Big Star Diner (Bainbridge Island, WA), Mo Gridders BBQ (Bronx, NY), Harold's Café (Gaffney, SC) Guy visits three places this week that, as the title states, are definitely worth the trip. Ribs in the Bronx, a choriso scramble with salmon hash in Washington state, and pinto beans fried in fatback in South Carolina

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.