Episode
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Totally Fried
Overview
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 Cali for deep-fried falafel, and a small town diner for fried chicken cordon bleu.
Details
- Series
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2007-10-01
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Totally Fried is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It aired on 2007-10-01. The runtime is 22 min.
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