Rodney Muirhead grew up in Texas, moved to Portland, and got tired of not being able to find Texas-style BBQ. In 2006 he opened Podnah’s Pit Barbecue on NE Killingsworth and started smoking brisket, ribs, and sausage over oak and pecan the way he grew up eating it. Portland took notice immediately. Podnah’s appeared in […]
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Barbecue, Oregon, Portland, Restaurants, Season 7La Texanita on Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa has been serving Sonoran and northern Mexican food to Sonoma County since it opened, building a reputation around carne asada, birria, and the kind of regional Mexican cooking that reflects the traditions of the Mexican state of Sonora rather than a generic Tex-Mex menu. It appeared in
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Califonia, Mexican, Restaurants, Season 7Tre Kronor on West Foster Avenue in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood has been serving Swedish and Scandinavian food since Ann Magnuson and her family opened it, named for the three crowns of the Swedish coat of arms. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Global Grub,” which aired August 24,
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Chicago, Illinois, Restaurants, Season 7Prince Lebanese Grill on West Randol Mill Road in Arlington has been serving authentic Lebanese food to the DFW metroplex since it opened, building a following around house-made hummus, fresh-baked pita, shawarma, and the kind of from-scratch Lebanese cooking that is genuinely difficult to find in North Texas. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 4
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Mediterranean, Restaurants, Season 7, TexasPam’s Kitchen on University Way NE in Seattle’s University District has been bringing authentic Trinidadian and Caribbean cooking to the Pacific Northwest since owner Pam opened it, serving doubles, roti, curry, and the kind of Trinidad street food that most of Seattle had never encountered. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins
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Carribean, Restaurants, Season 7, Seattle, WashingtonNic’s Grill on North Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City is a small counter-service burger spot that has been producing some of the best smash burgers in the state since Nick Papadopulous opened it, operating out of a space barely large enough to seat a dozen people with a kitchen that produces outsized results. It appeared
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Breakfast, Burgers, Oklahoma, Restaurants, Season 7Rick’s Press Room Grill and Bar appeared in Season 7, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Name That Cook,” which aired August 17, 2009, as a Meridian, Idaho American comfort food restaurant serving scratch-made food that earned its DDD segment. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: Rick’s Press Room Grill and
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American, Comfort Food, Idaho, Restaurants, Season 7Cempazuchi appeared in Season 7, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Burgers, Tacos and Dogs,” which aired August 10, 2009, as a Milwaukee Brady Street restaurant serving authentic Oaxacan and regional Mexican food well beyond Tex-Mex — mole negro, tlayudas, and the complex preparations of southern Mexico that most of the Midwest had never
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Milwaukee, Restaurants, Season 7, WisconsinFab Hot Dogs on Victory Boulevard in Reseda has been making a case for the San Fernando Valley as a serious hot dog destination since it opened, splitting and griddling all-beef dogs and building them with scratch-made toppings that go well beyond the standard stand. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins
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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 7Aubrey and Nona Lankford started a fruit stand in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town neighborhood in 1937, moved into a two-story building at 88 Dennis Street in 1939, and ran a full-service grocery there for four decades. In the early 1980s their daughter Eydie took over, recognized the big grocery chains weren’t beatable, and pivoted to a
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