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The Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6

Every episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6!

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Host Guy Fieri takes a cross-country road trip to visit some of America's classic "greasy spoon" restaurants — diners, drive-ins and dives — that have been doing it right for decades.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 1 - Funky Joints
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    S6:E1

    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.

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  2. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 3 - A Little Bit of Everywhere
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    S6:E3

    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.

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  3. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 5 - Biscuits, Bagels & BLT's
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    S6:E5

    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.

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  4. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 4 - A Burger, A Bowl and a Slice
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S6:E4

    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.

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  5. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 11 - Old Time Favorites
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S6:E11

    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.

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  6. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 7 - Go-To Joints
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    S6:E7

    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.

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  7. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 10 - All Over the Map
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    S6:E10

    Georgia's Greek Restaurant & Deli (Seattle, Wash.) • Los Taquitos (Phoeniz, Ariz.) • Rocco's Cafe (San Francisco, Calif.) Guy Fieri rolls in for a world of flavor: In Phoenix, a family-owned joint where five sisters are cranking out authentic Mexican tacos; In Seattle, an auto shop turned Greek restaurant serving leg of lamb; And in San Francisco, a little Italian place making grandpa's Bolognese & clams.

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  8. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 13 - Mama's Cookin'
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    S6:E13

    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.

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  9. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 2 - Their Own Way
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S6:E2

    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.

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  10. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 6 - Who'Da Thunk It?
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    S6:E6

    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.

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  11. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 8 - Homestyle
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    S6:E8

    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.

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  12. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 9 - All Kinds of Classics
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    S6:E9

    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.

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  13. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 6 Episode 12 - Comfort Cookin'
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    S6:E12

    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.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Funky Joints" is the best rated episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" season 6. It scored 7.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/6/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Little Bit of Everywhere".