Restaurants

Roadfood restaurants aren't only about good food. They are places with memorable personality: diners, town cafes, BBQs, street carts, even some deluxe dining rooms.

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Airport Grill

A forthright diner surrounded by South Carolina industrial parks, Airport Grill is a favorite for hearty breakfast, well-dressed burgers & take-out meals.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Arthur Bryant’s | Legendary BBQ At Its Best In Kansas City

Arthur Bryant's ribs, brisket, and burnt ends are legendary BBQ. His unique, gritty, red-orange sauce is in a class by itself.

Memorable | One of the Best

B & B Grocery

B&B is a neighborhood grocery store in Des Moines that has become locally renowned for its outsized "killer" sandwiches, including a classic Iowa tenderloin.

Des Moines, IA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Bar Gernika

Saturday is the day to visit Bar Gernika in the heart of Boise's Basque Block. That is because beef tongue is available all day, sided by croquetas.

Cafe 209

Locals love this downtown Augusta, Georgia, lunch-only meat-and-3 for vivid southern vegetables, fried chicken, pork chops, Wednesday ribs and Friday catfish.

Augusta, GA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Coffee Cup Café

Cinnamon buns for breakfast, tenderloins & Dutch salad for lunch and always cream pie for dessert: the Coffee Cup Cafe of Sully, Iowa, is a Midwest dream.

Memorable | One of the Best

Don’s Specialty Meats

A modern butcher shop and grocery in the heart of Cajun country, Don's serves dramatically delicious plate lunch, especially Saturday's BBQ smoked pork chop.

Scott, LA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Epi’s Restaurant

Expect big Basque meals starring beef tongue, flat iron steaks and lamb shanks at Epi's Restaurant. All served in a warm, friendly atmosphere.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Furn Saj Bakery

The Furn Saj Bakery is Lebanese food worth traveling for. Open flame oven & saj griddle make some of the tastiest exotic breads in the Los Angeles area.

Harold’s Koffee House | Omaha Roadfood At Its Best

Harold's is a bright, happy, mid-20th century urban coffee shop with great pies, donuts, and hot breakfast: Omaha Roadfood at its best.

Igloo | Double Pork & Milk Shakes In An Illinois River Diner

Specialty of the house at the Igloo: a crisp-fried tenderloin sandwich, known as a pork. Double pork (two cutlets in a bun) is magnificent.

Memorable | One of the Best

Jackie M’s and Son Cafe

Superior Philly cheese steaks are the signature of this family-run Augusta cafe. Must-eat dessert: Jackie M's powerhouse red velvet cheesecake.

Jerry Lee’s Kwik Stop | Cajun Country Boudin Sausage

Jerry Lee's Kwik Stop is a convenience store in Baton Rouge that makes Cajun country boudin sausage. It's all take-out; many customers eat in their cars.

Baton Rouge, LA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** Karl Ratzsch's restaurant has been famous in Milwaukee since 1904 for German food served by dirndl-skirt professionals in an extremely atmospheric dining room.

Milwaukee, WI

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

L C’s Bar-B-Q

LC's is one of the great BBQ restaurants in Kansas City. The legendary burnt ends sandwich is immense. Fresh-cut French fries are first rate.

Memorable | One of the Best

La Fiesta Cafe

A top Mexican restaurant in the border town of Douglas, Arizona, La Fiesta Cafe is a friendly, family-run operation with especially good enchiladas.

Douglas, AZ

Memorable | One of the Best

La Peña Mexican Restaurant

La Peña takes its time to make Mexican food from scratch using recipes for dishes that simply can't be found elsewhere in Central Iowa.

Des Moines, IA

Memorable | One of the Best

Lange’s Café

Roast beef at Lange's in Pipestone, Minnesota is a North Country must. Sour cream raisin pie is best of the Midwest, crowned with airlight meringue. Open 24/7.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Larsen’s Pub

A friendly Main Street pub in Elk Horn, Larsen's fame is a big, beautiful pork tenderloin sandwich -- winner of the Iowa Pork Producer's blue ribbon best.

Memorable | One of the Best

Maverick’s

Maverick's roast beef sandwiches are a Minneapolis best-bet: soft, pink velvety slices cut to order and piled into a soft white bun. Service is cafeteria-style.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mel-O-Dee Restaurant

Mel-O-Dee is a locally popular family restaurant near Dayton, Ohio that is especially appreciated for breakfast and bakery items as well as broasted chicken.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Meridian Corner

Meridian Corner is a remote roadside tavern that upholds traditional South Dakotan foodways, nailing every dish.

Memorable | One of the Best

Momma’s Kitchen

Located right in the heart of Montvale’s downtown area, Momma’s Kitchen is the Italian restaurant that this area has been longing for! Momma’s Kitchen occupies the location across from the Montvale bowling alley, formally held by 15 Grand and Eleni’s Pancake House before that. The decor has been significantly modernized since its former life as … Continue reading

Memorable | One of the Best

Mr. Bibbs

A no-frills sandwich shop in Des Moines, Mr. Bibbs is one of Iowa's top tenderloin destinations. Onion rings are must-eats!

Des Moines, IA

Memorable | One of the Best

Mug ‘N’ Bun Drive-In

Delicious root beer, dark and full of character, comes in frosty mugs alongside burgers, hot dogs, and pork tenderloin sandwiches at Indianapolis' Mug N Bun.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Nick’s Chili Parlor

Although Nick's is in a modern Indianapolis building, it is an old-fashioned Midwestern urban chili parlor serving hearty meals at low prices.

Indianapolis, IN

Memorable | One of the Best

Nick’s Famous Roast Beef

A well-stacked pile of soft pink roast beef inside a giant rectangular roll studded with onion has made Nick's a north-of-Boston legend.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Nom Eez and Donut Crazy

As far as culinary mash-ups go, what could be better than wonderful Vietnamese dishes and over-the-top donuts in one Connecticut restaurant?

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Otto’s Sausage Kitchen

Otto's of Portland, Oregon, makes some of the best hot dogs and sausages in the West and cooks them outdoors on a sidewalk grill. Great deli sandwiches, too.

Portland, OR

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Peking Restaurant

Peking Restaurant makes excellent American style Northern Chinese food of all sorts, including its beef roll, which is a popular Chinese-Californian original.

Memorable | One of the Best

Pel’meni | Traditional Russian Dumplings | Juneau, Alaska

Pel'meni is a casual storefront on Juneau's wharf where traditional Russian dumplings (pelmenis) are served with non-traditional toppings.

Good | Worth a Return

Plump’s Last Shot

Enormous tenderloins, reaching out far beyond the bun that holds them, make Plump's Last Shot a worthwhile Roadfood stop in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Indianapolis, IN

Memorable | One of the Best

Polish Village Cafe

In what used to be a gentlemen's hotel, here is fine Polish food. Most customers are regulars, and conversations are as much in Polish as in English.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Prime Steakhouse | Best Beef | Aiken, SC

Sophisticated but not the least bit snooty, Prime Steakhouse is first-class all the way, featuring the best beef for miles around.

Aiken, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Rascal’s Cajun Express

Truckers and construction workers in Acadia know that some of the best boudin is found tucked inside gas stations. Rascal's is exhibit A.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Red Barn

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** A small cafe in the heart of western Iowa farmland, the Red Barn offers a menu of Hawkeye-state cafe classics. In addition to serving meals, it also offers coffee throughout the day for locals who come to chat.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

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