Is White Palace Grill Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 2 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, White Palace Grill is listed open on whitepalacegrill.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The diner's own website carries 2026-dated promotional content (a contest with an October 1 drawing) and an active online-ordering system. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 10
- Aired
- Address 1159 South Canal Street, Chicago, IL 60607
- Website whitepalacegrill.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured White Palace Grill, a 24-hour diner on South Canal Street in Chicago, on the episode "Open 24/7" (aired 2008-01-07), highlighting the diner's round-the-clock breakfast, burgers, and comfort food. White Palace Grill has operated as an all-night diner in Chicago's South Loop/Near West Side area. The diner's own website, whitepalacegrill.com, is live with 2026-dated content, offers online ordering, and was running a customer promotion in 2026 offering a $500 prize for a written dish review, with an entry drawing dated October 1. The presence of this 2026-specific promotion and an active ordering system on the diner's own site indicates White Palace Grill remains open and operating under the same name at the same location where it appeared on the show.
The episode
Also in Season 2
Season 2: 36 of 45 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 9El Indio
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Ep 9Paradise Pup
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Ep 10Studio Diner
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Ep 11Galewood Cook Shack
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Ep 11Grinders Pizza
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Ep 11Schooner or Later
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Sources we checked
- whitepalacegrill.com https://www.whitepalacegrill.com/
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Record ddd-0067 · checked by Cal Marchetti.