Is Tommy's Diner Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 40 Columbus, Ohio
Current status
As of October 2026, Tommy's Diner is listed open on tommysdiner.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The website was live on 2026-09-08 with an August 2026 last-modified date, 2026 copyright text, and an active ordering system, and Google Places lists it as operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 40, Episode 5
- Aired
- Address 914 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43222
- Website tommysdiner.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Tommy's Diner of Columbus, Ohio in the episode "Coast-to-Coast Comfort," which aired September 20, 2024. According to Wikipedia, last revised July 11, 2026, Tommy's Diner was established on July 2, 1989 and has been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The diner operates in the Franklinton neighborhood at 914 W Broad St and, per its own website, is run by Tom and Kathy Pappas as a breakfast-and-lunch spot. A website check on September 8, 2026 found tommysdiner.com online, with a last-modified date of August 11, 2026, current-year copyright text, and an active online ordering system for pickup and catering. A Google Places listing checked the same date shows the diner's business status as operational. No closure notices or ownership changes were found in the sources reviewed for this entry.
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Sources we checked
- tommysdiner.com http://www.tommysdiner.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy's_Diner
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Record ddd-1488 · checked by Cal Marchetti.