Three Greek brothers — Sam, George, and Nick Copsis — immigrated to the United States and in 1955 opened a drive-in on South Boulevard in Charlotte small enough to hold a grill, a toaster, two deep fryers, and a drink station. The Independence Boulevard location, which opened in 1959, is the one that has been […]
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Burgers, Charlotte, North Carolina, Restaurants, Season 8Andre Guerrero opened The Oinkster in 2006 in Eagle Rock in a former Der Wienerschnitzel building, aiming to bring slow-food sensibility to fast-food formats: house-cured pastrami, pulled pork slow-smoked for 14 hours, Belgian-style fries cooked twice, and shakes made with Fosselman’s ice cream. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,
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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 8Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe takes its name from a Clash song and its food seriously. The Emeryville location on Hollis Street has been a Bay Area breakfast and burger destination since it opened, built around the kind of creative all-day diner menu that earns a devoted following in a college-adjacent, arts-heavy community. It appeared in
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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 8Crazy Burger Cafe and Juice Bar on Boon Street in Narragansett has been a Rhode Island South County institution since it opened, serving creative burgers, fresh-squeezed juices, and the kind of eclectic diner fare that earns a coastal community’s year-round loyalty beyond the summer beach season. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 3 of Diners,
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Burgers, Restaurants, Rhode Island, Season 8In 1960, Joe and Joan Bartley took over a small convenience store called the Harvard Spa, directly across from Harvard Yard, and started perfecting the hamburger. Six decades and three generations later, Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage is still in Harvard Square and still doing exactly that. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 1 of Diners,
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Burgers, Massachusetts, Restaurants, Season 8Nic’s Grill on North Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City is a small counter-service burger spot that has been producing some of the best smash burgers in the state since Nick Papadopulous opened it, operating out of a space barely large enough to seat a dozen people with a kitchen that produces outsized results. It appeared
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Breakfast, Burgers, Oklahoma, Restaurants, Season 7Fab Hot Dogs on Victory Boulevard in Reseda has been making a case for the San Fernando Valley as a serious hot dog destination since it opened, splitting and griddling all-beef dogs and building them with scratch-made toppings that go well beyond the standard stand. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins
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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 7Aubrey and Nona Lankford started a fruit stand in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town neighborhood in 1937, moved into a two-story building at 88 Dennis Street in 1939, and ran a full-service grocery there for four decades. In the early 1980s their daughter Eydie took over, recognized the big grocery chains weren’t beatable, and pivoted to a
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Burgers, Comfort Food, Houston, Restaurants, Season 7, TexasFred’s Texas Cafe on Currie Street in Fort Worth has been a Linwood neighborhood institution since it opened in 1983, serving the kind of no-nonsense Texas burgers and comfort food that earns a decades-long loyal following in a city that takes its food seriously. It appeared in Season 6, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and
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Burgers, Restaurants, Season 6, TexasBrewburger’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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