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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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Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Al & Bea’s
No contest: Al & Bea's makes the best bean and cheese burritos in Southern California. The second best bean and cheese burritos are barely half as good.
Los Angeles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Al’s Place
Al's Place is a tremendously colorful steak & pasta house in the old Chinese town of Locke, California. Every table is outfitted with peanut butter and marmalade!
Memorable | One of the Best
Alfano’s Pizza : The stuffed pizza of your dreams
The area around Chicago has no shortage of Italian cuisine. While there is a huge representation of many cultures and cuisines, foods like pizza and sandwiches get a special Chicago touch. The menu at Alfano’s Pizza and Italian Food offers a delectable assortment of some of Chicago’s finest foods. Originally opening in 1958, the Alfano … Continue reading Alfano’s Pizza : The stuffed pizza of your dreams
Memorable | One of the Best
Alimentari 28
Alimentari 28 is a quaint Italian restaurant that serves handmade pasta in the heart of busy downtown Austin, Texas.
Austin, TX
Good | Worth a Return
Andre’s Italian Restaurant
Andre’s Italian Restaurant- hidden gem in Los Angeles Usually when Angelenos are in the vicinity of 3rd and Fairfax, the obvious stop is the Farmers Market. However, there is a hidden gem just across the street. Tucked in a little patio between buildings at the shopping center on 3rd, Andre’s Italian Restaurant has been pleasing … Continue reading Andre’s Italian Restaurant
Los Angeles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
AQ Chicken House
One of the USA's best chicken restaurants, AQ offers fried chicken, charcoal chicken and BBQ chicken with excellent side dishes and fried peaches for dessert.
Good | Worth a Return
Augusta Fish Market & Restaurant
The Augusta (Georgia) Fish Market & Restaurant will fry and serve any of the seafood it sells. The menu also offers wok-cooked Chinese-American standards.
Augusta, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
Bacchanal
At a quiet corner of Bywater, New Orleans' Bacchanal draws easygoing crowds hungry for good food, live music, and camaraderie.
New Orleans, LA
Memorable | One of the Best
Bamboo
The taste of Latin-Fused Caribbean fare defines Bamboo, a comfortable West Los Angeles restaurant with real bamboo bar serving great mojitos.
Los Angeles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Bartley’s Bar-B-Q
First-class Texas BBQ just minutes from DFW airport. Bartley's serves tender smoked meats along with excellent side dishes and knock-out cobbler for dessert.
Good | Worth a Return
Bavarian Bistro
You feel like you’re on a German vacation at Bavarian Bistro, where Washington ingredients take the form of crispy schnitzel and ‘wursts of all kinds.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
BBQ Barn
Ribs are literally fall-off-the-bone tender in the clean-cut BBQ Barn, which also serves fine chopped pork & chicken. Remember dessert: cake is a big deal here.
North Augusta, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Bergeron’s Boudin and Cajun Meats
Bergeron's is a remote Cajun boucherie and restaurant where everything is cooked with essence of smoke. Don’t miss the famous chicken patties.
Good | Worth a Return
Bevrick’s Char House Grille
Just off I-16 west of Savannah, Georgia, Bevrick's is a convenient buffet & menu restaurant with something for everyone: beef, chicken, seafood, salads, etc.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Big Mama’s Soul Food
A restaurant in an Augusta, Georgia shopping mall, Big Mama's serves soul food meat-and-3, from fried or smothered chicken to peach cobbler & red velvet cake.
Augusta, GA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Bollywood Zaika
Bollywood Zaika combines flavors of Mumbai and Goa with Punjabi flourishes in a fast-casual concept.
Memorable | One of the Best
Boone Tavern
Built in 1909 and affiliated with Berea College (which supplies much of the staff), the Boone Tavern serves great vintage hotel food with many modern twists.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Boulted Bread
In Raleigh, Boulted Bread can do no wrong with its stone-milled flours, from morning buns and salted chocolate chip cookies to levain and lemon poppyseed cake.
Memorable | One of the Best
Bunn Thai Bistro
Down the street from Grover Beach on the California Coast, Bunn Thai Bistro serves an extensive repertoire of Thai classics.
Memorable | One of the Best
Bunnery
At this St. Augustine bakery, check out "blueberry boybait," a crumb-cake square chockablock with berries and topped with a blanket of powdered sugar.
St. Augustine, FL
Memorable | One of the Best
Carbone’s
Carbone’s of Hartford, Connecticut, has been serving white-tablecloth Italian fare since '38. For a big deal, old-world meal, it reigns supreme.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Carmen’s
Carmen’s is home to eclectic comfort food with a twist, such as carrot-whipped mashed potatoes with bacon and Spanish lump crab toasts with buttery manchego.
Pensacola, FL
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Carol’s | Midwest Comfort Food | Blaine, Minnesota
A beacon of from-scratch Midwest comfort food, Carol's cafe serves superb hot turkey and hot meat loaf sandwiches and a repertoire of blue-ribbon pies.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Cha Cha Chicken
Cha Cha chicken is a pan-Caribbean beach shack doing all sorts of clever things with chicken and jerk sauce.
Santa Monica, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Charlie the Butcher
Charlie the Butcher serves Buffalo's unique beef on weck sandwich at its best, plus a wide variety of excellent butcher-block specialties.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Chicken Annie’s
Pittsburg, Kansas is famous for chicken restaurants; Annie's is one of the originals, serving pieces with chewy, fat-rich skin and tender insides.
Memorable | One of the Best
Choices
A welcoming Caribbean Jamaican restaurant off the beaten path, Choices serves terrific jerk chicken, curried goat and shrimp, oxtails and ribs.
Graniteville, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Clanton’s
An original Route 66 cafe in Vinita, Oklahoma, Clanton's is where locals gather for chicken fried steak, catfish every Friday, and blue-ribbon pies.
Good | Worth a Return
Crafted
Sit outside at Coeur d’Alene’s Crafted and settle into giant brioche pretzels with red pepper syrup and a pile of sweet potato fries drizzled in gorgonzola.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Crazy Coyote Tacos
Crazy Coyote Tacos shouldn't be missed by anyone passing through; for those who crave the burn of hot chilies, the salsas are worth a special trip.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Curry Zen
Las Vegas' Curry Zen offers vegetarian comfort food, Japanese style, but also makes expertly fried cutlets for meat eaters.
Las Vegas, NV
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Curtis’s Barbecue
More a picnic than a restaurant, Curtis's of Putney, Vermont serves BBQ ribs and chicken from the window of a bus to be eaten at outdoor tables.
Putney, VT
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Damsel Brew Pub
Damsel Brew Pub serves high quality craft beer alongside indulgent sandwiches and burgers piled high with cheeses and toppings.
Memorable | One of the Best
Darrell’s Place | Iowa Tenderloin at its Best
With Iowa tenderloin at its best, blue-ribbon rhubarb pie, and draft root beer, Darrell’s Place is a sparkling jewel in the BPT crown of Audubon County, Iowa.
Memorable | One of the Best
Deep Barrel Roaster & Creamery
I cannot think of a better duo than coffee and ice cream. I adore each one on their own, but together, they create a myriad of counterbalances: sweet and bitter, hot and cold, laid-back and energetic. They are opposites in many ways, but that makes them perfect complements to each other. I stopped by Deep … Continue reading Deep Barrel Roaster & Creamery
Memorable | One of the Best
Des Moines Dog House
In this neighborhood restaurant named for Des Moines, Washington, sausage options include brats, kielbasas, hot links, linguica, even vegetarian hot dogs.
Good | Worth a Return
Dino’s Bar
Dino's is a shot-and-beer dive, but its burgers are a Nashville treasure, and its short, simple, smart bar menu doesn't miss.
Nashville, TN
Memorable | One of the Best
Dolly’s
An inexpensive three-meal-a-day cafe/diner in the northernmost part of Maine, Dolly's features ployes (the Acadian buckwheat pancake) and soulful chicken stew.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Dong Thap Noodles
Dong Thap Noodles stands out among the abundant Vietnamese cuisine of Seattle for its generous vermicelli bowls and scrumptious bowls of phô.
Seattle, WA
Memorable | One of the Best
El Pollo Regio
Walk up to a small window at Regio's in Austin and place an order. You are given a bag with smoky roast chicken along with charro beans and Spanish rice.
Austin, TX
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Frankie’s Taste of Italy
A family restaurant with family-style service, serving from-scratch Italian food. Count on Frankie overseeing not only the cooking, but your enjoyment of it.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Freddy’s Pizzeria
A corner grocery with an immense menu of hot dishes & superb gelato, Freddy's is a treasured destination for casual Italian food in Chicagoland.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Freeman’s Bar-B-Q
A third-generation BBQ serving superb South Carolina-style 'cue, Freeman's has ribs, chopped or sliced pork, and chicken -- all with wickedly flavorful sauce.
Memorable | One of the Best
Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon
Fresa's Chicken al Carbon serves bright, casual Mexican food under string lights and oak trees in the heart of Austin's South 1st Street.
Austin, TX
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Frog and The Hen
Cutting-edge style, casual ambience, and a menu of brilliant takes on homespun Dixie dishes make Frog and The Hen an Augusta best bet.
Augusta, GA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Frog Hollow Tavern
Local, seasonal, organic: Augusta's Frog Hollow Tavern does it right. Shrimp & grits is kaleidoscopic; in-season peaches are spectacular; cocktails are clever.
Augusta, GA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Gene & Georgetti
Chicago has no better place to slice into prime aged steak than an old wood-frame house known as Gene & Georgetti just north of the Loop in Chicago, IL.
Chicago, IL
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro
A Boise breakfast best bet for meals simple or deluxe, Goldy's is inventive, stylish and always delicious. Only drawback: it's so good, it's always crowded.
Boise, ID
Memorable | One of the Best
Happy Cafe
In Columbia's utterly charming lunch-only Happy Cafe, expect masterful pimento cheese, quality soup, salads & sandwiches, and the best caramel cakes anywhere.
Memorable | One of the Best
Harry Caray’s | Chicago’s Best Italian Steak House
A high-quality Italian steak house, Harry Caray's also serves such unique Chicago specialties as Chicken Vesuvio and Shrimp de Jonghe.
Chicago, IL
Memorable | One of the Best
Hawaiian Style BBQ
Charcoal-grilled teriyaki chicken & beef are star attractions in Hawaiian meals that are vividly spiced, indulgently delicious. An Augusta, Georgia, treasure!
Augusta, GA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Highland Park Grille
Overlooking the Aiken Golf Club, with tables offering a sunset view, the Highland Park Grille is a clubby place that welcomes all. * CLOSED *
Aiken, SC
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Hodges Bend
Behold happy hour at Hodges Bend in Tulsa’s East Village: an ice cold martini and juicy, brioche-bunned burger with fries and pimento ketchup.
Tulsa, OK
Memorable | One of the Best
House of Nanking
House of Nanking: world class cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Expect the average entrée to cost roughly $8 to $12. You should go dressed very casually. Atmosphere: there is none. You will more than likely end up sitting next to a couple you don’t even know, which adds to the flavor and experience. Architecturally, the … Continue reading House of Nanking
San Francisco, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Ichiban Okazuya Hawaii
Hearty Hawaiian plate lunches with a Japanese name on the front. Maui’s best katsu is found at this Wailuku classic Japanese deli.
Wailuku, HI
Memorable | One of the Best
Jamrock Caribana
Jamrock Caribana is a hospitable, out-of-the-way cafe serving Deep South Jamaican food at its best, including jerk chicken and oxtails
Memorable | One of the Best
Joe’s Poultry Farm
Meat is moist beyond belief on Joe's bronze-skinned chickens. Buy a whole one and they'll cut it up for you to go. (No seating in Joe's).
Memorable | One of the Best
Knuckle Sandwiches | Super Hero Sandwiches | Augusta, GA
Knuckle Sandwiches is a hole-in-the-wall on Augusta, Georgia's Restaurant Row serving spectacular, creative sandwiches and the city's best French fries.
Augusta, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
La Cantina
Fabulous steaks cooked outdoors in an 1800-degree oven are stars of a creative, fine-food menu in this unique restaurant deep in the Carolina countryside.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
La Fogata
La Fogata is a fun place to enjoy such traditional Tex-Mex staples as chilies rellenos and tamales as well as weekend menudo and ceviche tostadas.
Denver, CO
Good | Worth a Return
La Herencia Cafe
Sit outside and observe the oldest street in America while you enjoy a Media Noche sandwich at La Herencia Cafe of St. Augustine.
St. Augustine, FL
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
Lamb’s Grill Cafe
** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED **
Stately, trim, and diligent, Utah’s oldest restaurant (since 1919) is a 3-meal-a-day diner and coffee shop with white linen tablecloths and uniformed waitstaff.
Memorable | One of the Best
Liberal Club | Fall River Portuguese American Fare
Located in a vintage Fall River social club, the Liberal Club restaurant serves New England's Portuguese American fare, including seafood at its best.
Fall River, MA
Memorable | One of the Best
Liberty Gathering Place
Everything's homemade at Ohio's Liberty Gathering Place. The fried tenderloin sandwich is a thick pork steak, meaty and moist with only a hint of thin crust.
Memorable | One of the Best
Mary Stewart’s Southern Soul Food
Mary Stewart's offers rib-sticking truck-stop Southern food -- bold flavors of Mississippi now rooted generations-deep in Southern California.
Good | Worth a Return
Maryland Fried Chicken
A surviving Augusta, Georgia, outlet of a once-bigger franchise, Maryland Fried Chicken offers good eats at reasonable prices in a colorful urban setting.
Augusta, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
Midway BBQ
A Carolina BBQ meat-&-three restaurant specializing in old-fashioned hash and chicken stew, Midway is a best-bet for all seeking rare, authentic American fare.
Memorable | One of the Best
Mike’s Kitchen | Rhode Island Italian Seafood in the VFW Hall
Inconspicuously located in a VFW hall, Mike's Kitchen is a hidden gem of a seafood restaurant with a Rhode Island Italian accent.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Miss Myra’s Pit Bar-B-Q
Miss Myra's is the place to go in Birmingham for BBQ chicken covered in unique north Alabama white sauce. Banana pudding is world class!
Birmingham, AL
Memorable | One of the Best
Moishes
Moishe's is Montreal's high-end steak house with a Jewish accent. Side a gorgeous filet mignon with latkes (potato pancakes) or twice baked Monte Carlo potato.
Montréal, QC
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Mosca’s | Vintage Roadhouse | New Orleans’ Best Italian Food
Mosca's is a vintage roadhouse restaurant outside New Orleans, Louisiana, that serves spectacular Italian fare with a south-Louisiana twist.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Namaste Indian Street Food
Located in a common shopping center, Namaste offers uncommonly good Indian food, dine-in or take-out. Go in a group: There are so many good things to taste.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Nick Tahou Hots | Rochester Garbage Plate | Upstate New York
Nick Tahou invented the Rochester garbage plate -- a higgledy-piggledy kitchen-sink meal that will challenge the most voracious appetite.
Rochester, NY
Memorable | One of the Best
Noah’s Hof Brau
Noah's Hof Brau is an old-fashioned Modesto, California, sandwich carvery that has morphed into a Chinese-American cafeteria. BBQ pork is superb.
Good | Worth a Return
North Shore Hawaiian Plate Lunch
For a taste of Hawaii in Klamath Falls, Oregon, all you need is $9 for a sampler platter of four tasty meats, sticky rice, and cold mac salad.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
OB Noodle House & Sake Bar
Fantastic Asian-fusion fare and quick service have made OB Noodle House & Sake Bar Ocean Beach's favorite noodle spot.
San Diego, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Orem’s Diner
Breakfast at Orem's in Wilton, Connecticut is diner-good: crusty hash browns to accompany eggs, big hot muffins & endless refills for your coffee cup.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Palms Krystal Bar and Grill
Palms Krystal Bar is is one of the last locations serving Chicken in the Rough, an early chain known for fried chicken with piles of shoestring French fries.
Memorable | One of the Best
Patriots’ Smokehouse
Patriots' is a welcoming, family-run smokehouse not far from I-20 near the Georgia / South Carolina line. The theme is Independence day. The BBQ is grand.
Memorable | One of the Best
Perry Foster’s BBQ
** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED **
In this 365-days-a-year Augusta BBQ, lamb and beef are standout meats. Perry Foster's good sides include mac 'n' cheese and thick, porky baked beans.
Good | Worth a Return
Petite Pantry
Petite Pantry is a Mexican diner that feels like a meal in a supper club at your accountant uncle's office. It is where the locals eat.
Bishop, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Pioneer Cafe
A friendly Main Street restaurant in Sulphur Springs, the Pioneer Cafe is where locals go for such Texas standards as chicken-fried steak and authentic chili.
Memorable | One of the Best
Poppa’s Finest BBQ
Ribs, chicken, and chopped pork are smoked to tender succulence in Poppa's roadside BBQ parlor just a short detour off Interstate 20 between Atlanta & Augusta.
Thomson, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
Pork Place
Pork Place serves exemplary regional BBQ chipped or sliced, as well as ribs & pit-grilled chicken. A true taste of Central Savannah River Area Georgia.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Red Shed Diner & Produce
A colorful, welcoming roadside restaurant & produce stand, Graniteville's Red Shed serves hearty cafe meals and blue ribbon pies & cakes. * CLOSED *
Graniteville, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Rib Truck
The Rib Truck is a mobile smoker that parks in the towns of northernmost Aroostook County in Maine and sells ribs and pulled pork, carry-away only.
Fort Kent, ME
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Rip’s | Illinois Valley Fried Chicken At Its Best
Of the many taverns that serve Illinois Valley fried chicken, Rip's is the best. Crunchies -- bits of insanely yummy fried skin and batter -- are a bonus.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Rodney Scott’s BBQ
Starting as a country-road BBQ parlor up in Hemingway, Rodney Scott's BBQ has become a smoke-house landmark on Charleston's Upper King Street. Quality remains high.
Charleston, SC
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Roost Fried Chicken
A quiet, small restaurant serving comfort food to hungry Bozeman citizens, Roost Fried Chicken puts its own Montana spin on southern classics.
Bozeman, MT
Memorable | One of the Best
Ross J’s Aloha Grill
Ross J's is a casual Henderson, Nevada, coffee shop serving Hawaiian breakfast and lunch specialties plus Hawaiian saimin noodles.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Ruben’s Argentinian Steakhouse
Argentine-style grilled steaks of every cut and size are Ruben's specialty. Also: chicken, sausage, and breaded beef. Herb-speckled chimichurri sauce over all!
Aiken, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Ruby and Ketchy’s
A charming, out-of-the-way Morgantown, West Virginia, diner, Ruby & Ketchy's is a favorite restaurant for locals to come for square meals and conversation.
Memorable | One of the Best
Santangelo’s Cafe
Hoagies star at Santangelo's in Norristown, Pennsylvania. We love the breakfast hoagie with sausage, bacon, pork roll and eggs (plus, please, roasted peppers).
Memorable | One of the Best
Schmucker’s
A classic diner (since 1948), Schmucker's is a good stop off I-80 in Ohio for biscuits and gravy, meat loaf or fried bologna, and cherry walnut pie for dessert.
Toledo, OH
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Scottish Bakehouse
Serving Martha's Vineyard's best breakfast sandwiches and a plethora of baked goods, Scottish Bakehouse is a year-around destination for locals and travelers.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Shanghai Cafe
Highlights of the vast menu in Shanghai Cafe include barley green hand-shaven noodles, pot stickers, and dumplings as well "high nutrition brown rice."
Bellevue, WA
Memorable | One of the Best
Sharkey’s
Sharkey’s is a restaurant tavern that is home of the spiedie: marinated lamb chunks grilled over charcoal, served in a white-bread mitt. *CLOSED*
Memorable | One of the Best
Shindig
Shindig feels like the heart of Woodstock, offering local charm and flavors from spicy Buffalo Chicken Melt to pear-apple crisp.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Slows BBQ
A full-menu BBQ parlor in the heart of Detroit, Slow's signature is the Triple Threat: applewood smoked bacon, pulled pork, and ham stacked high and mighty.
Detroit, MI
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Smokey Pig Bar-B-Que | On the Kentucky BBQ Trail
Monroe County-style barbecue means pork shoulder, sliced and dipped in hot sauce, at Bowling Green's Smokey Pig -- a memorable stop on Kentucky's BBQ trail.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Southern Comfort
Comfort food, southern-style, is what this charming little restaurant offers. Don't miss white-sauced smoke-cooked chicken, an Alabama specialty.
Good | Worth a Return
Sportsman’s Hall
A pony express stop and one of the West’s oldest restaurants, Sportsman’s Hall fries excellent golden crisp chicken.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Stop’N Cafe
Serving traditional Greek food, Stop'N Cafe of Santa Monica, California, is authentic, local, and affordable.
Santa Monica, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Stubby’s Hik-Ry Pit Bar-B-Que | An Arkansas BBQ Best
Stubby's of Hot Springs is an Arkansas BBQ best, serving pork, ham and beef. Side dishes of smoked pit potato and pot-o-beans are unequaled.
Hot Springs, AR
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Sweatman’s
A definitive South Carolina BBQ, Sweatman's is a weekend-only restaurant serving whole hog, buffet style. It's a southern classic!
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Sylvia’s Queen of Soul Food
Sylvia's has been a Harlem mecca for legendary Southern-style soul food home cooking since the 1960's.
New York, NY
Memorable | One of the Best
Taqueria El Rey
A splendid taste of Mexican food in a ho-hum shopping center, Taqueria El Rey does it all from scratch, and does it brilliantly. It's also a butcher shop.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Tasty Chicken & Banh Mi
Tasty Chicken & Banh Mi is just that: Combine the two for a sandwich or enjoy them on their own. Also try a potent lemongrass beef sandwich.
Anaheim, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Texas Pie Company
The Texas Pie Company bakes individual as well as full-size pies. Lemon chess is a standout, as is strawberry cake crowned with fruit-flavored frosting.
Good | Worth a Return
Thai Mee Up
A jewel in the Kahalui airport adjacent “Plate Lunch Plaza” food truck park, Thai Mee Up serves the flavors of Thailand with Hawaiian sensibilities.
Kahului, HI
Memorable | One of the Best
The Coop
The Coop is a Costa Rican rotisserie chicken house in Central Wyoming serving memorable bird and crispy empanadas worth rerouting for.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
The Hangar on the Wharf
Located in Juneau's Merchant's Wharf, The Hangar on the Wharf offers some of the best, freshest seafood in great seafood city. Must eat: halibut chowder.
Memorable | One of the Best
The Hatch Rotisserie & Bar
The Hatch puts a modern twist on classic comfort foods in a bustling, quaint, cozy space in downtown Paso Robles.
Paso Robles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
The Pasty Kitchen
A fast food shop inspired by the savory pies of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The recipes are vintage 1960s; the pies will thrill Michigan transplants.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
The Pub Iron Horse Brewery
Pub fare with an innovative beer-infused twist makes the Pub Iron Horse Brewery a favorite stop in Ellensburg, Washington.
Ellensburg, WA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Thunderbird Restaurant
Southern Utah’s most recognizable motel diner, the Thunderbird is famous for its Ho-Made Pie sign and for Utah-style scones with honey butter.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tokyo Stop Teriyaki
Seattle's signature Japanese-American dish is at its best in the humble Bellevue storefont called Tokyo Stop Teriyaki.
Bellevue, WA
Memorable | One of the Best
Tom Cavallo’s
Classic Italian-American fare plus a local specialty, chicken riggies, which combine rigatoni pasta, sauteed chicken, and veggies in a creamy tomato sauce.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tony Packo’s
A national icon, Toledo's Tony Packo's serves Hungarian hot dogs plus chicken paprikas, stuffed cabbage, and dumplings. Atmo is laid-back and comfortable.
Toledo, OH
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Toshi’s Teriyaki Grill
Hidden in a Mill Creek shopping center, Toshi's Teriyaki is home of Toshi Kasahara, who introduced the dish to Seattle in 1976. Chicken & beef are definitive.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Tripp Sports Bowl Café
Tripp is a bowling alley cafe serving fine sandwiches and burgers along with a full measure of South Dakota local color.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tufano’s Vernon Park Tap
Tufano's is a family-run old school Italian restaurant with casual setting and low prices. Lemon chicken is a Chicago city icon.
Chicago, IL
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Tujague’s
Tujague’s of New Orleans' French Quarter offers a fixed-price, five-course dinner that is a classic sampler of Creole cooking. **CLOSED, RELOCATING**
New Orleans, LA
Memorable | One of the Best
Una Mas Taqueria
Fresh ingredients, bright flavors, and low prices make Aiken, South Carolina's quick & casual Una Mas Taqueria a Mexican restaurant to treasure.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Uncle Chicken’s
From a smoker alongside South Dixie Freeway, Uncle Chicken’s serves cream of chicken soup with pinot gris & pulled pork with buttery "everything bread."
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Village Cafe
The Village Cafe is a casual restaurant where food is a cut above: BLTs with smoked salmon added; house-cured pastrami; sophisticated salads & espresso drinks.
Aiken, SC
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Viva Las Arepas | Venezuelan Wood Grilled Meats at their Best
Viva Las Arepas is an oasis of excellence at the end of the Las Vegas Strip. Venezuelan wood grilled meats are not to be missed.
Las Vegas, NV
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Walker Brothers Original Pancake House | A Chicagoland Best
Must eats at Walker Bros include the baked apple pancake -- a Chicagoland best. From coffee and fresh OJ to thick-cut bacon, it's all great.
Memorable | One of the Best
Wethersfield Pizza | The Grinder: Connecticut’s Heroic Hero
The pizza's fine, but it's huge, heroic hero sandwiches that make Wethersfield Pizza House a notable Roadfood restaurant in Connecticut.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Wife Saver
An Augusta-area sextet of fast-food restaurants, Wife Saver is known for crunch-crusted chicken, fried shrimp, and bountiful southern-style vegetables.
Augusta, GA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Willcox Hotel | Grand Hotel | Aiken, SC
A grand hotel restaurant that's casual but pricey with stylish modern food, the Willcox hearkens back to Aiken's heyday as a swank winter colony.
Aiken, SC
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Willie Mae’s Scotch House
Willie Mae's is a soul-food Mecca in New Orleans -- a favorite not only among locals but also of food pilgrims in search of the fried-chicken holy grail.
New Orleans, LA
Memorable | One of the Best
Willington Pizza
Willington Pizza has been a beacon to UConn students for decades. Bakery-quality crust tastes like fresh bread, and toppings are A+.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Wiz’s Eatery
Happy American food makes Wiz's a Batesburg big-appetite destination for pizza, burgers, house-smoked meats, and seafood.
Batesburg-Leesville, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Wo Hop: A NYC Institution
Wo Hop is a Cantonese-style Chinese spot under a sidewalk in Chinatown, NYC and has been dishing out egg rolls, lo mein and sweet & pungent chicken since 1938.
New York, NY
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Yaki’s The Original Teriyaki Bowl
This Burbank stand has a couple locations in Glendale and dozens of imitators. It claims to be the first to put Teriyaki in a bowl instead of on a plate.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Yang Chow
Yang Chow is a pillar of Los Angeles’ Chinatown, beloved for sweet, garlic-loaded “Slippery Shrimp” and heaping portions of take-out classics.
