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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
★ 6.8/10•2007•22m•TV-G•Documentary•Reality
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Host Guy Fieri takes a cross-country road trip to visit some of America's classic "greasy spoon" restaurants — diners, drive-ins and dives — that have been doing it right for decades.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime22m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 23, 2007

Episodes

Episode 1 - ClassicsE122m

Classics

Mac & Ernie's (Tarpley, Tex.) • Brint's Diner (Wichita, Kan.) • Mad Greek's Diner (Baker, Calif.) Guy Fieri hits the road for his first road trip, startin' with a secret burger recipe in rural Texas, perfect over-easy eggs in a Wichita diner, and Mediterranean cuisine at a hot spot in the middle of nowhere between L.A. and Vegas.

Apr 23, 2007

Episode 2 - That's ItalianE222m

That's Italian

Pizza Palace (Knoxville, Tenn.) • Hullabaloo's Diner (Wellborn, Tex.) • Four Kegs Sports Pub (Las Vegas, Nev.) This week Guy sets out to find great Italian food in places you'd never expect: pizza, pasta and meat sauce at a Knoxville drive-in; a Texas diner servin' up Italian sausage-pepper-and-onion hoagies, Philly cheesesteaks, and from-scratch biscuits and gravy; and a Vegas bar that serves the best Stromboli Guy has ever had.

Apr 30, 2007

Episode 3 - Blue Plate SpecialE322m

Blue Plate Special

Patrick's Roadhouse (Santa Monica, Calif.) • Frosted Mug (Alsip, Ill.) • The Penguin (Charlotte, N.C.) Guy goes coast to coast this week in search of some amazing specials. There's the former railroad station dishin' out overstuffed breakfast sandwiches and "The Governator's Special" in Santa Monica. On the South Side of Chicago, one of the few remaining traditional drive-ins rollin' out great Italian beef sandwiches and root beer floats. And in Charlotte, the circa-1954 burger joint cookin' up fried pickles and homemade corn dogs.

May 7, 2007

Episode 4 - BreakfastE422m

Breakfast

Franks Diner (Kenosha, Wis.) • Gaffey Street Diner (San Pedro, Calif.) • The Coffee Cup Café (Boulder City, Nev.), Join Guy this week, as he focuses on the most important meal of the day, Breakfast. Dig into the "Garbage Plate" and cinnamon roll French toast at a local landmark hangout in Wisconsin; indulge in eggs Benedict and a hangover cure fit for "The Duke" in San Pedro; and check out killer omelets and huevos rancheros smothered in chile verde at a 75-year-old Nevada spot.

May 21, 2007

Episode 5 - BBQE522m

BBQ

Baby Blues BBQ (Venice, Calif.) • Louie Mueller Barbeque (Taylor, Tex.) • Bar-B-Q King (Charlotte, N.C.) Guy travels the country this week in search of the best barbecue in America. In sunny California, a spot where buddies are smokin' up unique SoCal barbecue ribs, pulled pork, and homemade sauces. Down in small-town central Texas, it's a joint folks have been linin' up outside since 1949 for legendary brisket, scratch-made sausage, and anything else they cook in their pit. And in Charlotte, a visit to the drive-in bringin' Carolina barbecue car-side since 1959, including vinegar-sauced pulled pork and chicken.

May 28, 2007

Episode 6 - Local LegendsE622m

Local Legends

Eveready Diner (Hyde Park, N.Y.) • Leo's BBQ (Oklahoma City, Okla.) • A1 Diner (Gardiner, Maine) The emphasis of the show shifts slightly when Guy investigates the love and attention aimed at three culinary icons beloved by their clientele.

Jun 4, 2007

Episode 7 - BurgersE722m

Burgers

Squeeze Inn (Sacramento, Calif.) • Triple X Restaurant (West Lafayette, Ind.) • Hackney's on Harms (Glenview, Ill.) Guy chases down some of the best burgers in America. First, in Sacramento, an outrageous burger made with as much cheese as meat - all surrounded by a crispy cheese skirt. Then, in Glenview, Illinois, it's a spot in a residential neighborhood that's been grillin' their inside-out burger stuffed with cheddar since the 1920s. And the Indiana joint that's a rite of passage for Purdue University students, servin' up "steak burgers" and nostalgic XXX Root Beer for more than 75 years.

Jun 11, 2007

Episode 8 - House SpecialsE822m

House Specials

Voula's Offshore Café (Seattle, Wash.) • Red Arrow Diner (Manchester, N.H.) • Hank's Creekside (Santa Rosa, Calif.) This trip, Guy stops in for some one-of-a-kind specials: in Manchester. in Seattle, a spot makin' their signature "Hobo scramble" breakfast. In Guy's hometown of Santa Rosa they're servin' every kind of "Benedict" imaginable. And in Manchester, they've been bakin' homemade Twinkies and 20 kinds of pie since 1922.

Jun 23, 2007

Episode 9 - RetroE922m

Retro

Byways Café (Portland, Ore.) • Southside Soda Shop and Diner (Goshen, Ind.) • Taylor's Automatic Refresher (St. Helena, Calif.) This trip, Guy rolls out to some legendary joints that'll take you back in time. In Portland, red vinyl booths and checkered floors keep it feelin' like the '50s as they crank out corned beef hash and key lime pie. Then on to Indiana, it's a total '60s experience, where the special is home-made chili over spaghetti in a parfait glass. And in California Wine Country, an original '40s take-out only burger joint, where nothing has changed -- except the list of burgers now includes Ahi Tuna.

Jul 9, 2007

Episode 10 - Worth the TripE1022m

Worth the Trip

Big Star Diner (Bainbridge Island, WA), Mo Gridders BBQ (Bronx, NY), Harold's Café (Gaffney, SC) Guy visits three places this week that, as the title states, are definitely worth the trip. Ribs in the Bronx, a choriso scramble with salmon hash in Washington state, and pinto beans fried in fatback in South Carolina

Jul 16, 2007

Episode 11 - Diners A-PlentyE1122m

Diners A-Plenty

Kelly's Diner (Somerville, MA), Bay Way Diner (Linden, NJ), Beacon Drive-In (Spartanburg, SC) Lobster rolls, Philly cheesesteaks, and a meal covered in French Frys. How can you go wrong?

Jul 23, 2007

Episode 12 - American Cookin'E1222m

American Cookin'

Rosie's Diner (Rockford, Mich.) • The Russian River Pub (Forestville, Calif.) • Al's Breakfast (Minneapolis, Minn.) • Dari-ette Drive-In (St. Paul, Minn.) This trip, Guy's enjoyin' good ole American cookin' at places that are time-tested and community-driven.

Jul 30, 2007

Actors

Guy Fieri

Guy Fieri

Self - Host

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