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Is What's Zaap? Thai Food Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 37 Las Vegas, Nevada

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, What's Zaap? Thai Food is open — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's July 2026 update (489 reviews) and Google's operational status confirm current operation despite the restaurant's own site blocking automated access. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured What's Zaap? Thai Food, a Thai restaurant in the Rhodes Ranch area of Las Vegas, on its 'Chicken and Ribs' episode (aired 2023-03-03). The restaurant, at 9575 W Tropicana Ave, is run by chef Paul, who cooks dishes based on his upbringing in Thailand, according to the restaurant's own website. According to Yelp, whose listing was updated in July 2026, the restaurant had accumulated 489 reviews and remained active on the platform. Google's business listing for the address listed the business as operating when checked on 2026-09-08. The restaurant's own website, whatszaapthaifood.com, returned an HTTP 403 error on the same date and could not be reviewed directly for current hours or menu content.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 37

Aired
Title: Chicken and Ribs · What was featured: Thai specialties on the 'Chicken and Ribs' episode
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. whatszaapthaifood.com https://whatszaapthaifood.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/whats-zaap-thai-food-las-vegas-3
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