The BEST episodes of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 8

Every episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 8!

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: 5/7/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
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Burgers, Steaks and Chops
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7.77
13 votes

#1 - Burgers, Steaks and Chops

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/23/2009

Bartley's Burger Cottage (Cambridge, MA), T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse (Kemah, TX), Tee Off Bar & Grill (San Francisco, CA) Guy Fieri rolls out for medium rare done right. In San Francisco, a dive bar cranking out high end, home made dishes like apricot relish on a double pork chop; In Cambridge, Massachusetts, a Harvard Square institution serving burgers piled high; And in Kemah, Texas, a meat market turned restaurant grilling up great house-cut steaks.

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Fresh and Funky
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7.63
8 votes

#2 - Fresh and Funky

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2010

Dish Cafe & Catering (Reno, NV), Landmark Restaurant Diner (Charlotte, NC), Pier 23 Cafe (San Francisco, CA) Guy rolls in for food done fresh and a little different. In San Francisco, California, one of Guy Fieri's favorite ocean-side spots serving up fresh Dungeness crab. In Reno, Nevada, the neighborhood café doing scratch made granola. And in Charlotte, North Carolina, whole turkeys ... not roasted, but boiled.

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Triple D Goes Tailgatin'
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7.62
13 votes

#3 - Triple D Goes Tailgatin'

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/2010

Guy Fieri hits a Raiders home game for tailgating with chefs from three local joints. They're bringing the kitchen to the blacktop and cranking out chicken and waffles; double chili cheeseburgers; steak sandwiches with jalapeno pesto; and smoked pork chops with applesauce.

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Pizza, Pork and Paprikash
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7.50
8 votes

#4 - Pizza, Pork and Paprikash

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2010

Guy Fieri rolls in for old favorites - some with a twist. In San Francisco he visits a neighborhood diner spicing, roasting and smoking fresh pork; in Western New York, a 37-year-old joint turning sandwiches into pizza; in Cleveland, a family place serving old European favorites, including Chicken Paprikash.

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Comfort Food Classics
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7.50
10 votes

#5 - Comfort Food Classics

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/2010

The Liberty Elm (Providence, RI), Naglee Park Garage (San Jose, CA), Dish 9Charlotte, NC) Guy Fieri travels the whole country for home made comfort food: In Charlotte, North Carolina, a neighborhood favorite doing chicken and dumplings; In Providence, Rhode Island, a diner doing a local classic called a Johnnycake. And in San Jose, California, a garage turned restaurant making burgers, ketchup, and fries from scratch.

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Home And Away
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7.43
7 votes

#6 - Home And Away

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2010

Guy Fieri tries out favorites from around the corner and around the globe. In Chicago, a Peruvian joint serving classic lomo saltado (sautéed rib eye with French fries mixed right in)-- and beef heart; In Oklahoma City, a local institution where the bread's baked fresh daily and the schnitzel's done like back in Germany; And in South Buffalo, a pub making the home town favorite: a sandwich called 'beef on weck.'

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Twists and Traditions
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7.43
7 votes

#7 - Twists and Traditions

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2010

Earl's Drive-In (Chaffee, NY), Aldo's Harbor Restaurant (Santa Cruz, CA), Momocho (Cleveland, OH) This trip Guys rolls in for old school classics and something a little different. In Chaffee, New York, a 42-year-old restaurant next to a farm field, where they're still doing chicken a la king from scratch. In Santa Cruz, California, a bait and tackle shop turned sit-down restaurant that's been serving home made Italian favorites and fresh calamari for more than 30 years. And in Cleveland, Ohio, the Mod Mex joint making tuna tacos with blood orange marmalade and guacamole with house smoked trout.

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Stacked, Stuffed and Loaded
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7.40
10 votes

#8 - Stacked, Stuffed and Loaded

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2010

Guy Fieri heads out for serious fast food. He visits a Naraganset, R.I., joint with more than 20 burgers on the menu; a place in Eagle Rock, Calif., slow-smoking barbequed pork; a family-run taqueria in Rosenberg, Texas, where dessert is something called a "snoball."

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By Request
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7.25
8 votes

#9 - By Request

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2010

Guy Fieri checks out some viewer favorites. In Charlotte, North Carolina, a fast food joint where the big hit's a double burger called the Super Boy; In Lakewood, Ohio, a neighborhood favorite for grilled cheese sandwiches ... dozens of them; And in Houston, Texas, a British Pub serving scratch made shepherd's pie.

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And The Kicker Is...
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7.11
9 votes

#10 - And The Kicker Is...

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2010

Guy Fieri rolls in for things done a little differently: In Columbia, South Carolina, a burger place doing hand made patties with a southern kicker ... fried green tomatoes; In Buffalo, New York, a corner diner serving everything with a side of home made bread, baked fresh daily; And in Berkeley, California, a diner that's redefining scrapple.

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Triple D Goes Hawaiian
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7.00
5 votes

#11 - Triple D Goes Hawaiian

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/5/2010

Highway Inn & Ho'okipa Catering (Waipahu, HI), Hank's Haute Dogs (Honolulu, HI), Nico's At Pier 38 (Honolulu, HI), Germaine's Luau (Kapolei, HI) Guy checks out the hot spots in Hawaii. A third-generation, family-run joint doing plate-lunch Hawaiian style. A restaurant by the water, where the daily special really is the catch of the day. A hot dog place serving everything from Chicago dogs to homemade lobster dogs. And an authentic luau, where the centerpiece of the full Hawaiian spread is a whole roasted pig.

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