Landmark Diner – Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, Greek, North Carolina, Restaurants, Season 8

Landmark Diner on Central Avenue in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood has been a neighborhood institution since it opened in 1976, combining Greek family recipes with classic American diner food in the way that Greek-American diner families across the country perfected throughout the 20th century. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and

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Earl’s Drive-In – Chaffee, New York – Closed

Comfort Food, New York, Restaurants, Season 8

Earl’s Drive-In appeared in Season 8, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Twists and Traditions,” which aired March 22, 2010, as a rural western New York drive-in serving classic American drive-in comfort food to a community well off the beaten path in Chaffee. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: Earl’s Drive-InCity:

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Aldo’s Harbor Restaurant – Santa Cruz, California

Califonia, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 8

Aldo’s Harbor Restaurant on Atlantic Avenue in Santa Cruz sits at the edge of the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, which means the fish on your plate and the boats that caught it are visible from the same window. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Twists and Traditions,” which

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Momocho – Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Mexican, Ohio, Restaurants, Season 8

Momocho on Fulton Road in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood has been one of the city’s most celebrated Mexican restaurants since Eric Williams opened it, building a menu around modern Mexican cuisine — house-made salsas, creative guacamoles prepared tableside, and the kind of upscale approach to Mexican food that challenges the Tex-Mex assumptions most Midwesterners carry.

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The Liberty Elm Diner – Providence, Rhode Island – Closed

American, Restaurants, Rhode Island, Season 8

The Liberty Elm Diner appeared in Season 8, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Comfort Food Classics,” which aired February 22, 2010, as a Providence diner on Elmwood Avenue serving scratch-made breakfast and diner comfort food in a restored vintage diner car. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: The Liberty Elm

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Dish – Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina, Restaurants, Season 8

Dish on Thomas Avenue in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood has been one of the city’s most beloved Southern comfort food restaurants since it opened, building a menu around the kind of scratch-made Southern classics — chicken pot pie, shrimp and grits, pimento cheese — that earn a neighborhood restaurant its loyal following one plate at

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Naglee Park Garage – San Jose, California – Closed

American, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 8

Naglee Park Garage appeared in Season 8, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Comfort Food Classics,” which aired February 22, 2010, as a San Jose neighborhood restaurant building a creative American comfort food menu around lamb and seasonal local ingredients in a converted garage space that gave it the kind of character most purpose-built

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Bette’s Oceanview Diner – Berkeley, California

American, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 8

Bette’s Oceanview Diner has been on 4th Street in Berkeley’s Waterfront District since Bette Kroening and her partners opened it in 1982, serving scratch-made California diner breakfasts with the kind of quality sourcing and culinary technique that made the place a Bay Area institution well before Guy Fieri arrived. It appeared in Season 8, Episode

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Sophia’s Restaurant – Buffalo, New York

American, Breakfast, New York, Restaurants, Season 8

Sophia’s Restaurant on Military Road in Buffalo has been a neighborhood breakfast institution, serving the kind of generous, scratch-made morning food that earns the loyal regulars who show up at the same stool at the same time every week. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “And the Kicker Is…,”

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Pawley’s Front Porch – Columbia, South Carolina

Burgers, Restaurants, Season 8, South Carolina

Pawley’s Front Porch on Harden Street in Columbia has been one of South Carolina’s most celebrated burger spots since it opened, building a reputation around hand-formed patties on fresh-baked buns with the kind of quality sourcing that earns a college town its food destination status beyond the campus. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 7

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