Geechee Girl Rice Cafe appeared in Season 17, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “From Pound Cake to Pot Pie,” which aired July 1, 2013, as a Philadelphia Germantown restaurant celebrating the Gullah Geechee food traditions of the South Carolina and Georgia Low Country — a distinct African-American culinary tradition centered on rice, seafood, and the coastal Southern cooking that developed in the Sea Island communities descended from West African enslaved people. The restaurant closed in 2015.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Geechee Girl Rice Cafe
City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cuisine: Southern Comfort Food / Desserts
DDD Season: 17
DDD Episode: 9
Episode Title: From Pound Cake to Pot Pie
Original Air Date: July 1, 2013
Address: 6825 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144 (former location)
Status: Permanently Closed (closed 2015)
Last Known Location
Address: 6825 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144
Status: Permanently Closed as of 2015.
Geechee Girl Rice Cafe appeared in Season 17, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “From Pound Cake to Pot Pie,” originally aired July 1, 2013. The restaurant closed in 2015.