What Happened to Bang! After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? (Denver, CO)
Current status
As of September 2026, Bang! has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Multiple restaurant trackers -- Yelp (updated 2026-03), flavortownusa.com, and Gayot -- list Bang! as permanently closed, though no source reviewed gives an exact closure date.
- Season / episode Season 12, Episode 5
- Original air date
- Address 3472 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Bang! for the 'Southern Flavor' episode, aired 2011-09-19, highlighting the restaurant's gumbo with warm jalapeno cornbread and its signature meatloaf drizzled with spicy homemade ketchup. Bang! operated as a New American comfort-food restaurant at 3472 W 32nd Ave in Denver's Highland neighborhood, run by brothers Chris and Jeff Oakley with Cissy Olderman handling desserts. Yelp's listing for Bang!, updated 2026-03, lists the restaurant as permanently closed, and flavortownusa.com's location page for the show also tags the restaurant closed. Gayot's restaurant guide separately notes the location as closed. None of these sources gives a specific closure date, and no current website or social account for Bang! was located. Westword's business-directory page for Bang! remains online but shows no current hours or 2026 activity. No owner statement about the closure was found. The West 32nd Avenue storefront's current occupant, if any, was not identified in available sources.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Southern Flavor
- What was featured
- the restaurant's gumbo with jalapeno cornbread and spicy-ketchup meatloaf
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Bang!
Frequently asked questions
Is Bang! still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Bang! has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.
What happened to Bang! after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Bang! for the 'Southern Flavor' episode, aired 2011-09-19, highlighting the restaurant's gumbo with warm jalapeno cornbread and its signature meatloaf drizzled with spicy homemade ketchup. As of September 2026, Bang! has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.
Is Bang! permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Bang! has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 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 Bang! located?
3472 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Bang!?
Season 12, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired September 19, 2011. The episode is titled “Southern Flavor”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 3472 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- bangparkhill.com
- State hub
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/bang-denver
- flavortownusa.com — https://www.flavortownusa.com/locations/430/bang
- gayot.com — https://www.gayot.com/restaurants/bang-denver-co-80211_31dv9923.html
- westword.com — https://www.westword.com/location/bang-5160932
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