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Is Taste of Peru Still Open? Update (Chicago, IL)

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As of September 2026, Taste of Peru 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: Yelp's listing, updated August 2026, shows the restaurant open with hundreds of photos and reviews and no closure marking, while the business's own website is stale (2018 copyright).

  • Season / episode Season 8, Episode 5
  • Original air date
  • Address 6545 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60626

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Taste of Peru in the episode titled Home And Away (aired 2010-02-01), spotlighting the restaurant's Peruvian home cooking. Taste of Peru is a Peruvian restaurant at 6545 North Clark Street in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. A site check on 2026-09-08 found the restaurant's own website, tasteofperu.com, still online but carrying a 2018 copyright notice and no current-year content, so that page alone does not confirm current operation. According to Yelp, a listing updated in August 2026 shows Taste of Peru open, with hundreds of photos and reviews and no closure marking. Delivery listings on Seamless and Grubhub carry the same Clark Street address and the phone number (773) 381-4540. No name change, relocation, or new-ownership indicator was found in the material reviewed for this record.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
Home And Away
What was featured
Peruvian home-style cooking, seafood and stews
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Taste of Peru

Frequently asked questions

Is Taste of Peru still open in 2026?

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

What happened to Taste of Peru after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Taste of Peru in the episode titled Home And Away (aired 2010-02-01), spotlighting the restaurant's Peruvian home cooking. As of September 2026, Taste of Peru is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Taste of Peru located?

6545 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60626. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Taste of Peru?

Season 8, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired February 1, 2010. The episode is titled “Home And Away”.

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

According to Yelp, a listing updated in August 2026 shows Taste of Peru open, with hundreds of photos and reviews and no closure marking. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
6545 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60626
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
tasteofperu.com

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