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What Happened to Giusti's After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Giusti's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's July 2026 listing update marks Giusti's as permanently closed, with no independent news source found confirming a closure date.

  • Season / episode Season 5, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 14743 Walnut Grove-Thornton Rd, Walnut Grove, CA 95690

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Family Favorites' (aired 2009-03-23), Guy Fieri visited Giusti's for its family-recipe Italian-American cooking. Giusti's was a bar and restaurant on Walnut Grove-Thornton Road in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta town of Walnut Grove, California, run by the same family for four generations and known as one of the oldest restaurants in the Delta. Yelp's listing for the business, updated July 2026, marks it permanently closed. The business's phone number, (916) 776-1808, is still listed under the closed Yelp page as of the July 2026 update. No independent news report on a closure date or reason was found, and no reopening or successor business at the address has been reported.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Family Favorites
What was featured
Family-recipe Italian-American Delta cooking, four generations
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Giusti's

Frequently asked questions

Is Giusti's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Giusti's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

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

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Family Favorites' (aired 2009-03-23), Guy Fieri visited Giusti's for its family-recipe Italian-American cooking. As of September 2026, Giusti's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Is Giusti's permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Giusti's has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 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 Giusti's located?

14743 Walnut Grove-Thornton Rd, Walnut Grove, CA 95690. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

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

Season 5, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired March 23, 2009. The episode is titled “Family Favorites”.

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Address
14743 Walnut Grove-Thornton Rd, Walnut Grove, CA 95690
Venue type
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Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/giustis-walnut-grove-5

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