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Is Turf Surf & Earth Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35 Somerville, New Jersey

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Turf Surf & Earth is open — confirmed via Tripadvisor, 2026.

What the source shows: Tripadvisor and Restaurant Guru both currently list Turf Surf & Earth as an active, well-reviewed restaurant at the Somerville address, and a Google Places check on 2026-09-08 separately shows it operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Turf Surf & Earth in Somerville, New Jersey, for the 'Surf & Savory' episode that aired July 8, 2022, spotlighting the restaurant's build-your-own turf, surf, or earth concept, with the earth option offered as fully vegan. Turf Surf & Earth operates as a restaurant on East Main Street in downtown Somerville and takes orders through a Toast-hosted site at turfsurfandearth.toast.site. A Tripadvisor listing for the restaurant, reflecting 2026 data, rates it 4.4 out of 5 and ranks it 18th of 58 restaurants in Somerville.

A separate Restaurant Guru listing shows a 4.8 out of 5 rating from 1,016 reviews. A Google Places business record checked on September 8, 2026 lists Turf Surf & Earth as operational at the East Main Street address. The restaurant's own website returned an access-denied response during that same check. No closure, relocation, or ownership change has been reported for the business since the episode aired.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 35

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Surf & Savory · What was featured: surf-and-turf seafood and steak dishes
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g46827-d17850083-Reviews-Turf_Surf_Earth-Somerville_New_Jersey.html
  2. restaurantguru.com https://restaurantguru.com/Turf-Surf-and-Earth-Somerville-New-Jersey
  3. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Turf+Surf+%26+Earth+46+E+Main+St+Somerville+NJ+08876
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Record ddd-1325 · checked by Cal Marchetti.