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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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Califonia, Restaurants, San Francisco, Season 12

Meal Ticket – Berkeley, California – Closed

American, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 10

Meal Ticket appeared in Season 10, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Sweet ‘n Savory,” which aired November 26, 2010, as a Berkeley American restaurant building a creative comfort food menu around pork and seasonal local ingredients in the tradition of the Bay Area’s farm-to-table movement. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts

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American, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 10

Brats Brothers – Sherman Oaks, California – Closed

Califonia, Restaurants, Season 10

Brats Brothers appeared in Season 10, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Gone Global,” which aired November 8, 2010, as a Sherman Oaks German sausage operation bringing house-made bratwurst, currywurst, and the Central European sausage tradition to the San Fernando Valley with the kind of scratch-made quality that earned a DDD segment. The restaurant

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Califonia, Restaurants, Season 10

Mama Cozza’s – Anaheim, California

Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 10

Mama Cozza’s on West Ball Road in Anaheim has been serving Italian-American comfort food to Orange County since it opened in 1967, building a multi-generational following around house-made pasta, lasagna, and the kind of red-sauce Italian cooking that earns a family restaurant its neighborhood anchor status across six decades. It appeared in Season 10, Episode

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Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 10

Paul’s Coffee Shop – Fountain Valley, California

Breakfast, Califonia, Diner, Restaurants, Season 9

Paul’s Coffee Shop on Bushard Street in Fountain Valley has been a Southern California breakfast institution since it opened, serving the kind of generous, no-frills diner breakfast that earns a suburban neighborhood its loyal regulars one plate at a time. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “You Called It,”

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Breakfast, Califonia, Diner, Restaurants, Season 9

Burger Me! – Truckee, California

Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 9

Burger Me! on Donner Pass Road in Truckee has been feeding the Sierra Nevada mountain community with quality burgers since it opened, building a menu around fresh-ground beef, creative toppings, and the kind of straightforward quality that earns a mountain town its locals’ loyalty beyond the ski season. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 11

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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 9

Don Chow Tacos – Los Angeles, California – Closed

Califonia, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 9

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 9

Jax Truckee Diner – Truckee, California

American, Breakfast, Califonia, Diner, Restaurants, Season 9

Jax 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 9

Schellville Grille – Sonoma, California – Closed

Barbecue, Califonia, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 9

Schellville 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 9

At Last Cafe – Long Beach, California – Closed

Califonia, Comfort Food, Restaurants, Season 9

At 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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Califonia, Comfort Food, Restaurants, Season 9
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