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Is Skillet Diner Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Seattle, WA)

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As of September 2026, Skillet Diner is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed November 2025.

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capitolhillseattle.com ·
Secondary source
seattlecenter.com ·

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What the source shows: News coverage from November 2025 reports that the Skillet Counter location inside Seattle Center's Armory stayed open while three other Skillet locations closed, and Seattle Center's own venue directory, checked 2026-09-08, still lists it as an active food-and-drink option.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Neighborhood Hangouts' episode featured Skillet Diner, a counter-service outpost of Seattle's Skillet restaurant group known for bacon jam burgers and diner-style comfort food. The matched location operates inside Seattle Center as Skillet Counter, part of the Armory food hall in the Uptown neighborhood. CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News reported in 2025-11 that Skillet closed its original Capitol Hill diner and its Post Alley location on November 12, 2025, and closed its Regrade restaurant on December 12, 2025, citing rising food and labor costs, while confirming the Seattle Center Armory and Sea-Tac Airport locations would remain open. Seattle Center's own venue directory, checked 2026-09-08, continued to list Skillet Counter as an active food-and-drink option inside the Armory. The company's branded website returned an error page for this specific location during the same check, though the Armory counter itself remained listed as open.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 29
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Neighborhood Hangouts
What was featured
Counter-service diner food from Seattle's Skillet restaurant group
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Skillet Diner

Frequently asked questions

Is Skillet Diner still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Skillet Diner is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed November 2025.

What happened to Skillet Diner after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Neighborhood Hangouts' episode featured Skillet Diner, a counter-service outpost of Seattle's Skillet restaurant group known for bacon jam burgers and diner-style comfort food. As of September 2026, Skillet Diner is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed November 2025.

What is Skillet Diner called now?

Now: Skillet Counter (formerly Skillet Diner). As of September 2026, Skillet Diner is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed November 2025.

Where is Skillet Diner located?

305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Skillet Diner?

Season 19, Episode 29 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Neighborhood Hangouts”.

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Address
305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
Venue type
diner
Official website
seattlecenter.com

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Sources

  • capitolhillseattle.com — https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/shutdown-of-capitol-hills-original-skillet-diner-part-of-chains-downsizing/
  • seattlecenter.com — https://www.seattlecenter.com/explore/food-and-drink/skillet-counter
  • skilletfood.com — https://www.skilletfood.com/restaurant/seattle-center/

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