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Wilson’s Holy Smoke BBQ – Fairfield, Connecticut – Closed

Barbecue, Connecticut, Restaurants, Season 5

Wilson’s Holy Smoke BBQ appeared in Season 5, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “BBQ and More,” which aired February 9, 2009, as a Fairfield, Connecticut BBQ operation bringing serious pit-smoked barbecue to a state more known for its pizza and seafood traditions than its BBQ. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts […]

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Barbecue, Connecticut, Restaurants, Season 5

Valencia Luncheria – Norwalk, Connecticut

Connecticut, Restaurants, Season 5

Valencia Luncheria brought Venezuelan food to Norwalk, Connecticut in a setting that looked more like a casual lunchroom than a destination restaurant, which made it exactly the kind of place Guy Fieri was built to find. It appeared in Season 5, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Something from Everywhere,” which aired January 12,

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O’Rourke’s Diner – Middletown, Connecticut – Closed

American, Connecticut, Diner, Restaurants, Season 5

O’Rourke’s Diner on Main Street in Middletown, Connecticut was one of the most beloved diners in New England, operating since 1941 in an authentic 1946 Mountain View diner car that owner Brian O’Rourke ran for decades with a scratch-made menu well beyond standard diner expectations. It appeared in Season 5, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins

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American, Connecticut, Diner, Restaurants, Season 5

Black Duck Cafe – Westport, Connecticut

Connecticut, Gastropub, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 6

Black Duck Cafe on Riverside Avenue in Westport has been a Connecticut shoreline institution, combining fresh seafood with pub food in a waterfront setting that earns the loyalty of Fairfield County residents who know the difference between a proper fish sandwich and what passes for one in most suburban restaurants. It appeared in Season 6,

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Connecticut, Gastropub, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 6
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