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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6

Every episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6!

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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Network:Food Network

Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Funky Joints" is the best rated episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" season 6. It scored 7.5/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/6/2009. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Their Own Way".

  • Funky Joints
    7.5/1018 votes

    #1 - Funky Joints

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2009

    Bizzarro Italian Cafe (Seattle, Wash.) • Chef Point Cafe (Wautaga, Tex.) • Jamie's Bar & Grill (Sacramento, Calif.) Guy Fieri chases down some funky joints doing serious cooking: Near Fort Worth, a gas station with a menu includes duck l'orange; In Seattle, a café where former circus performers are serving up home-made pasta with elk; And in Sacramento, a dive bar doing prime rib - in a smoker.

    Director: N/A

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  • Their Own Way
    7.2/1021 votes

    #2 - Their Own Way

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2009

    Blue Water Seafood (San Diego, Calif.) • Brandy's Restaurant & Bakery (Flagstaff, Ariz.) • Kuma's Corner (Chicago, Ill.) Guy Fieri meets cooks doing things their own way: In Arizona, a family place where the beef stew is made from tenderloin. In San Diego, a restaurant in a fish market run by two brothers. And in Chicago, a dive bar serving nearly two dozen different burgers named for rock bands.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Little Bit of Everywhere
    7.4/1017 votes

    #3 - A Little Bit of Everywhere

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2009

    Bar Gernika (Boise, Ida.) • Cafe Rolle (Sacramento, Calif.) • Havana Hideout (Lake Worth, Fla.) Guy Fieri rolls out to great joints with international favorites including a Sacramento storefront where a French chef is serving home-made pâté; Basque specialties at a local place in Idaho; And near Palm Beach, Florida, Latin-infused favorites cooked up in a converted truck.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Burger, A Bowl and a Slice
    7.4/1020 votes

    #4 - A Burger, A Bowl and a Slice

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2009

    La Piazza Al Forno (Glendale, Ariz.) • Slim's Last Chance Chili Shack (Seattle, Wash.) • Twisted Root Burger Co (Dallas, Tex.) Guy Fieri checks out some places doing America's favorites: Burgers done every which way at a joint run by culinary school grads in Dallas; An Arizona pizza joint serving up family recipes; Plus a Seattle chili shack.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Biscuits, Bagels & BLT's
    7.5/1017 votes

    #5 - Biscuits, Bagels & BLT's

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2009

    Arleta Library Bakery Cafe (Portland, Ore.) • Bubba's Diner (San Anselmo, Calif.) • Flakowitz of Boynton (Boynton Beach, Fla.) Guy Fieri checks out some serious scratch cooking: In Portland, a breakfast joint where they're making buttermilk biscuits with sweet potatoes; In California, a diner where the BLT comes with softshell crab; And in Florida, a deli making all kinds of east coast classics from bagels to matzoh ball soup.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who'Da Thunk It?
    7.1/1019 votes

    #6 - Who'Da Thunk It?

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2009

    Backroad Pizza (Santa Fe, N.M.) • Jamaica Gates Caribbean Cuisine (Arlington, Tex.) • Westside Drive-In (Boise, Ida.) Guy Fieri uncovers some unexpected joints the locals love: In Boise, a 50-year-old drive-in where you can order prime rib; In Santa Fe, a pizza joint where they'll top your pie with green chilis and Jamaican cooking in Forth Worth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Go-To Joints
    7.4/1021 votes

    #7 - Go-To Joints

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2009

    Black Duck Cafe (Westport, Conn.) • Otto's Sausage Kitchen (Portland, Ore.) • Sol Food Puerto Rican Cuisine (San Rafael, Calfi.) Guy Fieri checks out some beloved local places: In California, a Puerto Rican restaurant serving an adobo steak sandwich. In Connecticut, a pub located on a beached barge and in Portland, a family-owned meat market and deli where they're making hot dogs from scratch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Homestyle
    7.2/1022 votes

    #8 - Homestyle

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2009

    Giuseppe's on 28th (Phoenix, Ariz.) • Southern Kitchen (Tacoma, Wash.) • Zia Diner (Santa Fe, N.M.) Guy Fieri checks out homestyle cooking in Seattle, where a southern chef is bringing southern classics to the northwest; In Arizona, a classical musician servin' up native Italian recipes; And in Santa Fe, the adobe diner where corned beef hash gets a southwestern spin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Kinds of Classics
    7.1/1018 votes

    #9 - All Kinds of Classics

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 6/8/2009

    Blue Marlin Fish House (North Miami Beach, Fla.) • Fred's Texas Cafe (Fort Worth, Tex.) • Pine State Biscuits (Portland, Ore.) Guy Fieri samples some classics from coast to coast: In Portland, a neighborhood restaurant servin' up Southern-style biscuits. In Fort Worth, a roadside joint putting some heat in their standards. And in North Miami Beach, a shack in a state park makin' all kinds of smoked fish.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Over the Map
    7.4/1024 votes

    #10 - All Over the Map

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2009

    Georgia's Greek Restaurant & Deli (Seattle, Wash.) • Los Taquitos (Phoeniz, Ariz.) • Rocco's Cafe (San Francisco, Calif.) Guy Fieri rolls in for a world of flavor: In Phoenix, a family-owned joint where five sisters are cranking out authentic Mexican tacos; In Seattle, an auto shop turned Greek restaurant serving leg of lamb; And in San Francisco, a little Italian place making grandpa's Bolognese & clams.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Old Time Favorites
    NaN/100 votes

    #11 - Old Time Favorites

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2009

    Blueplate Lunch Counter (Portland, Ore.) • Donn's Hilltop-Kodiak Grill (Boise, Ida.) • La Camaronera (Miami, Fla.) Guy Fieri checks out some places keeping the feel of the past alive: In Idaho, the local landmark brought back to life, where they're dishing up big plates; In Portland, the old-time lunch counter where folks love the grilled cheese and home-made tomato soup. And in Miami, the family joint doing seafood the way their grandparents did back in Cuba.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Comfort Cookin'
    7.1/1020 votes

    #12 - Comfort Cookin'

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2009

    Dottie's (San Francisco, Calif.) • Over Easy (Phoenix, Ariz.) • Comet Cafe (Milwaukee, Wisc.) Guy Fieri catches some comfort food in Arizona, where a Paris-trained chef is doing ham steak with red eye gravy; In San Francisco, folks line up for chili cheddar cornbread & pumpkin oatmeal pancakes; And in Milwaukee, try bacon wrapped meatloaf, and a deep fried ball of turkey, stuffing & mashed potatoes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mama's Cookin'
    7.4/1021 votes

    #13 - Mama's Cookin'

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 7/27/2009

    Mama E's Wings & Waffles (Oklahoma City, Okla.) • Polka (Los Angeles, Calif.) • Avila's (Dallas, Tex.) Guy Fieri rolls out to places still doin' it mama's way: In Oklahoma City, a couple doing wings & waffles soul food style; In Dallas, a family home turned family restaurant; and in LA, a Polish joint in a strip mall serving pierogis & stuffed cabbage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A