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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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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.

Aiken, SC

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 Amir Bakery

Al-Amir's flame-kissed Lebanese flatbreads with bold spices and salty cheese are at least as good as pizza, and easier to eat on the road.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Auten’s

Breakfast all day and meat-and-three lunch are fine at Auten's, one of the few places in Aiken open for Sunday lunch. **CLOSED**

Avery Brewing Co. Tap Room

Boulder, Colorado's Avery Brewing Co. Tap Room offers a menu for meat eaters and vegetarians that is every bit as good as the award-winning beers.

Badlands Saloon & Grille

Wild West ambiance, large-portion meals, and close proximity to Badlands National Park are a few good reasons to visit Badlands Saloon & Grille.

Memorable | One of the Best

Bergeron’s Boudin and Cajun Meats

Bergeron's is a remote Cajun boucherie and restaurant where everything is cooked with essence of smoke. Don’t miss the famous chicken patties.

Memorable | One of the Best

BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs

One of Tucson, Arizona's premier sources of the Sonoran hot dog, BK's also has a menu of superior tacos, tortas, caramelos, burros and quesadillas.

Blue Plate

Blue Plate's chef-driven meals using local ingredients and stylish recipes make this casual country dinner house a Columbia County, New York top choice.

Chatham, NY

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Bone & Broth

Just north of downtown Asheville, North Carolina, Bone & Broth serves blue-ribbon steaks, high-class comfort food, and expertly mixed cocktails.

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.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Chamberlain’s Roast Beef

Chamberlain's roast beef is sliced by hand and piled high on a hard roll with garnishes of your choice. You can get a great roasted pork sandwich, too.

Memorable | One of the Best

Corner Grille

Corner Grille of Worcester, Massachusetts, bakes America's thinnest pizza. Chicken curry pie is amazing, as is Sweet tomato & basil and any one with sausage.

Good | Worth a Return

Crafted

Sit outside at Coeur d’Alene’s Crafted and settle into giant brioche pretzels with red pepper syrup and a pile of sweet potato fries drizzled in gorgonzola.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Crossroads Cafe

Crossroads Cafe is the number one choice for excellent breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts outside of Joshua Tree National Park.

Memorable | One of the Best

Crystal Grill

Cream pies are some of Mississippi's best at the Crystal Grill, where pre-pie lunch includes classic Dixie vegetables and hot tamales.

Cupboard Restaurant

The Cupboard of Memphis is all about fresh vegetables, well over a dozen of which are on the menu daily. For dessert: some of the best cream pies anywhere.

Di Luna’s

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

Dillard House

Feast boarding house style at Dillard, where communal tables hold dozens of bowls of food, from fried chicken to vegetable casseroles to hot fruit cobbler.

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.

Doc Taylor’s

Located in a vintage Virginia Beach home, Doc Taylor's is a popular for omelets, pancakes and maxed-out egg-meat-cheese sandwiches.

Memorable | One of the Best

Duarte’s Tavern

Duarte's is a 100+ year-old town tavern where locals come for 3 square meals a day. Artichokes, every which way, are a house specialty. Fruit pies are, too.

Memorable | One of the Best

Dutch House Restaurant and Bakery

A southern cafeteria with such tempting options as fried chicken and catfish plus good side dishes like sweet potato casserole, Dutch House is a Georgia gem.

Memorable | One of the Best

Eat ‘n Meet Grill

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** It looks like a grocery store, but Eat 'n' Meet Grill in fact is an accomplished fine-dining restaurant in upstate New York.

Memorable | One of the Best

El Manantial

One of the great sources for Tucson's Sonoran hot dog, El Manantial is a food truck that provides picnic-table seating with shade from the sun.

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

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Farmers Market Restaurant

Farmer's Market Restaurant is a taste of old Fort Myers, specializing in catfish, Southern vegetables and house-baked pies and dinner rolls.

Memorable | One of the Best

Feed

Feed of Humboldt Park in Chicago serves country comfort food: WondeRoast rotisserie chicken, velvety pulled pork, Dixie vegetables, banana pudding.

Chicago, IL

Memorable | One of the Best

FIG

"FIG" is an acronym for Food Is Good. When you eat in this Charleston restaurant on Meeting Street, you cannot help but agree. It's stylish with southern flair.

Charleston, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Filet & Vine

Montgomery, Alabama's Filet & Vine is a brisk, upscale meat-and-2 cafeteria / deli / bottle shop / butcher. Crowded, happy, and yummy.

Montgomery, AL

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Galleria Umberto Pizzeria

Galleria Umberto serves some of America’s best pizza on Boston's North End. It is one of the world’s great street-food dives.

Boston, MA

Memorable | One of the Best

Garnet

Casual and yet sophisticated, breakfast and lunch at Idaho's Garnet are farm-to-table fresh. Eat at a leisurely pace either indoors or on a sun-dappled patio.

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

George & Pink

A vegetable stand as folksy as can be, George & Pink reflects the effulgent year-around harvest of Edisto Island, from melons & squash to sunshiny tomatoes.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Green Vegetarian Restaurant

Vegetarian and kosher with vegan and gluten-free options, Green is a great alternative to San Antonio's beefcentric cuisine. Smoothies are swell.

San Antonio, TX

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Healdsburg SHED

Café, deli, and market, the Healdsburg Shed is a gourmet bazaar with culinary delights around every corner.

Healdsburg, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Hidden Valley Eatery

Breakfast and lunch are outstanding at Hidden Valley Eatery, a casual, rustic restaurant in the foothills of the Berkshires.

Memorable | One of the Best

Hoagies

Just off the beach in Pismo, California, Hoagies offers cheap and filling Mexican style breakfast and afternoon grinders.

Pismo Beach, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Homemade Heaven Sandwich Shoppe

Homemade Heaven of Ogallala bakes its own bread and makes cabbage pockets, the meat-filled pastries that Nebraskans also know as runzas or bierocks.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Hominy Grill

Hominy Grill is the best opportunity in Charleston to savor lowcountry cuisine at reasonable prices. It's all good, especially breakfast and desserts.

Charleston, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Hoover’s Cooking

One of the great enduring restaurants of Austin, Texas, Hoover's Cooking has a wide menu from smoke-cooked meats to classic southern sides & Cajun specialties.

Austin, TX

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Hot Stuff Mon

Hot Stuff Mon is a small store specializing in all manner of hot food, especially hot things made from St. Augustine's locally grown datil peppers.

St. Augustine, FL

Memorable | One of the Best

Jim Barbarie’s

Jim Barbarie's of Danbury, Connecticut is a big, deluxe restaurant known for prime rib, lobster, and multiple surf 'n' turf options.

Danbury, CT

Memorable | One of the Best

Joi Cafe

Joi Cafe is vegan-friendly, plant-based, and all organic, offering a variety of righteous fare for conscientious eaters in Westlake Village, California.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Julio’s

Julio's is a fine Italian restaurant in Clarksburg, West Virginia. We love the pasta fagiole and "paisano salad" - red peppers stuffed with hot ground sausage.

Clarksburg, WV

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Just Julie’s

A locally-loved shopping-center cafe with an enthusiastic staff, Just Julie's offers well-crafted sandwiches plus homespun soups, layer cake, & banana pudding.

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

La Parma

La Parma of Williston Park, New York, is an Italian restaurant serving super-sized family portions for dinner, and more personal-sized portions for lunch.

Williston Park, NY

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Lou’s Sandwich Shop | In Norristown a Zep is Not a Hoagie

At Lou's Sandwich Shop in Norristown, PA - A zep is not a hoagie. There's no lettuce, onions are big, and locally-baked rolls are soft and chewy. It's a slice of Norristown par excellence.

Memorable | One of the Best

Lupie’s

Lupie's is a Charlotte locals' favorite restaurant, for fresh vegetables (& mac 'n' cheese!), beautiful burgers and bountiful banana pudding for dessert.

Charlotte, NC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Main Street Meats | Steak and Burger Heaven in Chattanooga

In Chattanooga's Southside Historic District, Main Street Meats is steak and burger heaven: artisan butcher and first-class cafe with a huge whiskey inventory.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mamie’s

Mamie's is a country cafe and bakery in Litchfield County, Connecticut, known for beautiful weekend breakfast and brunch. **CLOSED**

Woodbury, CT

Memorable | One of the Best

Mary Mac’s Tea Room

Mary Mac’s Tea Room is an old-fashioned urban lunch room in Atlanta where specialties include such Dixie standards as pot likker, sweet potato souffle & fried chicken.

Atlanta, GA

Memorable | One of the Best

Medley

Taos’ medley serves the tastiest farm-fresh dishes, like broccolini with garlic chips and saffron yogurt, and lamb chops with crispy leeks.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mike’s Deli

Mike's Deli is packed with hanging prosciutti, curing sausages, cheeses, and imported pastas. Whatever you order, include fresh and creamy handmade mozzarella.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mike’s Kitchen | Rhode Island Italian Seafood in the VFW Hall

Inconspicuously located in a VFW hall, Mike's Kitchen is a hidden gem of a seafood restaurant with a Rhode Island Italian accent.

Memorable | One of the Best

Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House

Mary Bobo's Boarding House offers old-fashioned, boarding-house dining in Lynchburg, Tennessee, the home town of Jack Daniel. The menu varies day to day.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe

Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe is a small Phoenix, AZ cafe that has become a southwestern legend for its exemplary soul food, especially fried chicken and fried pork chops.

Phoenix, AZ

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Namaste Indian Street Food

Located in a common shopping center, Namaste offers uncommonly good Indian food, dine-in or take-out. Go in a group: There are so many good things to taste.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Noodle Boat Thai Cuisine

The Noodle Boat is a beacon of Thai cuisine in Issaquah, Washington. Specialties include sunny fried trout topped with mango salad and tom kah hot & sour soup.

Memorable | One of the Best

Oliverio’s Cash and Carry

There’s no place to sit and eat at Oliverio's in Clarksburg, but we like the neighborhood market for unique groceries, especially olive salad. *CLOSED*

Clarksburg, WV

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Paul’s Pantry

Comfort dishes that everyone can enjoy mark Paul's Pantry in Mission Viejo. That includes big, fresh cinnamon rolls and California-Mexican specialties.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Peter Luger

Peter Luger is an ancient (since 1887) neighborhood Brooklyn steak house that serves stupendous porterhouse. Is this America's best steak? (Cash only)

Memorable | One of the Best

Pine Valley Market

Specialty grocer, artisan butcher, renowned Wilmington caterer, Pine Valley Market also is a grand place to eat lunch, when creativity tempers tradition.

Good | Worth a Return

Pioneer Cocktail Club

Whether you're coming from the Lake or the slopes, PCC offers such comforts as spicy-sweet bacon cashews and hot chicken & waffles.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Pizzeria Bianco

Pizzeria Bianco of Phoenix is among the top tier pizzerias in the country, the pies emerging from a wood fired oven with amazing crust.

Phoenix, AZ

Memorable | One of the Best

Po Pigs Bo-B-Q

**THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED** Edisto Island, South Carolina: Serve yourself at Po Pigs' buffet, built around smoke-cooked pork. Also fried chicken and a vast array of vegetables.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

R&L Lounge

An enduring relic of Buffalo's Polish community, R&L is a mom and pop bar serving home food and cheap beer to regulars that they know by name.

Buffalo, NY

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Red Barn

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

Memorable | One of the Best

Rizer’s Pork & Produce

On a quiet Lowcountry road, Rizer's Pork & Produce is an all-you-can-eat buffet serving pork it raises and vegetables it grows. A memorable taste of Dixie.

Good | Worth a Return

Root House Coffee + Shop

Get to Root House Coffee + Shop in Pagosa Springs early for the best cafe breakfast goodies, from Southwestern quiche to warm sausage bites

Memorable | One of the Best

Rossi’s Bar & Grill

Rossi's is a survivor in the the old Italian part of Trenton, New Jersey known as The Burg. It serves the best burger in town with house-made potato chips.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Saltsman’s Hotel

In the spring, Saltsman's Hotel serves the rare and unique specialty, creamy milkweed. Late summer, elderberry pie is made from locally picked fruit.

Memorable | One of the Best

Sam’s Restaurant

Sam's Restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, serves Italian-American, red-sauce joint meals that have made it a neighborhood favorite for decades.

Memorable | One of the Best

Seeds Cafe

A country-road, farm to table cafe that gets ingredients from local sources and cooks from scratch, Seeds Cafe is constantly surprising, always delicious.

Memorable | One of the Best

SeeWee Restaurant

Specials chalked on the board at SeeWee can include country-fried steak, whole catfish, Jamaican jerk chicken & fish stew. Layer cakes are superb!

Memorable | One of the Best

Senor G & G’s Juice

Unlike many Southern California smoothie chains, G's makes them no-nonsense and straightforward, blending seasonal fruit with non-fat milk and yogurt.

Los Angeles, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Sharkey’s

Sharkey’s is a restaurant tavern that is home of the spiedie: marinated lamb chunks grilled over charcoal, served in a white-bread mitt. *CLOSED*

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Shin Ramen

Quality ramen, rice bowls, and sushi are prepared at Hollywood's Shin Ramen, which has a unique take on traditional Japanese fare.

Los Angeles, CA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Sidellis Lake Tahoe Brewery and Restaurant

Sidellis offers a menu of snacks, salads, and sandwiches with creative brews in a welcoming craft brewery atmosphere.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Soul Food Kitchen

At this best-bet soul food restaurant in Orlando, specialties include baked chicken, roast pork, and triple layer cakes.

Orlando, FL

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Stalvey’s Restaurant

Stalvey's of Covington, Georgia, is square, not trendy. Steaks are swell, especially with crunchy battered onion rings that virtually melt on the tongue.

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

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Sylvia’s Queen of Soul Food

Sylvia's has been a Harlem mecca for legendary Southern-style soul food home cooking since the 1960's.

New York, NY

Memorable | One of the Best

Taj Aiken

Kaleidoscopically seasoned Indian food (hot or not, as you wish) makes Taj Aiken a destination for adventurous eaters. Nothing on the menu is boring.

Aiken, SC

Good | Worth a Return

Takosushi

Culinary fusion of Japan and the American Southwest includes sushi rolls, flash-fried stuffed jalapenos, bento boxes and flank-steak tacos.

Aiken, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Texan Cafe

Texan Café classics include hunks of meat that range from basic burgers and chicken-fried steak to mighty sirloins, plus fine pies for dessert.

Good | Worth a Return

Thai Basil

This quaint Visalia, California, strip-mall restaurant specializes in Thai favorites but also serves familiar dishes from other Asian-American cuisines.

Visalia, CA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Thai Jasmine Rice

"Welcome to Thailand," is emblazoned on the door of Thai Jasmine Rice, which offers a broad, colorful menu of pad Thai, curries, stir-fries & noodle dishes.

Aiken, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

The Boathouse

Our favorite items at the Boathouse in Ossining are New England clam chowder and crusty burgers on ciabatta rolls. Waterside dining in good weather.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

The Pepper Pod

Hit the Rocky Mountains for good views and great food at The Pepper Pod in Hudson, CO.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

TNT’s Diner

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** More small town cafe than diner, TNT's specializes in northern Midwest comfort food such as hot Beef and hot Turkey Sandwiches as well as a smattering of local ethnic "German from Russia" and Scandinavian specialites including cabbage rolls and Swedish meatballs. No matter what you eat, you want a slice of homemade pie for dessert.

Memorable | One of the Best

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