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Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant – San Francisco, California – Closed

Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Season 2

Joe Obegi opened Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant on Mission Street in San Francisco’s Excelsior District in 1965, when burgers were $0.40. He ran it until March 16, 2014 — 49 years, same owner, same address, same philosophy — when he closed the doors to retire rather than sell to someone who might compromise the quality. […]

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Joey K’s Restaurant & Bar – New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana, New Orleans, Restaurants, Season 5, Southern

Joey K’s Restaurant and Bar started as Tony’s in the 1970s, one block from its current location on the corner of Seventh and Magazine Street in the Garden District. It has been under the name Joey K’s since the transition that brought it to this address, and it has been serving the same New Orleans

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Cecilia’s Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, Mexican, New Mexico, Restaurants, Season 5

Cecilia Baca opened Cecilia’s Cafe in 1999 on the corner of 6th Street and Silver Avenue in downtown Albuquerque, naming it after herself and building the menu around the New Mexican food she learned from her grandmother’s kitchen. She is one of twelve siblings and traces her cooking directly to her family’s traditions, including a

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The Highlander – Atlanta, Georgia – Closed

Atlanta, Georgia, Restaurants, Season 4

The Highlander appeared in Season 4, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Bar Food,” which aired July 27, 2008, as an Atlanta pub and bar kitchen serving food that punched well above the standard bar menu. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: The HighlanderCity: Atlanta, GeorgiaCuisine: Pub and Bar FoodDDD Season:

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Dixie Quick’s Magnolia Room – Council Bluffs, Iowa

Iowa, Restaurants, Season 4, Southern

Dixie Quick’s Magnolia Room was originally featured in the Omaha, Nebraska area before relocating to Council Bluffs, Iowa, just across the Missouri River. It appeared in Season 4, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Where the Locals Eat,” which aired August 4, 2008, as an eclectic Southern and Cajun kitchen that brought bold, unexpected

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Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken – Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Restaurants, Season 4, Tennessee

Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken on Millbranch Road in Memphis has been serving the kind of fried chicken that makes people drive across town without explanation since Louis Martin opened it decades ago. The sweet and spicy sauce that goes on the bird is the item that has built a national reputation, and it was what

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Memphis, Restaurants, Season 4, Tennessee

Galewood Cook Shack – Chicago, Illinois – Closed

Barbecue, Chicago, Illinois, Restaurants, Season 2

Galewood Cook Shack appeared in Season 2, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — “Off the Hook Specials,” aired January 20, 2008 — as a Chicago BBQ and food truck operation that earned its DDD segment with straightforward, no-frills smoked meat. The operation has since closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: Galewood Cook ShackCity: Chicago, IllinoisCuisine:

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Barbecue, Chicago, Illinois, Restaurants, Season 2

G&A Restaurant – White Marsh, Maryland

Burgers, Maryland, Restaurants, Season 4

G&A Restaurant was originally a Baltimore institution, operating on Eastern Avenue in the Highlandtown neighborhood for decades before relocating. It appeared in Season 4, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Burgers and Dogs,” which aired July 28, 2008, at its original Baltimore location, where it had been serving Eastern European-influenced comfort food including kielbasa,

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