What Happened to il Bistro Italiano After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, il Bistro Italiano has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Yelp business listing updated 2026-06 labels Il Bistro Italiano as closed, and the restaurant's former website domain now redirects to unrelated content rather than the restaurant's own site.
- Season / episode Season 34, Episode 18
- Original air date
- Address 400 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ('From Europe to Asia,' aired 2022-01-28), Guy Fieri visited Il Bistro Italiano, a downtown Grand Junction restaurant built around Northern Italian cooking, including house-made pasta, bread and sauces sourced from local farmers and ranchers. The restaurant operated for many years at 400 Main Street in downtown Grand Junction, Colorado, and built a following reflected in hundreds of Tripadvisor and Yelp reviews. According to the Grand Junction Sentinel, owner Brunella Gualerzi later closed the restaurant to pursue a new business venture. A Yelp listing updated 2026-06 marks Il Bistro Italiano as permanently closed, and the restaurant's former web domain, ilbistroitaliano.com, no longer hosts the restaurant's own content and instead resolves to unrelated third-party material with no connection to the original business.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season / episode
- Season 34, Episode 18
- Original air date
- Episode title
- From Europe to Asia
- What was featured
- Northern Italian cooking with house-made pasta and sauces
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- il Bistro Italiano
Frequently asked questions
Is il Bistro Italiano still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, il Bistro Italiano has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.
What happened to il Bistro Italiano after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ('From Europe to Asia,' aired 2022-01-28), Guy Fieri visited Il Bistro Italiano, a downtown Grand Junction restaurant built around Northern Italian cooking, including house-made pasta, bread and sauces sourced from local farmers and ranchers. As of September 2026, il Bistro Italiano has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.
Is il Bistro Italiano permanently closed?
As of September 2026, il Bistro Italiano has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 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 il Bistro Italiano located?
400 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured il Bistro Italiano?
Season 34, Episode 18 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired January 28, 2022. The episode is titled “From Europe to Asia”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
The restaurant operated for many years at 400 Main Street in downtown Grand Junction, Colorado, and built a following reflected in hundreds of Tripadvisor and Yelp reviews. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 400 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Colorado
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/il-bistro-italiano-grand-junction
- gjsentinel.com — https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/il-bistro-italiano-closes-as-owner-pursues-new-venture/article_e30bae12-9841-11ed-906a-a3d1aa75d8d0.html
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