What Happened to Highland Fried After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, Highland Fried has closed — confirmed via boston.com, September 30, 2021.
Last verified
What the source shows: Boston.com and a Boston Restaurant Talk blog post, both dated around the restaurant's closure, report that Highland Fried permanently closed in September 2021.
- Season / episode Season 30, Episode 18
- Original air date
- Address 1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Highland Fried was a fried chicken, barbecue, and tiki-drink restaurant in the Inman Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 1271 Cambridge St. According to Boston.com, the restaurant opened in December 2017 and became known locally as Inman Square's spot for fried chicken and pit-smoked barbecue. It appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in the episode "Northern Southern," which aired 2019-11-08, with the show spotlighting the restaurant's fried chicken. Boston.com reported on 2021-09-30 that Highland Fried had permanently closed, after the business first announced a pause in operations on 2021-09-08. A Boston Restaurant Talk post from September 2021 corroborated the closure. This record's location had previously been mismatched to an unrelated restaurant in Somerville, Massachusetts; the address has been corrected to Highland Fried's actual Inman Square site.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season / episode
- Season 30, Episode 18
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Northern Southern
- What was featured
- Fried chicken, pit-smoked BBQ, and tiki drinks
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Highland Fried
Frequently asked questions
Is Highland Fried still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Highland Fried has closed — confirmed via boston.com, September 30, 2021.
What happened to Highland Fried after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Highland Fried was a fried chicken, barbecue, and tiki-drink restaurant in the Inman Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 1271 Cambridge St. As of September 2026, Highland Fried has closed — confirmed via boston.com, September 30, 2021.
Is Highland Fried permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Highland Fried has closed — confirmed via boston.com, September 30, 2021. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Highland Fried located?
1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Highland Fried?
Season 30, Episode 18 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired November 8, 2019. The episode is titled “Northern Southern”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- highlandkitchen.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Massachusetts
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Sources
- boston.com — https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2021/09/30/highland-fried-cambridge-permanently-closed/
- bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com — https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2021/09/highland-fried-in-cambridges-inman.html
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/highland-fried-cambridge
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