Don Chow Tacos was a Los Angeles food truck serving Chinese-Mexican fusion — a combination that made perfect sense in a city where both culinary traditions have deep roots and a food truck culture willing to smash them together. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Fast Food Their Way,” […]
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Califonia, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 9Blue Ash Chili on Kenwood Road has been serving Cincinnati-style chili since 1969, which means it has been serving a style of chili that most of the country doesn’t recognize as chili — Greek-spiced, cinnamon-forward, served over spaghetti or as a coney dog — for over 50 years. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 7
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Cincinnati, Ohio, Restaurants, Season 9Culhane’s Irish Pub on Atlantic Boulevard in Atlantic Beach has been the Jacksonville beaches community’s go-to Irish pub since it opened, serving genuine Irish pub food and a deep selection of draft beers in a setting that earns its neighborhood regulars rather than just the tourist trade. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 7 of
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Comfort Food, Florida, Restaurants, Season 9Jax Truckee Diner on West River Street in downtown Truckee has been a mountain town comfort food institution, serving the skiers, snowboarders, hikers, and locals who need serious food at serious altitudes. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Comfort Food With Attitude,” which aired June 7, 2010. Guy Fieri
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American, Breakfast, Califonia, Diner, Restaurants, Season 9Jake’s Good Eats appeared in Season 9, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Grilled, Smoked and Sauced,” which aired May 31, 2010, as a Charlotte Southern comfort food restaurant serving scratch-made American and Southern food with the kind of neighborhood restaurant warmth that makes a community gathering place out of a dining room. The
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American, Charlotte, North Carolina, Restaurants, Season 9Schellville Grille appeared in Season 9, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Grilled, Smoked and Sauced,” which aired May 31, 2010, as a roadside BBQ and grill on the outskirts of Sonoma serving smoked meats and scratch-made sandwiches in the kind of low-key roadside setting that is disappearing from Wine Country as the region
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Barbecue, Califonia, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 9Terry’s Turf Club on Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati is impossible to miss — the exterior is covered in neon signs, the interior is louder, and the burgers are the reason people line up outside a building that seats only a handful of people at a time. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 6 of Diners,
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Burgers, Cincinnati, Ohio, Restaurants, Season 9In October 2006, Pat Martin walked past his favorite Mexican restaurant in Nolensville and found it had closed. He ran into the landlord on the spot, signed a lease on the 950-square-foot shack, and opened Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint with no restaurant experience and a consuming passion for West Tennessee whole hog barbecue he had learned
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Barbecue, Restaurants, Season 9, TennesseeVirgil’s Cafe appeared in Season 9, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Porkapalooza,” which aired May 24, 2010, as a Bellevue, Kentucky Cajun and Creole restaurant bringing the bold flavors of Louisiana to the Cincinnati suburbs across the Ohio River — gumbo, étouffée, and the scratch-made Southern Louisiana cooking that was otherwise hard to
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Comfort Food, Kentucky, Restaurants, Season 9At Last Cafe appeared in Season 9, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Porkapalooza,” which aired May 24, 2010, as a Long Beach New American comfort food restaurant building a creative menu around pork and seasonal ingredients with the kind of neighborhood restaurant warmth that earns a loyal local following. The restaurant has since
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