Dishes

The dishes we eat define who we are. Familiar or exotic, regional or universal, what's on the plate is an edible portrait of those who eat it, cook it, serve it, and grow or gather it.

Gravy spills across a pile of just-carved turkey in an open-face fandwich, with sides of mashed potatoes and cole slaw.

Turkey Sandwich

Hash browns made of sweet otatoes are accompanied by a biscuit and an egg white omelet

Sweet Potatoes

Pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream... tenderloins and sugar cream pie

Pumpkin Pie

Brussels sprouts glazed with maple-chile marinade

Brussels Sprouts

Deep oval casserole is piled high with mashed potatoes on top

Shepherd’s Pie

Bright yellow wedge of custard pie is sprinkled with nutmeg

Custard Pie

On a diner counter: a bowl holding a scoop of mashed potatoes covered with brown gravy

Mashed Potatoes

Large mound of corn pudding plays a supporting role on a disposable diner plate.

Corn Pudding

Caesar Salad

Tall, gnarled-top light gold biscuit

Biscuits

Country Fried Steak

Puffy, oven-baked pancake forms abowl that contains fresh fruit and powdered sugar.

Dutch Baby

Velvet-soft gnocchi glow with tomato sauce.

Gnocchi

A big meatball and length of Italian sausage loll in red sauce in a deep dish

Meatballs & Sausage

Baked potato heaped with BBQ, cheese, butter and sour cream

Baked Potato

A great pile of mashed potatoes holds a spill of brown gravy.

Gravy

Wine red blackberries spill from a wedge of pie

Blackberry Pie

Green-checked paper holds brittle-crusted broasted chicken along with equally crisp broasted potatoes

Broasted Chicken

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Thick, griddle-sizzled bologna is piled into a b un with cheese, pickles, and a slice of onion

Bologna Sandwich

Bakery-fresh loaf of Italian bread, resting on the bag it was sold in

Bread & Rolls

5 layer cake: 5 flavors, 5 colors

Cakes

  • Cake
  • 73 Restaurants
  • 1 Recipe
Long roll holds shredded beef, molten cheese, and grilled onions

Cheese Steak

Cheeseburger

Bunned hot dog smothered with chili, cole slaw, mustard, and onions

Chili Slaw Dog

  • 10 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
A bowl of finely chopped sweet coleslaw at McClard's Bar-B-Q

Coleslaw

  • 71 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Plate holds filet mignon, mashed potatoes, onion rings ... best beef

Filet Mignon

  • Steak
  • 19 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes

Fried Chicken

A single fried shrimp with crisp crust so thin you can see through it.

Fried Shrimp

Burger on a tender bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo ... car hop service

Grilled Hamburger

Macaroni & cheese, spangled with herbs, comes in a small cast-iron pot

Macaroni and Cheese

  • 156 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Plate holds breakfast pork chops with eggs and a bowl of grits.

Pork Chops

  • 57 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes

Ribeye Steak

  • Steak
  • 10 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Salad plate includes slices of orange drizzled with dark balsamic vinaigrette.

Salads

  • Salad
  • 210 Restaurants
  • 3 Recipes
Seafood platter is loaded with fried shrimp, scallops, oysters, flounder, plus deviled crab and hushpuppies

Seafood

  • Seafood
  • 133 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Sirloin steak with char marks from the grill

Sirloin Steak

  • Steak
  • 8 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Pink, 3-layer strawberry cake is accompanied on its plate by a scoop of chocolate ice cream

Strawberry Cake

  • Cake
  • 20 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
In a paper bowl, a baking powder biscuit is topped with strawberries and whipped cream.

Strawberry Shortcake

  • Cake
  • 18 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Sweet potato fry dips into a ramekin of Marshmallow Fluff

Sweet Potato Fries

  • 24 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes

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