Family Owned (DV0209)

Season Two, Episode Nine

Family Owned - Original Airdate 11/23/2007

Guy Fieri visits a Mexican restaurant and tortilla factory in San Diego where father and daughter work side-by-side. Next, a real-deal diner in Massachusetts, where father and son have been cranking out classic plates together for 20 years, then a legendary Chicago burger joint where folks are lining up for the char-burgers a couple of brothers are cranking out along with three-layer fries.


Video for El Indio
For video from Charlie's Diner, click here
For video from Paradise Pup, click here

Charlie's Diner - website
32 West Main St., Spencer, MA, 01562 - map
(508) 885-4033
www.charliesdiner.com

El Indio - website
3695 India St., San Diego, CA, 92103 - map
(619) 299-0333
www.el-indio.com

Paradise Pup (no website)
1724 S. River Rd., Des Plaines, IL, 60018 - map
(847) 699-8590

No recipes in this episode

Guy Ate Here - El Indio

One of a Kind (DV0203)

Season Two, Episode Three

One of a Kind - Original Airdate 11/19/2007

Guy Fieri travels in search of one-of-a-kind joints serving one-of-a-kind food. The truly unique include a local legend in Massachusetts where people line up for whole belly clams, a Michigan joint that serves so many chicken gizzards they named the place Gizzard City, an old-time American diner in downtown San Francisco serving up Portuguese specialties and a lunch truck on the side of the road serving homemade authentic Mexican food


Video from Joe's Gizzard City
Video for JT Farnham's Seafood & Grill, click here
Video for Grubstake Diner, click here
Video for Los Tapatios, click here

JT Farnham's Seafood & Grill (no website)
88 Eastern Ave., South Essex, MA 01929 - map
(978) 768-6643

Grubstake Diner - website
1525 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109 - map
(415) 673-8268
www.sfgrubstake.com

Joe's Gizzard City - website
120 W. Main St., Potterville, MI, 48876 - map
(978) 768-6643
www.gizzardcity.com

Los Tapatios - (no website)
1141 Old Bayshore Highway, San Jose, CA, 95112 - map
(408) 729-6199

Recipes in this episode
Gomes - Grubstake
Pork Chops - Grubstake
The "DDD" Burger - Joe's Gizzard City

Talkin Turkey (DV0207)

Season Two, Episode Seven

Talkin Turkey - Original Airdate 11/10/2007

Guy Fieri finds America's classic plate – the turkey dinner: at a Boston joint where it's Thanksgiving every day of the year and even Bill Clinton's dropped by; in Northern California, where a restaurant owner and turkey farmer doesn't just put turkey on the menu, it IS the menu; and in Florida, where a family-owned joint is dishing up the ultimate turkey dinner, tur-duck-en – turkey, duck and chicken, all in one.


Video for Alpine Steakhouse
For video from Mike's City Diner, click here
For video from the Willie Bird's Restaurant, click here

Mike's City Diner - website
1714 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02118 - map
(617) 267-9393
www.mikescitydiner.com

Willie Bird's Restaurant - website
1150 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa, CA, 95404 - map
(707) 542-0861
www.williebird.com

Alpine Steakhouse - website
4520 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, 34231 - map
(941) 922-3797
www.alpinesteak.com

Recipes in this episode
Turkey Scallopini - Willie Bird's Restaurant
Corned Beef Hash - Mike's City Diner
Stuffing - Mike's City Diner - Jay Hajj
Mike's Clam Chowder - Mike's City Diner - Jay Hajj
The Turducken - Alpine Steakhouse

Real Deal BBQ (DV0205)

Season Two, Episode Five

Real Deal BBQ - Original Airdate 11/05/2007

Guy Fieri tracks down real-deal barbecue from a down-home BBQ shack on the median of a Los Angeles highway; to a fusion barbecue joint in Chicago, where they're making two different kinds of sauce their own way every day, to just outside of Kansas City, BBQ central, where a tech-guy turned restaurant-owner is cooking up whole hogs.


Video for the BBQ Shack
For video from Jay Bee's Bar-B-Que, click here
For video from Smoque, click here

Jay Bee's Bar-B-Que - website
15915 S. Avalon Blvd., Gardena, CA, 90247 - map
(310) 532-1064
www.jaybeesbbq.com

Smoque - website
3800 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL, 60641 - map
(773) 545-7427
www.smoquebbq.com

BBQ Shack - website
705 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071 - map
(913) 294-5908
www.thebbqshack.com

Recipe in this episode
Jalapeno Poppers - The BBQ Shack - Rick Schoenberger

Viewer's Choice (DV0208)

Season Two, Episode Eight

Viewer's Choice - Original Airdate 10/29/2007

Guy Fieri goes to some great places viewers have suggested: a 60-year-old legacy in Florida where even the fish goes in the smoker; a Hawaiian paradise outside of Seattle, serving up authentic island food that has the mainlanders hooked; and a Tiki Bar in Minneapolis where they will fry anything and the drinks have umbrellas.


Video from Psycho Suzie's Motor Lounge
Video for Bobby's Hawaiian Style Restaurant, click here
Video for Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish, click here

Bobby's Hawaiian Style Restaurant - website
1011 Hewitt Ave. W., Everett, WA, 98201 - map
(425) 259-1338
www.bobbyshawaiianstylerestaurant.com
Facebook

Psycho Suzie's Motor Lounge - website
2519 Marshall St. NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55418 - map
(612) 788-9069
www.psychosuzis.com
Twitter: @PsychoSuzis
Facebook

Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish - (no website)
1350 Pasadena Ave, South Pasadena, FL, 33707 - map
(727) 381-7931

Recipes in this episode
Lomi Lomi Salmon - Bobby's Hawaiian Style Restaurant
Mini Mex Rolls - Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge

Local Flavor (DV0204)

Season Two, Episode Four

Local Flavor - Original Airdate 10/22/2007

Guy Fieri hits the road to find some of the best local favorites in the country: Off the hook chili from a secret family recipe at an 85-year-old Seattle joint; Crab cioppino and artichoke soup at a more than 100-year-old California bar-turned-restaurant, with a produce garden of its own; and an Oklahoma joint on Rt. 66 that serves some of the most bizarre local favorites you've ever seen.


Video for Duarte's Tavern
For video from Mike's Chili Parlor, click here
For video from Clanton's Cafe, click here

Mike's Chili Parlor - website
1447 N.W. Ballard Way, Seattle, WA, 98107 - map
(206) 782-2808
www.mikeschiliparlor.com

Duarte's Tavern - website
202 Stage Rd., Pescadero, CA, 94060 - map
(650) 879-0464
www.duartestavern.com

Clanton's Cafe - website
319 E. Illinois Ave., Vinita, OK, 74301 - map
(918) 256-9053
www.clantonscafe.com

No recipes in this episode

Seaside Eats (DV0206)

Season Two, Episode Six

Seaside Eats - Original Airdate 10/15/2007

Guy Fieri searches out great food on three coasts: Amazing fried clams, clam cakes, and lobster chow mein -- at a Rhode Island legend lots of people arrive at by boat; Seafood done Mediterranean style -- including fresh octopus -- by a Spanish chef at local favorite near Tampa; And awesome burgers by the beach at a California joint run by an ex surfer, whose motto is: No shirt, no shoes, no problem.


Video for Keegan's Seafood Grille
For video from Evelyn's Drive-In, click here
For video from Hodad's, click here

Evelyn's Drive-In - website
2335 Main Rd., Tiverton, RI, 02878 - map
(401) 624-3100
www.evelynsdrivein.com

Keegan's Seafood Grille website
1519 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach, FL, 33785 - map
(727) 596-2477
www.keegansseafood.com

Hodad's - website
5010 Newport Ave., Ocean Beach, CA, 92107 - map
(619) 224-4623
www.hodadies.com

Recipes in this episode
Rhode Island Chowder - Evelyn's Drive-In
Gumbo - Keegan's Seafood Grille

Guy Ate Here - Hodad's

Route 66 (DV0202)

Season Two, Episode Two

Route 66 - Original Airdate - 10/08/2007

Guy Fieri travels RT 66 for homemade biscuits and gravy at a 60-year-old trucker's paradise.


Video from Cafe on the Route
For video from Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe, click here
For video from The Rock Cafe, click here

Cafe on the Route - website
1101 Military Ave., Baxter Springs, KS, 66713 - map
(620) 856-5646
www.cafeontheroute.com

Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe - website
17143 D Street on Rt. 66, Victorville, CA, 92394 - map
(760) 243-9938
www.hollandburger.com

The Rock Cafe - website
114 W. Main St., Stroud, OK, 74079 - map
(918) 968-3990
www.rockcaferoute66.com

Recipes in this Episode
Aztec Chicken - Cafe on the Route
Trucker Special Sandwich with Roasted Tri-Tip - Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe
Spaetzle - The Rock Cafe

Totally Fried (DV0201)

Season Two, Episode One

Totally Fried - Original Airdate 10/01/2007

Guy Fieri searches for great joints where they're frying up a storm: A classic half-century old diner in Philadelphia, where a French trained chef is frying international specialties like spring rolls with duck confit, a classic drive-in where Californians line up for deep fried falafel, and a small town café where even the French classic, chicken cordon bleu, is deep fried.


Video for Ramona Cafe
For video from Silk City Diner, click here
For video from Falafel's Drive-In, click here

Silk City Diner - website
435 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA, 19123 - map
(717) 335-3833
www.silkcityphilly.com
Twitter: @SilkCityDiner

Falafel's Drive-In - website
2301 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA, 95128 - map
(408) 294-7886
www.falafelsdrivein.com

Ramona Cafe - website
628 Main St, Ramona, CA, 92065 - map
(760) 789-8656
www.ramonacafe.com

Recipes in this episode
Pork and Sweet Potato Empanadas - Silk City Philly - Peter Dunmire
Tabouli - Falafel's Drive-In - Nassif Grayeb
Chicken Cordon Bleu - Ramona Cafe - Sonja Vanderveen
Cinnamon Rolls - Ramona Cafe - Sonja Vanderveen

American Cookin' (DV0112)

Season One, Episode Twelve

American Cookin' - Original Airdate 7/30/2007

Guy Fieri checks out some longtime joints at the heart of their communities.


Video from Al's Breakfast 0:00-4:55; Dari-Ette Drive-In 4:55-8:04
Video from Rosie's Diner, click here
Video from the Russian River Pub, click here

Al's Breakfast - (no website)
413 14th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414 - map
(612) 331-9991

Rosie's Diner - website
4500 14 Mile Rd NE, Rockford, MI, 49341 - map
(616) 866-3663
www.rosiesdiner.com

Russian River Pub - website
11829 River Rd, Forestville, CA, 95436 - map
(707) 887-7932
www.russianriverpub.com

Dari-ette Drive-In - (no website)
1440 Minnehaha Ave E., Saint Paul, MN, 55106 - map
(651) 776-3470

No recipes in this episode

Diners A-Plenty (DV0111)

Season One, Episode Eleven

Diners A-Plenty - Original Airdate 7/23/2007

Guy Fieri rolls out to Kelly's Diner in Somerville, Mass. for the secrets of a fresh New England lobster roll; The Bay Way Diner in Linden, N.J. for oven roasted top round Philly cheese steak; and the Beacon Drive-in in Spartanburg, S.C., where the specialty is the A-Plenty, a meal or sandwich covered in French fries and homemade onion rings.


Video for The Beacon Drive-In
Video from Kelly's Diner, click here
Video from the Bayway Diner, click here

Kelly's Diner - website
674 Broadway, Somerville, MA, 02144 - map
(617) 623-8102
www.kellysdiner.net

Bayway Diner - website
2019 S Wood Ave, Linden, NJ, 07036 - map
(908) 862-3207
http://baywaycatering.net
Twitter: @MIKEBAYWAY

The Beacon Drive-In - website
255 John B White Sr Blvd, Spartanburg, SC, 29306 - map
(864) 585-9387
www.beacondrivein.com

No recipes in this episode

Worth the Trip (DV0110)

Worth the Trip - Original Airdate 7/16/2007

Guy Fieri goes the extra mile to check out some places well worth traveling to.


Video from Harold's
Video from Big Star Diner, click here
Video from Mo Gridder's, click here

Big Star Diner (no website)
305 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110 map
(206) 842-5786

Harold's - website
602 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC, 29340 - map
(864) 489-9153
www.haroldsrestaurant.com

Mo Gridder's - website
565 Hunts Point Ave, Bronx, NY, 10474 - map
(718) 991-3046
www.mogridder.com

Recipe in this episode
Big Star Meatloaf - Big Star Diner - Jay Wence

Retro (DV0109)

Season One, Episode Nine

Retro - Original Airdate 7/09/2007

Guy Fieri rolls out to some legendary joints that'll take you back in time.


Video from Taylor's Automatic Refresher
Video for Byways Cafe, click here
Video for South Side Soda Shop, click here

Byways Cafe - website
1212 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209 - map
(503) 221-0011
www.bywayscafe.com

South Side Soda Shop - website
1122 S Main St, Goshen, IN 46526 - map
(574) 534-3790
www.southsidesodashopdiner.com

Taylor's Automatic Refresher - website
933 Main St, St Helena, CA 94574 - map
(707) 963-3486
www.taylorsrefresher.com
Note: now known as Gott's Roadside
http://gottsroadside.com

Recipe in this episode
Mom's Meatloaf - South Side Soda Shop and Diner - Charity Boyd

House Specials (DV0108)

House Specials - Original Airdate 6/18/2007

Guy Fieri stops in for some one-of-a-kind specials


Video from the Red Arrow Diner
Video for Hank's Creekside Restaurant, click here
Video for Voula's Offshore Cafe, click here

Voula's Offshore Cafe - website
658 NE Northlake Way, Seattle, WA, 98105 - map
(206) 634-0183
www.voulasoffshore.com

Hank's Creekside Restaurant - website
2800 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405 - map
(707) 575-8839
www.sterba.com/sro/creekside

Red Arrow Diner - website
61 Lowell St, Manchester, NH, 03101 - map
(603) 626-1118
www.redarrowdiner.com
Twitter: @RedArrow24Diner

Recipes in this episode
Smokey the Salmon (Smoked Salmon Scramble) - Voula's Offshore Cafe
Hobo - Voula's Offshore Cafe

Guy Ate Here - Voula's Offshore Cafe - photo credit Rob McCleland

Burgers (DV0107)

Season One, Episode Seven

Burgers - Original Airdate 6/11/2007

Guy chases down the best of America's signature dish at three classic burger joints.


Video for the Triple XXX Family Restaurant
Video from Hackney's, click here
Video from the Squeeze Inn, click here

Hackney's - website
1241 Harms Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025 - map
(847) 724-5577
www.hackneys.net

Squeeze Inn - website
New Location: starting Monday, February 15, 2010
5301 PowerInn Rd Suite 100, Sacramento, CA, 95820 - map
(916) 386-8599
www.thesqueezeinn.com

Triple XXX Family Restaurant - website
2 N Salisbury St, West Lafayette, IN, 47906 - map
(765) 743-5373
www.triplexxxfamilyrestaurant.com

Recipes in this episode
Inside-Out Burger - Hackney's - Bill Blair
Potato Salad - Triple XXX Family Restaurant - Greg Ehresman

Local Legends (DV0106)

Season One, Episode Six

Local Legends Original Airdate 6/04/2007

Guy Fieri finds out what only the locals know at some places that have been drawing hometown crowds for years.


Video for the Everready Diner
For video from the A1 Diner, click here
For video from Leo's BBQ, click here

A1 Diner - website
3 Bridge St, Gardiner, ME, 04345 - map
(207) 582-5586
www.a1diner.com

Eveready Diner - website
4189 Us-9, Hyde Park, NY, 12538 - map
(845) 229-8100
www.theevereadydiner.com/

Leo's BBQ - website
3631 N Kelley Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 73111 - map
(405) 424-LEOS
www.leosbarbequeokc.com

Recipes in this episode
3-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese - Eveready Diner - Costa Vanikiotis
Shepherd's Pie in a Half-Roasted Squash - Eveready Diner - Costa Vanikiotis
Lobster Quesadillas - Eveready Diner - Costa Vanikiotis

BBQ (DV0105)

Season One, Episode Five

BBQ - Original Airdate 5/28/2007

Guy Fieri is on the hunt for the secrets of some of the best barbecue in America.


Video for Baby Blues BBQ
For video from the Barbecue King Drive-In, click here
For video from Louie Mueller BBQ, click here

Baby Blues BBQ - website
444 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90291 - map
(310) 396-7675
www.babybluesbarbq.com

Barbecue King Drive-In - website
2900 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28208 - map
(704) 399-8344
www.barbqking.com

Louie Mueller BBQ - website
206 W 2nd St, Taylor, TX, 76574 - map
(512) 352-6206
www.louiemuellerbarbeque.com

Recipe in this episode
Old-Fashioned Potato Salad - Louie Mueller Barbeque - Bobby Mueller, owner

Guy Ate Here - Bar-B-Q King (1 of 2) - photo credit Rob McCleland



















Guy Ate Here - Bar-B-Q King (2 of 2) - photo credit Rob McCleland

Breakfast (DV0104)

Season One, Episode Four

Breakfast - Original Airdate 5/21/2007

Guy Fieri is up early and rolling out to some of America's greatest breakfast joints, digging into the famous "Garbage Plate" at Frank's Diner in Kenosha, Wis. (brought to its location by a team of horses in 1926), checkin' out the Chili Verde omelet at The Coffee Cup in Boulder City, Nev. and the 'great for what ails you' John Wayne Breakfast at the Gaffey Street Diner in San Pedro, Calif.


Video for The Coffee Cup
Video from Frank's Diner, click here
Video from The Gaffey Street Diner, click here

Frank's Diner - website
508 58th St, Kenosha, WI 53140 - map
(262) 657-1017
www.franksdinerkenosha.com
Twitter: @franksdiner
Facebook

The Coffee Cup - website
512 Nevada Hwy, Boulder City, NV 89005 - map
(702) 294-0517
www.worldfamouscoffeecup.com

Gaffey Street Diner (no website)
247 N Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA 90731 - map
(310) 548-6724

Recipes in this episode
Chorizo Garbage Plate - Frank's Diner - Chris Schwartz, co-owner
Franks Twisted Diner Bread - Frank's Diner - Chris Schwartz, co-owner
Pork Chili Verde - The Coffee Cup - Al Stevens

Blue Plate Special (DV0103)

Season One, Episode Three

Blue Plate Special - Original Airdate 5/07/2007

Guy Fieri searches out some off-the-hook specials from coast to coast: The North Carolina joint where they're frying up pickles and homemade corn dogs; The Chicago area drive-in where Guy gets the secret to great Italian beef and the old-time Los Angeles hangout where the big hit is the Governator's special breakfast.


Video for The Penguin
Video for Patrick's Roadhouse, click here
Video from the Frosted Mug, click here

The Penguin - *closed and re-opened?*
1921 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205 - map
(704) 375-6959

Frosted Mug - *closed*
11541 S Pulaski Rd, Alsip, IL, 60803 - map
(574) 259-0214

Patrick's Roadhouse - website
106 Entrada Dr, Santa Monica, CA, 90402 - map
(310) 459-4544
www.patricksroadhouse

Recipes in this episode
Black Bean Hummus - The Penguin
Pimento Cheese - The Penguin

Guy Ate Here - The Penguin














Guy Ate Here again - The Penguin - photo credit Rob McCleland

That's Italian (DV0102)

Season One, Episode Two

That's Italian - Original Airdate 4/30/2007

Guy Fieri finds great Italian food in places you'd never expect: The Tennessee drive-in where they make their own meat sauce and bring the pasta to your car; The 1940's New York diner, shipped to Texas, that’s serving east coast Italian sausage and peppers; and the bar in a Las Vegas strip mall where they make the best stromboli Guy's ever had.


Video from Four Kegs Sports Pub
For video from Hullabaloo's click here
For video from the Pizza Palace, click here

Pizza Palace - website
3132 E Magnolia Ave Ne, Knoxville, TN, 37914 - map
(865) 524-4388
www.visitpizzapalace.com

Hullabaloo Diner - website
15045 FM 2154 Rd, College Station, TX, 77845 - map
(979) 690-3002
www.hullabaloodiner.com
Owner Rich Risbon

Four Kegs Sports Pub - website
267 N Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89107 - map
(702) 870-0255
www.fourkegs.com
twitter.com/fourkegs and Facebook

Recipe in this episode
Roman Sausage Sandwich - Hullabaloo Diner - Rich Risbon

Classics (DV0101)

Season One, Episode One

Classics - Original Airdate 4/23/2007

Guy Fieri rolls out for some classic American grub, discovering the secret recipe of the "cabrito" burger at a gourmet roadside shack in Tarpley, Texas, flipping the perfect over-easy egg in a Kansas diner, and stumbling upon a Mediterranean mecca on the long desert highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.


Video for Mad Greek's Diner
Video from Brint's Diner, click here
Video from Mac & Ernie's Roadside Eatery, click here

Mac & Ernie's Roadside Eatery - website
William's Creek Depot FM 470, Tarpley, TX 78883 - map
(830) 562-3250
www.macandernies.com

Brint's Diner (no website)
4834 E Lincoln St., Wichita, KS 67218 - map
(316) 684-0290

Mad Greek Diner (no website)
72112 Baker Blvd., Baker, CA 92309 - map
(760) 733-4354

Recipes in this episode
Ancho Chile Honey Basted Quail - Mac & Ernie's Roadside Eatery - Naylene Dillingham
Chicken Fried Lamb Chops with Creamy Gravy - Mac & Ernie's Roadside Eatery