Table of Contents
Introduction 2
The Krew 4
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Rino's Place, East Boston, Massachusetts 8
Broadway Diner, Baltimore, Maryland 12
Sip & Bite Restaurant, Baltimore, Maryland 16
Rincon Criollo, Corona, Queens, New York 20
John's of 12th Street, New York, New York 24
Crazy Burger Café & Juice Bar, Narragansett, Rhode Island 28
South
Sonny's Famous Steak Hogies, Hollywood, Florida 32
The Whale's Rib Restaurant, Deerfield Beach, Florida 36
Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant, Miami Beach, Florida 40
Culhane's Irish Pub, Atlantic Beach, Florida 44
Virgil's Café, Bellevue, Kentucky 50
Surrey's Café and Juice Bar, New Orleans, Louisiana 54
Mahony's Po-Boy Shop, New Orleans, Louisiana 58
Louie and the Redhead Lady, Mandeville, Louisiana 62
The Glass Onion, Charleston, South Carolina 66
Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint, Nolensville, Tennessee 70
Midwest
Tre Kronor, Chicago, Illinois 78
Taste of Peru, Chicago, Illinois 82
Irazu, Chicago, Illinois 86
Big & Little's, Chicago, Illinois 92
3 Sisters Café, Indianapolis, Indiana 96
Zydeco's, Mooresville, Indiana 100
Union Woodshop, Clarkston, Michigan 104
Casper's & Runyon's Nook, St. Paul, Minnesota 108
Nye's Polonaise Room, Minneapolis, Minnesota 112
Pizzeria Lola, Minneapolis, Minnesota 116
Smack Shack at the 1029 Bar, Minneapolis, Minnesota 120
Grinder's Pizza, Kansas City, Missouri 126
Big Mama's Kitchen and Catering, Omaha, Nebraska 132
Melt Bar and Grilled, Lakewood, Ohio 136
Momocho, Cleveland, Ohio 140
West and Southwest
Roberto's Authentic Mexican Food, Anthem, Arizona 144
Jamie's Broadway Grille, Sacramento, California 148
Café Rolle, Sacramento, California 152
Bubba's Fine Diner, San Anselmo, California 156
Sol Food, San Rafael, California 160
Rocco's Café, San Francisco, California 164
Fab Hot Dogs, Reseda, California 168
La Texanita, Santa Rosa, California 172
Mambo's, Glendale, California 176
Aldo's Harbor Restaurant, Santa Cruz, California 180
Pier 23 Café, San Francisco, California 184
North End Caffe, Manhattan Beach, California 188
Café Citti, Kenwood, California 194
Schellville Grill, Sonoma, California 198
Paul's Coffee Shop, Fountain Valley, California 204
Mama Cozza's, Anaheim, California 207
Catelli's, Geyserville, California 210
Mac's Fish and Chip Shop, Santa Barbara, California 214
Tioli's Crazee Burger, San Diego, California 218
Lauer-Krauts, Brighton, Colorado 222
Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery, Denver, Colorado 228
Bar Gernika, Boise, Idaho 232
Westside Drive In, Boise, Idaho 236
Standard Diner, Albuquerque, New Mexico 240
The Coffee Cup, Boulder City, Nevada 244
Forte European Tapas Bar & Bistro, Las Vegas, Nevada 247
Cattlemen's Steakhouse, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 254
Otto's Sausage Kitchen, Portland, Oregon 258
Bunk Sandwiches, Portland, Oregon 262
Pok Pok, Portland, Oregon 266
Noble Pig Sandwiches, Austin, Texas 270
Hawaii
Rainbow Drive-In, Honolulu, Hawaii 274
Canada
Fresh Local Wild, Vancouver, British Columbia 278
Tomahawk Restaurant, North Vancouver, British Columbia 282
The Red Wagon Café, Vancouver, British Columbia 285
Meat & Bread, Vancouver, British Columbia 290
Acknowledgments 294
Recipe Index 297
List of Restaurants 298