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Ingrid’s Kitchen – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Closed

Oklahoma, Restaurants, Season 8

Ingrid’s Kitchen appeared in Season 8, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Home and Away,” which aired February 1, 2010, as an Oklahoma City German deli and bakery serving house-made sausages, schnitzel, strudel, and the European baking traditions that Ingrid built into one of the city’s most beloved specialty food operations. The restaurant has […]

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Melt Bar & Grilled – Lakewood, Ohio

Comfort Food, Ohio, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 8

Melt Bar and Grilled appeared in Season 8, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “By Request,” which aired February 8, 2010, as a Lakewood, Ohio grilled cheese operation building creative, over-the-top comfort food sandwiches with the kind of audacious approach that earned national attention. The featured Lakewood location has since permanently closed, though other

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900 Grayson Restaurant – Berkeley, California

American, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 8

900 Grayson on Grayson Street in Berkeley’s West Berkeley neighborhood has been one of the Bay Area’s go-to spots for creative American comfort food since it opened, built around scratch-made chicken and waffles and the kind of thoughtful, locally sourced breakfast and brunch plates that made it a destination well before the cameras arrived. It

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The Oinkster – Eagle Rock, California

Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 8

Andre 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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Taste of Peru – Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, Restaurants, Season 8

Taste of Peru on North Clark Street in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood has been bringing authentic Peruvian cooking to the city since it opened, serving ceviche, lomo saltado, aji de gallina, and the full Peruvian coastal and highland food traditions in a setting that earns a devoted following from Chicago’s Latin American community and the

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Rick & Ann’s Restaurant – Berkeley, California

American, Breakfast, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 8

Rick and Ann’s on Domingo Avenue in Berkeley’s Elmwood neighborhood has been a neighborhood breakfast and brunch institution since Rick Mahan and Ann Walker opened it, building a menu around scratch-made morning food with the kind of locally sourced, seasonal approach that made Berkeley’s food culture famous before it became nationally common. It appeared in

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Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe – Emeryville, California

Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 8

Rudy’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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Crazy Burger Cafe & Juice Bar – Narragansett, Rhode Island

Burgers, Restaurants, Rhode Island, Season 8

Crazy 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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Pizza Junction – North Tonawanda, New York – Closed

New York, Pizza, Restaurants, Season 8

Pizza Junction appeared in Season 8, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Pizza, Pork and Paprikash,” which aired January 11, 2010, as a North Tonawanda pizza operation serving the Buffalo-area style of pizza that the Western New York pizza tradition has built its reputation on. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant:

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