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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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Memorable | One of the Best

13 Coins

A rare slice of mid-20th century Americana, Seattle's 13 Coins is open 24/7 for meals that range from sandwiches and burgers to surf 'n' turf.

1st Street Apizza | Connecticut | New Haven Pizza Bests

A small, mostly take-out restaurant in downtown Seymour, Connecticut, 1st Street Apizza specializes in New Haven pizza with thin, elegant crust.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

7 Mares

Mexican seafood is brilliant at 7 Mares, an unlikely shopping-center restaurant where highlights include shrimp-stuffed chiles rellenos & mile-high margaritas.

Al’s #1 Italian Beef

Chicago's Italian beef is at its best at Al's, where it's moist and garlicky and packed into fresh rolls. Add a charcoal-grilled sausage to double the pleasure!

Chicago, IL

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Al’s Corner Restaurant

A Hungarian best in Barberton Ohio. Al's is a hospitable restaurant serving from-scratch Hungarian plate lunch at low prices. Service is cafeteria style.

Barberton, OH

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Amighetti’s

Italian sandwiches on freshly baked bread have become a St. Louis legend and make Amighetti's one of the best Roadfood delis in the Midwest.

Aunt Carrie’s

Aunt Carrie's, at Point Judith on the ocean, remains one of the few restaurants in Rhode Island that still serves a full shore dinner.

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

Beauty’s Luncheonette | A Montreal Best Bet Diner

An old fashioned coffee shop/ deli famous for the best breakfast in town, Beauty's is a Montreal best bet.

Beaver House

"Sunday dinner every day," is how Beaver House of Statesboro, Georgia, bills its Dixie-classic boardinghouse-style meals, from fried chicken to peach cobbler.

Big Bad Breakfast

Chef John Currence's Big Bad Breakfast celebrates the most important meal of the day with a menu of hearty, creative meals that are diner fare deluxe.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Big Chick

Big-crusted fried chicken stars at Big Chick, a take-out-only roadside stand, where all side dishes are fried, too: onions, okra, hush puppies and corn balls.

Memorable | One of the Best

Blue & White Restaurant

If you are looking for quality Southern food at reasonable prices along old Route 61 near Tunica, Mississippi, Blue & White is treasure.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Blue Door Smokehouse

BBQ, smoked each day and served on butcher-papered trays, includes pulled pork, smoked sausage, beef brisket, ribs, and chicken.

Memorable | One of the Best

Blue Heaven

House motto: "Blue Heaven: you don’t have to die to get there." A magical meal on the outdoor terrace is an unforgettable taste of Key West.

Breakfast Shoppe

Open only for breakfast and lunch, this cheerful Maryland cafe offers freshly squeezed juice and beautiful pancakes as well as egg dishes plain and fancy.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

We found Brophy Bros on the Santa Barbara, CA website under the category for best seafood and clam chowder and they were not lying! What should I eat at Brophy Bros? We obviously have had excellent clam chowder previously, but this was the best we have had on the West Coast. You can have the … Continue reading

Santa Barbara, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Bruno’s European Restaurant

A gem of a restaurant just off I-5 in Tacoma, Bruno's serves Polish and German food cooked according to recipes brought by Chef Bruno when he came to the US.

Tacoma, WA

Memorable | One of the Best

Bryant’s Breakfast

Excellent biscuits star at Bryant's Breakfast in Memphis, along with every kind of pork there is, from ham and bacon to thick-sliced grilled bologna.

Memphis, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

Buckner’s Family Restaurant

Buckner's fried chicken is served family-style at big round tables often shared with strangers. There are vegetables galore, sweet tea, and cobbler for dessert.

Jackson, GA

Memorable | One of the Best

Burritos La Palma

Boasting some of the best flour tortillas anywhere, Burritos La Palma is regional comfort food for those that grew up eating Tex-Mex.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Bush Meadow Farm

Bush Meadow Farm breakfast sandwiches with farm-fresh eggs and housemade sausage are among the best we’ve eaten anywhere. Don't miss the Chuckwagon Beans.

Memorable | One of the Best

Bush’s

A humble seafood restaurant where all kinds of fish are prepared with expertise. On the side: Dixie-best soul-food vegetables.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Camellia Grill

Camellia Grill, a vintage New Orleans diner with style, hosts a mix of locals, tourists & Tulane students. Must eat: butter-grilled pecan pie a la mode.

New Orleans, LA

Memorable | One of the Best

Carbone’s Market | Best Big Sandwiches in Connecticut

Carbone's is a vintage Italian-American neighborhood grocery store known for the best big sandwiches in Connecticut.

Memorable | One of the Best

Carmen’s Deli

The Rose's Special at Carmen's Deli is a fine hoagie with both sharp and mild provolone, sopressata, prosciutto, capicola, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and oil.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Carminuccio’s

Carminuccio’s makes some of Connecticut's best pizza as well as savory breads stuffed with ham or capicola, pepperoni and cheese, broccoli and sausage.

Newtown, CT

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

Good | Worth a Return

Creekside at the Old Mill

An airy, family-friendly restaurant in a repurposed old mill building in Lexington, South Carolina, Creekside serves traditional Dixie breakfast and lunch.

Lexington, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Defonte’s Sandwich Shop

Defonte's -- Brooklyn's oldest Italian deli -- makes what this reviewer considers the best sandwiches in New York City.

Good | Worth a Return

Diner Grill

Chicago's Diner Grill started life as a pair of Evanston trolley cars. Today it's a 24/7 diner where the specialty is a slinger, especially at 2 a.m.

Chicago, IL

Memorable | One of the Best

Dink’s Pit Bar-B-Que

A Bartlesville, Oklahoma BBQ, Dink's offers brisket, ribs and pork tenderloin. Décor is pop-culture West: steer horns, barbed wire, pix of cowboys & Indians.

Memorable | One of the Best

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Billed as a "Genuine Honkey Tonk Rib Joint", New York's Dinosaur offers Americana in the form of BBQ and blues music. Don't forget Syracuse-style salt potatoes.

New York, NY

Memorable | One of the Best

Dip’s Country Kitchen

We love to start the day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at Mama Dip's restaurant with eggs, pork chops and gravy or country ham, sided by biscuits and grits.

Chapel Hill, NC

Memorable | One of the Best

Dixie Crossroads

The Number One reason to eat at Dixie Crossroads in Titusville, Florida, is shrimp: either rock shrimp (like tiny lobsters) or wild ocean shrimp.

Memorable | One of the Best

Duran Central Pharmacy

The lunch counter of a full-service Albuquerque drug store, Duran Central Pharmacy serves New Mexico fare at its best, including magnificent tortillas.

Albuquerque, NM

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Dyer’s

Dyer's is a polite Amarillo, Texas, BBQ restaurant serving taut sausage and sticky-good ribs with meat that pulls easily in long strips from the bone.

Amarillo, TX

Memorable | One of the Best

Eat at Joe’s

Eat at Joe's is a classic American greasy spoon that has built a collection of unique specials around customer requests.

Memorable | One of the Best

El Gallito

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** Serving locals for nearly a quarter century now, El Gallito offers a broad menu of mostly familiar Mexican dishes such as tacos, chilies rellenos, enchiladas, and burritos.

Cathedral City, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Evo

Evo is a modern pizzeria in the trendy Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston that employs a wood-fired oven to cook superb pizzas using local ingredients.

Memorable | One of the Best

Ferdinando’s Focacceria Italiana Restaurant

Ferdinando's specialty is the panelle, a fried chickpea fritter with mild, beany flavor. A favorite Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, New York for over 100 years.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Five Islands Lobster Company

Resilient lobsters fairly burst out of their shell when squeezed with a nutcracker at the unbelievably scenic picnic tables of Maine's Five Islands Lobster Co.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Flat Track Coffee

Half bike shop and half coffee shop, Flat Track is an Austin,TX favorite serving organic breakfast every day of the week.

Austin, TX

Memorable | One of the Best

Foothills Butcher Bar

From thick slices of bologna to juicy burgers to creamy bacon-wrapped pâté to pickles and even ketchup, everything at Butcher Bar is house-made and delicious.

Asheville, NC

Memorable | One of the Best

Foxtail Bakeshop & Kitchen

Using high-quality Oregon ingredients, Bend’s Foxtail offers decadent tiramisu pancakes, a croque mistress on an everything croissant and marionberry-frosted muffins.

Memorable | One of the Best

Frank’s Diner

Inside this beautiful vintage diner, travelers and locals enjoy big, satisfying Northwest meals including Frank's six-egg King of the Road omelet.

Spokane, WA

Memorable | One of the Best

Geste Shrimp Truck

Maui’s most famous food truck makes what is likely the island’s best plate lunch based on some of the most flavorful crustaceans we’ve found on the road.

Kahului, HI

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Gibson’s Donuts

Gibson's is a friendly, high-quality, round-the-clock donut shop. Its World's Fair donuts are tasty curiosities. Red velvet and Oreo donuts are must-tries.

Memphis, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

Goode Co. Texas Bar-B-Q | A Lone Star BBQ Brisket Best

Houston's Goode Co. is a Lone Star brisket best. Long-smoked BBQ is velvet-soft and radiantly beefy. Have it on jalapeno cheese bread.

Houston, TX

Memorable | One of the Best

Goulash Place

The Goulash Place is a little neighborhood eatery in Danbury, Connecticut -- the family home of chef John Aczel, and his food is genuine homemade Hungarian.

Danbury, CT

Memorable | One of the Best

Hank’s Hamburgers

Hank's hash-house hamburgers are good and greasy, a Tulsa best. Also on the menu: Frito chili pie, corn dogs and chocolate-covered peanut butter bon bons.

Tulsa, OK

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Harry’s Local Bar and Restaurant

What looks like a honky-tonk biker bar is a source of excellent seafood, fried or broiled. Harry's is a must for food-focused folk in Aiken, South Carolina.

Aiken, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Hawk’s Crawfish

Proudly “in the middle of nowhere,” Hawk's is a roadhouse destination for pristine purged crawfish, boiled in delicate spices. Great shrimp, too!

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Hite’s Bar-B-Que | Whole Hog | Columbia, SC

Hite's is a legend for weekend-only traditional and utterly delicious South Carolina whole-hog BBQ. Everything is take-out. Friday & Saturday only.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Honey and Salt | A Blue Ridge Mountain Best

At this enthusiastic breakfast & brunch spot in the Blue Ridge foothills, the motto is "Well-Built Food," It's brilliantly designed, too. And delicious.

Flat Rock, NC

Good | Worth a Return

Hot Dog World

Hot dogs, hamburgers, fries & shakes come long, tall and large at this Hendersonville, North Carolina, drive-in style restaurant that is an all-American hoot.

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

Interstate Bar-B-Q

Interstate is one of Memphis' top BBQs, serving ribs, shoulder meat, sausages, and bologna with all the proper fixins, including addictive bar-b-q spaghetti.

Memphis, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

J.R.’s Ribshack

A humble roadside BBQ with some of the finest chicken and ribs in the Florida panhandle. JR's Brunswick stew is not to be missed.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Jambonz Deux

A taste of Louisiana in South Dakota, Jambonz Deux offers Cajun flavors in everything, from catfish to hushpuppies to fried green tomatoes.

Rapid City, SD

Memorable | One of the Best

Joe Jost’s

Since 1924, Joe Jost's has remained an uncompromised gentleman's drinking hole; a taste of a time when saloons served pickled eggs & peanuts.

Memorable | One of the Best

Joe’s Real BBQ

Joe's is an Arizona BBQ serving brisket, pulled pork, hot links, pork ribs, bone-in chicken, and giant stuffed baked potatoes. Dessert: root beer cake.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

John Mull’s Meats/Roadkill Grill

When this deer processor and butcher started a BBQ stand, it caused a sensation. John Mull's beef ribs are worth driving out of town for.

Las Vegas, NV

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Johnnie’s | Italian Beef Is The Ultimate Chicago Sandwich

Is this the best Chicago sandwich ever? Johnnie's Italian beef delivers garlic kick; add vibrant giardiniera and you'll hear angels sing.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Johnson’s Boucaniere

Johnson's Cajun boudin sausage is grand in a "Parrain Special" - stuffed grilled cheese with crumbled boudin & BBQ sauce in the center.

Lafayette, LA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Jolly Roger Seafood House

While there are non-seafood options, Jolly Roger's location by Lake Erie suggests that fish is what you want. Perch or walleye, please!

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Kramarczuk’s

In the heart of downtown, one of the Twin Cities’ oldest lunch spots is a cafeteria that serves old-world flavors and charm by the ladle.

Minneapolis, MN

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

Memorable | One of the Best

La Posta de Mesilla

A landmark restaurant serving true New Mexico fare, La Posta is a magical dinner destination in the Mesilla Valley.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Lefteris Gyro

Lefteris Gyro of Mount Kisco, New York serves such good Greek fare as lemon chicken soup (avgolemono) and Greek salad, even pretty nice hamburgers.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Leo’s

Very friendly, Leo's BBQ in Oklahoma City serves fiery hot links, beef brisket, pit-cooked bologna, and magnificent spare ribs.

Oklahoma City, OK

Memorable | One of the Best

Leon’s Poultry & Oyster Shop

Casual, immensely hip and urban-popular, Leon's doesn't lose track of its mission: to serve great Carolina chicken & oysters and lots of beer & wine.

Charleston, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Little Miss BBQ | Southwest BBQ At Its Best | Phoenix, Arizona

Southwest BBQ at its best – one of the best BBQs anywhere – Little Miss makes brisket, pork and beans that belong on all foodies' bucket list.

Phoenix, AZ

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Little Polish Diner

Little Polish Diner daily specials include bigos (hunter's stew), chicken paprikash, and Friday lake perch. Pierogi and kielbasi always are available.

Memorable | One of the Best

Little Tea Shop

A vintage lunch room on old Cotton Row, Little Tea Shop is a Memphis experience all food lovers should have, from pot likker to fudge-topped frozen pecan balls.

Memphis, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

Los Temos

Authentic Mexican food at Los Temos includes birria de chivo, a goat meat stew made with chilies. On the side come handmade corn tortillas.

Memorable | One of the Best

Lucky’s Drive-In

Lucky’s is a Tacoma drive-in diamond in the rough, a red and white striped shack that serves classic American burgers, shakes, hot dogs, and tator tots.

Tacoma, WA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

LuLu’s Waterfront Grille

LuLu's Waterfront Grille in Ponte Vedre Beach, Florida is a restaurant to kick back and enjoy 1st rate shrimp and oysters overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mabel’s Lobster Claw

In Kennebunkport, Mabel's is a long-standing tradition for lobster shore dinner including creamy chowder and concluding with peanut butter ice cream pie.

Kennebunkport, ME

Good | Worth a Return

Mader’s

Mader's is a virtual museum of Milwaukee German culture with atmosphere galore. Reuben rolls are the must-eat.

Milwaukee, WI

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Maguro Brothers

From the tuna barons of the Kekaulike market in Chinatown come flawless poke and shimmering cuts of fine tuna presented casually, on Styrofoam.

Honolulu, HI

Memorable | One of the Best

Manganaro’s HeroBoy

Hero Boy is a cafeteria-style New York restaurant specializing in hot hero sandwiches. Best of all is a meatball hero with garlic & a touch of hot pepper heat.

New York, NY

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Marc Anthony’s Pizzeria

Marc Anthony's of Onset, Massachusetts, serves pretty good, thin-crust New York style pizza in a lively joint with a juke box and plenty of New York attitude.

Memorable | One of the Best

Maria’s New Mexican Kitchen

Maria's is a Santa Fe institution which has been serving classic northern New Mexican fare since 1950. The margaritas are legendary.

Santa Fe, NM

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Marina Variety Store

Marina Variety Store is a quality seafood restaurant, a brash diner, & a locals' favorite. Dine with a view of Charleston's Yacht Basin beyond the marshes.

Charleston, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Mastoris

Mastoris is a gigantic diner with a gigantic menu of gigantic portions of food. Have some New Jersey pork roll for breakfast. *CLOSED*

Memorable | One of the Best

Matiki Island BBQ

Matiki Island BBQ is good enough to make anyone start craving Hawaiian food. It features special-occasion home cooking, but it can be picked up in minutes.

Anaheim, CA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Matt’s El Rancho

A bustling south Austin Tex-Mex landmark, Matt's El Rancho is the place to come for chilies rellenos, huevos rancheros and legendary Bob Armstrong Queso.

Austin, TX

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Mayflower Cafe

A Mississippi gem featuring okra gumbo, fried shrimp and oysters, Mayflower is known for comeback dressing, for dipping fries as well as adorning salad.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mike Linnig’s Restaurant

Outdoor dining by the Ohio River make Mike Linnig's of Louisville a good-weather destination for fried seafood and beer. Indoor dining is fun, too, year around.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Miller’s Seawall Grill

A Galveston institution, Miller’s sits just across from the ocean and serves delicious spicy corn and crab chowder. Strong margaritas, too.

Galveston, TX

Memorable | One of the Best

Mother’s

A blue-collar cafeteria with blue-ribbon Creole fare, Mother's serves New Orleans classics with style and sass. Red beans and rice, please!

New Orleans, LA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

My Hero Submarine Sandwich Shoppe

My Hero is a San Fernando Valley classic with warm subs heroically stretched with heaps of unique tomato salad.

Los Angeles, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Neptune’s Net

A county line beach shack favored by bikers, Neptune's Net offers fresh seafood, large format beers & one of California's nicest beaches across the street.

Malibu, CA

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

Nick’s Original Coney Island Hotdogs | Historic Weenies

Fall River's historic weenies are expertly made at Nick's: bean dogs, bean and cheese dogs, and dogs topped with Coney Island hot dog sauce.

Fall River, MA

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.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Noon Break 2 Go

On the edge of Cody, Wyoming, Noon Break 2 Go serves time-tested New Mexico-style burritos topped with Code 10 green chili sauce.

Cody, WY

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

Northside Grill | Michigan | An Ann Arbor Breakfast Best

An Ann Arbor breakfast best, the Northside grill specializes in mighty egg & hash brown skillets and extraordinary oat-bran pancakes.

Ann Arbor, MI

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

Off Da Chain Seafood & Mo

Fine fried seafood plus crab legs, pork chops, chicken wings, burgers and "Mo," make Off Da Chain a colorful, unique destination. ** CLOSED **

Aiken, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Pass Key

Pass Key is a small chain in Pueblo. The signature sandwich is the Pass Key Special, a sausage and cheese hoagie.

Memorable | One of the Best

Peg Leg Porker

In Nashville's Gulch area, Peg Leg Porker’s dry-rubbed BBQ ribs are tender, juicy & flavorful enough to stand on their own. But the excellent sauce is irresistible.

Nashville, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

Pepperhead

Pepperhead of Cortez offers fantastic New Mexico style chiles rellenos, mole and artisan margaritas. Dessert is all about puffy sopapillas drizzled with honey.

Memorable | One of the Best

Pierogies Plus

Pierogies are featured on an Eastern European heritage menu that also includes haluski, stuffed cabbage, hunter's stew, and kielbasa.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Pitty’s

Pitty’s of Tulare, Calilfornia, feels like a family backyard BBQ, except for the fact that you eat inside an airplane.

Memorable | One of the Best

Polish Villa

In this humble dining room you will eat magnificent Polish food served by an able staff that makes newcomers feel like family.

Buffalo, NY

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.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Polonza

In Pensacola, fuel up on golden pancakes and sausage-and-potato burritos in the bright, open space at Polonza.

Pensacola, FL

Memorable | One of the Best

Poodle Dog Restaurant

Diner fare is excellent in at the Poodle Dog in Fife, Washington. The stand-out item is a butterhorn pastry that is as large as a lunch plate.

Good | Worth a Return

Pool Lobster at F.O. Goldwaithe’s

Goldwaithe's is a seaside country store that offers lobster straight from Biddeford Pool along with unmatched views.

Memorable | One of the Best

Price’s Chicken Coop

Price's Chicken comes encased in crunchy skin imbued with the silky, savory goodness of chicken fat. A Charlotte, North Carolina, fried chicken best bet.

Charlotte, NC

Memorable | One of the Best

Pulaski Deli | Best Old World Polish in Myrtle Beach

Pulaski Deli is a Myrtle Beach anomaly: old world Polish food in a quiet, personable market. The Sampler plate includes some of everything.

Memorable | One of the Best

Rainbow Drive-In

Honolulu's Rainbow Drive-In is a top spot for hefty, affordable plate lunch that is the island ideal.

Honolulu, HI

Memorable | One of the Best

Rawley’s

Rawley’s is a Connecticut gold coast hot dog shack serving deep-fried blue ribbon red hots finished on a griddle so their skins turn crusty.

Fairfield, CT

Memorable | One of the Best

Real Chili

Real Chili serves bowls of chili mild, medium, or hot, with spaghetti or beans, or spaghetti AND beans, the full package known as the Marquette Special.

Milwaukee, WI

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

RO’s Restaurant

R&O's is an out-of-the-way Italian-Creole family restaurant serving some of Louisiana’s best sandwiches and superb shrimp remoulade.

Good | Worth a Return

Rogerland Restaurant

A vintage Arkansas town cafe where the locals eat, Rogerland features a downhome buffet as well as BBQ cooked in an adjoining smoke house.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Ronnie’s Ice House Barbeque

Stop by Ronnie’s for a hospitable welcome and Texas Hill Country-style barbecue turkey that vies for brisket as best meat in the house.

Johnson City, TX

Memorable | One of the Best

Roscoe’s House of Chicken ’n Waffles

Roscoe’s combo of luscious fried chicken and thin golden waffles can’t be beat; its original Hollywood location is praised by celebs and chowhounds alike.

Los Angeles, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Rose Hill Cafe

Rose Hill Cafe offers a wide array of creative spins on breakfast classics, including nine varieties of plate-sized pancakes. * CLOSED *

Newburgh, IN

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

Roy’s Hickory Pit BBQ

Top-notch BBQ at Roy's of Hutchinson, Kansas, includes brisket, ribs, Polish sausage and hot links sided by Texas toast and a graze along the salad bar.

Memorable | One of the Best

Royal Guard Fish & Chips & More

Royal Guard is a spanking-clean fish & chips restaurant that also has a clay oven from which emerge excellent seekh kabobs, chicken tikka and naan flatbreads.

Danbury, CT

Memorable | One of the Best

Safe Harbor Restaurant

At Safe Harbor, the fish is as freshly-caught as you’d expect in a fish market next to the water. The menu's must-eat: spicy blackened shrimp.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Salsa’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant

Salsa’s serves great Salvadorean fare in Springfield, Massachusetts. Pupusas come hot, stuffed with ground pork, cheese, or meat.

Memorable | One of the Best

Salt Lick

In the Hill Country west of Austin, the Salt Lick is a theme park of BBQ, serving a full range of smoke-cooked meat with all the fixins. A Texas legend!

Memorable | One of the Best

Sam’s Original Restaurant

Forget the menu at Sam's Restaurant. What matters is the buffet, a cornucopia of perfectly prepared southern cooking, including a rainbow of beautiful pies.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Santarpio’s Pizza

Santarpio's thin-crust pizza is a long-standing Boston highlight. Also on the menu: BBQ, which actually is charcoal-cooked sausage and lamb. Delicious!

Boston, MA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Sarapes Restaurante

Hungry for something more authentic than Taco Bell? Serapes Restaurante in Enfield, Connecticut, has the answer: homestyle Mexican cooking.

Memorable | One of the Best

Sardine Lake Resort

The Sierra Buttes and Sardine Lakes serve as a breathtaking backdrop for fine food in a small, quaint cabin at Sardine Lake Resort.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Sariñana’s Tamale Factory

Sariñana's, since 1939, serves old-school Mexican food that still tastes fresh and exciting today. Fine tacos, tamales, enchiladas; and fiery weekend menudo.

Good | Worth a Return

Sconyer’s

In Augusta's landmark BBQ theme restaurant, well-mannered BBQ is served by friendly waitresses in peasant garb. Sconyer's is huge, as are its portions.

Augusta, GA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Serena Café

Serena Cafe is a gathering spot for local farmers to dig into large plates of biscuits & gravy or scrambles for breakfast and tenderloins and burgers for lunch.

Memorable | One of the Best

Singleton’s Seafood Shack: A perfect Florida Seafood Spot

Singleton's restaurant serves nut-sweet shrimp, briny oysters, devil crab, and Minorcan chowder. Mayport's favorite seafood shack!

Jacksonville, FL

Memorable | One of the Best

Smiarowski Farmstand & Creamy

Produce, ice cream, and a short menu of hot dogs and Polish food make Smiarowski's farm stand a Massachusetts roadside delight. Dine al fresco at picnic tables.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Snead’s

Snead's is a wood-paneled BBQ at the outskirts of Kansas City that makes superb meats of all kind: sliced pork, beef brisket, ribs, zesty burnt ends.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Solly’s Tamales

Solly's Tamales is an 80-year old Mississippi Delta snack shop selling hot tamales topped with chili or stuffed inside burritos.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Solvang Restaurant

Solvang Restaurant is a village favorite Danish diner specializing in aebelskivers (spherical pancakes) and house made sausages.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

South Beach Fish Market | Best Oregon Coast Fish and Chips

An eat-in-the-rough seafood market and roadside cafe on the Pacific Coast, South Beach serves some of the best Oregon fish and chips and superb onion rings.

Newport, OR

Good | Worth a Return

Southern Manners

Southern Manners is a personable small-town cafe serving handsome plates of breakfast, brunch, and lunch from dawn to mid-afternoon.

Memorable | One of the Best

Spring Creek Restaurant

A fine old family-run restaurant that serves classic, locally caught Florida seafood at its best, Spring Creek is a charming destination off the beaten path.

Memorable | One of the Best

Stanich’s

Stanich's is an old-time Portland tavern known for burgers with a full panoply of toppings. On the side: fresh-cut French fries and a pitcher of beer.

Portland, OR

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

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Summit Diner

The Summit is a handsome 1960 Swingle diner. Breakfast is fresh and generously proportioned. Pies are homemade, and are a point of pride.

Memorable | One of the Best

Swan Market

The Swan Market is a German meat market/grocery located in a residential Rochester neighborhood offering bargain lunch four days a week.

Rochester, NY

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Sweet Georgia Brown

Sweet Georgia Brown is a cafeteria-style soul food BBQ in Dallas featuring a wide array of vegetables cooked southern-style and served in abundance.

Dallas, TX

Memorable | One of the Best

Sweet Lew’s

Sweet Lew’s offers all the favorites of a local, family-friendly pizzeria, plus more creative pizza options and quality craft beer.

Paso Robles, CA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Sweet Lucy’s Smokehouse

Sweet Lucy's offers pulled pork, chicken, brisket, chicken, wings, turkey and kielbasa. Sides are better than at many other area BBQs. Sauce is served warm.

Philadelphia, PA

Memorable | One of the Best

Taco Town

The taco at this Nebraska restaurant comes in a crisp corn shell pliable enough that it doesn't shatter, loaded with ground beef that is cream rich and peppery.

Scottsbluff, NE

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Taïm Falafel & Smoothie Bar

Taïm is Hebrew for “delicious,” an apropos name for this little falafel stand in Greenwich Village with a completely vegetarian menu.

New York, NY

Memorable | One of the Best

Teibel’s

Teibel's serves Grandma's fried chicken: lightly-seasoned with chewy bread-crumb-crusted skin. Boned and buttered perch are another Northwest Indiana classic.

Memorable | One of the Best

Tesuque Village Market

Casual eats north of Santa Fe. Tesuque Village Market is a grocery, restaurant, & town square. Best bets: tortilla soup, enchiladas, Frito pie, hefty burgers.

Santa Fe, NM

Excellent | Worth a Detour

The Butcher & the Baker

Visit The Butcher & the Baker for Telluride's best breakfast spread, from towering sandwiches to sweet potato burritos to apricot cheesecake.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

The Collins Creamery

Collins Creamery is a Connecticut farm stand has been dishing out over 20 flavors of "freshmade" ice cream since 1997.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

The Little One

Serving the best Sonoran Mexican food, The Little One is a warm, colorful eatery in the heart of Tucson. Vegetarian and vegan options abound.

Tucson, AZ

Memorable | One of the Best

The Nashville Biscuit House

There’s nothing held back at the unassuming Nashville Biscuit House, where big, soft biscuits are covered in rich gravy, cheese, breakfast meats & eggs.

Nashville, TN

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

The Oyster Bar

The Oyster Bar is often said to be Las Vegas' best 24-hour restaurant. It might be the best all-night seafood place anywhere.

Las Vegas, NV

Memorable | One of the Best

The Pioneer Saloon

Tucked in Sun Valley, Ketchum’s ‘Pio’ is a local institution known for strong margaritas and a loaded Idaho baked potato lovingly named ‘Jim Spud.’

Memorable | One of the Best

The Planing Mill Artisan Pizza | Visalia California’s Best Pizza

The Planing Mill is a local favorite for Visalia California's best pizza. A classic pizza parlor with innovative toppings and a killer craft beer list.

Visalia, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

The Sled Haus

The Sled Haus is a craft beer watering hole with elevated bar food that includes schooled sausage craftsmanship and enormous butcher sandwiches.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Thomason’s Barbecue

Thomason's of Henderson, Kentucky, barbecues all meats: pork, mutton, beef, etc. Beans are magnificent – rich and smoky, laced with shreds of BBQ.

Good | Worth a Return

Ugly Roll Sushi

For tasty sushi rolls that won't break the bank, Ugly Roll Sushi fills the bill: basic rolls, specialty rolls, and rolls that are downright "ugly."

Los Angeles, CA

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."

Memorable | One of the Best

Walls’ Drive In

At this cheerful 20th century drive-in, Big Square Burgers are the headliner.

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.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Whiskey Alley

Beyond a copious whiskey selection, this lively downtown Aiken bar & restaurant offers a dazzling repertoire of small and large plates for snacks or dinner.

Aiken, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

White House Sub Shop

Made on Italian loaves hours from the oven, White House Sub Shop sandwiches are the best: hot or cold, they are the ultimate Delaware Valley sub-sandwich eating experience.

Atlantic City, NJ

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Wilensky’s Light Lunch

A Montreal best bet, the Wilensky Special is thin slices of beef baloney and salami on a roll, the whole package cooked in a press. To drink: genuine egg cream.

Montréal, QC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Wilson’s Real Pit Barbeque

*** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED *** Wilson's is a weekend-only BBQ restaurant offering different styles from around the nation.

Fairfield, CT

Memorable | One of the Best

Wintzell’s Oyster House

Like its more famous sister restaurant in Mobile, the Guntersville location of Wintzell's serves big platters of seafood and legendary West Indies Salad.

Memorable | One of the Best

Yoshino

Yoshino is a small "sushi deli" with limited hours and an dedication to quality & freshness that has inspired a cult following for its poke bowls.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Young’s Lobster Pound

Young's Lobster Pound is a bustling harborside building selling lobsters live or steamed to order for eating here at picnic tables with a view of Penobscot Bay.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Zen 5

Happy Hour prices that can't be beat and amazing sushi dishes are what you'll find at Zen 5 in downtown Pacific Beach, California.

San Diego, CA

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