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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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Aiken Brewing Company
Aiken's main-street brew pub. Good basic beer companions -- wings, ribs, burgers, fried munchies -- and a half-dozen house-brewed ales and lagers. CLOSED
Aiken, SC
Good | Worth a Return
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.
Memorable | One of the Best
Arnold’s Lobster and Clam Bar
Arnold’s Lobster and Clam Bar: Excellent Cape Cod restaurant For all of those that travel to Cape Cod each year, the name is synonymous with great, summertime Roadfood seafood. Located conveniently off the side of Route 6 in Eastham, Arnold’s is the kind of place that will find its way into your heart and be … Continue reading Arnold’s Lobster and Clam Bar
Memorable | One of the Best
Arnold’s Lobster and Clam Bar
A Cape Cod legend, Arnold's is a theme diner that's become a family fun center with some of the best battered seafood anywhere.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Avery’s On Tulane
Masters of the “specialty” po-boy, Avery’s on Tulane serves destination-worthy sandwiches and Creole specialties.
New Orleans, LA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Betsy’s Around the Corner
A bustling Aiken restaurant serving sandwiches, salads, burgers, and square meals, Betsy's also is a layer cake-lover's dream. *CLOSED*
Aiken, SC
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
Bill Spoon’s Barbecue
A best BBQ restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bill Spoon’s is famed for chopped pork, Brunswick stew, mustard slaw and hushpuppies. *CLOSED*
Charlotte, NC
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Blue Top Grill
It's a humble diner, but quality lunch counter burgers and meat-&-3 have made the Blue Top Grill a favorite lunch spot east of Augusta since 1951.
Graniteville, SC
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Bob’s Clam Hut
Maine shoreline summertime seafood, eat-in-the-rough style. Bob's clam plates and clam rolls, scallops, shrimp, and lobster rolls are Kittery, ME bests.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Branson Cafe | Town Cafe | Authentic Ozark Comfort Food
The Branson Cafe remains a bastion of authentic Ozark comfort food, including great tenderloins, magnificent onion rings, and mighty pies.
Branson, MO
Good | Worth a Return
Bun Huggers
Steak sandwiches and hamburgers are grilled over mesquite coals in Bun Huggers, a happy Arizona Route 66 restaurant with colorful frat-house decor.
Memorable | One of the Best
Burgerville
Burgerville is a Northwest chain restaurant using local ingredients and doing everything green. Yay. We like it for excellent burgers and seasonal milk shakes.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Butcher Block Prime Steakhouse
Buffalo Block, formerly the Rex, is a vintage dining room where beef is king (prime rib especially), but the menu has something for everyone.
Billings, MT
Good | Worth a Return
Capitol Oyster Bar
Seafood shack ambience and a patio overlooking the Alabama River make the Capitol Oyster Bar a favorite destination for casual meals, drinks & live blues music.
Montgomery, AL
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Carl’s Drive-In
A 16-stool diner on old Route 66 in St. Louis, Carl's Drive-In is the place to belly up for elegant-oily hamburgers and foot-long hot dogs smothered with chili.
St. Louis, MO
Memorable | One of the Best
Cassell’s Hamburgers | Classic Burger Diner | Los Angeles
Many were sad when the original Cassell's closed, but now we can rejoice. A revamp of the classic burger diner respects traditions.
Los Angeles, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Champlin’s Seafood Deck
Fried clams are good at Champlin's at Galilee Harbor in Narragansett; fried flounder is even better. And do try the Rhode Island specialty snail salad!
Narragansett, RI
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Charcoal Pit
The Charcoal Pit is a Delaware drive-in restaurant that serves old-fashioned burgers with a charcoal taste, preferably deluxe: with lettuce, tomato & pickle.
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.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
City Billiards
Downtown Aiken's pool hall restaurant specializes in thick, juicy cheeseburgers and chili dogs. It is a friendly and civilized place to eat and to drink.
Aiken, SC
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Cold Spring Tavern
Cold Spring Tavern is a 19th century stagecoach station that serves stand-out Santa Maria style tri-tip and thick, meaty chili.
Santa Barbara, CA
Good | Worth a Return
Company Burger
In this New Orleans urban burger bar, patties are cooked through but juicy. Company Burger drinks include thick shakes, interesting beers and exotic cocktails.
New Orleans, LA
Memorable | One of the Best
Cotham’s Mercantile
Cotham's Mercantile of Little Rock, Arkansas, serves hearty Dixie meat & 2 meals; the menu's star is an immense Hubcap Hamburger.
Good | Worth a Return
Crystal Beer Parlor
Savannah's oldest restaurant is a place to eat, drink & socialize. The broad menu includes burgers, seafood, Greek fare & craft brews galore.
Savannah, GA
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.
Memorable | One of the Best
Dew Drop Inn
The Dew Drop Inn of Mobile introduced hot dogs to southern Alabama, but the menu also includes burgers, po boys, gumbo, and fine banana pudding.
Mobile, AL
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Dog Daze Cafe
In this Connecticut al fresco drive-in, casual eats are made with culinary savoir fare. Dog Daze burgers and specialty hot dogs are creative wonders.
Memorable | One of the Best
Don & Millie’s
Don & Millie's serves well-dressed burgers, chili-cheese dogs & the Omaha specialty Cheese Frenchee: a batter-dipped grilled cheese sandwich.
Omaha, NE
Good | Worth a Return
Double Front Chicken
Just off the busy streets of Missoula is Double Front Chicken, home to crispy fried poultry, thick-cut fries and overflowing appetizer baskets.
Missoula, MT
Memorable | One of the Best
Dude’s Drive-In
King of the menu at this old-fashioned Christiansburg drive-in is the Dude Burger, a royal configuration of meat, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise on a soft bun.
Memorable | One of the Best
Eagles Nest
The Eagles Nest serves Maine down-home cooking to a mostly local crowd. We love the massive lobster roll and the strawberry shortcake.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Elvira’s Cafe
A big country restaurant with small town charm and a broad menu to make everyone happy, Elvira's is a getaway in the beautiful rolling hills of East Tennessee.
Memorable | One of the Best
Faidley Seafood
Crab cakes at Faidley's in Baltimore's Lexington Market are huge softballs of the sweetest meat grilled to perfection. Maryland's best!
Baltimore, MD
Memorable | One of the Best
Fantastic Café
Spending a day out driving on a warm California summer gets you in the mood for certain foods. For me, I am always jonesing for a classic road-side diner. Not just your average fast-food joint, these restaurants offer nearly everything you can think of: burritos, sandwiches, pastas and salads, and of course – a wide … Continue reading Fantastic Café
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Flo’s Luncheonette
Flo's is a roadside shack specializing in toasted sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, wraps and salads -- one of the last such places on Long Island.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Fox Smokehouse BBQ
Fox Smokehouse is a charming little BBQ dive where competition pit-masters serve excellent wings, rings & slow-cooked brisket.
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
Frosty Chalet
Lone Pine's Frosty Chalet is an updated Frosty stand serving some of the best little burgers in California.
Memorable | One of the Best
Glenwood Drive-In
Hot dogs and hamburgers are cooked on a grate over charcoal at Hamden, Connecticut's Glenwood Drive-In, where every meal should also include onion rings.
Hamden, CT
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!
Good | Worth a Return
Hula’s
An Escalon, California, community hub on the way to Yosemite, Hula's is a destination for ball-game style garlic fries and thick burgers.
Memorable | One of the Best
Hut’s Hamburgers
Open since 1939, this Austin, Texas, burger joint serves truly incredible burgers that word of mouth has made famous. ** NOW CLOSED **
Austin, TX
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Iron Horse Grill | Beech Island Bar Food and Potent Drinks
Bar food and potent drinks make the Iron Horse Grill a favorite destination in rural South Carolina. $20 buys a year's membership.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Jerry’s Curb Service | Drive-In Steak Salad | Pittsburgh-Style
Car hops carry burgers and fries, fried chipped ham and drive-in steak salad to the car window. Jerry's is fast and fun. Since 1947.
Memorable | One of the Best
Jesse’s Embers
Jesse's Embers of Des Moines, Iowa, cooks steaks on an aromatic charcoal grill and serves them with great onion rings and expertly-made cocktails.
Des Moines, IA
Memorable | One of the Best
JK’s | Texas Hot Weiners | A Danbury Connecticut Best *CLOSED*
In Danbury, Connecticut, JK's Texas hot weiners are split lengthwise, grilled crisp, and topped with mustard, onions and hot sauce with a chili-pepper kick. *CLOSED*
Danbury, CT
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Johnny Ad’s
Johnny Ad's is a shoreline destination for hot (or cold) lobster rolls in toasted, buttered buns as well as fragile fried clams, shrimp, & scallops.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Johnny’s Cafe
Johnny’s has been Omaha’s steak house since 1922, a grand-scale restaurant where beef rules: steaks, chops, ribs, liver, even sweetbreads and chicken-fried steak.
Omaha, NE
Memorable | One of the Best
Kelly’s Roast Beef
Kelly's roast beef -- soft, pink, piled high on a butter-toasted bun -- is a legend north of Boston, MA. The Revere Beach location is a happy waterside picnic.
Memorable | One of the Best
Kingsman
The Kingsman is a Columbia restaurant with a full menu, but burgers put it on the Roadfood map, magnificent pimento cheeseburgers in particular.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Kingsman Que & Brew
Outstanding burgers, smoke-cooked meats, and a menu of eats that go well with beer ... ** CLOSED **
Lexington, SC
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger | Best of All Sliders | Ann Arbor, MI
The best of all sliders, loaded to the max, make Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger an Ann Arbor legend of greasy-spoon greatness.
Ann Arbor, MI
Memorable | One of the Best
Lakeview Drive In
Lakeview Drive In has been serving some of the best burgers, fries, and ice cream along the shores of beautiful Lake Chelan, Washington since 1957.
Memorable | One of the Best
Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale
Lenny & Joe's sets high standards for casual shoreline seafood in Connecticut, especially for whole-belly clams, hot lobster rolls & fried scallops & shrimp.
Memorable | One of the Best
Litton’s
Litton's hamburgers range from minimal beef patties to a Thunder Road burger with pimento cheese, onions & hot pepper, Desserts: good pie & Italian cream cake.
Knoxville, TN
Memorable | One of the Best
Lobster Claw Seafoods
Lobster Claw clams are superior to the fried clam strips found elsewhere. Freshly-made onion rings are superlative and chowders are dense with seafood.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Lusco’s
Lusco's is the place for steaks, pompano, and Mississippi Delta food with a twist of sophistication in the mysterious back room of an old grocery store. A downsouth classic.
Greenwood, MS
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Lutz Tavern
Lutz was the original Portland Pabst-slugging dive bar. It's been around since 1947, and regulars know that the new Midwest-influenced kitchen rocks.
Portland, OR
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Mack’s Cash Grocery
Skillfully-dressed lunch counter hamburgers and crisp-fried bologna sandwiches topped with cheese make Mack's a Columbia eater's favorite.
Good | Worth a Return
Mahoney’s Po-Boys
Mahoney's is a perennial award-winner for its chef-driven versions of New Orleans’ favorite sandwich, the po boy.
New Orleans, LA
Memorable | One of the Best
Mark’s In and Out
If you are looking for a mouth-watering burger to eat on the run or an enjoyable sit-down meal out in the Livingston, Montana sun, Mark’s in and Out is the place for you!
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Markey’s Lobster Pool
At Markey's, we recommend utterly grease-free fried seafood and a lobster roll. Sit out back on the covered deck and look out over the river.
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 Bar | Neighborhood Bar Burgers | Dearborn, MI
Miller's is a hospitable tavern in Dearborn, west of Detroit, serving juicy neighborhood bar burgers to regulars and burger pilgrims alike.
Good | Worth a Return
Moab Garage Co.
Before you head in to hike Arches in Utah, stop at Moab Garage Co. for the best breakfast sandwich with ham and cheese on a pretzel bun.
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
Murdo Drive-In
Broasted chicken is served sizzling hot; burgers are hand-pattied; cyclones (milk shakes) are made from scratch at South Dakota's Murdo Drive-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.
Memorable | One of the Best
Nu Way Cafe
Nu Way is a small Wichita, Kansas chain featuring Iowa loosemeat sandwiches beautifully seasoned and sided by superb onion rings. To drink: homemade root beer.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
O’Connell’s Pub
O'Connell's is a popular Irish corner pub with excellent burgers, roast beef sandwiches, and famous house-made Mayfair dressing.
St. Louis, MO
Memorable | One of the Best
Oxford Creamery
New England summer seafood at its best. Oxford Creamery lobster rolls are legendary; fried clams are superb, too. A Mattapoisett, Massachusetts restaurant gem!
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Parrain’s Seafood
Parrain's is a nouveau roadhouse serving Gulf-fresh fish and Creole seafood classics as well as cheap drinks and superb sides.
Baton Rouge, LA
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
Phyllis Giant Burgers
Phyllis Giant serves the best burger in Marin County, California: good meat cooked to order, excellent condiments and buns, great onion rings.
Good | Worth a Return
Pilot Butte Drive-in
The Pilot Butte Burger is an 80s vision of the 50s with burgers the size of the buttes and carhop service. * CLOSED *
Bend, OR
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Poor Boy Lloyd’s
A well-worn Creole cafe in the heart of Downtown Baton Rouge, Poor Boy Lloyd's serves textbook po boys & cannon Louisiana cooking with frosted chalices of beer.
Baton Rouge, LA
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
Good | Worth a Return
Puritan’s Back Room
A popular, all-purpose New Hampshire restaurant, Puritan's has something for everyone; it boasts of being the place chicken tenders first were served.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Ramon’s
Far off the beaten path in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Ramon's is a colorful restaurant serving fine fried shrimp and sensationally luxurious chicken livers.
Clarksdale, MS
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Red Mill Burgers
Red Mill burgers are flame broiled to a smoky savor, available basic or deluxe, topped with cheese, barbecue sauce and/or bacon. Onion rings are essential.
Seattle, WA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Red Rooster Drive In
Red Rooster Drive-In of Brewster, New York, serves yummy cheeseburgers heaped with caramelized fried onions, sided by genuine New York egg creams.
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.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Rocky and Carlo’s | Italian Cajun Fare & Gumbo At Their Best
A great Italian Cajun eating hall out in St. Bernard Parish, Rocky and Carlo's serves serves memorable mac & cheese and four-star gumbo.
Memorable | One of the Best
Ross’ Old Austin Cafe
Ross' Old Austin Cafe is a great spot for home-style food, from biscuits and gravy to chicken-fried steak or bacon-wrapped pork loin. Live music in the evening.
Austin, TX
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Runza
A Runza is a hot bread pocket filled with ground meat and cabbage and onions: a warm bread-and-meat lunch unique to Nebraska.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Rutt’s Hut
Rutt's Hut hot dogs are called rippers because their skin tears and crinkles when they're deep fried. With spicy-sweet relish, a New Jersey best.
Clifton, NJ
Memorable | One of the Best
Santacafé
Brilliant southwestern flavors fuse with the cuisines of the world in the stylish Santacafe, one of the best Santa Fe restaurants.
Santa Fe, NM
Memorable | One of the Best
Sebastian’s Café
Sandwich shop and wine-tasting room, Sebastian's is a bustling lunch spot on Highway 1 along California’s Central Coast.
Memorable | One of the Best
Skipper’s Fish Camp
Skipper's is a polite Georgia fish camp with a wide menu of local seafood that includes superb sweet shrimp. Sweet potato souffle mustn't be missed.
Memorable | One of the Best
Smitty’s Tenderloin Shop | Eat Large | An Iowa Best
"Home of the REAL Whopper" says a cartoon on Smitty’s wall. To eat large in Iowa means a broad pork tenderloin fried crisp and bunned.
Des Moines, IA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Sonny Bryan’s
Sonny Bryan’s of Dallas is a Texas BBQ shrine, its specialty hickory-smoked brisket so moist and tender that it falls apart when you pick up a slice.
Dallas, TX
Excellent | Worth a Detour
South 21 Drive-In
A 1950s Charlotte drive-in that still has ordering equipment at every car window, South 21 features burgers, fried chicken, shakes and superior onion rings.
Charlotte, NC
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
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Splash Cafe
A casual beach-centric environment and excellent clam chowder make Splash Cafe in Pismo Beach, California, the perfect detour for a seafood fix.
Pismo Beach, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Sports Center
Half-pound hamburgers and hand-breaded onion rings are excellent edibles in the Sports Center, a timeworn billiards parlor / bar on Augusta's Broad Street.
Augusta, GA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Spud Fish and Chips
A humble eat-in-the-rough Seattle area seafood restaurant, Spud serves some of the best fried cod and halibut anywhere, sided by superb French fries.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Stanleo’s
** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED **
The "Kitchen Sink" at Stanleo's is an OMG sandwich of seven meats, three cheeses, and zesty Triple Chop relish. An Augusta favorite!
Augusta, GA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Stewart’s Drive-In
Root beer delivers a perfect balance of spice, vanilla, carbonation, toastiness and sweetness at Stewart's Drive-In, which features eager car-hop service.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Super Duper Weenie
A firm-fleshed local hot dog, split & grilled, is served with homemade condiments. Whatever you eat at Super Duper Weenie, get French Fries. They're the best.
Fairfield, CT
Memorable | One of the Best
Swanky Frank’s
** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED **
Swanky Frank's is a highway hot dog restaurant serving raunchy-good deep-fried wieners to travelers seeking cheap eats in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Norwalk, CT
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Swensons | Drive-In Burgers Fries and Shakes | Akron Ohio
A genuine car-service drive-in restaurant, Swensons serves burgers fries and shakes. Best bet: Galley Boy double cheeseburger, fully dressed.
Akron, OH
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Sylvester’s Burgers
Sylvester's is a mini-chain serving steakhouse quality charbroiled burgers in odd-pockets of San Luis Obispo County. Load up on sweet potato fries!
Memorable | One of the Best
Taco Temple
In Morro Bay, California, Taco Temple puts a special twist on tacos and other familiar Mexican-American restaurant favorites.
Morro Bay, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Ted’s Hot Dogs
Ted's is a Buffalo, New York, treasure, its charcoal-grilled hot dogs with hot sauce, a side of O-rings, and a loganberry a great American meal.
Buffalo, NY
Memorable | One of the Best
Teddy’s Restaurant
On Teddy's full Italian-American menu, note chicken riggies, a local specialty of rigatoni, sweet peppers, onions, mushroom and olives in creamy tomato sauce.
Rome, NY
Memorable | One of the Best
Texas Hot
For nearly a century (since 1921), Texas Hot has been serving grilled hot dogs topped with fine-grained mild chili, minced raw onions, and yellow mustard.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
The Flying Goat
Spokane’s Audubon neighborhood is lucky to have The Flying Goat for chewy char-crusted pizza, amazing (nut-free!) pesto and an excellent beer list.
Spokane, WA
Memorable | One of the Best
The Friendly Toast
Friendly Toast's superb bread is used for sandwiches and delightfully thick French toast. Be sure to order home fries to accompany any plate.
Portsmouth, NH
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 Nook
Nook wieners are grilled until crisp-skinned and placed in soft steamed buns. Locals like them with chili, onions, and yellow mustard.
Memorable | One of the Best
The Varsity
Hot dogs are the house specialty at Atlanta's Varsity, the world's largest drive in. The prime adornment is chili, and the right drink is Frosted Orange.
Atlanta, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
The Workingman’s Friend
A true working man's bar with an unforgettable double cheeseburger, the Workingman's Friend is an Indianapolis classic.
Indianapolis, IN
Good | Worth a Return
Three Rivers Resort Restaurant
Three Rivers Resort includes a laid-back restaurant offering satisfying bites for bargain prices. Make sure you get a milk shake.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tom Wahl’s
This is the original Tom Wahl's (there are several in the Rochester area), specializing in terrific burgers. To drink: handcrafted root beer.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Tracks Restaurant
Tracks is a diner with some of the best chicken fried steak in Texas: perfectly seasoned meat coated in crispy batter and topped with country gravy.
Memorable | One of the Best
Village Restaurant
The Village Restaurant has long been an Essex, Massachusetts, treasure, serving exemplary fried clams & other seafood, plus Indian pudding for dessert.
Essex, MA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Weenie Beenie
Half-Smoke sausages, the one dish unique to DC, are best at Weenie Beenie. They're yummy at lunch, also with egg and cheese for breakfast.
Memorable | One of the Best
Wert’s Cafe
Among the juiciest burgers anywhere! Wert's of Allentown, Pennsylvania, also serves superb onion rings and locally made amber birch beer.
Allentown, PA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
White River Fish Market
A fish market and semi-cafeteria restaurant, White River is a seafood gem in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Have it your way: fried, broiled, or grilled.
Tulsa, OK
Excellent | Worth a Detour
White Turkey Drive-In
A mid 20th century drive-in along Lake Erie in northeast Ohio, the White Turkey is famous for overflowing turkey sandwiches and titanic root beer floats.
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
Winstead’s
Winstead's smooshes patties of fresh, coarsely-ground beef on the cooktop, creating thin hamburgers with crisp edges. A Kansas City favorite.
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
Good | Worth a Return
Wooster Hollow Diner
An energetic eatery along Connnecticut's Route 7, Wooster Hollow serves breakfast all day and also makes good Greek-style (pan) pizza, burgers, and sandwiches.
Ridgefield, CT
Memorable | One of the Best
Wright’s Dairy Rite
Staunton, Virginia: Wright's is a mid 20th century drive-in with car hops (and indoor seats, too), serving big, fully-dressed burgers, hot dogs, BBQ, and more.
