Some Chinese restaurants in Arizona have been frying wontons and ladling soup since long before the Valley turned into a sea of drive-thrus. These are the places where families have been ordering the ...

Some meals are worth planning your whole weekend around, and a plate of tender oxtails with a side of greens is one of them. Across Arizona, a handful of family-run kitchens have built loyal ...

Picking up a prescription and walking out with an ice cream cone used to be a normal part of small-town life. In a handful of Missouri towns, it still is. These spots mix drugstore business with ...

Most people spend their whole lives trying to stay out of jail. In one Ohio town, folks actually make reservations to get in. The iron gates are still there, the window bars never left, and the old ...

Ask anyone who grew up in Hudson County where they go for breakfast, and you will probably get a diner name and a strong opinion to go with it. These places are more than spots to grab eggs and coffee ...

A coffee refill used to be a given at any diner counter, but these days some places charge for every cup. Thankfully, a handful of Maryland diners still keep the pot moving without adding a new line ...

Cold Indiana mornings call for a warm booth, a hot cup of coffee, and a plate big enough to share but too good to give away. Across the state, a handful of old-school diners keep regulars coming back ...

Some towns shout for attention, and some just wait for the right people to find them. St. Marys, Georgia, is the waiting kind, a river city tucked into the far southern edge of Camden County. More ...

Some of the best meals in Maryland come with a side of chrome, counter stools, and a sign you can spot from down the road. Classic diners have been part of life here for generations, feeding early ...

Grover Cleveland was in the White House when this spot first opened its doors. That was 1895, and somehow the place never closed them for good. Down by the river in Cleveland, Ohio, a plain brick ...

Alabama takes its barbecue seriously, and ribs might be the truest test of a pitmaster’s patience. Around the state, wood smoke and slow cooking turn tough cuts into something people happily wait in ...

Some of the best breakfasts in Virginia are served right next to the diesel pumps. Truck stop diners feed drivers who have been on the road all night, but they also feed farmers, families, and ...