Flying Mango on Hickman Road in Des Moines has been one of the city’s most celebrated Southern, BBQ, and Cajun-Creole restaurants since it opened, building a menu around the slow-smoked meats, gumbo, and the Southern comfort food traditions that earn a Midwest restaurant its destination reputation in a market where this cooking quality is genuinely
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Barbecue, Iowa, Restaurants, Season 22, SouthernPatton’s Restaurant and Catering appeared in Season 21, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Chicken Chowfest,” which aired November 28, 2014, as a Des Moines soul food and Southern comfort food restaurant serving the fried chicken, collard greens, and slow-cooked Southern plates that earned a devoted following in a Midwest city that appreciated having
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Iowa, Restaurants, Season 21, SouthernSouth of Beale on South Main Street in Memphis has been one of the city’s most celebrated pub and Southern comfort food restaurants since it opened, combining a serious craft beer program with scratch-made Southern bar food in a South Main Arts District setting that makes it as much a Memphis cultural destination as a
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Memphis, Restaurants, Season 15, Southern, TennesseeMoseberth’s Fried Chicken appeared in Season 13, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Time Tested Treasures,” which aired February 27, 2012, as a Portsmouth, Virginia Southern fried chicken institution that had been serving the Hampton Roads community its signature fried chicken since it opened, earning the kind of multigenerational loyal following that a properly
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Restaurants, Season 13, Southern, VirginiaThe Early Bird Diner on Savannah Highway in Charleston has been serving the Southern breakfast and diner food that the city’s West Ashley community has built its morning routine around since it opened, with the kind of scratch-made biscuits, fried chicken, and classic diner plates that earn a neighborhood restaurant its loyal following across all
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Restaurants, Season 13, South Carolina, SouthernThe 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, SouthernLouie and the Redhead Lady appeared in Season 11, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Quirky Classics,” which aired January 24, 2011, as a Mandeville, Louisiana Southern and Cajun restaurant serving the comfort food traditions of the North Shore with the kind of personality and scratch-made quality that earned a DDD segment. The restaurant
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Louisiana, Restaurants, Season 11, SouthernAunt Mary’s Cafe appeared in Season 11, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Favorites With a Twist,” which aired February 28, 2011, as an Oakland brunch cafe serving Southern-influenced breakfast and seafood with the creative, quality-forward approach that made it one of the East Bay’s most celebrated morning destinations before it closed. The restaurant
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Califonia, Oakland, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 11, Southern3 Sisters Cafe appeared in Season 11, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Signature Sandwiches,” which aired February 7, 2011, as an Indianapolis Broad Ripple neighborhood Southern cafe and bakery serving scratch-made breakfast, lunch, and baked goods with a community-focused warmth that earned a DDD segment. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts
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Indiana, Indianapolis, Restaurants, Season 11, SouthernThe Old Coffeepot Restaurant appeared in Season 11, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Signature Twists,” which aired April 4, 2011, as a French Quarter New Orleans institution serving Southern and Creole breakfast food in a historic Bourbon Street-adjacent setting that had been feeding the Quarter’s residents and visitors for decades. The restaurant has
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