| Los Dos Molinos - Mesa, AZ |
| Hornet - Denver, CO |
| Tom & Betty's - Jacksonville, FL |
| Golden Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ |
| Chapter One: the modern local - Santa Ana, CA |
| Las Canarias - San Antonio, TX |
| Los Burritos - Phoenix, AZ |
| Mossman's Westchester Bowl Coffee Shop - Bakersfield, CA |
| Monsoon - Seattle, WA |
| Bistro Jeanty - Yountville, CA |
| Mader's - Milwaukee, WI |
| Fortune No 1 - Milwaukee, WI |
| Niko Nikos - Houston, TX |
| Via Real - Irving, TX |
| Kung Pao Bowl - Huntington Beach, CA |
| Madeline's - Cambria, CA |
| Alfred's Steakhouse - San Francisco, CA |
| Le Central - Denver, CO |
| Lombardozzi - Pittsburgh, PA |
| Darya - Santa Ana, CA |
| India Palace - Virginia Beach, VA |
| Hot Rod's - Sacramento, CA |
| Bouchon Bistro - Las Vegas, NV |
| Meze - Washington, DC |
| Cassell's Burgers - Los Angeles, CA |
| Cafe Leon - Fresno, CA |
| Ta Chen - Garden Grove, CA |
| Pizano's Pizza - Chicago, IL |
| Ibiza - Houston, TX |
| Glacier BrewHouse - Anchorage, AK |