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What Happened to Soul Taco After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Soul Taco has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the Shockoe Slip location is marked closed as of an August 2026 update, Google Places separately lists the address as temporarily closed, and the location's own web page returned no content when checked on 2026-09-08.

  • Season / episode Season 31, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 1215 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Soul Taco's Shockoe Slip location, in downtown Richmond, Virginia, in the episode "Meat Sampler" (aired 2020-01-17), spotlighting its Southern-inspired take on tacos. The restaurant operated at 1215 E Main St in the Shockoe Slip district of downtown Richmond. According to Yelp, whose listing for the location was updated in August 2026, the business is marked as closed, and a customer review on the same listing reported the closure several months earlier. Google Places separately lists the location's status as temporarily closed as of a 2026-09-08 check, while the restaurant's own soultacorva.com domain returned a blank page for the Shockoe Slip location on that date. No news coverage or official statement addressing the closure was found.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 31, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Meat Sampler
What was featured
Southern-inspired tacos in Richmond's Shockoe Slip district
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Soul Taco

Frequently asked questions

Is Soul Taco still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Soul Taco has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Soul Taco after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Soul Taco's Shockoe Slip location, in downtown Richmond, Virginia, in the episode "Meat Sampler" (aired 2020-01-17), spotlighting its Southern-inspired take on tacos. As of September 2026, Soul Taco has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Soul Taco permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Soul Taco has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Soul Taco located?

1215 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Soul Taco?

Season 31, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired January 17, 2020. The episode is titled “Meat Sampler”.

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

According to Yelp, whose listing for the location was updated in August 2026, the business is marked as closed, and a customer review on the same listing reported the closure several months earlier. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
1215 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
soultacorva.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/soul-taco-richmond-2
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.536181299999996,-77.43347349999999
  • soultacorva.com — http://www.soultacorva.com/

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