| Mia Madre Trattoria - Avalon, PA |
| Bohemian Hall - New York, NY |
| La Feria - Inglewood, CA |
| Nara - Kansas City, MO |
| Green Pastures - Austin, TX |
| North China - Houston, TX |
| Golden Valley Chinese - Mesa, AZ |
| Ikaros - Baltimore, MD |
| Java Beach Cafe - San Francisco, CA |
| Pink Taco - Las Vegas, NV |
| Brunchery - Tampa, FL |
| Tasty Pizza - Minneapolis, MN |
| Tom Ham's Lighthouse - San Diego, CA |
| Vin Santo - San Jose, CA |
| Chile Verde Cafe Sawmill - Columbus, OH |
| Chapter One: the modern local - Santa Ana, CA |
| Seafood Express Northside - Jacksonville, FL |
| Grange - Sacramento, CA |
| Crawdaddy's Bar - El Paso, TX |
| MaGerk's - Baltimore, MD |
| Hugos Cellar - Las Vegas, NV |
| Dragon Cafe - Denver, CO |
| Kiki's - El Paso, TX |
| Opus One - Detroit, MI |
| Ajanta - Berkeley, CA |
| Harvest Vine - Seattle, WA |
| 230 Fifth - New York, NY |
| Portland Prime - Portland, OR |
| Angel Thai - Riverside, CA |
| Side Porch Steak House - Bartlett, TN |