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Is Doumar's Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (Norfolk, VA)

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

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated July 2026, and the July 2026 revision of the business's Wikipedia article both describe Doumar's as a currently operating Norfolk restaurant.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 5
  • Original air date
  • Address 1919 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23517
  • Current name Doumar's Cones & Barbeque

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Doumar's in Norfolk, Virginia, on the "Brain Freeze" episode, aired 2008-08-11, spotlighting the drive-in's ice cream cones and barbecue. Doumar's Cones & Barbeque is a Norfolk restaurant that traces its history to the Ocean View Amusement Park, where, according to Wikipedia, founder Abe Doumar is credited with creating the world's first ice cream cone. The business has operated at 1919 Monticello Avenue for decades, with hours of roughly 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday according to OpenStreetMap-derived listing data. Yelp's page for the restaurant, updated July 2026, shows it as an active business with hundreds of reviews and photos. Wikipedia's article on Doumar's Cones and BBQ, last revised 2026-07-06, describes the restaurant in the present tense as a still-operating Norfolk landmark connected to the amusement park where the ice cream cone was invented.

The episode featured Doumar's Drive-In's curbside service, barbecue sandwiches, and ice cream cones still made on founder Abe Doumar's original cone-rolling machine. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-06), Doumar's Cones and BBQ is a Norfolk, Virginia restaurant that historically operated at the Ocean View Amusement Park, where Abe Doumar is credited with creating the world's first ice cream cone. The restaurant's own website, doumars.com, checked 2026-09-08, lists its current Monticello Avenue address, drive-in and pickup ordering, and a company history and scrapbook section describing that same origin story.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
Brain Freeze
What was featured
the world's first ice cream cone and barbecue
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Doumar's
Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 7
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Ice Cream Paradise
What was featured
Curbside barbecue and cones made on the original cone machine
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Doumar's

Frequently asked questions

Is Doumar's still open in 2026?

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

What happened to Doumar's after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Doumar's in Norfolk, Virginia, on the "Brain Freeze" episode, aired 2008-08-11, spotlighting the drive-in's ice cream cones and barbecue. As of September 2026, Doumar's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

What is Doumar's called now?

Now: Doumar's Cones & Barbeque (formerly Doumar's). As of September 2026, Doumar's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

Where is Doumar's located?

1919 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23517. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Doumar's?

Season 4, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired August 11, 2008. The episode is titled “Brain Freeze”.

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

Yelp's page for the restaurant, updated July 2026, shows it as an active business with hundreds of reviews and photos. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
1919 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23517
Venue type
diner
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://m.yelp.com/biz/doumars-cones-and-barbecue-norfolk
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doumar%27s_Cones_and_BBQ
  • doumars.com — http://www.doumars.com/

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