What Happened to Johnny Garlic's After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, Johnny Garlic's has closed — confirmed via turnto23.com, December 2016.
Last verified
What the source shows: A local news report on turnto23.com stated that the Johnny Garlic's location on Farmers Lane in Santa Rosa closed permanently by December 2016; Yelp's page for that address, updated May 2026, still carries a CLOSED label.
- Season / episode Season 14, Episode 6
- Original air date
- Address 1460 Farmers Ln, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Johnny Garlic's in the 'Unexpected Eats' episode, aired 2012-05-07, during a visit to the Santa Rosa, California restaurant's California-fusion menu. Johnny Garlic's was a restaurant chain founded by chef Guy Fieri, with a location on Farmers Lane in Santa Rosa. According to a report from Turn to 23, the Farmers Lane location closed permanently by December 2016. Yelp's page for a second Santa Rosa location, on Piner Road, updated November 2025, and its page for the Farmers Lane location, updated May 2026, both display 'CLOSED' labels alongside hundreds of archived customer reviews. No source found describes either Santa Rosa location as having reopened or been replaced by a successor restaurant under new ownership.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Unexpected Eats
- What was featured
- California-fusion comfort food
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Johnny Garlic's
Frequently asked questions
Is Johnny Garlic's still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Johnny Garlic's has closed — confirmed via turnto23.com, December 2016.
What happened to Johnny Garlic's after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Johnny Garlic's in the 'Unexpected Eats' episode, aired 2012-05-07, during a visit to the Santa Rosa, California restaurant's California-fusion menu. As of September 2026, Johnny Garlic's has closed — confirmed via turnto23.com, December 2016.
Is Johnny Garlic's permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Johnny Garlic's has closed — confirmed via turnto23.com, December 2016. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Johnny Garlic's located?
1460 Farmers Ln, Santa Rosa, CA 95405. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Johnny Garlic's?
Season 14, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 7, 2012. The episode is titled “Unexpected Eats”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Yelp's page for a second Santa Rosa location, on Piner Road, updated November 2025, and its page for the Farmers Lane location, updated May 2026, both display 'CLOSED' labels alongside hundreds of archived customer reviews. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
Is Johnny Garlic's still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Johnny Garlic's in the 'Unexpected Eats' episode, aired 2012-05-07, during a visit to the Santa Rosa, California restaurant's California-fusion menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1460 Farmers Ln, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in California
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Sources
- turnto23.com — https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/johnny-garlics-permanently-closed
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/johnny-garlics-santa-rosa
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/johnny-garlics-santa-rosa-6
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