Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
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.
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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.
Season 12 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
Bar Food and Bon Bons
Mon, May 9, 2011 22 mins
Guy visits a dive bar in Astoria, N.Y., where slow-roasted lamb ribs are served with fresh tzatziki. Other stops include a third-generation Italian eatery in Geyersville, Cal.; and an Indianapolis restaurant serving tomato bonbons.
Episode 2
From Kraut to Cous Cous
Mon, May 16, 2011 22 mins
Global eats are sampled in Brighton, Colo., San Antonio and Tampa. Include: homemade German braut; Moroccan couscous; Baja fish tacos.
Episode 3
You Can Only Get It Here
Mon, May 23, 2011 22 mins
Guy 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.
Episode 4
Grillin' and Smokin'
Mon, May 30, 2011 21 mins
Barbecue foods with a twist are spotlighted across the country, including a 60-year-old drive-in, which spices up burgers and brisket with Thai heat, in San Antonio; a Native American joint, which serves blueberry BBQ ribs, in Denver.
Episode 5
Southern Flavor
Mon, Jun 6, 2011 22 mins
Southern favorites are sampled all over the country, including po'boys served at a San Francisco whiskey bar; homemade peach cobbler and gumbo with cornbread are dished up in Denver.
Episode 6
Gettin' Fresh
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 22 mins
A look at farm-to-table cooking in Boulder, Chicago and Norfolk.
Episode 7
Homemade and Homebrewed
Mon, Oct 3, 2011 22 mins
Guy samples shitake-mushroom empanadas and flautas with queso fresco at a Mexican joint in Chicago; New Orleans favorites, like jambalaya and blackened catfish, in Mooresville, Indiana.
Episode 8
Latin Street Food
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 22 mins
Latin eateries in Chicago, San Antonio and Queens, N.Y., are visited. Featured eats include Pepito sandwiches with steak and black beans; a modern take on Mexican empanadas; and al pastor tacos on homemade masa tortillas.
Episode 9
Slammin' Sammies
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 22 mins
Guy samples sandwiches all over the country, including burnt BBQ ends on a bun in Virginia Beach; fried puffy tacos in San Antonio; and bison burgers with blueberry BBQ sauce in Chicago.
Episode 10
Global Comfort
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 22 mins
International comfort foods are sampled in San Antonio (Puerto Rican mofongo); Virginia Beach (Italian focaccia and stuffed meatballs) and Chicago (Cajun meat loaf and chicken-fried chicken).
Episode 11
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Sat, Dec 31, 2011 21 mins
Guy checks out a breakfast joint servin' up waffles filled with bacon and an old-school pfannekuchen from a decades-old recipe.
Episode 12
Pizza, Pancakes and Pork
Mon, Nov 7, 2011 22 mins
Guy Fieri samples pizzas with homemade toppings and crepe-filled lasagna in Detroit; citrus-glazed pancakes in Virginia Beach; and massive pork-belly sandwiches in Chicago.
Episode 13
Old to New
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 22 mins
Stops include a Polish eatery in Detroit for Hungarian pancakes and goulash; a café in Virginia Beach for homemade favorites, including chicken-salad sandwiches and beef tenderloin; an innovative diner in Vancouver for pulled pork w/slaw.