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Is Mama's Meatball Still Open? Update (San Luis Obispo, CA)

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As of September 2026, Mama's Meatball is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: A Yelp business page for Mama's Meatball, updated July 2026, and an operational Google Places status together show the restaurant still active on Higuera Street.

  • Season / episode Season 39, Episode 7
  • Original air date
  • Address 570 Higuera St #130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stopped at Mama's Meatball in San Luis Obispo, California, for the December 13, 2024 episode "Just Like Mom" (S39E7). The Italian restaurant, inside the Creamery Marketplace on Higuera Street, serves housemade pasta dishes such as spaghetti with meatballs in Bolognese sauce, Parmesan-cream fettuccine and lasagna, according to its own online menu. A Yelp business page for Mama's Meatball, updated July 2026, showed the restaurant still drawing more than a thousand reviews at 570 Higuera Street, Suite 130, and Google Places lists it as operational at that address as of a 2026-09-08 check. The restaurant's own site did not load for an automated check on the same date, returning an access-denied response rather than any content. Its own online menu, cited by Yelp, still describes dine-in, takeout and delivery service from the same Higuera Street storefront where the episode was filmed.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 39, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
Just Like Mom
What was featured
housemade meatballs and Italian comfort dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Mama's Meatball

Frequently asked questions

Is Mama's Meatball still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Mama's Meatball is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Mama's Meatball after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stopped at Mama's Meatball in San Luis Obispo, California, for the December 13, 2024 episode "Just Like Mom" (S39E7). As of September 2026, Mama's Meatball is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Mama's Meatball located?

570 Higuera St #130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Mama's Meatball?

Season 39, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired December 13, 2024. The episode is titled “Just Like Mom”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

A Yelp business page for Mama's Meatball, updated July 2026, showed the restaurant still drawing more than a thousand reviews at 570 Higuera Street, Suite 130, and Google Places lists it as operational at that address as of a 2026-09-08 check. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Mama's Meatball still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

The Italian restaurant, inside the Creamery Marketplace on Higuera Street, serves housemade pasta dishes such as spaghetti with meatballs in Bolognese sauce, Parmesan-cream fettuccine and lasagna, according to its own online menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
570 Higuera St #130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
mamasmeatball.com

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