Best Episodes
Host Guy Fieri travels across America in search of the best diners, drive-ins and dives. He visits classic "greasy spoon" restaurants and talks to staff and customers about the food. Episodes often feature eateries linked by a common theme, such as burgers or comfort food.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 06, 2023.
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Y J's Snack Bar (Kansas City, KS), Chino Bandido (Phoenix, AZ), Marietta Diner (Marietta, GA) Guy features a veritable smorgasbord of international flavor this week. Greek specialties in Atlanta, and Phoenix stop that serves a multitude of cultural dishes.
The episode was rated 7.31 from 16 votes.
11th Street Diner (Miami Beach, FL), Bobo Drive In (Topeka, KS), Little Tea Shop (Memphis, TN) Guy Fieri searches out some classic joints including a 60-year-old Pennsylvania Diner transplanted to South Beach; in Topeka, Kan., a drive-in straight out of the 50s; and the oldest restaurant in Memphis, a classic southern tea room from 1918.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 12 votes.
Tom's Bar-B-Q (Memphis, TN), Marlowe's Ribs (Memphis, TN), Leonard's BBQ (Memphis, TN), Cozy Corner (Memphis, TN) Guy Fieri rolls through Memphis, one of America's greatest barbecue towns. He checks out an 86-year old legend with the killer pulled pork sandwich and a true local favorite, barbecue spaghetti plus a tiny joint where the specialty is barbecued Cornish hen and serious ribs at a joint with its own fleet of pink Cadillacs.
The episode was rated 7.80 from 10 votes.
Iron Barley (St. Louis, MO), The Village Café (Richmond, VA), Thee Pits Again (Glendale, AZ), Daddypops (Hatboro, PA) Guy visits Philly for some scrapple, St. Louis for spaetzle, and a cafe in Virginia for calzones.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 18 votes.
Matthews Cafeteria (Tucker, GA), The Rivershack Tavern (Jefferson, LA), Monte Carlo Steak House (Albuquerque, NM) Guy Fieri finds local favorites from a third generation cafeteria outside Atlanta that serves Southern favorites, a Louisiana bar with a culinary school grad who's making everything from rabbit to turtle soup; and the Albuquerque, N.M. steakhouse you can enter through the liquor store.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 10 votes.
Brownstone Diner (Jersey City, NJ), 39th Street Mama's (Kansas City, MO), Matt's Big Breakfast (Phoenix, AZ) Guy kicks off season three in search of the best breakfast joints in America. From Jersey, to Phoneix, to Kansas City, Guy samples the best in Breakfast.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 21 votes.
Sweetie Pie's (St. Louis, MO), Smokey Valley Truck Stop (Olive Hill, KY), Roberto's Mexican Food (Phoenix, AZ) Guy Fieri goes where the recipes really do come from mama: A St. Louis landmark where a former backup singer is dishing up real deal soul food; the Phoenix gas station where everything's Mexican authentic and the Kentucky truck stop with real country cookin'.
The episode was rated 8.07 from 15 votes.
The Shed (Ocean Springs, MS), The Joint (New Orleans, LA), Texas Pride BBQ (Adkins, TX) Guy Fieri takes a Southern swing to check out different varieties of BBQ including a Mississippi barbecue "dive" where the locals like it sweet, a New Orleans, a little place doing North Carolina style pulled pork and outside San Antonio, Tx., visits a sprawling barbecue complex.
The episode was rated 8.08 from 13 votes.
Joe's Farm Grill (Gilbert, AZ), Maria's Taco Express (Austin, TX), Panini Pete's (Fairhope, AL) Guy Fieri tracks down some great places that prove fast food can also be great food. In Fairhope, Ala., pressed panini sandwiches, filled with everything homemade; in Austin, Tx., homemade tacos done every which way; and in Gilbert, Az., a fast food joint right on the farm.
The episode was rated 8.09 from 11 votes.
Charlie Parker's (Springfield, IL), Virginia Diner (Wakefield, VA), Tecolote Cafe (Santa Fe, NM) Guy Fieri journeys from the East Coast to the southwest for regional specialties including classic Southern cooking at a landmark diner in Virginia; the Horseshoe Sandwich at a steel Quonset hut in Springfield, Ill; and red and green chili, the signature dishes of New Mexico at a joint in Santa Fe.
The episode was rated 8.23 from 13 votes.
