Grampa’s Bakery and Restaurant in Dania Beach, Florida built its reputation on baking everything from scratch in house and then building a comfort food menu around that baking foundation. The cinnamon rolls, the bread, the pies, the biscuits — all of it comes from the kitchen rather than a supplier. It appeared in Season 3, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Comfort Food,” which aired June 15, 2008, and Guy Fieri found exactly the kind of comfort food operation the episode title promised: warm, unpretentious, and built on scratch baking that most restaurants gave up on decades ago.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Grampa’s Bakery and Restaurant
City: Dania Beach, Florida
Cuisine: Bakery / Comfort Food
DDD Season: 3
DDD Episode: 10
Episode Title: Comfort Food
Original Air Date: June 15, 2008
Address: 17 SW First St., Dania Beach, FL 33004
Phone: 954-923-2163
Website: https://www.eatatgrampas.com/
Status: Open
About Grampa’s Bakery & Restaurant
Grampa’s operates as a full-service breakfast and lunch restaurant alongside its bakery program, which means the items on your plate are connected to the same kitchen producing the pastry case. The Dania Beach location has built a strong local following across South Florida, with the scratch baking acting as the differentiator in a market where it’s increasingly rare. The restaurant’s approach is straightforward: make everything properly, portion it generously, and let the food do the work.
What to Eat at Grampa’s Bakery & Restaurant
The Cinnamon Rolls are the bakery signature and the item most first-timers are directed toward. The Pies, baked fresh daily, are worth planning the visit around. The comfort food menu covers eggs, sandwiches, soups, and the kind of full breakfast plates that the in-house baking makes significantly better than the standard diner version. Check the website for current daily specials.
Plan Your Visit
Address: 17 SW First St., Dania Beach, FL 33004
Phone: 954-923-2163
Website: https://www.eatatgrampas.com/
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Comfort Food episode on Amazon and pick up Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip with Recipes for more comfort food inspiration from the show.
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Grampa’s Bakery and Restaurant appeared in Season 3, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Comfort Food,” originally aired June 15, 2008.