Bizzarro Italian Cafe (Seattle, Wash.) • Chef Point Cafe (Wautaga, Tex.) • Jamie's Bar & Grill (Sacramento, Calif.)

Guy Fieri chases down some funky joints doing serious cooking: Near Fort Worth, a gas station with a menu includes duck l'orange; In Seattle, a café where former circus performers are serving up home-made pasta with elk; And in Sacramento, a dive bar doing prime rib - in a smoker.

Blue Water Seafood (San Diego, Calif.) • Brandy's Restaurant & Bakery (Flagstaff, Ariz.) • Kuma's Corner (Chicago, Ill.)

Guy Fieri meets cooks doing things their own way: In Arizona, a family place where the beef stew is made from tenderloin. In San Diego, a restaurant in a fish market run by two brothers. And in Chicago, a dive bar serving nearly two dozen different burgers named for rock bands.

Bar Gernika (Boise, Ida.) • Cafe Rolle (Sacramento, Calif.) • Havana Hideout (Lake Worth, Fla.)

Guy Fieri rolls out to great joints with international favorites including a Sacramento storefront where a French chef is serving home-made pâté; Basque specialties at a local place in Idaho; And near Palm Beach, Florida, Latin-infused favorites cooked up in a converted truck.

La Piazza Al Forno (Glendale, Ariz.) • Slim's Last Chance Chili Shack (Seattle, Wash.) • Twisted Root Burger Co (Dallas, Tex.)

Guy Fieri checks out some places doing America's favorites: Burgers done every which way at a joint run by culinary school grads in Dallas; An Arizona pizza joint serving up family recipes; Plus a Seattle chili shack.

Arleta Library Bakery Cafe (Portland, Ore.) • Bubba's Diner (San Anselmo, Calif.) • Flakowitz of Boynton (Boynton Beach, Fla.)

Guy Fieri checks out some serious scratch cooking: In Portland, a breakfast joint where they're making buttermilk biscuits with sweet potatoes; In California, a diner where the BLT comes with softshell crab; And in Florida, a deli making all kinds of east coast classics from bagels to matzoh ball soup.

Backroad Pizza (Santa Fe, N.M.) • Jamaica Gates Caribbean Cuisine (Arlington, Tex.) • Westside Drive-In (Boise, Ida.)

Guy Fieri uncovers some unexpected joints the locals love: In Boise, a 50-year-old drive-in where you can order prime rib; In Santa Fe, a pizza joint where they'll top your pie with green chilis and Jamaican cooking in Forth Worth.

Black Duck Cafe (Westport, Conn.) • Otto's Sausage Kitchen (Portland, Ore.) • Sol Food Puerto Rican Cuisine (San Rafael, Calfi.)

Guy Fieri checks out some beloved local places: In California, a Puerto Rican restaurant serving an adobo steak sandwich. In Connecticut, a pub located on a beached barge and in Portland, a family-owned meat market and deli where they're making hot dogs from scratch.

Giuseppe's on 28th (Phoenix, Ariz.) • Southern Kitchen (Tacoma, Wash.) • Zia Diner (Santa Fe, N.M.)

Guy Fieri checks out homestyle cooking in Seattle, where a southern chef is bringing southern classics to the northwest; In Arizona, a classical musician servin' up native Italian recipes; And in Santa Fe, the adobe diner where corned beef hash gets a southwestern spin.

Blue Marlin Fish House (North Miami Beach, Fla.) • Fred's Texas Cafe (Fort Worth, Tex.) • Pine State Biscuits (Portland, Ore.)

Guy Fieri samples some classics from coast to coast: In Portland, a neighborhood restaurant servin' up Southern-style biscuits. In Fort Worth, a roadside joint putting some heat in their standards. And in North Miami Beach, a shack in a state park makin' all kinds of smoked fish.

Blueplate Lunch Counter (Portland, Ore.) • Donn's Hilltop-Kodiak Grill (Boise, Ida.) • La Camaronera (Miami, Fla.)

Guy Fieri checks out some places keeping the feel of the past alive: In Idaho, the local landmark brought back to life, where they're dishing up big plates; In Portland, the old-time lunch counter where folks love the grilled cheese and home-made tomato soup. And in Miami, the family joint doing seafood the way their grandparents did back in Cuba.

Dottie's (San Francisco, Calif.) • Over Easy (Phoenix, Ariz.) • Comet Cafe (Milwaukee, Wisc.)

Guy Fieri catches some comfort food in Arizona, where a Paris-trained chef is doing ham steak with red eye gravy; In San Francisco, folks line up for chili cheddar cornbread & pumpkin oatmeal pancakes; And in Milwaukee, try bacon wrapped meatloaf, and a deep fried ball of turkey, stuffing & mashed potatoes.

Mama E's Wings & Waffles (Oklahoma City, Okla.) • Polka (Los Angeles, Calif.) • Avila's (Dallas, Tex.)

Guy Fieri rolls out to places still doin' it mama's way: In Oklahoma City, a couple doing wings & waffles soul food style; In Dallas, a family home turned family restaurant; and in LA, a Polish joint in a strip mall serving pierogis & stuffed cabbage.