7.1/1017 votes#1 - Burgers, Steaks, and Chops
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 11/23/2009
Bartley's Burger Cottage (Cambridge, MA), T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse (Kemah, TX), Tee Off Bar & Grill (San Francisco, CA) Guy Fieri rolls out for medium rare done right. In San Francisco, a dive bar cranking out high end, home made dishes like apricot relish on a double pork chop; In Cambridge, Massachusetts, a Harvard Square institution serving burgers piled high; And in Kemah, Texas, a meat market turned restaurant grilling up great house-cut steaks.
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7.1/1018 votes#2 - Pizza, Pork and Paprikash
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2010
Guy Fieri heads out for serious fast food. He visits a Naraganset, R.I., joint with more than 20 burgers on the menu; a place in Eagle Rock, Calif., slow-smoking barbequed pork; a family-run taqueria in Rosenberg, Texas, where dessert is something called a "snoball."
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7.2/1020 votes#3 - Stacked, Stuffed and Loaded
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2010
Guy Fieri hits a Raiders home game for tailgating with chefs from three local joints. They're bringing the kitchen to the blacktop and cranking out chicken and waffles; double chili cheeseburgers; steak sandwiches with jalapeno pesto; and smoked pork chops with applesauce.
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7.0/1016 votes#4 - Triple D Goes Tailgatin’
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/2010
This trip, Guy hits a Raiders home game for tailgatin' with chefs from three local joints and a Raiders legend. They're bringing the kitchen to the blacktop and cranking out chicken and waffles, double chili cheeseburgers, steak sandwiches with jalapeno pesto, and smoked pork chops with applesauce.
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7.5/1017 votes#5 - Home and Away
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2010
Taste of Peru (Chicago, Ill.) • Ingrid's Kitchen Bakery & Delicatessen (Oklahoma City, Okla.) • Blackthorn Restaurant & Pub (Buffalo, N.Y.) This trip, Guy's rollin' out for home cookin' from far away. In Chicago, a joint wrappin' tamales in banana leaves and other Peruvian faves. In Oklahoma City, an old-time spot that's part bakery, part deli, and all about classic German specialties. And in Western New York, a family-run waterin' hole meldin' Irish essentials with Buffalo standards.
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7.0/1017 votes#6 - By Request
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2010
Guy Fieri rolls in for things done a little differently: In Columbia, South Carolina, a burger place doing hand made patties with a southern kicker ... fried green tomatoes; In Buffalo, New York, a corner diner serving everything with a side of home made bread, baked fresh daily; And in Berkeley, California, a diner that's redefining scrapple.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - And The Kicker Is…
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2010
The Liberty Elm (Providence, RI), Naglee Park Garage (San Jose, CA), Dish 9Charlotte, NC) Guy Fieri travels the whole country for home made comfort food: In Charlotte, North Carolina, a neighborhood favorite doing chicken and dumplings; In Providence, Rhode Island, a diner doing a local classic called a Johnnycake. And in San Jose, California, a garage turned restaurant making burgers, ketchup, and fries from scratch.
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6.9/1017 votes#8 - Comfort Food Classics
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/2010
Dish Cafe & Catering (Reno, NV), Landmark Restaurant Diner (Charlotte, NC), Pier 23 Cafe (San Francisco, CA) Guy rolls in for food done fresh and a little different. In San Francisco, California, one of Guy Fieri's favorite ocean-side spots serving up fresh Dungeness crab. In Reno, Nevada, the neighborhood café doing scratch made granola. And in Charlotte, North Carolina, whole turkeys ... not roasted, but boiled.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Twists and Traditions
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2010
Earl's Drive-In (Chaffee, NY), Aldo's Harbor Restaurant (Santa Cruz, CA), Momocho (Cleveland, OH) This trip Guys rolls in for old school classics and something a little different. In Chaffee, New York, a 42-year-old restaurant next to a farm field, where they're still doing chicken a la king from scratch. In Santa Cruz, California, a bait and tackle shop turned sit-down restaurant that's been serving home made Italian favorites and fresh calamari for more than 30 years. And in Cleveland, Ohio, the Mod Mex joint making tuna tacos with blood orange marmalade and guacamole with house smoked trout.
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7.2/1017 votes#10 - Fresh And Funky
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2010
Highway Inn & Ho'okipa Catering (Waipahu, HI), Hank's Haute Dogs (Honolulu, HI), Nico's At Pier 38 (Honolulu, HI), Germaine's Luau (Kapolei, HI) Guy checks out the hot spots in Hawaii. A third-generation, family-run joint doing plate-lunch Hawaiian style. A restaurant by the water, where the daily special really is the catch of the day. A hot dog place serving everything from Chicago dogs to homemade lobster dogs. And an authentic luau, where the centerpiece of the full Hawaiian spread is a whole roasted pig.
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7.0/1020 votes#11 - Triple D Goes Hawaiian
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 4/5/2010
Highway Inn & Ho'okipa Catering (Waipahu, HI), Hank's Haute Dogs (Honolulu, HI), Nico's At Pier 38 (Honolulu, HI), Germaine's Luau (Kapolei, HI) Guy checks out the hot spots in Hawaii. A third-generation, family-run joint doing plate-lunch Hawaiian style. A restaurant by the water, where the daily special really is the catch of the day. A hot dog place serving everything from Chicago dogs to homemade lobster dogs. And an authentic luau, where the centerpiece of the full Hawaiian spread is a whole roasted pig.
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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 8
Every episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 8!
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 8 Ratings Summary
"Burgers, Steaks, and Chops" is the best rated episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" season 8. It scored 7.1/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/23/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Pizza, Pork and Paprikash".