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The Original Vito & Nick’s Pizzeria – Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, Italian, Pizza, Restaurants, Season 5

Vito and Nick Barraco opened their pizzeria on South Pulaski Road on Chicago’s southwest side in 1932, originally as a tavern that served food. The pizza program became the focus over time, and Vito and Nick’s developed one of the most distinctive styles in Chicago: a thin, crispy, cracker-like crust cut into squares rather than

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Big Jim’s – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 5

James “Big Jim” Bochicchio opened Big Jim’s in 1977 in the lower Greenfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh — the area locals call “The Run” — with his mother’s recipes for Italian wedding soup, meatballs, and spaghetti sauce, and a conviction that portions should never leave anyone wondering if they got enough. Big Jim passed away in

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Tommy’s Joynt – San Francisco, California

American, Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Sandwiches, Season 5

Tommy Harris was a popular young radio crooner on KFRC in San Francisco in the 1930s before moving to NBC. In 1947, he and partners Al Pollack and the Veprin family opened Tommy’s Joynt at the corner of Van Ness and Geary on Route 101, calling it “the most gorgeous joynt in S.F.” and welcoming

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Parasol’s – New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana, New Orleans, Restaurants, Season 5

In 1952, Charles Louis Passauer set up a bar and restaurant at the corner of Third and Constance Streets in New Orleans’ Irish Channel neighborhood. He named it Parasol’s because he thought Passauer would be too difficult to pronounce. In the seven decades since, the bar has survived Hurricane Katrina, multiple ownership changes, a nearly

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Ruth’s Diner – Salt Lake City, Utah

American, Breakfast, Diner, Restaurants, Salt Lake City, Season 5, Utah

In 1930, Ruth Evans opened Ruth’s Hamburgers in the old Meredith Building at 120 East Second South in downtown Salt Lake City. When the building was scheduled for demolition in 1946, she purchased an old Utah Light and Traction Company trolley car and moved her business rather than close it. In the spring of 1949

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Glenn’s Diner – Chicago, Illinois – Closed

Chicago, Diner, Illinois, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 5

Glenn’s Diner on West Montrose Avenue in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood built its reputation on an unusually bold promise for a neighborhood diner: serving the freshest possible seafood, flown in daily, alongside the American diner classics that keep a neighborhood restaurant full every morning. It appeared in Season 5, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,

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Surrey’s Cafe – New Orleans, Louisiana

Breakfast, Louisiana, New Orleans, Restaurants, Season 5

Surrey’s Café and Juice Bar sits on Magazine Street in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District, in a small, warm space that has been filling up every morning since it opened. The café earned its reputation on house-made bagels, fresh-squeezed organic juices, boudin hash with andouille, and shrimp and grits that belong in the conversation about

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Brewburger’s – Omaha, Nebraska – Closed

Burgers, Nebraska, Omaha, Restaurants, Season 4

Brewburger’s appeared in Season 4, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Doin’ Their Own Thing,” which aired November 10, 2008, as an Omaha brewpub and burger operation pairing craft beer with quality burgers in a setting that offered more than the standard bar food experience. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant:

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Modern Cafe – Minneapolis, Minnesota – Closed

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Restaurants, Season 4

Modern Cafe appeared in Season 4, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Doin’ Their Own Thing,” which aired November 10, 2008, as a Minneapolis neighborhood restaurant on 13th Avenue NE building a menu around farm-to-table sourcing and scratch-made diner fare well ahead of when that approach became common. The restaurant has since permanently closed.

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Lone Star Taqueria – Salt Lake City, Utah

Mexican, Restaurants, Salt Lake City, Season 4, Utah

Manuel Valdez and his brother have been running Lone Star Taqueria on Fort Union Boulevard since 1994, building a loyal Salt Lake Valley following around carne adovada, fish tacos, and the kind of authentic Mexican cooking that Sunset magazine named the “West’s Best Taco.” Lone Star appeared in Season 4, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins

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