Season 17

Edelweiss Sausage & Delicatessen – Portland, Oregon

Oregon, Portland, Restaurants, Season 17

Edelweiss Sausage and Delicatessen on SE 12th Avenue in Portland has been a city German deli institution since it opened in 1944, producing house-made German sausages, imported European meats and cheeses, and the Central European deli experience that earns a Pacific Northwest city its most authentic connection to German food culture across nearly 80 years

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Pica Pica Maize Kitchen – San Francisco, California

Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Season 17

Pica Pica Maize Kitchen on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District has been bringing authentic Venezuelan cooking to the Bay Area since it opened, building a menu around arepas — the Venezuelan cornmeal cakes split and stuffed with meats, cheese, and the fillings of the Venezuelan table — that earns a Mission District restaurant

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Nopalito – San Francisco, California

Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Season 17

Nopalito on Broderick Street in San Francisco has been one of the Bay Area’s most celebrated authentic Mexican restaurants since it opened as a spinoff of Nopa, building a menu around the regional Mexican cooking traditions — house-made masa, slow-braised meats, and the complex sauces of interior Mexico — that most San Francisco Mexican restaurants

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Spirito’s Italian Diner – Carlsbad, California

Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 17

Spirito’s Italian Diner on El Camino Real in Carlsbad has been a North County San Diego Italian institution since it opened, serving the house-made pasta, slow-simmered sauces, and the Italian-American comfort food that earns a coastal California community its go-to neighborhood Italian restaurant in a market where the competition for the Italian dining dollar is

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Shirley’s Tippy Canoe – Troutdale, Oregon – Closed

Oregon, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Seafood, Season 17

Shirley’s Tippy Canoe appeared in Season 17, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “From the Heart,” which aired August 12, 2013, as a Troutdale, Oregon retro diner and sandwich shop sitting on the Columbia River with a setting that made it one of the most scenic roadside restaurants in the Pacific Northwest — serving

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Pizzeria Luigi – San Diego, California

Califonia, Italian, Pizza, Restaurants, San Diego, Season 17

Pizzeria Luigi on 25th Street in San Diego’s Golden Hill neighborhood has been a city pizza institution since Luigi Agostini opened it in 1995, serving New York-style pizza by the slice and whole pies with the quality and consistency that earns a neighborhood pizzeria its multigenerational loyal following across nearly three decades of San Diego

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OB Noodle House & Sake Bar – San Diego, California

Califonia, Restaurants, San Diego, Season 17

OB Noodle House and Sake Bar on Cable Street in Ocean Beach has been a San Diego neighborhood institution since it opened, combining a serious Asian noodle program with a creative wings menu and one of the most respected sake selections in a city that has developed a strong appreciation for Japanese drinks culture. It

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Hodad’s – San Diego, California

Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, San Diego, Season 17

Hodad’s on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach has been a San Diego burger institution since Mike Hardin opened it in 1969, serving the hand-formed burgers in a surf culture setting that has made it one of the most beloved and recognizable restaurants in a city with a serious burger culture. It appeared in Season 17,

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Eastside Market Italian Deli – Los Angeles, California

Califonia, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 17

Eastside Market Italian Deli on Alpine Street in Los Angeles’s Chinatown-adjacent neighborhood has been a city Italian deli institution since the Badalamenti family opened it in 1929, serving the overstuffed Italian sub sandwiches, house-made salads, and the scratch-made Italian deli food that earns a Los Angeles neighborhood its most beloved Italian counter nearly a century

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The Park’s Finest BBQ – Los Angeles, California

Barbecue, Califonia, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 17

The Park’s Finest BBQ on West Temple Street in Los Angeles’s Historic Filipinotown has been building a reputation as one of the most distinctive BBQ operations in the country since it opened, combining American slow-smoked BBQ technique with Filipino flavors — adobo-marinated smoked meats, longanisa sausage, and the Southeast Asian spice traditions that make The

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