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Burbank, CA	(6 restaurants - Hide Closed)

Restaurant	What to Get	Show / Episode / Recommended By	Yelp! Rating	Restaurant Notes
Frach's Fried Ice Cream [CLOSED] ($$) (73 ratings) Burbank, CA 91502 (323) 635-9336 As Seen On: Guilty Pleasures, Episode: "Pig Out!"	Fried Ice Cream Duff recommends the "Original" (home made vanilla ice cream core, surrounded by chocolate cake shell, tipped in tempora battered, deep-fried, topped w/ caramel sauce & whipped cream; takes 4 days to make	Guilty Pleasures "Pig Out!" Duff Goldman	4.5 out of 5 73 ratings	[CLOSED]; food truck; first company in U.S. to brand & specialize in deep-fried ice cream (from its website)
Porto's Bakery ($) (11934 ratings) 3614 West Magnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 846-9100 www.portosbakery.com As Seen On: $24 in 24, Episode: "Los Angeles"	Chorizo & Egg Omelette Sandwich chorizo, eggs, cheese, mayo & mustard mix on homemade Cuban bread Potato Ball mashed potato ball stuffed w/ spiced ground beef & deep-fried; looks good	$24 in 24 "Los Angeles" Jeff Mauro	4.5 out of 5 11934 ratings	since 1960; immigrants from Cuba who started by selling homemade cakes to friends & neighbors that eventually grew to the current 2,000-sq ft facility in Burbank; two other available locations
Castaway ($$) (5467 ratings) 1250 E Harvard Rd Burbank, CA 91501 (818) 848-6691 www.castawayrestaurant.co... As Seen On: All You Can Eat Paradise	Buffet lots of seafood (crab legs, shrimp), also other meats (sausage), sushi; complimentary champagne; famous bloody Marys; 25 different desserts and chocolate fountain	All You Can Eat Paradise	4.0 out of 5 5467 ratings	outdoor seating available; scenic view: restaurant in hills overlooking Hollywood & L.A.
Chili John's ($) (886 ratings) 2018 W Burbank Blvd Burbank, CA 91506 (818) 846-3611 As Seen On: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Episode: "Chicken, Chili and Chowder" Guilty Pleasures, Episode: "Guilty Obsessions"	Texas Style Chili choice of beef, chicken or veggie; served plain or on any mix of beans, spaghetti, tamales or chili dog; Guy got beef chili w/ beans, spaghetti, cheddar cheese, onions & oyster crackers; looks good Chili Over Spaghetti Ross has his w/ beans, (lots of) cheese, onions & oyster crackers	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives "Chicken, Chili and Chowder" Guy Fieri Guilty Pleasures "Guilty Obsessions" Ross Mathews	4.0 out of 5 886 ratings	since 1946; 1950's diner setting
Bob's Big Boy ($$) (1994 ratings) 4211 W Riverside Dr Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 843-9334 www.bobs.net As Seen On: Hamburger Paradise	Big Boy Burgers double-decker hamburger	Hamburger Paradise	3.5 out of 5 1994 ratings	Bob Hope, Tom Hanks, Drew Carey, Jay Leno are regulars at this location; various locations around country
Simplethings [CLOSED] ($$) (345 ratings) 4013 W Riverside Dr Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 562-9619 As Seen On: Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Lunch"	Chicken Sandwich & Corn Chowder bbq pulled chicken sandwich w/ arugula, red onions, garlic aioli, bbq sauce on pretzel roll	Top 5 Restaurants "Best Lunch" Sunny Anderson	3.5 out of 5 345 ratings	[CLOSED]; #4 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Lunch)