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What Happened to Tubs Fine Chili After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 23 Culver City, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Tubs Fine Chili has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated June 2026 marks Tub's Fine Chili permanently closed at its 4263 Overland Avenue address, and a second fan site also tags it closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On A Bowlful of Soul, which aired July 17, 2015, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Tub's Fine Chili and Fancy Fixin's, a longtime Culver City chili counter built around build-your-own chili bowls topped with a range of fixings, according to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The restaurant operated at 4263 Overland Avenue in Culver City under its full name, "Tub's Fine Chili and Fancy Fixin's," according to Food Network's restaurant directory. A Yelp listing updated June 2026 marks the business "Tub's Fine Chili - CLOSED," according to Yelp. A separate fan site, Triple D Life, also lists the location as closed, according to Triple D Life.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 23

Episode 1
Aired
Title: A Bowlful of Soul · What was featured: Build-your-own chili bowls with a range of fixings
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tubs-fine-chili-culver-city
  2. tripledlife.com https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/tubs-fine-chili/
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ca/culver-city/tubs-fine-chili-and-fancy-fixins-restaurant
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Record ddd-0801 · checked by Cal Marchetti.