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The Kitchen – Oxnard, California – Closed

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The Kitchen appeared in Season 13, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Multitaskers,” which aired January 30, 2012, as an Oxnard American comfort food restaurant building a creative, eclectic scratch-made menu that earned its DDD segment in a Ventura County city with a strong agricultural community and a growing independent restaurant scene. The restaurant

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Mac’s Fish & Chip Shop – Santa Barbara, California – Closed

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Mac’s Fish and Chip Shop appeared in Season 13, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Global Traditions,” which aired January 23, 2012, as a Santa Barbara British fish and chip shop serving properly battered fish, hand-cut chips, and the full British chip shop tradition in a California coastal city that appreciated having the real

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Lito’s Mexican Restaurant – Santa Barbara, California

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Lito’s Mexican Restaurant on East Haley Street in Santa Barbara has been serving authentic Mexican food to the Santa Barbara community since it opened, building a reputation around the scratch-made tacos, burritos, and traditional Mexican plates that earn a neighborhood taqueria its multigenerational loyal following in a city where Mexican food is taken seriously. It

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The Golden Bear – Sacramento, California

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The Golden Bear on K Street in Sacramento’s Midtown neighborhood has been a neighborhood pub and kitchen institution since it opened, combining a serious bar program with scratch-made American pub food in a setting that earns the loyalty of the Midtown community year-round. It appeared in Season 11, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,

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WOW Worth Our Weight – Santa Rosa, California – Closed

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WOW Worth Our Weight appeared in Season 11, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Funky Finds,” which aired January 17, 2011, as a Santa Rosa nonprofit cafe and culinary training program building a scratch-made American comfort food menu while providing at-risk youth with culinary education and job skills. The restaurant has since permanently closed.

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Gatsby’s Diner – Sacramento, California – Closed

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Gatsby’s Diner appeared in Season 11, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “A Little Twisted,” which aired January 31, 2011, as a Sacramento American diner and burger operation serving creative scratch-made diner food with a retro character that earned its DDD segment. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: Gatsby’s DinerCity: Sacramento,

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Aunt Mary’s Cafe – Oakland, California – Closed

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Aunt Mary’s Cafe appeared in Season 11, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Favorites With a Twist,” which aired February 28, 2011, as an Oakland brunch cafe serving Southern-influenced breakfast and seafood with the creative, quality-forward approach that made it one of the East Bay’s most celebrated morning destinations before it closed. The restaurant

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Dad’s Kitchen – Sacramento, California

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Dad’s Kitchen on Freeport Boulevard in Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood has been a community institution since it opened, serving the kind of honest, scratch-made American diner food that earns a neighborhood its go-to lunch counter one loyal regular at a time. It appeared in Season 11, Episode 8 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Soup and

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Jimtown Store – Healdsburg, California

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Jimtown Store on CA-128 in the Alexander Valley has been a Wine Country roadside institution since Carrie Brown and John Werner restored it in 1991, transforming a dilapidated general store dating to 1895 into a beloved cafe, sandwich shop, and artisan market. It appeared in Season 11, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Porktastic,”

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Sunflower Caffe – Sonoma, California

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Sunflower Caffe on First Street West in the heart of Sonoma’s historic plaza has been a Wine Country breakfast and lunch institution since it opened, serving California comfort food built around local ingredients with the kind of warm, community-focused cafe atmosphere that earns a Sonoma Valley neighborhood its go-to morning spot. It appeared in Season

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