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

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As of September 2026, Cempazuchi has closed — confirmed via onmilwaukee.com, January 14, 2017.

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onmilwaukee.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: OnMilwaukee.com reported the restaurant's closure the weekend of 2017-01-14 after 18 years in business, and a Yelp listing for the address, updated September 2026, still marks it permanently closed.

  • Season / episode Season 7, Episode 2
  • Original air date
  • Address 1205 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On 'Burgers, Tacos & Dogs' (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, aired 2009-08-10), Guy Fieri visited Cempazuchi, a regional Mexican restaurant on Milwaukee's Brady Street known for mole and fish tacos. The restaurant opened in April 1999 with a stated goal of helping diners 'understand and appreciate' Mexican regional cuisine, according to OnMilwaukee.com. OnMilwaukee.com reported that the owner announced the restaurant would close 'within the next several weeks,' and a follow-up OnMilwaukee.com article, 'A last look at Cempazuchi,' described the restaurant as having closed that Saturday, 2017-01-14, after 18 years in business. Milwaukee Magazine also covered the planned closure in a separate article. A Yelp listing for the 1205 East Brady Street address, updated September 2026, still marks the restaurant permanently closed, with no indication a new tenant restaurant has taken over the space under a different name.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 7, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Burgers, Tacos & Dogs
What was featured
Regional Mexican cuisine — mole, fish tacos
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cempazuchi

Frequently asked questions

Is Cempazuchi still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cempazuchi has closed — confirmed via onmilwaukee.com, January 14, 2017.

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

On 'Burgers, Tacos & Dogs' (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, aired 2009-08-10), Guy Fieri visited Cempazuchi, a regional Mexican restaurant on Milwaukee's Brady Street known for mole and fish tacos. As of September 2026, Cempazuchi has closed — confirmed via onmilwaukee.com, January 14, 2017.

Is Cempazuchi permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cempazuchi has closed — confirmed via onmilwaukee.com, January 14, 2017. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Cempazuchi located?

1205 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

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

Season 7, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired August 10, 2009. The episode is titled “Burgers, Tacos & Dogs”.

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Visit info

Address
1205 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • onmilwaukee.com — https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/last-look-cempazuchi
  • onmilwaukee.com — https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/cempazuchi-closing
  • milwaukeemag.com — https://www.milwaukeemag.com/brady-streets-cempazuchi-restaurant-close/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/cempazuchi-milwaukee

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