What Happened to Frosted Mug After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, Frosted Mug has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, marks the Frosted Mug Drive In in Alsip, Illinois as permanently closed; the Food Network's own restaurant directory separately files the business under a closed-restaurant page.
- Season / episode Season 1, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address 11541 S Pulaski Rd, Alsip, IL 60803
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' third episode, 'Blue Plate Special' (aired 2007-05-07), featured the Frosted Mug, a drive-in restaurant on South Pulaski Road in Alsip, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago. Yelp's listing, updated in August 2026, marks the Frosted Mug Drive In as permanently closed. The Food Network's own restaurant directory lists the business under a page titled 'Frosted Mug | Restaurants: Food Network,' filed as a closed restaurant, consistent with the Yelp finding. The Better Business Bureau separately maintains a business profile for the Frosted Mug Drive In at the same Pulaski Road address, though that profile does not state a specific closure date. No source found for this record shows a business currently operating under the Frosted Mug name at that address.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Blue Plate Special
- What was featured
- classic American drive-in fare
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Frosted Mug
Frequently asked questions
Is Frosted Mug still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Frosted Mug has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
What happened to Frosted Mug after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' third episode, 'Blue Plate Special' (aired 2007-05-07), featured the Frosted Mug, a drive-in restaurant on South Pulaski Road in Alsip, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago. As of September 2026, Frosted Mug has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
Is Frosted Mug permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Frosted Mug has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 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 Frosted Mug located?
11541 S Pulaski Rd, Alsip, IL 60803. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Frosted Mug?
Season 1, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 7, 2007. The episode is titled “Blue Plate Special”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 11541 S Pulaski Rd, Alsip, IL 60803
- Venue type
- diner
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Illinois
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-frosted-mug-drive-in-alsip
- foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/no-state/no-city/frosted-mug-closed-restaurant
- bbb.org — https://www.bbb.org/us/il/alsip/profile/restaurants/frosted-mug-drive-in-0654-88294114
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