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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28

Every episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28!

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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 1 - Mom's Kitchen
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    #1 - Mom's Kitchen

    S28:E1

    Republica Empanada (Mesa, Ariz.) • Zoe Ma Ma (Boulder, Colo.) • Ena's Caribbean Kitchen (Columbus, Ohio) This trip, Guy Fieri's hitting the road and grabbing grub straight out of Mom's kitchen. In Arizona, a family spot cookin' lights-out Latin cuisine, from Cubano empanadas to arroz con pollo. In Colorado, a mother-son team servin' up Chinese street food specialties like dan dan noodles and steamed buns. And in Columbus, a Jamaican joint grillin' up jerk chicken and other island favorites.

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  2. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 2 - Delicious Discoveries
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    #2 - Delicious Discoveries

    S28:E2

    Mo Mo Ghar (Columbus, Ohio) • Nora Restaurant and Bar (Dallas, Tex.) • Tacos Mariachi (Dallas, Tex.) This trip, Guy Fieri uncovers some surprising culinary discoveries. In Columbus, a hidden gem tucked away in a grocery store servin' out-of-bounds Nepalese-Tibetan specialties. Then in Dallas, a joint cookin' up lights-out dishes straight from Afghanistan. And stayin' in Dallas, a Mexican late-night spot dishin' up standout Tijuana seafood tacos and unique mole fries.

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  3. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 3 - By Land and Sea
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    #3 - By Land and Sea

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    Grilled Cheese & Crab Cake Co. (Somers Point, N.J.) • Pinky's Westside Grill (Charlotte, N.C.) • Bizzarro Italian Cafe (Seattle, Wash.) • El Figaro (Old Havana, Cuba) • Northern Waters Smokehaus (Duluth, Minn.) • Darwell's Cafe (Long Beach, Miss.) From bison pastrami and smoked white fish in Duluth, Minnesota, to clam linguine and elk ravioli in Seattle, Guy Fieri dives into joints servin' up spectacular surf and tasty turf.

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  4. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 4 - Bird and Beef
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    #4 - Bird and Beef

    S28:E4

    Tacos Chiwas (Phoenix, Ariz.) • One90 Smoked Meats (Dallas, Tex.) • The Post Chicken & Beer (Longmont, Colo.). This trip, Guy digs in to awesome bird and beef dishes. In Phoenix, a couple cookin' the flavors of Chihuahua including beef cheek barbacoa tacos. In East Dallas, a spot smokin' duck and pilin' on the spicy brisket. And in Colorado, a fried chicken emporium dishin' up their pressure-fried specialty with unique chicharrónes.

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  5. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 5 - All Kinds of Comfort
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    #5 - All Kinds of Comfort

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    Audrey Jane's Pizza Garage (Boulder, Colo.) • Whistle Britches (Dallas, Tex.) • Grubstak (Gilbert, Ariz.) Guy Fieri dives in to all kinds of comfort cooking. In Phoenix, he visits a funky joint that's stacking up barbecue fries and putting a new spin on chilaquiles. In Colorado, he stops by a pizza place that's loading up the pies.

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  6. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 6 - Pub Grub
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    #6 - Pub Grub

    S28:E6

    Standard Tap (Philadelphia, Pa.) • Blackthorn Restaurant & Pub (Buffalo, N.Y.) • Johnny Rad's Pizzeria Tavern (Baltimore, Md.) • Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen (St. Louis, Mo.) • Starlite Lounge (Blawnox, Pa.) • Brick (Kansas City, Mo.) Guy's grabbin' all kinds of pub grub from chicken pie in Philadelphia and pizza in Baltimore to pierogis in Pennsylvania and an over-the-top dog in Kansas City, MO.

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  7. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 7 - Rollin' in the Dough
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    #7 - Rollin' in the Dough

    S28:E7

    Aloha Kitchen (Mesa, Ariz.) • Renee's Organic Oven (Tucson, Ariz.) • Mojo Donuts & Fried Chicken (Miami, Fla.) Guy Fieri's diggin' into dishes featuring some dynamite dough from a legit Hawaiian joint in Arizona serving a meaty bun to a funky shop in Miami making artisan doughnuts.

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  8. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 8 - International Intrigue
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    #8 - International Intrigue

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    Zemam's (Tuscon, Ariz.) - crushcraft Thai Street Eats (Dallas, Tex.) - Milly's Empanada Factory (Miami, Fla.) Guy crisscrosses the nation to grab some international grub from a funky Thai joint serving up noodles, curry and green papaya salad in Uptown Dallas to a family-run Venezuelan place dealing in empanadas in Miami.

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  9. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 9 - West Coast Cookin'
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    #9 - West Coast Cookin'

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    Cosecha (Oakland, Calif.) • Little Napoli (Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.) • Loulou's Griddle in the Middle (Monterey, Calif.) • The Golden Bear (Sacramento, Calif.) • Cafe Rolle (Sacramento, Calif.) • The Front Porch (San Francisco, Calif.) • Putah Creek Cafe (Winters, Calif.) On this trip, Guy Fieri's sticking to the West Coast and making all kinds of funky stops. From northern to southern Cali, he's diggin' into a mouth-watering variety of killer cuisine that's sure to please any palate.

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  10. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 10 - Lights-out Latin
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    #10 - Lights-out Latin

    S28:E10

    Ceviche's (Wilmington, N.C.) • Mr. & Mrs. Bun (Miami, Fla.) • Tumerico Cafe (Tuscon, Ariz.) Guy Fieri dives into all kinds of amazing Latin specialties from Panamanian flavors in North Carolina and primo Peruvian sandwiches in Miami and a joint in Tucson putting a funky-fresh vegetarian spin on tacos and carne asada.

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  11. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 11 - Pizza, Pork and Peru
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    #11 - Pizza, Pork and Peru

    S28:E11

    The Copper Penny (Wilmington, N.C.) • The Cosmos (Lansing, Mich.) • Inca's Peruvian Cuisine (Tucson, Ariz.) This trip, Guy Fieri digs into standout Philly sandwiches in North Carolina, out-of-this-world pizza with a surprise in Michigan, and real deal Peruvian specialties in Tucson.

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  12. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 12 - All-American All-Stars
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    #12 - All-American All-Stars

    S28:E12

    Shirley's Tippy Canoe (Troutdale, Ore.) • From Scratch Restaurant (Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.) • Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket (Willowbrook, Ill.) • Lankford Grocery (Houston, Tex.) • Nora's Fish Creek Inn (Wilson, Wy.)• Whitner's Barbecue (Virginia Beach, Va.) • G & A Restaurant (White Marsh, Md.) Guy Fieri is cruisin' the country and fillin' up on all-American all-stars, from East Coast Coney dogs to elevated mountain grub in the Rockies. He also gets a spicy taste of Texas and samples a hidden Northwestern gem.

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  13. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 13 - Seafood and Savory
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    #13 - Seafood and Savory

    S28:E13

    The Purple Carrot (Okemos, Mich.) •Chef Alisah's Restaurant (Tucson, Ariz.) • Something Fishy Seafood Restaurant (Wilmington, N.C.) Guy grabs some off-the-hook seafood and savory sensations, from a Bosnian restaurant in Tucson, AZ, serving up Eastern European specialties to a down-home Southern spot frying up favorites in Wilmington, NC.

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  14. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 14 - Grab and Grub
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    #14 - Grab and Grub

    S28:E14

    Rocco's Little Chicago (Tucson, Ariz.) • Doce Provisions (Miami, Fla.) • Fork N Cork (Wilmington, N.C.) Guy Fieri's grabbing all kinds of grub, starting with a Chicago-style spot in Tucson firin' up deep-dish pie. In Miami, an NFL coaching legend is ridin' shotgun with Guy to a place with out-of-the-box Cuban.

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  15. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 15 - Primetime Pork
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    #15 - Primetime Pork

    S28:E15

    On this trip, Guy's piling plates high with all kinds of pork. He's diggin' into everything from barbecue and chops to sausage and sandwiches. Get ready to pig out on nationwide porkapalooza.

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  16. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 16 - BBQ Bites and Southern Flavor
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    #16 - BBQ Bites and Southern Flavor

    S28:E16

    Guy Fieri's grabbing some barbecue and Southern comfort. He visits a Seattle barbecue joint smokin' up ribs and dishin' out brisket chili and a real-deal Southern spot in California that's serious about fried chicken and collards.

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  17. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 17 - East Coast, West Coast
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    #17 - East Coast, West Coast

    S28:E17

    Guy Fieri hits both coasts for delicious dishes. In California, he grabs spicy pork in Palo Alto and plantains in Oakland. Then, he stops at a bakery-restaurant serving up meatloaf and French toast in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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  18. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 18 - Italian, Hawaiian and More
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    #18 - Italian, Hawaiian and More

    S28:E18

    Guy Fieri's digging into a multicultural flavorfest, from a poke place in Hawaii knocking it out of the park with island specialties to a crazy Italian spot putting tasty twists on their homemade pasta in San Carlos, California.

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  19. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 19 - Playin' Chicken
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    #19 - Playin' Chicken

    S28:E19

    Guy Fieri's playing a tasty game of chicken all over the country. He finds it Nashville hot-style in California and French-style at a pizza-pasta place in Seattle. In Hawaii, it's stuffed with Southern comfort and island flair.

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  20. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 20 - Triple D Nation: Poke, Pork, and Chicken Parm
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    #20 - Triple D Nation: Poke, Pork, and Chicken Parm

    S28:E20

    Big & Little's (Chicago, Ill.) • Pam's Kitchen (Seattle, Wash.) • The Shanty (Wadsworth, Ill.) • Atomic Cowboy (Denver, Colo.) This trip, Guy's headin' back to some of his favorite joints still servin' up a bite for any time of the day. In Chicago, things have changed a lot for a shop still dishin' up poke. Up in Seattle, DDD's returnin' to its first and only Trinidadian joint where they've got a new spin on their classic fry bread. In Illinois, Guy's reminiscin' with the owner on how Triple-D changed his life and his menu. And in Denver, it's a second helpin' of a triple threat bar-biscuit-pizza joint where they're servin' up new late-night options.

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  21. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 21 - Triple D Nation: Global Goodies
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    #21 - Triple D Nation: Global Goodies

    S28:E21

    Taste of Peru (Chicago, Ill.) • Mike's Chili Parlor (Seattle, Wash.) • Pok Pok (Portland, Ore.) This trip, Guy's takin' a walk down memory lane to check on some of his favorite DDD finds. Up first in Chicago, he gets a second helping at his first Peruvian place. In Seattle, tradition's been standin' firm since 1922 at an old-school chili parlor. And back to Portland for a walk-up still servin' their killer wings.

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  22. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 22 - On the Hook and In the Bun
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    #22 - On the Hook and In the Bun

    S28:E22

    Rebel Kitchen (Kealakekua, Hawaii) • Grand Harbor (San Francisco, Calif.) • The Red Door (Seattle, Wash.) This trip, Guy's reelin' in off-the-hook seafood and diggin' into serious sandwiches. First up, celebratin' flavors of the world with a fresh poke burger on the big island of Hawaii. Then in San Fran, a Chinese emporium cooking up lobster, pork buns and even dim sum chicken feet. And in Seattle, a beer-lover's spot serving fantastic fish and chips and the bomb beef dip.

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  23. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 23 - Fusion of Flavors
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    #23 - Fusion of Flavors

    S28:E23

    Guy digs into a variety of flavor fusions from a Latin-Asian mashup in Chicago and a Nashville hot chicken joint in Seattle to a Hawaiian spot that mixes the island with the mainland.

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  24. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 24 - Tasty Traditions
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    #24 - Tasty Traditions

    S28:E24

    Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen (Chicago, Ill.) • Kanaka Kava (Kona, Hawaii) • Piroshki on 3rd (Seattle, Wash.) Guy Fieri dives into dishes steeped in tasty tradition. First, an old-school Jewish deli in Chicago's South Loop curin' and slicin' 40,000 pounds of homemade pastrami and corned beef a month. Then, on the Big Island, a tucked-away Kona spot servin' up authentic Hawaiian culture and cuisine. And in Seattle, a funky spot makin' their name with scratch-made Russian piroshki.

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  25. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 28 Episode 25 - Triple D Nation: For Everyone
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    #25 - Triple D Nation: For Everyone

    S28:E25

    Guy revisits some favorites spots in Seattle, Minneapolis and Portland, OR.

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Season 28 Ratings Summary

"Mom's Kitchen" is the best rated episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" season 28. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/17/2017. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Delicious Discoveries".