Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 5: Every Restaurant and Where It Is Now

Season 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ran 13 episodes from November 10, 2008 to March 23, 2009. We have researched records for 39 restaurants from it — 25 recorded open, 13 closed, and 1 renamed, relocated, under new ownership or unconfirmed. Each one carries its own dated source.

Every episode in Season 5

Ep.	Episode	Air date	Restaurant	Status
1	What's For Breakfast	November 10, 2008	Dor-Stop Restaurant , Harry's Roadhouse , Surrey's Café	Open Open Open
2	Real Deal Italian	November 17, 2008	Di Pasquale's , LoBello's Spaghetti House , Pizzeria Luigi	Open Closed Open
3	Not What You'd Expect	November 24, 2008	Glenn's Diner , Magnolia Cafe , Sophia's Place	Closed Open Closed
4	Places You Sent Me	December 1, 2008	O'Rourke's Diner , Parasol's , Ruth's Diner	Closed Open Open
5	Long Time Legends	January 5, 2009	Big Jim's , Joe Tess Place , Tommy's Joynt	Open Closed Open
6	Something from Everywhere	January 12, 2009	Emily's Lebanese Delicatessen , The Original Vito & Nick's Pizzeria , Valencia Cocina	Open Open Renamed
7	Neighborhood Favorites	January 19, 2009	Blow Fly Bar and Grill , Pat's BBQ , Tune-Up Café	Closed Open Open
8	Just Like Yesterday	January 26, 2009	Hob Nob Hill , The Silver Skillet , Tufano's Vernon Park Tap	Closed Open Open
9	Return to Route 66	February 2, 2009	Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket , Salsa Brava , The Range Cafe	Open Open Closed
10	BBQ & More	February 9, 2009	Gorilla BBQ , Green Mesquite , Wilson's Holy Smoke BBQ	Open Open Closed
11	Regional Classics	February 16, 2009	Cecilia's Café , Joey K's Restaurant & Bar , Kelly O's Diner	Closed Open Open
12	All Kinds of Fast Food	March 16, 2009	Bert's Burger Bowl , California Tacos & More , Super Duper Weenie	Closed Closed Open
13	Family Favorites	March 23, 2009	Giusti's , Haus Murphy's , Louie's	Closed Open Open