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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 2

Every episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 2!

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...
Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:Food Network

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Totally Fried" is the best rated episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" season 2. It scored 6.8/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/2007. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Route 66".

  • Totally Fried
    6.8/1030 votes

    #1 - Totally Fried

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2007

    Falafel's Drive-In (San Jose, Calif.) • Ramona Cafe (Ramona, Calif.) • Silk City Diner (Philadelphia, Pa.) Guy stops into a Philly diner for some fried spring rolls, a diner in Cali for deep-fried falafel, and a small town diner for fried chicken cordon bleu.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Route 66
    7.3/1030 votes

    #2 - Route 66

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2007

    Emma Jean's Holland Burger Café (Victorville, Calif.) • The Rock Café (Stroud, Okla.) • Café on the Route (Baxter Springs, Kan.) Hop in for a ride down historic Route 66. Enjoy some homemade biscuits, German spaetzle, and pecan-crusted catfish.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Seaside Eats
    7.3/1025 votes

    #3 - Seaside Eats

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2007

    Evelyn's Drive-In (Tiverton, R.I.) • Hodad's (Ocean Beach, Calif.) • Keegan's Seafood Grille (Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.) Fried clams and lobster chow-mien in Rhode Island, burgers as big as the beach in California, and Mediterranean food in a beach-side strip mall in Florida.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Halden, Michele Leonard, Bryna Levin

  • Local Flavor
    7.3/1028 votes

    #4 - Local Flavor

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2007

    Mike's Chili Parlor (Seattle, Wash.) • Clanton's Café (Vinita, Okla.) • Duarte's Tavern (Pescadero, Calif.) Guy samples local favorites.: Chili from an 85 year-old recipe in Seattle, calf fries and chicken-fried steak in a 4th-generation café in Oklahoma, and Dungeness crab ciopino in California.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Viewer's Choice
    7.3/1027 votes

    #5 - Viewer's Choice

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2007

    Jay Bee's Bar-B-Que (Gardena, Calif.) • Smoque (Chicago, Ill.) • BBQ Shack (Paola, Kan.) Guy travels to LA, Chicago, and Kansas City for some real BBQ.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Real Deal BBQ
    7.1/1026 votes

    #6 - Real Deal BBQ

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2007

    Evelyn's Drive-In (Tiverton, R.I.) • Hodad's (Ocean Beach, Calif.), Keegan's Seafood Grille (Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.) Guy enjoys some fried clams and lobster chow-mien in Rhode Island, burgers in California, and Mediterranean food in Florida.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Talkin' Turkey
    7.5/1028 votes

    #7 - Talkin' Turkey

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2007

    Mike's City Diner (Boston, Mass.) • Willie Bird's Restaurant (Santa Rosa, Calif.) • Alpine Steakhouse (Sarasota, Fla.) The turkey dinner, an American classic. Join Guy at a Boston joint where it's Thanksgiving every single day of the year. Also in Northern California, where Turkey is not only on the menu, it is the menu. Finally in Florida, where turducken is served.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One of a Kind
    7.2/1027 votes

    #8 - One of a Kind

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2007

    JT Farnham's Seafood & Grill (South Essex, Mass.) • Joe's Gizzard City (Potterville, Mich.) • Grubstake Diner (San Francisco, Calif.) • Los Tapatios (San Jose, Calif.) Belly clams in Massachusetts, chicken gizzards in Michigan, Mexican food from a lunch truck, and Portuguese food in San Francisco. Guy travels to these locations this week for some one-of-a-kind specialties.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Family Owned
    7.3/1025 votes

    #9 - Family Owned

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2007

    El Indio (San Diego, Calif.) • Charlie's Diner (Spencer, Mass.) • Paradise Pup (Des Plaines, Ill.) Stops include a Mexican restaurant and tortilla factory in San Diego where father and daughter work side-by-side. A Massachusetts diner where father and son have been working together for 20 years. And a legendary Chicago burger joint where two brothers turn out for char-burgers and three-layer fries.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Open 24/7
    7.5/1028 votes

    #10 - Open 24/7

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2008

    Studio Diner (San Diego, Calif.) • White Palace Grill (Chicago, Ill.) • The Dining Car & Market (Philadelphia, Pa.) Guy visits places where you can order great food around the clock.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Off the Hook Specials
    7.1/1024 votes

    #11 - Off the Hook Specials

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2008

    Schooner or Later (Long Beach, Calif.) • Grinder's (Kansas City, Mo.) • The Fly Trap (Ferndale, Mich.) • Gailwood Cook Shack (Chicago, Ill.) Guy visits places where the specials are totally off the hook. Ever have a chili and tater-tot pizza?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Burgers, Rings and Fries
    7.6/1024 votes

    #12 - Burgers, Rings and Fries

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2008

    Joe's Cable Car (San Francisco, Calif.) • The Nook (St. Paul, Minn.) • Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger (Ann Arbor, Mich.) The best burgers in the country, huge fries, and legendary onion rings. What more could you ask for? Guy travels this week to find the all-american meal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The New Jersey Diner Tour
    7.8/1015 votes

    #13 - The New Jersey Diner Tour

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2008

    Mustache Bill's (Barnegat Light, N.J.) • Tick Tock Diner (Clifton, N.J.) • White Manna Hamburgers (Hackensack, N.J.) • The Ritz Diner (Livingston, N.J.) • Hightstown Diner (Hightstown, N.J.) • Skylark Diner (Edison, N.J.) • Jefferson Diner (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) Guy skips the country-wide tour this week to focus on the highlights of Jersey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A