The BEST episodes of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 3

Every episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 3!

Host Guy Fieri travels across America in search of the best diners, drive-ins and dives. He visits classic "greasy spoon" restaurants and talks to staff and customers about the food. Episodes often feature eateries linked by a common theme, such as burgers or comfort food.

Last Updated: 11/30/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
In The Family
star
7.90
10 votes

#1 - In The Family

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2008

Benny's Seafood Restaurant (South Miami, FL), Chaps Pit Beef (Baltimore, MD), Burger Bar (Roy, UT) Guy Fieri checks out some great family-run joints including a Baltimore favorite for pit beef with Ace of Cakes Duff Goldman. Next in Miami, visit a stop with recipes all the way from Puerto Rico and in Salt Lake City, a classic drive in burger joint.

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Regional Favorites
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7.89
19 votes

#2 - Regional Favorites

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2008

Charlie Parker's (Springfield, IL), Virginia Diner (Wakefield, VA), Tecolote Cafe (Santa Fe, NM) Guy Fieri journeys from the East Coast to the southwest for regional specialties including classic Southern cooking at a landmark diner in Virginia; the Horseshoe Sandwich at a steel Quonset hut in Springfield, Ill; and red and green chili, the signature dishes of New Mexico at a joint in Santa Fe.

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Big Breakfast
star
7.85
26 votes

#3 - Big Breakfast

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2008

Brownstone Diner (Jersey City, NJ), 39th Street Mama's (Kansas City, MO), Matt's Big Breakfast (Phoenix, AZ) Guy kicks off season three in search of the best breakfast joints in America. From Jersey, to Phoneix, to Kansas City, Guy samples the best in Breakfast.

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All Kinds of Barbecue
star
7.82
17 votes

#4 - All Kinds of Barbecue

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/7/2008

The Shed (Ocean Springs, MS), The Joint (New Orleans, LA), Texas Pride BBQ (Adkins, TX) Guy Fieri takes a Southern swing to check out different varieties of BBQ including a Mississippi barbecue "dive" where the locals like it sweet, a New Orleans, a little place doing North Carolina style pulled pork and outside San Antonio, Tx., visits a sprawling barbecue complex.

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Real Deal Fast Food
star
7.75
16 votes

#5 - Real Deal Fast Food

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2008

Joe's Farm Grill (Gilbert, AZ), Maria's Taco Express (Austin, TX), Panini Pete's (Fairhope, AL) Guy Fieri tracks down some great places that prove fast food can also be great food. In Fairhope, Ala., pressed panini sandwiches, filled with everything homemade; in Austin, Tx., homemade tacos done every which way; and in Gilbert, Az., a fast food joint right on the farm.

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Neighborhood Joints
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7.71
24 votes

#6 - Neighborhood Joints

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/31/2008

Iron Barley (St. Louis, MO), The Village Café (Richmond, VA), Thee Pits Again (Glendale, AZ), Daddypops (Hatboro, PA) Guy visits Philly for some scrapple, St. Louis for spaetzle, and a cafe in Virginia for calzones.

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Where The Locals Go
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7.67
15 votes

#7 - Where The Locals Go

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/23/2008

Matthews Cafeteria (Tucker, GA), The Rivershack Tavern (Jefferson, LA), Monte Carlo Steak House (Albuquerque, NM) Guy Fieri finds local favorites from a third generation cafeteria outside Atlanta that serves Southern favorites, a Louisiana bar with a culinary school grad who's making everything from rabbit to turtle soup; and the Albuquerque, N.M. steakhouse you can enter through the liquor store.

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Something Different
star
7.64
14 votes

#8 - Something Different

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/14/2008

Dot's Back Inn (Richmond, VA), Scully's Tavern (Miami, FL), Hillbilly Hotdogs (Lesage, WV) Guy Fieri rolls out to find some places doing great food their own unique way: The West Virginia joint built into a couple of old busses, where they’re serving one pound deep fried hot dogs – and three pound burgers; The Florida bar that’s doing classic French escargot and fresh mahi mahi sandwiches; and in Virginia, what looks like just another café’, but with a classically trained chef who’s making it all from scratch – from chicken with feta, white wine and artichokes, to home made pesto.

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The Memphis BBQ Tour
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7.60
15 votes

#9 - The Memphis BBQ Tour

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/2008

Tom's Bar-B-Q (Memphis, TN), Marlowe's Ribs (Memphis, TN), Leonard's BBQ (Memphis, TN), Cozy Corner (Memphis, TN) Guy Fieri rolls through Memphis, one of America's greatest barbecue towns. He checks out an 86-year old legend with the killer pulled pork sandwich and a true local favorite, barbecue spaghetti plus a tiny joint where the specialty is barbecued Cornish hen and serious ribs at a joint with its own fleet of pink Cadillacs.

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Comfort Food
star
7.57
14 votes

#10 - Comfort Food

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2008

Tip Top Cafe (San Antonio, TX), Grampa's Bakery & Restaurant (Dania Beach, FL), Blue Moon Cafe (Baltimore, MD), Central City Cafe (Huntington, WV) Guy Fieri uncovers some of America's greatest comfort food including a Baltimore cafe with a variety of French Toast, a third-generation family place in San Antonio with comfort food Texas style, a bakery-turned-restaurant in south Florida and a Huntington, W.V. cafe with home made cornbread

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American Classics
star
7.39
18 votes

#11 - American Classics

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/12/2008

11th Street Diner (Miami Beach, FL), Bobo Drive In (Topeka, KS), Little Tea Shop (Memphis, TN) Guy Fieri searches out some classic joints including a 60-year-old Pennsylvania Diner transplanted to South Beach; in Topeka, Kan., a drive-in straight out of the 50s; and the oldest restaurant in Memphis, a classic southern tea room from 1918.

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Like Mamma Made
star
7.34
47 votes

#12 - Like Mamma Made

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2008

Sweetie Pie's (St. Louis, MO), Smokey Valley Truck Stop (Olive Hill, KY), Roberto's Mexican Food (Phoenix, AZ) Guy Fieri goes where the recipes really do come from mama: A St. Louis landmark where a former backup singer is dishing up real deal soul food; the Phoenix gas station where everything's Mexican authentic and the Kentucky truck stop with real country cookin'.

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A World of Flavors
star
7.19
21 votes

#13 - A World of Flavors

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/7/2008

Y J's Snack Bar (Kansas City, KS), Chino Bandido (Phoenix, AZ), Marietta Diner (Marietta, GA) Guy features a veritable smorgasbord of international flavor this week. Greek specialties in Atlanta, and Phoenix stop that serves a multitude of cultural dishes.

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