Ten feet wide. Fourteen stools. A line out the door most mornings. Al’s Breakfast in Minneapolis, Minnesota has been doing more with less space than almost any restaurant in America since 1950, and it has the reputation to prove it. It appeared in Season 1, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — “American Cookin’,” […]
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Breakfast, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Restaurants, Season 1Not 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 1Rosie’s Diner in Rockford, Michigan carried more history per square foot than most restaurants ever dream of. Featured in Season 1, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — “American Cookin’,” which aired July 30, 2007 — it was already one of the most storied dining cars in the country long before Guy Fieri ever
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American, Diner, Michigan, Restaurants, Season 1Some places earn their reputation one plate at a time. The Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg, South Carolina has been doing exactly that since 1946. It showed up in Season 1, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — “Diners A-Plenty,” which aired July 23, 2007 — and it fit the episode title better than almost
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Burgers, Restaurants, Season 1, South CarolinaEvery road has a starting point. For Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, that starting point was right here — 2019 S Wood Ave, Linden, NJ 07036. Johnny Prince’s Famous Bayway Diner lays claim to being the first diner ever featured on the show, which makes it less of a stop on the Triple D trail and
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Comfort Food, Diner, New Jersey, Restaurants, Season 1Kelly’s Diner in Somerville, Massachusetts is the kind of breakfast stop that feels like it was built for coffee refills, griddle smoke, and a crowd that knows exactly what it came for. Featured in Season 1, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, it brought classic diner energy to an episode called Diners A-Plenty, which
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Breakfast, Diner, Massachusetts, Restaurants, Season 1Big Star Diner in Bainbridge Island, Washington brought classic diner comfort to Season 1, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. In an episode called Worth the Trip, this was the kind of stop that made the title make sense: an American diner with local pull, a laid-back Northwest setting, and the sort of all-day
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American, Diner, Restaurants, Season 1, WashingtonBrint’s Diner in Wichita, Kansas came from the old breakfast-counter school of thought: keep the coffee moving, get the plate down hot, and let the food handle the introductions. Its spot in Season 1, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives puts it right at the beginning of the Triple D road map, when the
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Barbecue, New York, Restaurants, Season 1Taylor’s Automatic Refresher in St. Helena, California cruised into Season 1, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with exactly the kind of roadside burger-stand energy a Retro episode should have. This Napa Valley stop brought burgers, casual counter-service charm, and the kind of old-school setup that feels built for a sunny detour and a
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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 1South Side Soda Shop and Diner in Goshen, Indiana feels like it drove straight in from the kind of retro lane Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives was made to celebrate. Featured in Season 1, Episode 9, this Indiana stop brought soda fountain charm, diner comfort, and the kind of throwback personality that fits an episode called
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