Season 12

Zest! Exciting Food Creations – Indianapolis, Indiana – Closed

American, Indiana, Indianapolis, Restaurants, Season 12, Vegetarian

Zest! Exciting Food Creations appeared in Season 12, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Bar Food and Bon Bons,” which aired May 9, 2011, as an Indianapolis American cafe building a creative vegetarian and comfort food menu that brought exciting, quality-forward food to a city that appreciated it. The restaurant has since permanently closed. […]

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Catelli’s – Geyserville, California

Burgers, Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 12

Catelli’s on Geyserville Avenue has been the dining anchor of a small Sonoma County Alexander Valley wine town since the Catelli family first opened it in 1936, and the current incarnation under Nick and Domenica Catelli has brought the family restaurant back to life with a menu built around house-made pasta, locally sourced ingredients, and

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The Sparrow Tavern – Astoria, New York

Burgers, New York, Restaurants, Season 12

The Sparrow Tavern on 29th Street in Astoria has been a Queens neighborhood pub institution since it opened, combining a serious craft beer program with scratch-made bar food that earns a loyal following in one of New York City’s most culinarily diverse neighborhoods. It appeared in Season 12, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,

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California Tacos To Go – Tampa, Florida – Closed

Florida, Restaurants, Season 12, Tampa

California Tacos To Go appeared in Season 12, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “From Kraut to Couscous,” which aired May 16, 2011, as a Tampa Mexican taqueria serving authentic street-style tacos and burritos with the from-scratch commitment that earns a fast-casual operation its DDD segment. The featured Skipper Road location has since permanently

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The Tamale Place – Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Indianapolis, Restaurants, Season 12

The Tamale Place on Rockville Road in Indianapolis has been making hand-crafted tamales from family recipes since it opened, building a regional reputation around one of the most labor-intensive and tradition-bound dishes in Mexican cooking. It appeared in Season 12, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “You Can Only Get It Here,” which aired

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HRD Coffee Shop – San Francisco, California – Closed

Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Season 12

HRD Coffee Shop appeared in Season 12, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “You Can Only Get It Here,” which aired May 23, 2011, as a San Francisco SoMa neighborhood breakfast cafe building Korean-Mexican fusion breakfast plates that you genuinely could not find anywhere else — kimchi burritos, Korean-spiced scrambles, and the creative cross-cultural

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Moroccan Bites – San Antonio, Texas

Mediterranean, Restaurants, San Antonio, Season 12, Texas

Moroccan Bites on Evers Road in San Antonio has been bringing the fragrant, spice-driven cooking of Morocco to a city that had very little access to North African cuisine since it opened, serving tagines, couscous, bastilla, and the slow-cooked Moroccan comfort food traditions that are genuinely rare in Texas. It appeared in Season 12, Episode

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Lauer-Krauts – Brighton, Colorado

Colorado, Restaurants, Season 12

Lauer-Krauts on South 6th Street in Brighton has been bringing authentic German and Russian cooking to Colorado’s Front Range since it opened, serving schnitzel, pierogies, borscht, and the Central and Eastern European comfort food traditions that are genuinely rare in the Denver metro area. It appeared in Season 12, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and

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Supino Pizzeria – Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Italian, Michigan, Pizza, Restaurants, Season 12

Supino Pizzeria on Russell Street in Detroit’s Eastern Market neighborhood has been one of the city’s most celebrated pizza destinations since Dave Mancini opened it in 2008, building a menu around Neapolitan-influenced thin-crust pizza made with house-made dough, San Marzano tomatoes, and the quality ingredients that earned Supino a national reputation well beyond Michigan. It

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Broken Record – San Francisco, California – Closed

Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Season 12

Broken Record appeared in Season 12, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Southern Flavor,” which aired September 19, 2011, as a San Francisco Excelsior neighborhood pub serving Southern comfort food and bar food with the creative scratch-made approach that earned it a DDD segment. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: Broken

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