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

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As of September 2026, Zest has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
do317.com

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What the source shows: Yelp (updated August 2026) and Do317 both list Zest! Exciting Food Creations as permanently closed, matching Google Places' permanently-closed status, though no dated closure article was found.

  • Season / episode Season 12, Episode 1
  • Original air date
  • Address 1134 E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured Zest! Exciting Food Creations in the season 12 episode "Bar Food and Bon Bons," which aired May 9, 2011. Zest was a breakfast-and-brunch restaurant at 1134 E 54th St in Indianapolis, Indiana, according to its Yelp category listing. Yelp's page for the address, last updated in August 2026, lists Zest! Exciting Food Creations as permanently closed, and a separate Indianapolis dining guide, Do317, also lists the venue as closed. Other restaurant-review sites, including Gayot and TVFoodMaps, likewise describe the restaurant as closed. Google's business listing for the address shows the same permanently-closed status. No current website or social-media presence for Zest could be located, and no dated news source confirming the exact closure date was found.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 12, Episode 1
Original air date
Episode title
Bar Food and Bon Bons
What was featured
chef-driven breakfast and brunch dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Zest

Frequently asked questions

Is Zest still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Zest has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Zest after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured Zest! As of September 2026, Zest has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Zest permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Zest has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Zest located?

1134 E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Zest?

Season 12, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 9, 2011. The episode is titled “Bar Food and Bon Bons”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Other restaurant-review sites, including Gayot and TVFoodMaps, likewise describe the restaurant as closed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
1134 E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220
Venue type
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Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/zest-exciting-food-creations-indianapolis-3
  • do317.com — https://do317.com/venues/zest

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