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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

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...

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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Breakfast, Brisket and Belly

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    S27:E14

    Sweet Carrot (Columbus, Ohio) • Nighthawk Breakfast Bar (Venice Beach, Calif.) • Bootleggers Modern America Smokehouse (Scottsdale, Ariz.) This trip, Guy digs into a meatapalooza. In Columbus' Grandview Heights neighborhood a funky joint servin' creative combos like Asian-flair chicken meatballs and a brisket corncake. In California, the late-night hangout all about breakfast dishin' out pork belly biscuit bao and drunken French toast. And in Arizona an old-town Scottsdale spot smokin' pork belly for killer dumplings.

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  2. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - College-Town Champs

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    S27:E13

    Pierogi Mountain at Café Bourbon Street (Columbus, Ohio) • Ray Ray's Hog Pit (Columbus, Ohio) • Aloy Thai Cuisine (Boulder, Colo.) This trip, Guy's rollin' into college towns lookin' for A+ cuisine. In Columbus, an Ohio State punk bar with a hidden-gem pierogi paradise. Then, a Columbus-fave food truck crankin' out a monster brat burger from their self-raised premier swine. And a Boulder joint wowin' Colorado students with knockout Thai noodle dishes.

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  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Asian and American

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    S42:E3

    Seoul Casa (Anchorage, Alaksa) • Hickory House Ribs (Aspen, Colo.) • Kitsune (Albuquerque, N.M.) On this trip, Guy Fieri's got Asian flavors, an American classic and some mashups in between. In Anchorage, there's a Korean-Mexican joint rollin' out kimchi burritos and wild wings. In Aspen, it's a smokehouse run by a former dentist puttin' his own twist on ribs, and in Old Town Albuquerque, a funky fusion food truck-turned-brick-n-mortar spot heads off the charts with a flavorful veggie specialty and the bomb pork belly.

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  4. 8.4/10(34 votes)

    #4 - All Kinds of BBQ

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    S3:E13

    Texas Pride BBQ (Adkins, Tex.) • The Joint (New Orleans, La.) • The Shed (Ocean Springs, Miss.) This trip, Guy's rollin' on a Southern swing to check out different kinds of BBQ. First up, outside San Antonio, a sprawlin' complex smokin' brisket, ribs, and more Texas-style. Then in the Big Easy they're mashin' up Carolina, Memphis, and some of their own style. And in Mississippi, a true family-run dive where the locals like their sauce sweet on ribs, brisket, and even wings.

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  5. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Triple D Nation: Italian Inspired

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    S35:E6

    Guy Fieri gets in touch with his Italian roots as he pops into a Baltimore market where the arancini and eggplant lasagna are both off-the-hook. Then, in Park City, Utah, the apres-ski crowd is clamoring for this seafood cioppino.

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  6. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Takeout: Home Delivery

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    S35:E9

    Four DDD alums connect with Guy Fieri via video chat and walk him through cooking their top sellers. On the menu are primo pork from New Hampshire, California chicken Parm, Minneapolis pizza and tuna all the way from Hawaii.

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  8. 8.4/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Sicilian and Seafood

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    S36:E3

    Guy Fieri's in Oklahoma City, where a funky food truck turns out wood-fired pizza and Grandma's Sicilian meatball recipe. In Fort Lauderdale, FL, he chills with Vanilla Ice at a pirate-inspired joint serving up Brazilian and Caribbean seafood specialties.

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  9. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Filling Up on Philly

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    S36:E10

    Guy Fieri is filling up on a taste of Philadelphia, including a funky malt house serving the bomb Buffalo wings and a twist on the cheesesteak. A longtime tavern is making mama's Italian recipes, and a mother-daughter trio cooks up Indonesian specialties.

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  10. 8.4/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Triple D Nation: Smothered and Covered

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    S36:E12

    Guy Fieri is covering all things smothered, starting with some mole sauce masters in Salt Lake City. Then, in Florida, a diner is dishing out down-home comfort food like biscuits and gravy, and a joint in Reno, NV, is servin' up sweetbreads in style.

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  11. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Takeout: Funky Finds in 'da House

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    S35:E12

    Guy Fieri video chats with four DDD alums who guide him on a trip to Flavortown. The off-the-hook recipes include a funky waffle from Syracuse, gourmet mac 'n' cheese from Cleveland and pork with an island twist straight out of Charlotte, NC.

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  12. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Takeout: Bringing Comfort Home

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    S36:E11

    Guy Fieri does takeout Triple-D style, combining cooking at home with great restaurant food. Four DDD alums send ingredients for their most off-the-hook recipes, then join Guy and Hunter via video chat to cook up all that flavor. On this menu, there's gourmet grilled cheese from Nashville, primo pizza from Boulder, Colo., Memphis fried chicken and Greek kebabs out of Houston, Texas.

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  13. 8.2/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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    S12:E11

    This trip, Guy's tasting his way through the day. In Tampa Bay, Florida, authentic Mexican street food for the lunch crowd is served out of bus, crankin' out favorites like butternut squash tostadas. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, dinner at this popular seafood joint includes totally fresh oysters Rockefeller. And in San Antonio, Texas, a breakfast joint servin' up waffles filled with bacon and an old school pfannekuchen from a decades-old recipe.

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  14. 8.2/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Southern Staples

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    S13:E4

    This trip, Guy's traveling all over the country searching for a taste of the South. In Vancouver, British Columbia, Southern staples are served with a twist, like the pulled pork pancakes with a side of Jack Daniels syrup. In Charleston, South Carolina, the local football legend is cranking out some real deal comfort food with favorites like sweet tea-marinated pork chops and deep-fried hot dogs topped with chili. And in New York City, the South heads north for scratch-made fried chicken and homemade peach cobbler.

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  15. 8.2/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Outside the Box

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    S13:E13

    This trip, Guy's cruisin' down the path less traveled. In Dallas, Texas, Guy turns tex-mex into mex-tex, with savory soups. In Baltimore, Maryland, local rock star baker Duff Goldman stops by to seek out the secrets of the square pizza. And in Santa Barbara, California, a restaurant turnin' turkey into fritters and a business into a family affair.

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  16. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Triple D Nation: From Near to Far

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    S35:E2

    Guy Fieri's taking a trip around the world without leaving the U.S. An Italian eatery in Boston is still serving up real-deal dishes from the homeland, and just down the street, a popular place is making major-league burgers and poppin' up all over the city. There's a first time for everything when Guy decides to revisit a ramen spot in El Paso, Texas, that he just discovered for dinner the night before!

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  17. 8.2/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Hometown Inspiration

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    S35:E7

    Guy Fieri meets chefs putting their roots into their menus, like a Utah joint serving Louisiana specialties including blackened chicken pasta. He also finds vegan Israeli flavors in Portland, OR, and Detroit-style pizza in Denver.

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  18. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Takeout: Tastier at Home

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    S35:E10

    Guy Fieri brings Flavortown to his own kitchen by connecting with four DDD alums via video chat. All the chefs have sent Guy ingredients for their newest signature dishes, and they guide him through making a French dip, arancini and more.

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  19. 8.1/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Global Traditions

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    S13:E7

    This trip, Guy's tasting all kinds of international comfort classics. In Santa Barbara, California, the authentic British fish 'n chips joint known for keepin' it real - from the haggis to the toad in the hole. And in Manhattan, New York, the legendary century-old red sauce joint servin' up Italian staples like meat sauce with homemade pappardelle.

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  20. 8.1/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Long Standing Legacies

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    S13:E11

    This trip, Guy discovers a slice of history all over the country. In Annapolis, Maryland, two Irish brothers servin' up food from their homeland with a twist, like Guinness fried oysters with homemade coleslaw. In Brooklyn, New York, the ages-old, family run sandwich joint crankin' out tons of fresh sammies, like the steak pizzaiola with homemade gravy. And in Charleston, South Carolina, a couple of fine dining chefs are turnin' out low country classics like crispy chicken legs and the smoked pork loin po boy.

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  21. 8.1/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Kickin' It in Key West

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    S19:E6

    This trip, Guy's checking out some of the awesome eats of the island — Key West, Fla., that is. From a funky little shack servin' up New England seafood with coastal twists to a husband/wife team dishing up standout fish tacos just down the street. And a trip to this eclectic oasis wouldn't be complete without a stop to the teeny tiny food cart crankin' out hundreds of Asian/Caribbean fusion dishes a day.

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  22. 8.1/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Mom and Dad

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    S35:E1

    Guy Fieri's hanging out at mom-and-pop spots, like a family-run Indian joint hooked up to a gas station in Logan, UT. He stops at a dumpling house in Vermont and a Denver landmark where Mom's cookin' up Caribbean-soul favorites.

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  23. 8.1/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Takeout: Flavortown Comes Home

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    S35:E8

    With restaurant takeout and delivery at an all-time high, on this trip, Guy Fieri is hosting a virtual Triple-D family reunion and bringing Flavortown to his own kitchen. Guy checks in with four DDD alums via video chat. All the chefs have sent Guy ingredients for their newest signature dishes, and they guide him through four knockout recipes so he can taste the out-of-bounds flavors. For this menu, Guy is cooking up chicken tamales from Arizona, Alabama paella fritters, European dumplings outta Vegas and a Kansas City burnt-end Philly cheesesteak.

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  24. 8.1/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Takeout: Culinary All-Stars

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    S36:E6

    Guy Fieri does takeout with a twist and calls on five all-star chefs via video chat to help cook the recipes. The menu includes Maneet Chauhan's tandoori chicken poutine, arancini and empanadas from Antonia Lofaso and Michael Voltaggio's crab-cake crepes.

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  25. 8.0/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Scratch Made Classics

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    S13:E5

    This trip, some of Guy's favorites are totally homemade from coast to coast. In Manhattan, New York, a real deal chef is crankin' out homemade pretzels with a special beer cheese sauce. In Vancouver, British Columbia, the butcher shop turned bakery and diner is servin' up standards like burgers and turkey pot pie. And in Santa Barbara, California, the family-run joint scratch makin' authentic Mexican food, like carnitas with red salsa and pozole with homemade tortillas.

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  26. 8.0/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Keepin' It Real

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    S19:E4

    This trip, Guy's gettin' into the heart of some long-standing traditions. In Miami, Fla., the Asian fusion spot delivering the bomb dot com Brussels sprouts and going all out ducky on the sous vide sammie. In Eureka, Calif., the soul food spot takin' a page out of grandma's cookbook with down home favorites like jerk fried chicken and shrimp and crawfish etouffee. And in midtown New York, the Italian pizza maker schooling Guy and Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian on the authentic Neapolitan technique behind standout pizzas like pistacchio e salsiccia and montanara starita.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Breakfast, Brisket and Belly" is the best rated episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/15/2017. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "College-Town Champs".