John’s of 12th Street on East 12th Street in Manhattan’s East Village has been one of New York City’s most beloved Italian restaurants since it opened in 1908, serving red-sauce Italian food in a candlelit dining room that has barely changed in over a century of continuous operation. It appeared in Season 13, Episode 7
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Italian, New York, Restaurants, Season 13Rincon Criollo appeared in Season 13, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Meat Madness,” which aired January 16, 2012, as a Corona, Queens Cuban restaurant serving the roast pork, ropa vieja, and the comfort food of the Cuban table that earned it a devoted following in one of New York City’s most culturally rich
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Cuban, New York, Queens, Restaurants, Season 13The Redhead appeared in Season 13, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Scratch Made Classics,” which aired December 26, 2011, as an East Village Manhattan Southern comfort food restaurant serving the fried chicken, deviled eggs, and slow-cooked Southern dishes that earned it a devoted neighborhood following and a national food media reputation before it
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Comfort Food, New York, Restaurants, Season 13, SouthernMama’s Food Shop appeared in Season 13, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Southern Staples,” which aired December 19, 2011, as an East Village Manhattan comfort food operation serving the fried chicken, mac and cheese, and Southern comfort food plates that earned it a devoted neighborhood following in a city with no shortage of
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Comfort Food, New York, Restaurants, Season 13Danny’s All American Diner appeared in Season 13, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Coast to Coast Classics,” which aired December 5, 2011, as a Tampa American diner and burger operation serving the classic roadside diner comfort food that earns a suburban Tampa community its go-to neighborhood restaurant. The restaurant has since permanently closed.
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Burgers, Florida, Restaurants, Season 13, TampaTraffic Jam and Snug on West Canfield Street in Detroit’s Cass Corridor had been one of the city’s most beloved neighborhood brewpubs and restaurants since it opened in 1965, serving scratch-made American and vegetarian food alongside house-brewed beers in a setting that made it one of Detroit’s most enduring food institutions before a devastating fire
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American, Detroit, Michigan, Restaurants, Season 13, VegetarianTaco Bus on East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa started as an actual bus — a decommissioned transit bus converted into a taqueria parked on the side of the road — and has since grown into one of Tampa’s most beloved Mexican food brands, with multiple locations built around the same authentic street taco tradition that
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Florida, Mexican, Restaurants, Season 12, TampaMagnolia Pancake Haus on Embassy Oaks in San Antonio has been building a reputation as one of the city’s essential breakfast destinations since it opened, serving the kind of creative, generously portioned pancake and breakfast plates that earn a San Antonio community its go-to morning restaurant. It appeared in Season 12, Episode 11 of Diners,
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Breakfast, Restaurants, San Antonio, Season 12, TexasEl Bohio appeared in Season 12, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Global Comfort,” which aired October 24, 2011, as a San Antonio Puerto Rican restaurant serving the comfort food of the island — mofongo, pernil, pasteles, and the slow-cooked Caribbean dishes that are genuinely difficult to find in Texas. The restaurant has since
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Restaurants, San Antonio, Season 12, TexasBig and Little’s appeared in Season 12, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Pizza, Pancakes and Pork,” which aired November 7, 2011, as a Chicago River North fast-casual operation building creative seafood sandwiches and hot dogs with the kind of from-scratch quality and bold flavor combinations that earned a cult following in a city
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