Highlights
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives - Season 2 (2007)

Audience Score
68

Season 2 Episodes

1. Totally Fried

October 1st, 200722 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.

2. Route 66

October 8th, 200722 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.

3. Seaside Eats

October 15th, 200722 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.

4. Local Flavor

October 22nd, 200722 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.

5. Viewer's Choice

October 29th, 200722 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.

6. Real Deal BBQ

November 5th, 200722 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.

7. Talkin' Turkey

November 10th, 200722 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.

8. One of a Kind

November 19th, 200722 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.

9. Family Owned

November 23rd, 200722 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.

10. Open 24/7

January 13th, 200822 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.

11. Off the Hook Specials

January 20th, 200822 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?

12. Burgers, Rings and Fries

January 21st, 200822 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.

13. The New Jersey Diner Tour

January 28th, 200822 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.

All Seasons

Season 54
Jan 2, 2026
Season 53
Aug 15, 2025
Season 52
Apr 25, 2025
Season 51
Jan 3, 2025
Season 50
Oct 4, 2024
Season 49
Jul 5, 2024
Season 48
Jan 5, 2024
Season 47
Sep 29, 2023
Season 46
Apr 28, 2023
Season 45
Jan 6, 2023
Season 44
Sep 30, 2022
Season 43
Jul 1, 2022
Season 42
Jan 28, 2022
90
Season 41
Oct 1, 2021
Season 40
Jul 2, 2021
Season 39
Apr 2, 2021
Season 38
Jan 1, 2021
Season 37
Oct 2, 2020
Season 36
Jun 5, 2020
Season 35
Mar 6, 2020
Season 34
Dec 6, 2019
Season 33
Aug 23, 2019
Season 32
May 24, 2019
Season 31
Apr 5, 2019
Season 30
Feb 8, 2019
Season 29
Sep 21, 2018
Season 28
Dec 17, 2017
Season 27
Jul 7, 2017
95
Season 26
Jan 5, 2017
Season 25
Jul 1, 2016
Season 24
Jan 1, 2016
Season 23
Jul 17, 2015
Season 22
Jan 16, 2015
Season 21
Sep 5, 2014
Season 20
Jul 11, 2014
90
Season 19
Feb 7, 2014
100
Season 18
Aug 26, 2013
80
Season 17
Apr 22, 2013
83
Season 16
Dec 10, 2012
86
Season 15
Aug 6, 2012
80
Season 14
Apr 2, 2012
80
Season 13
Nov 28, 2011
Season 12
May 9, 2011
Season 11
Jan 3, 2011
Season 10
Aug 30, 2010
Season 9
Apr 27, 2010
Season 8
Nov 23, 2009
Season 7
Aug 3, 2009
Season 6
Apr 6, 2009
Season 5
Oct 27, 2008
Season 4
Jul 14, 2008
Season 3
Mar 10, 2008
Season 2
Oct 1, 2007
Season 1
Apr 23, 2007
5
Specials
Nov 23, 2008