Is El Indio Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (San Diego, CA)
Current status
As of September 2026, El Indio is listed open on elindiosandiego.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website is live with an ordering feature and headlines '86 years' of operation, consistent with continued current operation. Reviewed 2026-09-07; the source is undated.
- Season / episode Season 2, Episode 9
- Original air date
- Address 3695 India Street, San Diego, CA 92103
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured El Indio, a Mexican restaurant on India Street in San Diego, on the episode "Family Owned" (aired 2007-11-23), highlighting the restaurant's rolled tacos and made-to-order Mexican classics at a family-owned counter-service spot. El Indio has operated in San Diego for decades and is a well-known name in the city's Mexican food scene. The restaurant's own website, elindiosandiego.com, is live, includes an online-ordering feature, and headlines the business as "Celebrating 86 Years" -- consistent with the 1940 founding date commonly associated with the restaurant reaching 2026. The combination of a working, orderable current website and the year-count on its homepage indicates El Indio remains open under the same name at the same India Street location where it appeared on the show.
Food Paradise's 2013 'Mexican Food Paradise' episode (Season 4, Episode 20) featured El Indio, a longtime San Diego Mexican restaurant on India Street known for rolled tacos and other made-to-order Mexican fast food, according to its own website. The restaurant's site, checked September 8, 2026, described the business as celebrating 86 years in operation and listed current hours alongside a heating-instructions guide for its packaged, take-home food line, according to elindiosandiego.com.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Family Owned
- What was featured
- Rolled tacos and made-to-order Mexican classics at a family-run counter
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- El Indio
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Season / episode
- Season 4, Episode 20
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Mexican Food Paradise
- What was featured
- rolled tacos and made-to-order Mexican fast food
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- El Indio
Frequently asked questions
Is El Indio still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, El Indio is listed open on elindiosandiego.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to El Indio after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured El Indio, a Mexican restaurant on India Street in San Diego, on the episode "Family Owned" (aired 2007-11-23), highlighting the restaurant's rolled tacos and made-to-order Mexican classics at a family-owned counter-service spot. As of September 2026, El Indio is listed open on elindiosandiego.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is El Indio located?
3695 India Street, San Diego, CA 92103. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured El Indio?
Season 2, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired November 23, 2007. The episode is titled “Family Owned”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 3695 India Street, San Diego, CA 92103
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- elindiosandiego.com
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