Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Guy Fieri looks back at some of Triple-D's greatest hits: the diviest dives, the most off-the-hook dishes, the characters he describes only as bananas, and some of the weirdest things he has eaten on his endless Road Trip across America.

Guy Fieri heads all over the country as we revisit some his favorites from the road: Including an old-school cafeteria in the south cranking out 3rd generation southern classics; The pizzeria in Chicago, breaking the local rules with thin crust pizzas; The 80 year old Baltimore legend doin’ dogs Coney Island style; and the Texas carwash/Laundromat servin’ up world class lamb burgers.

In this one hour special, Guy Fieri explores the amazing holiday destination that is Disneyland - the fun, the experience, the added holiday excitement and charm, all wrapped around his focus on the park's holiday themed meals and treats. Guy, along with various members of his family, will highlight (and participate in the making of) a variety of food including baked goods (such as a gingerbread house and Yule log), candy (such as candy canes), and Christmas Eve dinner (featuring items served at the Napa Rose restaurant).

Mac & Ernie's (Tarpley, Tex.) • Brint's Diner (Wichita, Kan.) • Mad Greek's Diner (Baker, Calif.) Guy Fieri hits the road for his first road trip, startin' with a secret burger recipe in rural Texas, perfect over-easy eggs in a Wichita diner, and Mediterranean cuisine at a hot spot in the middle of nowhere between L.A. and Vegas.

Pizza Palace (Knoxville, Tenn.) • Hullabaloo's Diner (Wellborn, Tex.) • Four Kegs Sports Pub (Las Vegas, Nev.) This week Guy sets out to find great Italian food in places you'd never expect: pizza, pasta and meat sauce at a Knoxville drive-in; a Texas diner servin' up Italian sausage-pepper-and-onion hoagies, Philly cheesesteaks, and from-scratch biscuits and gravy; and a Vegas bar that serves the best Stromboli Guy has ever had.

Patrick's Roadhouse (Santa Monica, Calif.) • Frosted Mug (Alsip, Ill.) • The Penguin (Charlotte, N.C.) Guy goes coast to coast this week in search of some amazing specials. There's the former railroad station dishin' out overstuffed breakfast sandwiches and "The Governator's Special" in Santa Monica. On the South Side of Chicago, one of the few remaining traditional drive-ins rollin' out great Italian beef sandwiches and root beer floats. And in Charlotte, the circa-1954 burger joint cookin' up fried pickles and homemade corn dogs.

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.

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.

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.

Brownstone Diner (Jersey City, N.J.) • 39th Street Mama's (Kansas City, Mo.) • Matt's Big Breakfast (Phoenix, Ariz.) Guy kicks off season three in search of the best breakfast joints in America. From Jersey, to Phoenix, to Kansas City, Guy samples the best in Breakfast.

Sweetie Pie's (St. Louis, Mo.) • Smokey Valley Truck Stop (Olive Hill, Ky.) • Roberto's Mexican Food (Phoenix, Ariz.) 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'.

Charlie Parker's (Springfield, Ill.) • Virginia Diner (Wakefield, Va.) • Tecolote Cafe (Santa Fe, N.M.) 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 Illinois; and red and green chili, the signature dishes of New Mexico at a joint in Santa Fe.

Town Talk Diner (Minneapolis, Minn.) • Blue Plate Diner (Salt Lake City, Utah) • Broadway Diner (Baltimore, Md.) Guy Fieri heads for three great diners recommended by viewer e-mail, including a Baltimore family-run place with a huge menu, a Salt Lake City diner that's heavy on tattoos and 1940s décor and in Minneapolis, the diner run by a CIA trained chef

The Highlander (Atlanta, Ga.) • Gumbo Shack (Fairhope, Ala.) • Starlite Lounge (Blawnox, Pa.) Guy Fieri visits some watering holes with more than basic bar food, including an Alabama bar servin' up live music, homemade gumbo and a super spicy crawfish boil; an Atlanta dive- bar scratch-making Jamaican jerk chili and jalapeno corn fritters; and the half-century old Pittsburgh tavern where the menu includes pierogis and stuffed green pepper soup.

The Wienery (Minneapolis, Minn.) • Casino El Camino (Austin, Tex.) • G&A Restaurant (Baltimore, Md.) Guy Fieri visits classic joints doing burgers and dogs including a Baltimore spot for Coney dogs from an 80-year-old recipe; Austin, Tx. for Serrano peppers and hot buffalo sauce burgers; and a Minneapolis dog and burger dive.

Harry's Roadhouse (Santa Fe, N.M.) • Dor-Stop Restaurant (Pittsburgh, Pa.) • Surrey's Cafe (New Orleans, La.) Guy Fieri checks out breakfast from east to southwest: In New Orleans, a juice bar makin' bagels from scratch; a New Mexico roadhouse mixin' Philly food with Southwestern favorites; and in Pittsburgh, a family joint scratch-making pancakes with everything from peanut butter to pumpkin.

Pizzeria Luigi (San Diego, Calif.) • Di Pasquale's (Baltimore, Md.) • Lo Bello's (Coraoplis, Pa.) Guy Fieri checks out classic Italian joints including a Baltimore deli making lasagna from scratch, in San Diego, a pizza joint where the dough's handmade and in Pittsburgh, a spaghetti house that's been cookin' up classic family recipes for 60 years.

Sophia's Place (Albuquerque, N.M.) • Magnolia Cafe (Austin, Tex.) • Glenn's Diner (Chicago, Ill.) Guy Fieri discovers outrageous food at some unlikely joints: an Austin, TX., Diner puttin' gingerbread in their pancakes, a Chicago neighborhood place servin' homemade Szechuan sauce on chicken wings; and in Albuquerque, a little shack makin' duck enchiladas.

Bizzarro Italian Cafe (Seattle, Wash.) • Chef Point Cafe (Wautaga, Tex.) • Jamie's Bar & Grill (Sacramento, Calif.) Guy Fieri chases down some funky joints doing serious cooking: Near Fort Worth, a gas station with a menu includes duck l'orange; In Seattle, a café where former circus performers are serving up home-made pasta with elk; And in Sacramento, a dive bar doing prime rib - in a smoker.

Blue Water Seafood (San Diego, Calif.) • Brandy's Restaurant & Bakery (Flagstaff, Ariz.) • Kuma's Corner (Chicago, Ill.) Guy Fieri meets cooks doing things their own way: In Arizona, a family place where the beef stew is made from tenderloin. In San Diego, a restaurant in a fish market run by two brothers. And in Chicago, a dive bar serving nearly two dozen different burgers named for rock bands.

Bar Gernika (Boise, Ida.) • Cafe Rolle (Sacramento, Calif.) • Havana Hideout (Lake Worth, Fla.) Guy Fieri rolls out to great joints with international favorites including a Sacramento storefront where a French chef is serving home-made pâté; Basque specialties at a local place in Idaho; And near Palm Beach, Florida, Latin-infused favorites cooked up in a converted truck.

Bunk Sandwiches (Portland, Ore) • Sonny's Famous Steak Hogies (Hollywood, Fla.) • The Depot Diner (Chicago, Ill.) Guy Fieri rolls in for serious sandwiches; In Florida, a hoagie shop with home-made rolls. In Portland a cafe serving house-cured pork belly. And in Chicago, a diner doing Sunday pot roast on a bun.

Lankford Grocery (Houston, Tex.) • Fab Hot Dogs (Reseda, Calfi.) • Cempazuchi (Milwaukee, Wisc.) Guy Fieri samples fast food done right; In Houston, TX a joint in an old grocery store for wild burger toppings; In Milwaukee, a corner café putting a twist on classic; And in Reseda, CA, hot dogs deep fried, wrapped in bacon and even in burritos.

Rick's Press Room (Meridan, Ida.) • Nic's Grill (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Pam's Kitchen (Seattle, Wash.) Guy Fieri checks out three local namesake favorites: Rick's in Idaho for pork chops with polenta; Nic's In Oklahoma City, a local legend for onion burgers; and Pam's in Seattle, serving classics from Trinidad.

Bartley's Burger Cottage (Cambridge, MA), T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse (Kemah, TX), Tee Off Bar & Grill (San Francisco, CA) Guy Fieri rolls out for medium rare done right. In San Francisco, a dive bar cranking out high end, home made dishes like apricot relish on a double pork chop; In Cambridge, Massachusetts, a Harvard Square institution serving burgers piled high; And in Kemah, Texas, a meat market turned restaurant grilling up great house-cut steaks.

Guy Fieri heads out for serious fast food. He visits a Naraganset, R.I., joint with more than 20 burgers on the menu; a place in Eagle Rock, Calif., slow-smoking barbequed pork; a family-run taqueria in Rosenberg, Texas, where dessert is something called a "snoball."

Guy Fieri hits a Raiders home game for tailgating with chefs from three local joints. They're bringing the kitchen to the blacktop and cranking out chicken and waffles; double chili cheeseburgers; steak sandwiches with jalapeno pesto; and smoked pork chops with applesauce.

Gold 'N Silver Inn (Reno, NV), North End Caffe (Manhattan Beach, CA), Singleton's Seafood Shack (Atlantic Beach, FL) Guy checks out his own take on surf and turf.In Mayport, Florida, a 40-year-old fish shack getting shrimp fresh off the boat every day, and serving it nine different ways. In Manhattan Beach, California, a surf town cafe where the homemade menu goes from Italian pasta to Kahlua Pig Egg Rolls. And in Reno, Nevada, a 54-year-old western diner doing beef-burgers by the pound.

Mulberry Cafe (Lackawanna, NY), Poke Stop at Mililani Mauka (Mililani, HI), The Farmer's Shed (Lexington, SC) Guy hits the road for some local flavor. In Lexington, South Carolina, a farmer's market/restaurant, where the collard greens are right off the farm. In Lackawanna, New York, an Italian joint serving scratch made lasagna loaded with stuffed peppers. And in Honolulu, Hawaii, a local favorite where the chef is putting a fresh spin on a Hawaiian fish classic called poke.

13 Gypsies (Jacksonville, FL), Gloria's Cafe (Los Angeles, CA), Louis' Basque Corner (Reno, NV) This trip Guy pulls in for a world of taste. In Los Angeles, California, an El Salvadoran place making traditional stuffed tortillas and a pork stew called Adobada. In Reno, Nevada, a Basque joint serving oxtail bourguignon family style. And in Jacksonville, FL, a tapas café doing scratch made Spanish chorizo with honey sautéed pears.

Happy Gillis Cafe & Hangout (Kansas City, MO), Kramarczuk's (Minneapolis, MN) This trip Guy's heading out for some family cooking. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a cafeteria/deli where the third generation's still cranking out the family's original, Eastern European sausage. In Kansas City, Missouri, a soup 'n sandwich joint where a husband and wife are putting a twist on old favorites, like a red wine and cola marinated flank steak sandwich. And at a hot dog shack in West Virginia, two "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" enthusiasts make their 100th Triple D visit.

Bob's Clam Hut (Kittery, ME), Mama Cozza's (Anaheim, CA), Tune Inn Restaurant & Bar (Washington DC) This trip Guy's pulling up for favorites the way they've always been done. In Kittery, Maine, a roadside shack serving the same fried clam recipe since 1956. In Washington, DC, a self-proclaimed dive that's been a go to burger spot on Capitol Hill since '47. And in Anaheim, California, a 45-year-old, third-generation, Italian joint doing sauces, pizzas and parmesans ... all from scratch.

Bro's Cajun Cuisine (Nashville, TN), Greek Corner Restaurant (Cambridge, MA), The General Store (Silver Spring, MD) This trip Guy's rolling out for some timeless traditions. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, a Greek joint where two brothers are serving the same spit-roasted lamb they loved growing up. In Nashville, Tennessee, a Cajun joint doing a classic bayou crawfish boil with house smoked sausage. And in Silver Spring, Maryland, a 19th century post office turned restaurant cranking out American standards like corndogs and chicken 'n waffles.

Memphis Taproom (Philadelphia, PA), The Golden Bear (Sacramento, CA), Tortilla Cafe (Washington DC) This trip Guy's pulling in for pork and a little tofu, too. In Sacramento, California, a pub where the chef's doing a pork sausage pizza his way - hold the cheese, hold the sauce. In Washington, DC, a Mexican-Salvadoran joint where the big seller is a Salvadoran papusa - scratch made dough stuffed with shredded pork and cheese. And in Philadelphia, a local favorite serving a vegan club sandwich with deep fried tofu and smoked coconut.

Hills' Restaurant and Lounge (Spokane, WA), Mahony's Po Boy Shop (New Orleans, LA), Q Fanatic BBQ (Champlin, MN) This trip Guy's heading all over the country for comfort food. In New Orleans, Louisiana, Guy stops by a Po-Boy Shop with New Orleans legend Emeril Lagasse to sample the Big Easy's favorite sandwich. In Spokane, Washington, an old pharmacy turned restaurant serving up their own pancetta with scratch made pasta, and a pulled pork sandwich with an Asian twist. And in Champlin, Minnesota, a bunch of Triple D fans show off their favorite bar-b-que joint.

Quahog's Seafood Shack (Stone Harbor, NJ), Sage General Store (Long Island City, NY), Worth Our Weight (Santa Rosa, CA) This trip Guy discovers some hidden gems. In Stone Harbor, New Jersey, a fish shack flying in Paco Paco fish from the Amazon for a Brazilian specialty. In Long Island City, New York, a 14-seat joint doing everything from wood oven pizza to a lunch counter with all kinds of sides. And in Santa Rosa, California, a volunteer-run brunch spot where kids are cooking up huevos rancheros with roasted pork.

This trip Guy's rolling coast to coast for flavor. In Astoria, New York, a dive bar cranking out slow roasted lamb ribs with fresh tzatziki. In Geyserville, California, a third-generation Italian restaurant serving up the family meatball recipe in a slider. And in Indianapolis, a catering kitchen turned restaurant where something called tomato bon bons have become a local favorite.

Global eats are sampled in Brighton, Colo., San Antonio and Tampa. Included: homemade German kraut; Moroccan couscous; Baja fish tacos.

Guy Fieri visits a fusion eatery in San Francisco that serves Korean spicy-pork burritos with homemade kimchee. Other stops include a Mexican joint in Indianapolis; and a Belizean restaurant in Chicago.

This trip, Guy's going for surf and turf between the slices. In Vancouver, British Columbia, a food truck shuckin' and frying oysters for a po boy and topping crispy fries with a mean seafood chowder. In Detroit, Michigan, the 18,000 foot joint giving savory brisket a beer batter bath and a place on a fresh panini. And in Chicago, Illinois, the Italian market scratch making meats for the meatball hero and the crispy porchetta sandwich

Tomahawk Restaurant (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) • All-American Diner & Dairy Bar (Tampa, Fla.) This trip, Guy's driving the Camaro all over the nation for some real deal eats. In Vancouver, it's an old-school nostalgia joint's roasting beef and servin' it up with super-puffy Yorkshire pudding or as a killer French dip. And outside Tampa, chili and burgers are the long-standing stars at a roadside shack - and Guy invents a new half pounder for the menu: the Triple D Triple Play.

This trip, Guy's taking Kid Rock's lead on a tour through D-town. Just outside of Detroit in Clarkston, Michigan, Guy tries one of Kid Rock's favorites, the mackinest mac 'n cheese, in a renovated church. On the same block, Guy and Kid Rock check out a neighborhood favorite scratch making bacon and hot links for one mammoth sandwich. And in Webberville, Michigan, Kid Rock shows Guy the secret behind his own unique brew.

This trip, Guy's hittin' the road with a couple of his A-list friends. In Georgetown, Texas, Guy hooks up with Matthew McConaughey at a massive diner serving up righteous ham and waffles. And in Minneapolis, Guy's trying all sorts of new things at a neighborhood pizza joint that's a favorite of his fellow foodie Andrew Zimmern.

This trip, Guy's pullin' right up to the window and digging in. In Austin, Texas, there's a tiny trailer serving up scratch-made sammies to customers on the street and in the bar next door. In Minneapolis, a food truck cranks out fresh lobster rolls that do double duty in a dive bar. And in Dallas, a side-of-the-road joint focuses on one thing only: burgers.

Broder's Cucina Italiana (Minneapolis, Minn.); Chop House Burgers (Arlington, Tex.). This trip, Guy's checkin' out joints that are kickin' the staples up a notch. In Minneapolis, there's a family-run Italian kitchen and store crankin' out what the locals love - pizza and totally fresh pasta. And between Dallas and Fort Worth, Guy hits an Arlington fave grillin' up unexpected brisket burgers and fixin' real-deal gumbo - and meets his all-time favorite football player, legendary Houston Oiler Earl Campbell.

This trip, Guy's food radar is all over the map. On the east coast of Oahu, Hawaii, the general store crankin' out traditional Hawaiian dishes like lau lau stew. In Chicago, the real deal Italian family serving up totally scratch-made Sicilian sandwiches like the schiacciata. And in Hernando, Miss., the underground cafe going bananas with their twist on French toast.

This trip, Guy's headin' to some joints going all-in on some classic comfort foods. In Chicago, the burger joint with Asian flair proudly serving all things umami. In Memphis, a high-end chef taking low-down Southern staples to whole new level like the chorizo meatloaf with green tomato gravy. And on Oahu, Hawaii, the gas station joint fillin' up the locals with all sorts of island favorites like kalua pork and mahi mahi.

This trip, Guy's slammin' on the breaks for some enticing eats. In Chicago, the authentic Cuban joint platin' up family recipes like the fricase de pollo. In Memphis, a neighborhood gastropub serving eclectic dishes like duck fried rice and homemade popcorn. And in Annapolis, Md., the sidewalk shack worth stopping for, with dishes like chipotle habanero barbecue pork sandwiches.

This trip, Guy's finding real deal authentic eats in unusual spots. In St. Louis, the n'awlins roadhouse serving up rice and beans, cajun potstickers and a pulled pork pasta. And in Syracuse, N.Y., the tiny Mediterranean cafe crankin' out first-class falafel and baklava.

Pastabilities (Syracuse, N.Y.) • The Brine and Bottle (Nags Head, N.C.) This trip, Guy's visiting restaurants with a definite direction. In Syracuse, the longtime pasta institution makin' a tomato sauce just for dipping, wicked-spicy chicken riggies, and duck and cheese pizza. And in Nags Head, the local food-focused joint using funky techniques on deep fried pickles and soft-shell crab.

Funk-n-Waffles (Syracuse, N.Y.) • La Isla (Hoboken, N.J.) • Cravings (Duck, N.C.). This trip, Guy's honing in on spots doing it different. In Syracuse, the basement joint rockin' out waffles with their fried chicken, and a full-blown Thanksgiving dinner any time of year. In Hoboken, the Cuban spot goin' deep into the repertoire with a salt cured beef dish and all kinds of classic Cuban appetizers. And in North Carolina, the gas station turned gourmet seafood stand grillin' up scallops and packin' a crab boil to-go.

Dirty Oscars Annex (Tacoma, Wash.) • Highland Tavern (Denver, Colo.). This trip Guy's hitting the road for joints taking childhood favorites to a gourmet level. in Tacoma, the neighborhood spot turning out pork shoulder tacos, elk sliders and tater tots stuffed with parmesan cheese. And in Denver, the old-time bar going all-out homemade on the tater tots, the pork rinds and a monster pastrami sandwich.

The Stockyards Smokehouse & Larder (Toronto, Ont., Canada) • Chili John's (Burbank, Calif.) • Sidecar (Philadelphia, Pa.) This trip Guy's hittin' the road for some scratch-made comfort food. In Toronto, the smokehouse kicking burgers and fried chicken up a notch and turning a traditional BLT on its head. In Burbank, Calif., the family-owned chili-serving spot with a name dating back a century. And in Philadelphia, the three-story gourmet bar food joint crankin' out clam chowder with gnocchi and a regional fry favorite.

This trip Guy's checkin' out the combos that make some local hangouts a hit. In Denver the double-duty corner bar smoking pork for its biscuits and topping pizzas with the bounty of the county. And in Scottsdale, Ariz., the husband-and-wife team fusing their Mexican and Mediterranean roots for some standout Southwest dishes, like breakfast enchiladas and french toast with red wine rosemary syrup.

Crest Café (San Diego, Calif.) • Show Dogs (San Francisco, Calif.) • Industrial Café & Saloon (Portland, Ore.) This trip, Guy's traveling up and down the West Coast in search of funky neighborhood joints. In San Diego, the "everybody knows your name" all-day breakfast café servin' up decadent crème brûlée French toast and juicy butter burgers. In San Fran, the hot dog spot holdin' the block down with unique creations like a lamb merguez dog and a killer fried chicken sandwich. And in Portland, the father-and-son team crankin' out good ole Americana with dishes like corned beef hash and creamed chipped beef.

This trip, Guy's signing up for a meat-crazed master class. In Portland, Ore., the craft-cooking family joint with a chef who butchers, cures, preserves and smokes everything in-house, from headcheese to great-grandma's fried chicken recipe. In San Carlos, Calif., the pastrami-crazed neighborhood spot crankin' out burgers, cheesesteaks and signature sammies.

This trip, Guy's cruisin' the San Francisco coast for a diverse culinary road trip. First, Guy swings by the repurposed garage in the Mission District for some southern hospitality served up in braised beef short ribs and spicy shrimp and gravy. Then he's off to the NY-style deli crankin' out old-fashioned chicken noodle with matzo ball soup and potato latkes. And the food extravaganza ends at San Fran's food truck park, where the reinvented Japanese/Korean truck hooks Guy up with a totally unique take on Asian-fusion in the pork belly and short rib kojas.

Hotel Ivanhoe • Ferndale Meat Co. • The Awesome Pretzel Co. • Clendenen's Cider Works (Fortuna, Calif.) • Loleta Cheese Factory (Loleta, Calif.) • Humboldt Sweets Bakery and Cafe On this special, hourlong trip, Guy's taking us on a tour of Ferndale, Calif., which is not only his hometown, but one of many small towns in Humboldt County with righteous food and a whole lotta flair. There's the generations-old apple orchard with a special place in Guy's heart, to the local's watering hole where Guy first experienced work life in the kitchen; the old-school butcher and the artisan cheese maker. This is a super chef's hometown tour you won't wanna miss!

Queen's Comfort (Astoria, Queens, N.Y.) • Black Tree (Manhattan, N.Y.) • Paul's Live from New York (Eureka, Calif.). This trip, Guy's gettin' a taste of New York in and out of the Big Apple. In Queens, there's the filmmaker-turned-chef kickin' out killer dishes like spicy atomic fireballs and making his dreams come true with a life-changing question. On New York's Lower East Side, the farm to table spot taking fresh and local to a whole new level, servin' up standout seasonal sammies like the winter pig. And in Eureka, the Bronx-bred pizza maker bringing unique Neapolitan-style pies to northern California.

This trip, Guy's rolling up to some joints pullin' out all the stops. In New York's East Village, the neighborhood spot plating up a standout burger worthy of a four star review. In Eureka, Calif., the popular hangout servin' up all kinds of local favorites fired up in the righteous oven, from roasted oysters to wild mushroom cobbler. And in Ridgewood, N.Y., the rocking Vietnamese joint in an obscure industrial park kickin' out authentic dishes like banh xeo and suon nuong xa.