Bryant-Lake Bowl on West Lake Street in Minneapolis is a bowling alley, a theater, and a restaurant, all operating under one roof since 1993, and the combination works better than it has any right to. It appeared in Season 4, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Totally Unexpected,” which aired August 18, 2008, as […]
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American, Gastropub, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Restaurants, Season 4Black Duck Cafe on Riverside Avenue in Westport has been a Connecticut shoreline institution, combining fresh seafood with pub food in a waterfront setting that earns the loyalty of Fairfield County residents who know the difference between a proper fish sandwich and what passes for one in most suburban restaurants. It appeared in Season 6,
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Connecticut, Gastropub, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 6Luke Tobias opened Kuma’s Corner in 2005 at the corner of Belmont and Francisco in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood, intending to run a craft beer bar with heavy metal on the sound system. The burgers caught on faster than the beer list. Almost every burger on the menu is named after a heavy metal or hard
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Burgers, Chicago, Gastropub, Illinois, Restaurants, Season 6Louie’s on North Henderson Avenue in Dallas has been a Lower Greenville neighborhood fixture serving pizza, pub food, and Italian-American comfort food to a community of regulars who have been coming since the restaurant opened. It appeared in Season 5, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Family Favorites,” which aired March 23, 2009. Guy
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Dallas, Gastropub, Pizza, Restaurants, Season 5, TexasThe Nook has been a St. Paul institution since 1938 — which means it was already a 62-year-old neighborhood landmark when Ted Casper and Mike Runyon bought it in 2000 at age 20. The two co-owners, whose fathers are best friends, took the keys and turned an already beloved burger joint into one of the
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Burgers, Gastropub, Minnesota, Restaurants, Season 2The Rivershack Tavern sits on River Road in Jefferson, a few miles upriver from New Orleans, with a patio that looks out toward the Mississippi and a kitchen that takes Cajun pub food seriously enough to build a reputation well beyond the neighborhood. It appeared in Season 3, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,
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Gastropub, Louisiana, Restaurants, Season 3Not every Triple D stop is just a TV appearance. Some are personal. The Russian River Pub in Forestville, California falls squarely into that second category. When Guy Fieri featured it in Season 1, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — “American Cookin’,” aired July 30, 2007 — he called it one of his
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American, Califonia, Gastropub, Restaurants, Season 1Four Kegs Sports Pub in Las Vegas, Nevada brought a pub-side detour to Season 1, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. In an episode called That’s Italian, this stop added its own spin with Italian-American fare served in a sports bar setting that feels more neighborhood hangout than Strip spectacle. That is part of
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