Is Tommy's Joynt Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 21 San Francisco, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Tommy's Joynt is listed open on tommysjoynt.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website is live with online ordering and lists current weekly and holiday hours. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 21, Episode 17
- Aired
- Address 1101 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94164
- Website tommysjoynt.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Part 1 — Season 21, Episode 17 Aired
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' 'Hometown Heroes' clip episode, aired 2014-12-25, replayed Guy Fieri's season-five visit to Tommy's Joynt in San Francisco. The segment centered on the hofbrau-style restaurant's oven-roasted turkey, part of a menu of carved meats served cafeteria-style. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Tommy's Joynt has drawn Bay Area visitors to the show's featured stops for years as one of the city's classic, no-frills comfort-food institutions. Tommy's Joynt's own website describes the restaurant as a hofbrau classic known for its legendary carved meats and decades of service in the city.
Part 2 — Season 5, Episode 5 Aired
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Tommy's Joynt in San Francisco for the episode "Long Time Legends," which aired 2009-01-05. Tommy's Joynt is a restaurant and bar at 1101 Geary Boulevard that describes itself on its own site as serving "large quantities, small prices." According to the restaurant's website (tommysjoynt.com), checked 2026-09-08, the business runs an online ordering system and lists hours of Sunday and Monday noon to 8 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday noon to 9 pm, Thursday and Friday noon to midnight, and Saturday 1 pm to midnight, with the same holiday hours applying except on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The site also includes pages for restaurant news and frequently asked questions.
The episodes
Also in Season 21
Season 21: 48 of 75 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 16Kelly O's Diner
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Ep 17Bob's Clam Hut
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Ep 17Eischen's Bar
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Ep 17Rainbow Drive-In
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Ep 17South 21 Drive-In
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Sources we checked
- sfchronicle.com https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/california-sf-restaurants-guy-fieri-favorites-13574975.php
- tommysjoynt.com http://tommysjoynt.com/about
- tommysjoynt.com https://tommysjoynt.com/
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Record ddd-0176 · checked by Cal Marchetti.