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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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Excellent | Worth a Detour

66 Diner

The 66 Diner of Albuquerque is a good place to taste food unique to New Mexico, including green chile cheeseburgers and green chile stew.

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 Fish House & Oyster Bar

A locals' favorite for all manner of fresh seafood and fine accompaniments, Aiken Fish House & Oyster Bar is a nice, clean place to dine.

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

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.

Al’s French Frys

A diner/drive-in that harks back to the pre do-wop era, Al's serves first-rate French fries (frys) along with burgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken.

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

Alabama Hills Cafe and Bakery

With a breathtaking view of the Alabama Hills, this small town café serves cinnamon swirl French toast, massive Mountain Man Burgers & homemade pies and cakes.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Alex’s Tavern

Alex's is a smoky dive where the chef-bartender lumbers back to the kitchen to cook Greek Burgers, some of the best bar burgers anywhere.

All American Hamburger Drive In

All American of Massapequa, New York has been serving nice little burgers and French fries to generations of loyal customers since 1963. Dine al fresco.

Memorable | One of the Best

Anchor Bar | Best Burger in the Northland | Superior, Wisconsin

Anchor Bar is a Twin Ports tavern that serves the best burger in the Northland, accompanied by handsome hand-cut French fries. Priced right, too!

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Apple Pan

A Los Angeles landmark serving great burgers and pies since 1947. Apple Pan's pies are the very best, baked daily and from-scratch excellent.

Archie Moore’s

Archie Moore's is a New Haven tavern that introduced Buffalo wings to Connecticut. They are meaty, fried to perfection, and sauced without excess.

Arnold Burgers

Arnold Burgers cooks hamburgers in sundry shapes and sizes depending on your level of hunger. Musts: homemade jalapeño dressing and fresh-cut potato chips.

B&R Burgers

Big delicious burgers star at B&R -- singles or doubles, beef or turkey, large and huge. A Grandma Burger includes peppers and onions mixed in, like meatloaf.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Backyard Cafe

The Backyard Cafe is a destination for handsome hamburgers, after-5pm Dixie dinner & from-scratch ice cream atop squares of gooey butter cake.

Barney’s

Barney's cooks hamburgers on a grate in an open kitchen, sending carnivorous perfume into the Bay Area restaurant dining room.

Beacon Drive-In

The Beacon is a bustling South Carolina drive-in with instantaneous counter service as well as car hops. Have the pork-a-plenty plate with sweet, sweet tea.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Bethel Hot Dog Palace

Bethel Hot Dog Palace features a foot-long, natural-casing Hummel brand wiener, with or without tongue-tingling chili and/or cheese.

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*

Bidwell Tavern & Cafe

Bidwell Tavern serves eastern Connecticut’s best Buffalo wings, including Green Mountain (cayenne pepper & maple syrup). They're plump, crisp and greaseless.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Big Al’s Burgers

The Big Al's Burgers is a good Kanab, Utah destination for short-order burgers (turkey as well as beef), waffle-cut French fries and smoothies.

Memorable | One of the Best

Billy’s on Burnet

Billy's is an Austin favorite beer & burger hangout where the Uptown Burger, topped with bacon marmalade and blue cheese, is unforgettable.

Austin, TX

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Billy’s Boudin and Cracklins

In the never-ending debates about where to find Cajun country's best boudin and crackins, Billy's rates high among connoisseurs and travelers.

Blue 9 Burger

Burgers are cooked to order at New York's Blue 9. Top of the line, the Blue 9 Burger, is a double cheeseburger with the works: 100 times better than fast food.

Blue Canoe Cafe

Located in a grand old Main Street bank building, the Blue Canoe is a cheerful town cafe with good coffee an' pastries and locally-sourced meats & veggies.

Bob’s

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** "If you haven't been to Bob's, you haven't been to Sioux Falls" is the motto of this happy dinner that serves three hearty meals a day.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Boise Fry Company

What could be more fitting in Idaho than a potato-centric restaurant? This 6-store Boise chain offers multiple varieties of potatoes, cuts, & dipping sauces.

Bread and Ink Café

Portland, Oregon's Bread and Ink restaurant offers a sophisticated urban menu that ranges from Vietnamese spring rolls to Italian wedding cake.

Bruce’s Bar and Grill | Square Meals & Cold Beer

A locals' favorite tavern on the old Augusta Road, Bruce's is known for big fresh burgers, house-made chips for loaded nachos, Sunday supper, and a full bar.

Memorable | One of the Best

Buckhorn Tavern

Messy, memorable green chile cheeseburgers make the Buckhorn Tavern an essential Roadfood stop in San Antonio, New Mexico.

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

Burgerittoville

Newtown, Connecticut's Burgeritto is a tortilla-wrapped hamburger with cheese, bacon, diced tomato, lettuce and tangy-sweet tomato mayo.

Casa de Benavidez

Casa de Benavidez's Sopapilla Burger is a green chile cheeseburger in a puffy sopaipilla instead of a bun. An Albuquerque, New Mexico pleasure.

Albuquerque, NM

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Casper and Runyon’s Nook

The Nook is a St. Paul Irish Pub with a bowling alley downstairs. Upstairs is one of the best burger and fry dinners anywhere.

Cattlemen’s

Surrounded by the Oklahoma stockyards, Cattlemen’s is the consummate cowboy steak house. Beef is as good as it gets. Eat testicles, too!

Char-Grill

Char-Grill has fed crowds of Raleigh-area burger fans for five decades. Flame-cooked burgers, hot dogs, fries and milkshakes are North Carolina treasures.

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

Chez Micheline

Chez Micheline is a Quebec snack bar serving excellent poutine, les hot dogs "Michigan" and a bowl of comfort called nouilles chinoise. All tables are outdoors.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Chick & Ruth’s Delly

Chick & Ruth’s is a fun place to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner in old Annapolis. Its menu ranges from creamed chipped beef on toast to spiced steamed shrimp.

Memorable | One of the Best

Chiriaco Summit Coffee Shop

Chiriaco Summit Coffee Shop in Chiriaco Summit, California, is the last stop for miles serving fantastic hot, affordable meals all day long.

Memorable | One of the Best

Chris Madrid’s

Rightfully famous for its broad, juicy burgers, Chris Madrid's is a raucous San Antonio restaurant that welcomes families, business people and tourists.

Christina’s Restaurant

In the shadow of the governor's mansion in Baton Rouge, Christina's is a charming cafe that serves country breakfast and lunch that feel small-town.

Circle Diner

An energetic roadside cafe with nostalgic 20th century pop culture decor, Circle Diner serves juicy, well-dressed burgers in baskets with fresh-cut fries.

Good | Worth a Return

Circle E Diner

The Circle E is a good ol’ diner just a hop off of Highway 17 in New York’s southern tier. Breakfast, served all day, includes homey corned beef hash.

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.

Clamp’s Hamburger Stand

Clamp's is a favorite hamburger drive-in restaurant for Connecticut summer people and year-rounders. Best condiment: fried onions, cooked until caramel-sweet.

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.

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

Cozy Inn

The Cozy Inn of Salina, Kansas, is the original slider restaurant, specializing in addictive itty-bitty burgers to be eaten a half-dozen at a time.

Salina, KS

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Crabill’s

Slider central in Urbana, Ohio! The little burgers are greasy delights at Crabill's, an 8-stool diner where regular customers eat them by the dozen.

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.

Dairy O

Dairy O is a vintage American drive-in serving fully-dressed burgers and hot dogs as well as milk shakes, sodas, and sundaes. Breakfast also is served from 8am.

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.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Danna’s Bar-B-Que & Burger Shop

Danna's is a big, happy purveyor of hand-pattied burgers and long-smoked meats including ribs, pork, brisket, sausage & chicken.

Danny’s Drive-In

A 1935 drive-in restaurant in Stratford, Connecticut, Danny's is famous for its four-alarm chili and triple-decker hamburgers with cheese, bacon and the works.

Memorable | One of the Best

Dave’s Grill & Grocery | Carolina Cheeseburgers & Chili Dogs

Dave's is a rural grocery / gas station / cafe / butcher serving downhome breakfast, meat & 3, cheeseburgers & chili dogs.

Aiken, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Dean’s One Trick Pony

Delicious modern burgers and popular frozen cocktails make Dean's One Trick Pony a unique dining experience in Austin, Texas.

Deep South Cheese & Grill

Deep South Cheese is a hospitable Georgia roadside cafe that makes its own fresh cheese curds for poutine, plain or fancy. Plus fine burgers & smoked sausages.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Di Luna’s

A friendly Idaho panhandle cafe serving hearty breakfast and lunch, Di Luna's is a good choice for carnivores and vegetarians.

Dick’s Drive-In

Dick's is an exuberant drive-in with a classic burger-fries-shakes menu. A Seattle favorite since 1954. Open until 2am.

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.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Dolan’s Bar B Que | BBQ at its Best | Millen, GA

Pulled pork, ribs, chicken, and brisket all are masterfully smoke-cooked, served with classic sides. Georgia BBQ at its best!

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.

Don’s Drive-In | Traverse City Michigan’s Best Burger & Malt

A pink building with a bright neon sign, Don’s of Traverse City is a big slice of Americana – a burger & malt drive-in dating back to 1958.

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.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Dyer’s Burgers

Dyer's of Memphis deep-fries burgers, and in their wicked way, they are memorable. BBQ and fried baloney also are available at this Beale St. attraction.

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

Earnestine and Hazel’s

A former infamous bordello and haunted bar, Earnestine and Hazel's is home of the Soul Burger, one of Memphis' best bites between buns.

Eddie’s Supper Club

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** Eddie's Supper Club is a Montana favorite restaurant for cocktails & campfire steaks. Booths are very comfy, lights are low and the staff are able pros.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Edgar’s Grille

Staffed by culinary arts students of Helms College but overseen by pros, Edgar's Grille is a stylish beacon of "New American cuisine with a Southern flair."

Emma Jean’s Holland Burger

Emma Jean's is a family-run truck stop on Route 66 in Victorville, California, offering impressive burgers and gigantic breakfasts.

Good | Worth a Return

Farmhaus Burger

In the stylin' Augusta burger restaurant called Farmhaus, provender is local, the vibe is downtown, and hamburgers can be anything you want them to be.

Augusta, GA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Feel Good Food Truck

Feel Good Food Truck is a high-spirited enterprise serving spectacular hamburgers, outlandish grilled cheese and beer-battered French fries. Seats outside & in.

Feltner’s Whatta-burger

At this Russellville, Arkansas, Whatta-burger restaurant, the boast is that burgers are "custom made," which they are, and they are beautiful.

Good | Worth a Return

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

Freddie’s Hamburgers

In the hamburger-rich city of Tulsa, Freddie's is a star. They're plebeian burgers, oozing juice, slip-sliding in their buns: a scrumptious royal mess!

Friendly Stop Cafe

Advertising itself as a cafe-diner-bistro-bar-pub-grill-tavern and hangout, Ohio's Friendly Stop offers a large menu that includes swank dessert.

Cincinnati, OH

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Fritas Cuban Burger Cafe

Cuban street food, traditional and wildly creative, is served in this Key West treasure. The Frita burger and Cuban sandwich are memorable.

Frontier

The Frontier is great New Mexico quick-eats: huevos rancheros, green chili stew, tacos, & burgers. Cinnamon rolls are legendary. Vegetarian options abound.

Gabby’s Burgers & Fries

Burgers galore at Gabby's, a friendly Nashville restaurant where dressings range from ketchup to marinara sauce and fried eggs to peanut butter.

Glenwood Pines

Glenwood Pines' claim to fame is the Pinesburger -- a 6-ouncer topped with cheese, fully dressed, and wedged into a length of Ithaca Bakery French bread.

Glider Diner

The Glider Diner of Scranton, Pennsylvania, serves fine, gravy-topped roast beef sided by mashed potatoes, plus a wonderful Italian-flavor porketta plate.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Great Southern Cafe

A casual, sophisticated restaurant with a seafood-focused menu, Great Southern Café offers "new-fashion Southern cuisine." Best bet: smoked Gouda cheese grits.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Grill Reign

The Grill Reign offers succulent burgers, crazy French fries, and soul food in a unique setting that is equal parts diner, billiards parlor & function hall.

Memorable | One of the Best

Grilled Cheese Grill

From classic grilled cheese to a Cheesus Burger (2 grilled cheese sandwiches replace the bun!), Grilled Cheese Grill reflects Portland’s eclectic cuisine.

Portland, OR

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Grits & Groceries

True-South meals made with local produce and culinary savoir faire make the crossroads market/restaurant Grits & Groceries a South Carolina foodie beacon.

Memorable | One of the Best

Guida’s

High-flavored hot dogs in grilled, butter-mellow buns make Guida's one of central Connecticut's top frankfurter restaurants.

Memorable | One of the Best

Gus’s Hot Dogs

Gus's is a tiny roadside diner that serves little hot dogs topped with spicy meat sauce. Not gourmet food, for sure, but it's much fun for little money.

Good | Worth a Return

H&W Drive-In

H&W is a working carhop drive-in in Merced, California, with house-made root beer and old-style burgers and fries.

Memorable | One of the Best

Hackney’s on Harms

Hamburgers are Hackney’s glory, and the fried onion loaf is a must, but daily-special square meals are worth the trip to Glenview, Illinois, too.

Memorable | One of the Best

Hammond’s Ferry Larder

Small plates, Saturday brunch, blissful patio dining, and a wide variety of creative meals (plus a full bar) make the Larder a treasured foodie destination.

Haven Brothers

Haven Brothers is a food truck based in Providence, RI that serves up wicked good burgers and milkshakes.

Hermie’s Drive-In

Triple-deck burgers, milk shakes, and one of the West’s best fry sauces make Hermie's a good, old-fashioned destination Utah drive-in.

Good | Worth a Return

Hi-D-Ho Drive-In

Quick eats are dandy at Hi-D-Ho, an old-fashioned drive-in where the menu stars are green chile cheeseburgers and freshly squeezed limeade and lemonade.

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 *

Highrail

A rustic / modern town cafe featuring Dixie fare, rugged burgers, evening pizzas, and peach-state cocktails, Thomson's Highrail is worth a detour off I-20.

Hill’s Cafe

From an era when cowboys still ruled this Texas town, Hill's recalls a simpler time when a cold beer, a warm meal, and country music could wrap up a long day.

Hillsboro General Store

Off the beaten path in southern New Mexico, Hillsboro General Store is a destination small town café known for green chile cheeseburgers and bumbleberry pie.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Hires Big H

A Salt Lake City tradition, Hires is a classic drive-in with menu to match: burgers of all kind, plus root beer in sizes that range from Baby to Large.

Hodge’s Cafe

Hodge's is a friendly tavern with a full menu, but many come for what they say is the best burger in Barberton, accompanied by hand-cut fries.

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.

Hot Dog Cafe

Hot dogs, southern-style, star at this charming South Carolina country-crossroads eatery, where good burgers and fresh French fries round out the menu.

Memorable | One of the Best

Hudson’s Hamburgers

A Huddy burger has a light crust and supreme juiciness. One such hamburger in a bun with cheese and pickle chips is a Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, legend.

Hula Dawgs

Jumbo beef hot dogs and large hamburgers make Hula Dawgs a jolly destination restaurant for mighty appetites west of Augusta, Georgia. *CLOSED*

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

Hurricane Hole

Fresh seafood & clever cocktails served under sun on a colorful marina make Hurricane Hole a dreamy destination at the edge of Key West.

In-N-Out Burger

The choice at In-N-Out is simple. You get a single or a double, with or without cheese, fries or no fries, milk shake or soda. Plus a huge pseudo-secret menu!

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

James Ranch Grill

At Durango’s James Ranch Grill, farm-to-table is more like “table on the farm,” and the rich, grass-fed beef burgers are as fresh as it gets.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

John’s Restaurant | Classic California Coffee Shop | Palm Springs

A classic California coffee shop serving breakfast all day, char-broiled burgers, and hearty salads, John's is a unique Palm Springs bargain.

Johnson’s Corner

Johnson's Corner north of Denver, Colorado, is famous for its immense cinnamon roll, but it is a full-menu, three-meal-a-day truck stop with hearty fare.

Memorable | One of the Best

Kamp Dog | The Crazy-Good Wiener of Connecticut

Making a crazy-good wiener and hearty hamburger in southeastern Connecticut, Kamp Dog also serves mighty breakfast and Frito pie.

Kevin’s Hamburger Heaven

Kevin's Hamburger Heaven is a Chicago restaurant that dishes out well-seasoned, juicy burgers on toasted buns. A lovable dump, 24/7.

Kewpee Lunch

A blast from the pop culture past, Kewpee Lunch of Racine, Wisconsin, offers good sliders and Midwest-style chili (with beans).

Kincaid’s

Kincaid's is a former grocery store in Fort Worth known for an awesome half-pound hamburger. It's a colorful, only-in-Texas restaurant experience.

Kingsman

The Kingsman is a Columbia restaurant with a full menu, but burgers put it on the Roadfood map, magnificent pimento cheeseburgers in particular.

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.

Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon

Kooper's Chowhound burgers are cooked over fire to order. Choose a Signature Angus Burger that comes with set garnishes or build your own from scratch.

Memorable | One of the Best

Kopp’s Custard

Milwaukee is a city of excellent custard, and Kopp’s is one of the top purveyors, offering a unique flavor every day. Precede it with a butter burger.

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.

Kuma’s Corner is a special place: heavy metal music, elaborate beer selection and, most importantly, some of the best tasting and most creative burgers known to man. A melting pot of hardcore rockers and demanding foodies, Kuma’s always has a crowd; if you don’t time your visit well, expect to wait at least an hour. … Continue reading

Chicago, IL

Memorable | One of the Best

Lake Zoar Drive-In

The Lake Zoar Drive-In is casual and cheap, but everything is made to order: loaded hamburgers & hot dogs, eaten at a short counter indoors or picnic tables.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot

One of Alabama's best BBQ parlors, Lannie's is a 70+ year-old restaurant serving succulent smoke-cooked pulled pork and ribs as well as big hamburgers.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Laura’s Little Burger Joint

Laura's Little Burger Joint is a rural burger stand in southwest Michigan with folksy charm and excellent big burgers.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Le Chien Noir Bistro

"French bistro classics & modern farm to table comfort food" is Le Chien Noir's self-description. Alberta beef makes some of the best hamburgers anywhere.

Memorable | One of the Best

LeDuc’s Frozen Custard

LeDuc's is a good taste of Wisconsin favorites, including tasty burgers and silken custard. Sundaes are particularly recommended.

Memorable | One of the Best

Lil Black Bear Cafe

Tiny diner just off Pigeon Forge's busy Parkway in the Smoky Mountains, Lil Black Bear is an oasis of personal charm and country cooking with crazy twists.

Pigeon Forge, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

Linda-Mar Drive-In

Linda-Mar's Westsider – 2 beef patties, cheese, and all the fixin's between grilled slabs of Texas toast – is one of Tulsa's best hamburgers.

Tulsa, OK

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

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Local Goat

Local Goat is Pigeon Forge's stylish (but casual) New American eatery with a menu of interesting burgers (& more), and a wide selection of adult beverages.

Pigeon Forge, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

Lora’s Family Restaurant

A West Virginia country kitchen where two can eat hearty and come away with change from a $20, Lora's serves fine burgers, sandwiches, pies and hot fudge cake.

Memorable | One of the Best

Los Ojos Restaurant and Saloon

The buffalo burger with Swiss cheese and black olives is a best bet in Los Ojos Restaurant & Saloon. Chile Charley is a great chili-cheese-fries plate.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Lost River Drive-In

If you are hungry near Craters of the Moon National Monument, Lost River Drive-In is the place for excellent burgers, fries & shakes made with real ice cream.

Memorable | One of the Best

Louis Lunch

Louis Lunch of New Haven claims to have invented the hamburger. Maybe, but it's a great one -- thick and juicy, served on toast with or without Cheese Whiz.

New Haven, CT

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

Memorable | One of the Best

Lunchbox

The Lunchbox is a best source of Meriden, Connecticut's unique steamed cheeseburger, which is extremely juicy with tangy molten cheese on a sturdy bun. *CLOSED*

Meriden, CT

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

Magnolia Downtown

A downtown Aiken restaurant where healthy eating is the goal, with vegan and vegetarian options (meat, too!). Magnolia's chocolate zucchini cake is a must.

Aiken, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Magnolia’s

Fine Lowcountry fare and more in Charleston. Feast on Magnolia's fried chicken and top it off with pecan pie, vanilla bean ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce.

Charleston, SC

Good | Worth a Return

Main Street Diner

A blast-from-the-past Main Street diner in Pendleton, Oregon, that is known for hearty breakfasts and from-scratch milk shakes.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Mammoser’s Tavern

Hot wings with peppery bite make this Hamburg, New York, tavern an essential stop on the Buffalo Wing Trail. Bourbon BBQ wings also are a standout.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Manuel’s Bread Cafe

In this town cafe with a French accent, specialties range from trout Reubens to variations of the croque monsieur. Save room for 5-flavor pound cake.

North Augusta, SC

Good | Worth a Return

Manuel’s Tavern

Manuel's is a friendly Atlanta bar known for big burgers and some of the best Brunswick stew in the South.

Atlanta, GA

Memorable | One of the Best

Marcy Jo’s Mealhouse and Bakery

The menu is limited: a daily special served until it's gone, then burger, soup, or chicken salad sandwich. Dessert features Coca-Cola cake and peach cobbler.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Market Burger

A storefront restaurant with high culinary ideals, Market Burger uses local beef, buns, and produce. French fries are first-rate, as are milk shakes.

Good | Worth a Return

Marshall Diner

A sign outside the Marshall Diner says Home Cooking, but meals in this modest cafe are true Diner Cooking, much of it from-scratch good.

Marshall, VA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Merichka’s | Chicago Best: Butterine-Sopped Poor Boy Steak

Saturday-night splurge meals are Merichka's specialty, but the Roadfood lure is Poor Boy Steak, sandwiched in a sea of margarine & garlic.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Mickey Lu Bar-B-Q

This colorful eatery specializes in charcoal-cooked burgers, hot dogs, and bratwurst, all at very low prices.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mike’s Place

Mike's of Kent, Ohio, offers crazy-named items like the Lutz Lavishous Lust (chicken, bacon, dressing, tomato, pineapple & mozzarella). Goofy, but good!

Memorable | One of the Best

Miles Inn | Northwest Iowa’s Legendary Loosemeats

Northwest Iowa's legendary loosemeats earn more fans than burgers hereabouts. They're fine at the Miles Inn, which calls them Charlie Boys.

Sioux City, IA

Good | Worth a Return

Miner’s Drive-In | Yakima Burgers Fries and Shakes

Oversize burgers shakes & fries lead the menu at Yakima, Washington's popular Miner's Drive-In. Signature item: a giant-size Big Miner burger.

Memorable | One of the Best

Monk’s

In the Wisconsin Dells, Monk's claim to fame is big, beautiful well-dressed burgers. Fried cheese curds and root beer (or regular beer) are 1st-rate companions.

Good | Worth a Return

Moose Jaw

Since 1973, Moose Jaw has served Frisco tons of personality, cheap beer and the best smashed burger with ham, bacon, cheese and creamy mushrooms.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Moosewood Restaurant

Famous for its vegetarian cookbooks, Moosewood is a brash, free-spirited place in Ithaca, New York, that makes a delicious case for no-meat cookery.

Ithaca, NY

Good | Worth a Return

Morrison’s Burger Hut

The Maxiburger is a minimal patty loaded with a royal mess of mustard, ketchup, relish & who-knows-what-else. Not four stars, but memorable!

Memorable | One of the Best

Mr. Bartley’s

Mr. Bartley's is a Cambridge, Mass, institution with a menu of sandwiches and burgers named after politicians, sports stars, and local glitterati.

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

Munch Box

With its ’50s whimsical design, the Munch Box is an historic landmark serving burgers, hot dogs and fries at picnic tables bathed in California sunshine.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Nite Owl Drive-In

The Nite Owl's Jumbo Burger is a Milwaukee lunch-counter paradigm, hefty enough to be a modest meal as a single or a banquet on a bun if you order a Double.

Milwaukee, WI

Memorable | One of the Best

Old Edgefield Grill | New American Dixie

Contemporary culinary style meets Southern tradition in the polite dining rooms of the Old Edgefield Grill. New American Dixie dining!

Edgefield, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Orangeside Luncheonette

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** A breakfast- and lunch-only counter in downtown New Haven, Orangeside Luncheonette serves the best chili dogs in the Nutmeg State. The spicy chili is a finely-grained meat sauce with assertive yet manageable heat. Their top-shelf donuts should not be missed as well, especially the Butter Crunch: pure donut heaven.

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