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Is Amigo Cafe Still Open? Update (Kayenta, AZ)

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As of September 2026, Amigo Cafe is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for Amigo Cafe updated August 2026 shows 503 reviews and 494 photos at the US-163 location; Reality TV Revisited separately reported in August 2023 that the cafe remained open with mostly positive reviews.

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) chef Robert Irvine visited Amigo Cafe on the Navajo Nation in Kayenta, Arizona, for "Living Up to Mom," which aired January 5, 2023. Amigo Cafe had been run for roughly 22 years by Julene and Larry Price and their family, and Julene told the crew that the strain of keeping the restaurant profitable was affecting her health, leaving her hoping her daughter Heather could eventually take over the business. Filming took place over two days in early May 2022, according to an AllEvents.in listing for the production, with Irvine's team working within the show's standard two-day renovation window to rework the dining room and simplify the kitchen's Mexican-food menu.

The Kayenta location, along US Route 163 near Monument Valley, gave the show a rare look at a family restaurant serving a reservation community rather than a highway tourist strip, and Irvine focused on giving Julene tools to hand daily operations to Heather without the business losing money during the transition. Facebook and Instagram pages tied to the cafe show it continuing to post under the Amigo Cafe name after the episode aired, rather than under any new ownership or rebrand.

Coverage of Amigo Cafe after the episode aired described mostly positive reviews, with occasional complaints about food or service, according to an August 2023 recap by Reality TV Revisited; the same recap noted that cast members from the television series Yellowstone had stopped at the cafe while filming in the area. The Navajo Times, a Navajo Nation newspaper, separately covered the cafe's revitalization, describing the design work as artful in how it balanced modern updates with the cafe's original character. A Yelp listing for Amigo Cafe, updated in August 2026, shows 503 reviews and 494 photos attached to the US-163 location, and the restaurant maintains its own website at amigocafekayenta.com, which lists the cafe's Kayenta address and hours.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 22, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Living Up to Mom
What was featured
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Amigo Cafe

Frequently asked questions

Is Amigo Cafe still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Amigo Cafe is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Amigo Cafe after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) chef Robert Irvine visited Amigo Cafe on the Navajo Nation in Kayenta, Arizona, for "Living Up to Mom," which aired January 5, 2023. As of September 2026, Amigo Cafe is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Amigo Cafe located?

US-163, Kayenta, AZ 86033. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Amigo Cafe?

Season 22, Episode 2 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired January 5, 2023. The episode is titled “Living Up to Mom”.

Did the makeover last at Amigo Cafe?

The episode first aired January 5, 2023. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 3 years later —: As of September 2026, Amigo Cafe is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

Coverage of Amigo Cafe after the episode aired described mostly positive reviews, with occasional complaints about food or service, according to an August 2023 recap by Reality TV Revisited; the same recap noted that cast members from the television series Yellowstone had stopped at the cafe while filming in the area. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Amigo Cafe still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Filming took place over two days in early May 2022, according to an AllEvents.in listing for the production, with Irvine's team working within the show's standard two-day renovation window to rework the dining room and simplify the kitchen's Mexican-food menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
US-163, Kayenta, AZ 86033
Venue type
cafe
Official website
amigocafekayenta.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/amigo-cafe-kayenta
  • realitytvrevisited.com — https://www.realitytvrevisited.com/2023/08/restaurant-impossible-amigo-cafe.html
  • navajotimes.com — https://navajotimes.com/biz/restaurant-revitalization-of-amigo-cafe-like-art/
  • amigocafekayenta.com — https://www.amigocafekayenta.com/
  • allevents.in — https://allevents.in/kayenta/restaurant-impossible-filming-kayenta-az-amigo-cafe-diners/200022338084712

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