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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — Season 2

200713 episodes6.8/10 (70 votes)

About this season

Host Guy Fieri takes a cross-country road trip to visit some of America's classic "greasy spoon" restaurants — diners, drive-ins and dives — that have been doing it right for decades.

Episodes (13)

Totally Fried
E1

1. Totally Fried

Aired 1 October 2007 • 22 min

Falafel's Drive-In (San Jose, Calif.) • Ramona Cafe (Ramona, Calif.) • Silk City Diner (Philadelphia, Pa.) Guy stops into a Philly diner for some fried spring rolls, a diner in Cali for deep-fried falafel, and a small town diner for fried chicken cordon bleu.

Route 66
E2

2. Route 66

Aired 8 October 2007 • 22 min

Emma Jean's Holland Burger Café (Victorville, Calif.) • The Rock Café (Stroud, Okla.) • Café on the Route (Baxter Springs, Kan.) Hop in for a ride down historic Route 66. Enjoy some homemade biscuits, German spaetzle, and pecan-crusted catfish.

Seaside Eats
E3

3. Seaside Eats

Aired 15 October 2007 • 22 min

Evelyn's Drive-In (Tiverton, R.I.) • Hodad's (Ocean Beach, Calif.) • Keegan's Seafood Grille (Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.) Fried clams and lobster chow-mien in Rhode Island, burgers as big as the beach in California, and Mediterranean food in a beach-side strip mall in Florida.

Local Flavor
E4

4. Local Flavor

Aired 22 October 2007 • 22 min

Mike's Chili Parlor (Seattle, Wash.) • Clanton's Café (Vinita, Okla.) • Duarte's Tavern (Pescadero, Calif.) Guy samples local favorites.: Chili from an 85 year-old recipe in Seattle, calf fries and chicken-fried steak in a 4th-generation café in Oklahoma, and Dungeness crab ciopino in California.

Viewer's Choice
E5

5. Viewer's Choice

Aired 29 October 2007 • 22 min

Jay Bee's Bar-B-Que (Gardena, Calif.) • Smoque (Chicago, Ill.) • BBQ Shack (Paola, Kan.) Guy travels to LA, Chicago, and Kansas City for some real BBQ.

Real Deal BBQ
E6

6. Real Deal BBQ

Aired 5 November 2007 • 22 min

Evelyn's Drive-In (Tiverton, R.I.) • Hodad's (Ocean Beach, Calif.), Keegan's Seafood Grille (Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.) Guy enjoys some fried clams and lobster chow-mien in Rhode Island, burgers in California, and Mediterranean food in Florida.

Talkin' Turkey
E7

7. Talkin' Turkey

Aired 10 November 2007 • 22 min

Mike's City Diner (Boston, Mass.) • Willie Bird's Restaurant (Santa Rosa, Calif.) • Alpine Steakhouse (Sarasota, Fla.) The turkey dinner, an American classic. Join Guy at a Boston joint where it's Thanksgiving every single day of the year. Also in Northern California, where Turkey is not only on the menu, it is the menu. Finally in Florida, where turducken is served.

One of a Kind
E8

8. One of a Kind

Aired 19 November 2007 • 22 min

JT Farnham's Seafood & Grill (South Essex, Mass.) • Joe's Gizzard City (Potterville, Mich.) • Grubstake Diner (San Francisco, Calif.) • Los Tapatios (San Jose, Calif.) Belly clams in Massachusetts, chicken gizzards in Michigan, Mexican food from a lunch truck, and Portuguese food in San Francisco. Guy travels to these locations this week for some one-of-a-kind specialties.

Family Owned
E9

9. Family Owned

Aired 23 November 2007 • 22 min

El Indio (San Diego, Calif.) • Charlie's Diner (Spencer, Mass.) • Paradise Pup (Des Plaines, Ill.) Stops include a Mexican restaurant and tortilla factory in San Diego where father and daughter work side-by-side. A Massachusetts diner where father and son have been working together for 20 years. And a legendary Chicago burger joint where two brothers turn out for char-burgers and three-layer fries.

Open 24/7
E10

10. Open 24/7

Aired 13 January 2008 • 22 min

Studio Diner (San Diego, Calif.) • White Palace Grill (Chicago, Ill.) • The Dining Car & Market (Philadelphia, Pa.) Guy visits places where you can order great food around the clock.

Off the Hook Specials
E11

11. Off the Hook Specials

Aired 20 January 2008 • 22 min

Schooner or Later (Long Beach, Calif.) • Grinder's (Kansas City, Mo.) • The Fly Trap (Ferndale, Mich.) • Gailwood Cook Shack (Chicago, Ill.) Guy visits places where the specials are totally off the hook. Ever have a chili and tater-tot pizza?

Burgers, Rings and Fries
E12

12. Burgers, Rings and Fries

Aired 21 January 2008 • 22 min

Joe's Cable Car (San Francisco, Calif.) • The Nook (St. Paul, Minn.) • Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger (Ann Arbor, Mich.) The best burgers in the country, huge fries, and legendary onion rings. What more could you ask for? Guy travels this week to find the all-american meal.

The New Jersey Diner Tour
E13

13. The New Jersey Diner Tour

Aired 28 January 2008 • 22 min

Mustache Bill's (Barnegat Light, N.J.) • Tick Tock Diner (Clifton, N.J.) • White Manna Hamburgers (Hackensack, N.J.) • The Ritz Diner (Livingston, N.J.) • Hightstown Diner (Hightstown, N.J.) • Skylark Diner (Edison, N.J.) • Jefferson Diner (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) Guy skips the country-wide tour this week to focus on the highlights of Jersey.

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