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What Happened to Loleta Cheese Shop After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Loleta Cheese Shop has closed — confirmed via northcoastjournal.com, December 2019.

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northcoastjournal.com ·
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Yelp ·

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What the source shows: The North Coast Journal reported the Loleta Cheese Factory closed permanently on December 6, 2019 following a foreclosure and a five-year bankruptcy case, and a Yelp listing updated in May 2026 still marks the location closed.

  • Season / episode Season 19, Episode 1
  • Original air date
  • Address 252 Loleta Dr, Loleta, CA 95551

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited this Humboldt County creamery and sampled its jack and cheddar cheeses, made on-site from local dairy milk. Loleta Cheese Factory operated as a cheese-making plant and retail shop on Loleta Drive in the small town of Loleta, California, and drew tourists off Highway 101 for nearly four decades. According to the North Coast Journal (2019-12), the business closed permanently on December 6, 2019, after a foreclosure by Umpqua Bank and a bankruptcy case that had stretched five years; owners Bob and Carol Laffranchi had stopped paying the company's mortgage after the bank nearly doubled its payment. A Yelp listing updated in May 2026 continues to mark the Loleta Drive location as closed. Loleta-branded cheese has continued to be sold in grocery stores elsewhere in California, according to Perishable News.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 1
Original air date
Episode title
Guy's Hometown Tour
What was featured
housemade jack and cheddar cheeses at a longtime Humboldt creamery
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Loleta Cheese Shop

Frequently asked questions

Is Loleta Cheese Shop still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Loleta Cheese Shop has closed — confirmed via northcoastjournal.com, December 2019.

What happened to Loleta Cheese Shop after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited this Humboldt County creamery and sampled its jack and cheddar cheeses, made on-site from local dairy milk. As of September 2026, Loleta Cheese Shop has closed — confirmed via northcoastjournal.com, December 2019.

Is Loleta Cheese Shop permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Loleta Cheese Shop has closed — confirmed via northcoastjournal.com, December 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Loleta Cheese Shop located?

252 Loleta Dr, Loleta, CA 95551. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Loleta Cheese Shop?

Season 19, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired February 7, 2014. The episode is titled “Guy's Hometown Tour”.

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Visit info

Address
252 Loleta Dr, Loleta, CA 95551
Venue type
market
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • northcoastjournal.com — https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news-2/awash-in-debt-loleta-cheese-factory-is-shuttered-after-38-years-15922246/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/loleta-cheese-factory-loleta
  • perishablenews.com — https://perishablenews.com/deli/loleta-cheese-products-being-sold-around-california-but-not-in-humboldt-county-yet/

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