PDX671 Food Trailer – Portland, Oregon – Closed

PDX671 Food Trailer appeared in Season 18, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Cannoli, Fritters and Wings,” which aired September 16, 2013, as a Portland Guamanian food trailer bringing the chamorro cooking traditions of Guam — red rice, chicken kelaguen, kare kare, and the island comfort food of the Mariana Islands — to a

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The Front Porch – San Francisco, California

The Front Porch on 29th Street in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood has been one of the city’s most celebrated Southern comfort food restaurants since it opened, serving fried chicken, biscuits, and the slow-cooked Southern dishes that earn a San Francisco restaurant its destination reputation in a city where the competition for the dining dollar

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KoJa Kitchen – San Francisco, California

KoJa Kitchen started as a roaming San Francisco food truck building a menu around the Korean-Japanese fusion rice burger — crispy rice cakes standing in for bread buns, filled with Korean and Japanese-influenced proteins and sauces — that earned a Bay Area cult following and eventually grew into a brick-and-mortar brand with multiple locations. It

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Miller’s East Coast Deli – San Francisco, California – Closed

Miller’s East Coast Deli appeared in Season 18, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Servin’ Up San Francisco,” which aired September 9, 2013, as a San Francisco Polk Street Jewish deli bringing the pastrami, corned beef, and the New York deli tradition to a city that had very few genuine Jewish deli options —

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Country Cat Dinnerhouse & Bar – Portland, Oregon

Country Cat Dinnerhouse and Bar on Southeast Stark Street in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood was one of the city’s most celebrated American comfort food restaurants from the time Adam Sappington opened it in 2007, building a menu around whole-animal butchery, scratch-made comfort food, and the farm-to-table Pacific Northwest ingredient sourcing that earned it a James Beard

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Industrial Cafe & Saloon – Portland, Oregon – Closed

Industrial Cafe and Saloon appeared in Season 18, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Neighborhood Knockouts,” which aired August 26, 2013, as a Portland Northwest District American cafe and saloon serving scratch-made comfort food and the kind of creative bar food that earned a Northwest Portland neighborhood its go-to neighborhood restaurant. The restaurant has

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Show Dogs – San Francisco, California – Closed

Show Dogs appeared in Season 18, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Neighborhood Knockouts,” which aired August 26, 2013, as a San Francisco Market Street hot dog and craft beer operation building creative, quality hot dogs with artisan sausages from local producers alongside a serious craft beer list in a Union Square setting that

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Crest Cafe – San Diego, California

Crest Cafe on Robinson Avenue in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood has been a city breakfast and cafe institution since it opened in 1983, serving the creative scratch-made morning food and comfort plates that earn a San Diego LGBTQ+ neighborhood its most beloved neighborhood cafe across four decades of community life. It appeared in Season 18,

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Edelweiss Sausage & Delicatessen – Portland, Oregon

Edelweiss Sausage and Delicatessen on SE 12th Avenue in Portland has been a city German deli institution since it opened in 1944, producing house-made German sausages, imported European meats and cheeses, and the Central European deli experience that earns a Pacific Northwest city its most authentic connection to German food culture across nearly 80 years

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Oregon, Portland, Restaurants, Season 17
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