last-modified header of 2026-06-11, listed a phone line for an AI hostess named Jada available around the clock and linked an online ordering menu. A Google Maps listing checked on 2026-10-19 lists Tomahawk Restaurant at the same Philip Avenue address as operational.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Coast to Coast Classics
- What was featured
- Organic roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, beef dip and steak-and-mushroom pie
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Tomahawk Restaurant
- Season / episode
- Season 27, Episode 11
- Original air date
- Episode title
- All in the Family
- What was featured
- Organic roast beef dinner, beef dip sandwich, steak and mushroom pie, Yorkshire pudding
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Tomahawk Restaurant
- Show
- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Stoney's Bread Company, Rock Cod Cafe, The Tomahawk
- What was featured
- Burger with bacon, mushroom and cheese
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Tomahawk Restaurant
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Visit info
- Address
- 1550 Philip Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7P 2V8
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- tomahawkrestaurant.com
- State hub
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Sources
- tomahawkrestaurant.com — http://www.tomahawkrestaurant.com/
- foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/no-state/north-vancouver--bc/tomahawk-restaurant
- bcliving.ca — https://bcliving.ca/?p=104452
- momentport.com — https://www.momentport.com/news/tomahawk-restaurant-first-ai-employee/
- nsnews.com — https://nsnews.com/local-news/food-network-series-takes-a-bite-out-of-north-vancouver-2911757
- nsnews.com — https://nsnews.com/local-news/north-van-diner-gets-its-15-minutes-2916516
- api.tvmaze.com — https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/15676/episodes
- TheTVDB — https://www.thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/allseasons/official
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