Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV-G
7.4
2007
Documentary
, Reality
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.
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- Cast:
- Guy Fieri
Episode 8 : Real Deal Fast Food
May. 19,2008
Joe's Farm Grill (Gilbert, Ariz.) • Maria's Taco Express (Austin, Tex.) • Panini Pete's (Fairhope, Ala.)
Guy Fieri tracks down some great places that prove fast food can also be great food. In Alabama, pressed panini sandwiches, filled with everything homemade; in Austin, homemade tacos done every which way; and in Arizona., a fast food joint right on the farm.
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Episode 7 : American Classics
May. 26,2008
11th Street Diner (Miami Beach, Fla.) • Bobo Drive In (Topeka, Kan.) • Little Tea Shop (Memphis, Tenn.)
Guy Fieri searches out some classic joints including a 60-year-old Pennsylvania Diner transplanted to South Beach; in Topeka, Kan., a drive-in straight out of the 50s; and the oldest restaurant in Memphis, a classic southern tea room from 1918.
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Episode 5 : A World of Flavors
April. 07,2008
Y J's Snack Bar (Kansas City, Kan.) • Chino Bandido (Phoenix, Ariz.) • Marietta Diner (Marietta, Ga.)
Guy features a veritable smorgasbord of international flavor this week. Greek specialties in Atlanta, and Phoenix stop that serves a multitude of cultural dishes.
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Episode 4 : Neighborhood Joints
March. 31,2008
Iron Barley (St. Louis, Mo.) • The Village Café (Richmond, Va.) • Thee Pits Again (Glendale, Ariz.) • Daddypops (Hatboro, Pa.)
Guy visits Philly for some scrapple, St. Louis for spaetzle, and a cafe in Virginia for calzones.
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Episode 1 : Big Breakfast
March. 10,2008
Brownstone Diner (Jersey City, N.J.) • 39th Street Mama's (Kansas City, Mo.) • Matt's Big Breakfast (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Guy kicks off season three in search of the best breakfast joints in America. From Jersey, to Phoenix, to Kansas City, Guy samples the best in Breakfast.
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