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"Comfort Food Classics"

  (3 restaurants)    
Aired on: February 22, 2010 
Aired on: February 22, 2010 
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Dish: View details, maps, videos, recommended foods
DishSee Dish Video ($)
(658 ratings)

1220 Thomas Ave Map It!
Charlotte, NC 28205
(704) 344-0343
www.eatatdish.com
  • Chicken and Dumplings
    top seller; made from scratch; looks good
  • Salmon Patties
    fresh salmon broken down from whole fish; formed into patties, padded w/ Panko (Japanese bread crumbs) & skillet fried; served w/ honey-orange butter
4.0 out of 5
658 ratings
opened in 2002; southern comfort food; "disarmingly unpretentious kind of joint you immediately warm to as though it were your mama's or grandma's kitchen" (from its website)
Naglee Park Garage: View details, maps, videos, recommended foods
Naglee Park GarageSee Naglee Park Garage Video ($$)
(1119 ratings)

505 E San Carlos St Map It!
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 564-4111
www.nagleeparkgarage.com
  • Angus Burger
    served w/ home fries; Guy got w/ blue cheese, homemade mayo & homemade ketchup; looks good
  • Brussels Sprouts & Bacon
    side item; baked & then pan-cooked w/ bacon, butter & chicken stock until carmelized
4.0 out of 5
1119 ratings
30-seat bistro w/ a large outdoor patio that was formerly a garage; in downtown San Jose's historic Naglee Park Neighborhood
Liberty Elm Diner: View details, maps, videos, recommended foods
Liberty Elm Diner [CLOSED] ($)
(112 ratings)

777 Elmwood Ave Map It!
Providence, RI 02907
(401) 467-0777
  • Clam Chowder
    made from scratch; looks good
  • Coffee Milk
    Rhode Island state drink; coffee syrup & milk
  • Johnny Cakes
    traditional Rhode Island staple; combo of pancake & grits; made of Kenyon's Grist Mill (Usquepaugh RI) white cornmeal; served w/ butter & New England maple syrup
  • Turkey Sandwich
    sliced roasted herbed turkey, sliced tomatoes, fresh pea greens (the leaves) on toasted bread w/ mayo; looks good
3.5 out of 5
112 ratings
[CLOSED]; opened in 1947; local coffee hangout in diner car listed on the National Historic Register; serve only breakfast & lunch; 1% of profits are used to purchase Dutch-Elm Liberty Elms to re-tree Elmwood Avenue and the South Providence neighborhood...nice!

"Comfort Food Classics"

  (3 restaurants)    
Aired on: February 22, 2010 
Aired on: February 22, 2010