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What Happened to Yayo Taco After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 14 Las Vegas, Nevada Closed March 2013

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Yayo Taco has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp marks the taqueria's page permanently closed, and two Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives fan sites (Flavortown USA and Triple D Life) separately list it as closed, with Flavortown USA dating the closure to March 2013. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On the July 2012 Dynamic Dishes episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited this Las Vegas taco shop near the University of Nevada campus, sampling made-to-order Mexican tacos built around house salsas and slow-cooked meats. The restaurant operated as a casual Mexican taqueria at 4632 South Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas. Fan accounts of the show credited the segment with drawing large crowds to the small storefront in the months after it aired. Yelp's page for the restaurant is marked permanently closed, and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives fan sites Flavortown USA and Triple D Life both list the taqueria as closed, with Flavortown USA dating the closure to March 2013. No working phone number, website, or recent reviews for the address were found.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 14

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Dynamic Dishes · What was featured: Made-to-order Mexican tacos with house salsas and slow-cooked meats
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/yayo-taco-las-vegas
  2. flavortownusa.com https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/563/yayo-taco-is-closed
  3. tripledlife.com https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/yayo-taco/
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