Episode
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Playin' Chicken
Overview
Guy Fieri's playing a tasty game of chicken all over the country. He finds it Nashville hot-style in California and French-style at a pizza-pasta place in Seattle. In Hawaii, it's stuffed with Southern comfort and island flair.
Details
- Series
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2018-07-06
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Playin' Chicken is Episode 19 in Season 28 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It aired on 2018-07-06. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 18: Italian, Hawaiian and More
Guy Fieri's digging into a multicultural flavorfest, from a poke place in Hawaii knocking it out of the park with island specialties to a crazy Italian spot putting tasty twists on their homemade pasta in San Carlos, California.
Episode 20: Triple D Nation: Poke, Pork, and Chicken Parm
Big & Little's (Chicago, Ill.) • Pam's Kitchen (Seattle, Wash.) • The Shanty (Wadsworth, Ill.) • Atomic Cowboy (Denver, Colo.)
This trip, Guy's headin' back to some of his favorite joints still servin' up a bite for any time of the day. In Chicago, things have changed a lot for a shop still dishin' up poke. Up in Seattle, DDD's returnin' to its first and only Trinidadian joint where they've got a new spin on their classic fry bread. In Illinois, Guy's reminiscin' with the owner on how Triple-D changed his life and his menu. And in Denver, it's a second helpin' of a triple threat bar-biscuit-pizza joint where they're servin' up new late-night options.
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Episode 17: East Coast, West Coast
Guy Fieri hits both coasts for delicious dishes. In California, he grabs spicy pork in Palo Alto and plantains in Oakland. Then, he stops at a bakery-restaurant serving up meatloaf and French toast in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Episode 21: Triple D Nation: Global Goodies
Taste of Peru (Chicago, Ill.) • Mike's Chili Parlor (Seattle, Wash.) • Pok Pok (Portland, Ore.)
This trip, Guy's takin' a walk down memory lane to check on some of his favorite DDD finds. Up first in Chicago, he gets a second helping at his first Peruvian place. In Seattle, tradition's been standin' firm since 1922 at an old-school chili parlor. And back to Portland for a walk-up still servin' their killer wings.
Episode 16: BBQ Bites and Southern Flavor
Guy Fieri's grabbing some barbecue and Southern comfort. He visits a Seattle barbecue joint smokin' up ribs and dishin' out brisket chili and a real-deal Southern spot in California that's serious about fried chicken and collards.
Episode 22: On the Hook and In the Bun
Rebel Kitchen (Kealakekua, Hawaii) • Grand Harbor (San Francisco, Calif.) • The Red Door (Seattle, Wash.)
This trip, Guy's reelin' in off-the-hook seafood and diggin' into serious sandwiches. First up, celebratin' flavors of the world with a fresh poke burger on the big island of Hawaii. Then in San Fran, a Chinese emporium cooking up lobster, pork buns and even dim sum chicken feet. And in Seattle, a beer-lover's spot serving fantastic fish and chips and the bomb beef dip.
Episode 15: Primetime Pork
On this trip, Guy's piling plates high with all kinds of pork. He's diggin' into everything from barbecue and chops to sausage and sandwiches. Get ready to pig out on nationwide porkapalooza.
Episode 23: Fusion of Flavors
Guy digs into a variety of flavor fusions from a Latin-Asian mashup in Chicago and a Nashville hot chicken joint in Seattle to a Hawaiian spot that mixes the island with the mainland.
Episode 14: Grab and Grub
Rocco's Little Chicago (Tucson, Ariz.) • Doce Provisions (Miami, Fla.) • Fork N Cork (Wilmington, N.C.)
Guy Fieri's grabbing all kinds of grub, starting with a Chicago-style spot in Tucson firin' up deep-dish pie. In Miami, an NFL coaching legend is ridin' shotgun with Guy to a place with out-of-the-box Cuban.
Episode 24: Tasty Traditions
Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen (Chicago, Ill.) • Kanaka Kava (Kona, Hawaii) • Piroshki on 3rd (Seattle, Wash.)
Guy Fieri dives into dishes steeped in tasty tradition. First, an old-school Jewish deli in Chicago's South Loop curin' and slicin' 40,000 pounds of homemade pastrami and corned beef a month. Then, on the Big Island, a tucked-away Kona spot servin' up authentic Hawaiian culture and cuisine. And in Seattle, a funky spot makin' their name with scratch-made Russian piroshki.
Episode 13: Seafood and Savory
The Purple Carrot (Okemos, Mich.) •Chef Alisah's Restaurant (Tucson, Ariz.) • Something Fishy Seafood Restaurant (Wilmington, N.C.)
Guy grabs some off-the-hook seafood and savory sensations, from a Bosnian restaurant in Tucson, AZ, serving up Eastern European specialties to a down-home Southern spot frying up favorites in Wilmington, NC.
Episode 25: Triple D Nation: For Everyone
Guy revisits some favorites spots in Seattle, Minneapolis and Portland, OR.