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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Every episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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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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".

  • Breakfast, Brisket and Belly
    10.0/101 votes
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    #1 - Breakfast, Brisket and Belly

    Season 27 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/2017

    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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  • College-Town Champs
    9.0/101 votes
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    #2 - College-Town Champs

    Season 27 Episode 13 - Aired 11/17/2017

    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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  • Asian and American
    9.0/101 votes
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    #3 - Asian and American

    Season 42 Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2022

    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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  • All Kinds of BBQ
    8.4/1034 votes
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    #4 - All Kinds of BBQ

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2008

    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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  • Triple D Nation: Italian Inspired
    8.4/107 votes
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    #5 - Triple D Nation: Italian Inspired

    Season 35 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2020

    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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  • Takeout: Home Delivery
    8.4/109 votes
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    #6 - Takeout: Home Delivery

    Season 35 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2020

    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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  • Sicilian and Seafood
    8.4/106 votes
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    #7 - Sicilian and Seafood

    Season 36 Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2020

    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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  • Filling Up on Philly
    8.4/109 votes
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    #8 - Filling Up on Philly

    Season 36 Episode 10 - Aired 8/21/2020

    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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  • Triple D Nation: Smothered and Covered
    8.4/106 votes
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    #9 - Triple D Nation: Smothered and Covered

    Season 36 Episode 12 - Aired 9/4/2020

    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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  • From Vikings to Wings
    8.4/106 votes
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    #10 - From Vikings to Wings

    Season 37 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2020

    On this trip, Guy Fieri is digging into a Scandinavian, Persian and Asian spin on wings. A vintage food truck in Portland, Ore., rollin' out wraps stuffed with Norwegian specialties, and, in Sunrise, Fla., authentic Iranian cuisine like chicken pomegranate stew. Plus, in Oklahoma City, a joint goin' wild with wings -- like Buffalo sriracha, bourbon teriyaki and Szechuan garlic parmesan.

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  • From Authentic to Inventive
    8.4/106 votes
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    #11 - From Authentic to Inventive

    Season 37 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2020

    On this trip, Guy Fieri is divin' into dishes from real deal to really creative. In Portland, Ore., a 70-year-old icon serving up authentic recipes straight from the chef's Chinese hometown, and a jammin' joint in Oklahoma City getting groovy with chicken and biscuits and a funky signature specialty. Plus, in Philadelphia, a legit sandwich shop putting their own twist on the Philly cheesesteak.

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  • Triple D Nation: Diners, Drive-Ins and Delis
    8.4/106 votes
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    #12 - Triple D Nation: Diners, Drive-Ins and Delis

    Season 37 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2020

    On this trip, Guy Fieri is going to diners, drive-ins ... and delis. First up, Guy revisits a hoagie shop in Florida where the numbering system has him scratchin' his head. Then, in Denver, a Jewish deli is getting creative with their knishes, and, in Norfolk, VA, the inventor of the ice cream cone is still serving sandwiches and sweet treats over a century later.

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  • Takeout: Flavortown Comes Home
    8.3/108 votes
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    #13 - Takeout: Flavortown Comes Home

    Season 35 Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2020

    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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  • Takeout: Funky Finds in 'da House
    8.3/107 votes
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    #14 - Takeout: Funky Finds in 'da House

    Season 35 Episode 12 - Aired 5/22/2020

    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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  • Takeout: Bringing Comfort Home
    8.3/107 votes
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    #15 - Takeout: Bringing Comfort Home

    Season 36 Episode 11 - Aired 8/28/2020

    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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  • Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    8.2/1016 votes
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    #16 - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

    Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 10/31/2011

    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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  • Southern Staples
    8.2/1018 votes
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    #17 - Southern Staples

    Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 12/19/2011

    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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  • Outside the Box
    8.2/1017 votes
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    #18 - Outside the Box

    Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 3/5/2012

    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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  • Meat in the Middle
    8.2/1017 votes
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    #19 - Meat in the Middle

    Season 21 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2014

    This trip, Guy Fieri's grabbing dishes stacked and stuffed with off-the-hook goodness. In Baltimore, the cozy pasta bar rolling out righteous ravioli and topping things off with killer clams. In Eugene, Ore., the sandwich food truck creating a meaty, cheesy masterpiece and a double dose of pork. And in Cable, Wis., the small town favorite charging up their barbecue with espresso and firing up creme brulee French toast.

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  • Triple D Nation: From Near to Far
    8.2/108 votes
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    #20 - Triple D Nation: From Near to Far

    Season 35 Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2020

    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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  • Hometown Inspiration
    8.2/107 votes
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    #21 - Hometown Inspiration

    Season 35 Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2020

    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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  • Takeout: Tastier at Home
    8.2/109 votes
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    #22 - Takeout: Tastier at Home

    Season 35 Episode 10 - Aired 5/8/2020

    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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  • Triple D Nation: Farm-to-Table Fresh
    8.2/106 votes
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    #23 - Triple D Nation: Farm-to-Table Fresh

    Season 37 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2020

    On this trip, Guy Fieri is grabbin' straight from the garden. In Portland, Ore., he checks in on restaurant vets who closed down their original nose-to-tail eatery and opened a farm-to-table vegan joint. In Cleveland, a cafe is still sourcing local staples and making everything from scratch, and finally, a brunch spot in Virginia Beach, Va., literally bought the farm to grow their own ingredients for their take on potato pancakes.

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  • Pierogis, Pork and Pizza
    8.2/106 votes
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    #24 - Pierogis, Pork and Pizza

    Season 37 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2020

    Guy Fieri is diving into all kinds of off-the-hook flavors on this trip. In Hollywood, Fla., a sandwich shop servin' up a terrific taste of Peru. A pierogi palace in Philadelphia giving a fresh take on Polish specialties, and, in Fargo, N.D., a wood-fired pizza spot puttin' their own spin on pies and a Mediterranean twist into their meatballs.

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  • Global Traditions
    8.1/1013 votes
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    #25 - Global Traditions

    Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 1/23/2012

    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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