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What Happened to Jamaican Jerk Hut After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Jamaican Jerk Hut has closed — confirmed via 6abc.com, November 11, 2024.

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Yelp ·

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What the source shows: News coverage confirms the South Street Jamaican Jerk Hut closed around 2019, and the business's original domain now hosts unrelated content.

  • Season / episode Season 17, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 1436 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Jamaican Jerk Hut in the episode "Timeless Traditions," aired 2013-06-24, spotlighting the restaurant's jerk chicken and other Caribbean specialties. Jamaican Jerk Hut was a family-run Caribbean restaurant at 1436 South Street in Philadelphia, operated by Lisa Wilson, who took over the business from her family in 2007. According to 6abc, the South Street location closed roughly five years before a November 2024 report, placing the shutdown around 2019, and the business later reopened serving the same menu from the Concourse at Comcast Center. A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 still marks the South Street address as permanently closed. The restaurant's former website domain now redirects to unrelated third-party content, with no current listing found for the business at the South Street location.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 17, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Timeless Traditions
What was featured
Jamaican jerk chicken and other Caribbean specialties
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Jamaican Jerk Hut

Frequently asked questions

Is Jamaican Jerk Hut still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Jamaican Jerk Hut has closed — confirmed via 6abc.com, November 11, 2024.

What happened to Jamaican Jerk Hut after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Jamaican Jerk Hut in the episode "Timeless Traditions," aired 2013-06-24, spotlighting the restaurant's jerk chicken and other Caribbean specialties. As of September 2026, Jamaican Jerk Hut has closed — confirmed via 6abc.com, November 11, 2024.

Is Jamaican Jerk Hut permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Jamaican Jerk Hut has closed — confirmed via 6abc.com, November 11, 2024. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Jamaican Jerk Hut located?

1436 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Jamaican Jerk Hut?

Season 17, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired June 24, 2013. The episode is titled “Timeless Traditions”.

Is Jamaican Jerk Hut still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

According to 6abc, the South Street location closed roughly five years before a November 2024 report, placing the shutdown around 2019, and the business later reopened serving the same menu from the Concourse at Comcast Center. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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1436 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
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Sources

  • 6abc.com — https://6abc.com/post/philadelphia-favorite-jamaican-jerk-hut-returns-new-spot-comcast-concourse/15518416/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/jamaican-jerk-hut-philadelphia

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