The Shanty on US Highway 41 in Wadsworth has been a Lake County institution since it opened, combining American comfort food, fresh seafood, and steaks in a setting that earns the drive from Chicago and Milwaukee alike. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Dives Worth a Drive,” which aired
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American, Illinois, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 7Nicolas “Nico” Chaize is a classically trained French chef who opened Nico’s at Pier 38 next door to the Honolulu Fish Auction — the largest fresh tuna auction in the United States — which means his fish goes from the boat to the auction block to his kitchen in a matter of hours. It appeared
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Hawaii, Honolulu, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 8Pier 23 Cafe sits on the Embarcadero waterfront at Pier 23, one of the oldest continuously operating restaurant locations on San Francisco Bay, with a history stretching back to the 1930s and a waterfront patio that makes it the right place to be on a sunny San Francisco afternoon. It appeared in Season 8, Episode
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Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Seafood, Season 8Aldo’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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Califonia, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 8Whale’s Rib on NE 2nd Street in Deerfield Beach has been a South Florida seafood institution since it opened in 1981, serving fresh fish the way a South Florida seafood shack should: simply, generously, and without pretension. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Only At This Joint,” which aired
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Florida, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 7The Garcia brothers founded La Camaronera on West Flagler Street in Miami’s Little Havana in the 1960s — a Cuban family-run fish market and restaurant serving the seafood of their heritage the way Cuban fishermen have always prepared it: fresh, battered, and fried in the tradition that makes the simplest preparations the most satisfying. La
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Cuban, Florida, Miami, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 6Blue Marlin Fish House Restaurant in North Miami Beach appeared in Season 6, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “All Kinds of Classics,” which aired June 8, 2009, as a South Florida seafood operation serving fresh fish in the unpretentious, quality-first tradition that earns a neighborhood following in a city with no shortage of
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Florida, Miami, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 6Blow Fly Inn on Washington Avenue in Gulfport has been a Mississippi Gulf Coast seafood and Southern food institution since the 1940s, surviving hurricanes, ownership changes, and decades of competition to remain one of the most authentic dining experiences on the coast. It appeared in Season 5, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Neighborhood
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Mississippi, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 5, SouthernJoe Tess Place appeared in Season 5, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Long Time Legends,” which aired January 5, 2009, as an Omaha fish house institution serving fresh carp and other freshwater fish in a tradition that stretched back decades on the south side of the city. The restaurant has since permanently closed.
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Nebraska, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 5Glenn’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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