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What Happened to W.E.P.A.! at Brix 581 After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 28 Oakland, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, W.E.P.A.! at Brix 581 has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Google Places lists Brix 581's business status as permanently closed as of September 2026, with no active website or listing found for the W.E.P.A.! concept it hosted. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited W.E.P.A.! at Brix 581 for the episode "East Coast, West Coast," which aired June 8, 2018, spotlighting a Puerto Rican-inspired food concept operating inside Brix 581, a bar in Oakland's Jack London Square district. Brix 581 served as the host venue for the W.E.P.A.! concept, combining a full bar with rotating food programming at its 5th Street address. Google Places listed Brix 581's business status as permanently closed in a September 2026 check. No working website, active social-media account, or 2026-dated news item was found describing the venue or the W.E.P.A.! concept still operating at the 5th Street address, and no source indicates the concept relocated elsewhere in Oakland. No public listing was found showing new ownership or a different business currently operating from the same storefront.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 28

Episode 12
Aired
Title: East Coast, West Coast · What was featured: Puerto Rican-inspired pop-up food concept inside an Oakland bar
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  1. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Brix+581+581+5th+St+Oakland+CA
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