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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Season 2

13 episodes Premiered Oct 1, 2007 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Totally Fried

Oct 1, 2007 · 22 min

Falafel's Drive-In (San Jose, Calif.) • Ramona Cafe (Ramona, Calif.) • Silk City Diner (Philadelphia, Pa.) Guy stops into a Philly diner for some fried spring rolls, a diner in Ca

S2·E2 Core

Route 66

Oct 8, 2007 · 22 min

Emma Jean's Holland Burger Café (Victorville, Calif.) • The Rock Café (Stroud, Okla.) • Café on the Route (Baxter Springs, Kan.) Hop in for a ride down historic Route 66. Enjoy so

S2·E3 Core

Seaside Eats

Oct 15, 2007 · 22 min

Evelyn's Drive-In (Tiverton, R.I.) • Hodad's (Ocean Beach, Calif.) • Keegan's Seafood Grille (Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.) Fried clams and lobster chow-mien in Rhode Island, burgers

S2·E4 Core

Local Flavor

Oct 22, 2007 · 22 min

Mike's Chili Parlor (Seattle, Wash.) • Clanton's Café (Vinita, Okla.) • Duarte's Tavern (Pescadero, Calif.) Guy samples local favorites.: Chili from an 85 year-old recipe in Seatt

S2·E5 Core

Viewer's Choice

Oct 29, 2007 · 22 min

Jay Bee's Bar-B-Que (Gardena, Calif.) • Smoque (Chicago, Ill.) • BBQ Shack (Paola, Kan.) Guy travels to LA, Chicago, and Kansas City for some real BBQ.

S2·E6 Core

Real Deal BBQ

Nov 5, 2007 · 22 min

Evelyn's Drive-In (Tiverton, R.I.) • Hodad's (Ocean Beach, Calif.), Keegan's Seafood Grille (Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.) Guy enjoys some fried clams and lobster chow-mien in Rhode I

S2·E7 Core

Talkin' Turkey

Nov 10, 2007 · 22 min

Mike's City Diner (Boston, Mass.) • Willie Bird's Restaurant (Santa Rosa, Calif.) • Alpine Steakhouse (Sarasota, Fla.) The turkey dinner, an American classic. Join Guy at a Boston

S2·E8 Core

One of a Kind

Nov 19, 2007 · 22 min

JT Farnham's Seafood & Grill (South Essex, Mass.) • Joe's Gizzard City (Potterville, Mich.) • Grubstake Diner (San Francisco, Calif.) • Los Tapatios (San Jose, Calif.) Belly clams

S2·E9 Core

Family Owned

Nov 23, 2007 · 22 min

El Indio (San Diego, Calif.) • Charlie's Diner (Spencer, Mass.) • Paradise Pup (Des Plaines, Ill.) Stops include a Mexican restaurant and tortilla factory in San Diego where fathe

S2·E10 Core

Open 24/7

Jan 13, 2008 · 22 min

Studio Diner (San Diego, Calif.) • White Palace Grill (Chicago, Ill.) • The Dining Car & Market (Philadelphia, Pa.) Guy visits places where you can order great food around the clo

S2·E11 Core

Off the Hook Specials

Jan 20, 2008 · 22 min

Schooner or Later (Long Beach, Calif.) • Grinder's (Kansas City, Mo.) • The Fly Trap (Ferndale, Mich.) • Gailwood Cook Shack (Chicago, Ill.) Guy visits places where the specials a

S2·E12 Mytharc

Burgers, Rings and Fries

Jan 21, 2008 · 22 min

Joe's Cable Car (San Francisco, Calif.) • The Nook (St. Paul, Minn.) • Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger (Ann Arbor, Mich.) The best burgers in the country, huge fries, and legendary onio

S2·E13 Mytharc

The New Jersey Diner Tour

Jan 28, 2008 · 22 min

Mustache Bill's (Barnegat Light, N.J.) • Tick Tock Diner (Clifton, N.J.) • White Manna Hamburgers (Hackensack, N.J.) • The Ritz Diner (Livingston, N.J.) • Hightstown Diner (Hightst

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