Melt Challenge "monster" grilled cheese featuring 13 different cheeses, 3 slices of grilled bread & a pile of hand-cut fries & slaw (all over 5-lbs); eat all to be awarded a Melt t-shirt or Melt Pint Glass, a $10 gift card your name on online Melt Challenge Hall of Fame; challenge - 5-lb patti melt + fries; Adam won
Godfather sandwich made of 3 cheese lasagna, fresh fennel-oregano pasta sheets, sun-dried tomato pesto and pureed roasted garlic, provolone served on garlic spiked bread; looks good
"Reverend Horton Meat" Burger 2 grilled cheeses deep fried as buns, 4 ground steak burgers, bacon & American cheese; "impossible to forget!" -Courtney Rada
Parmageddon local favorite; grilled cheese sandwich w/ potato & onion pierogi, fresh napa vodka kraut, sauteed onions, sharp cheddar; "that is one of the best grilled cheeses I've ever had!"-Guy Fieri; looks good
Tokyo Tuna Melt tuna steak marinated for 24 hrs, grilled & sliced in muenster grilled cheese w/ wasabi-ginger dressing; looks good
#41 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); since 2006; specialize on gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches; get an approved Melt logo tattoo (design on its website) & get 25% for life; multiple locations in Ohio
President's Plate created for President Clinton when he stopped by; Bean Tostada, Birria (shredded beef) Taco, Chile Relleno, Chicken Enchilada and Beef Tamale
Chicken Parm "Pizza" chicken parm fried "crust" topped w/ marinara, mozzarella & basil, cut into slices; choose from toppings like smoked prosciutto, or make it a giant, penne filled base
Griswold Sandwich Buffalo fried chicken w/ bacon, "poutine puck" (deep-fried dredged white cheddar slice), Sriracha syrup, gravy between two Belgian waffles; looks good
DIY Pancakes house pancake mix, all-you-can-eat, self-prepared at your table; choice of mix-ins, toppings & sides; served w/ raw honey, syrup & unsulphured molasses
located inside De Leon Springs State Park; originally established 1922; homestyle American food known for unusual service style w/ a griddle at every table so you can make your own pancakes
Queso Flameado melted cheeses topped w/ homemade chorizo; server comes out w/ small cheese-chorizo mix in casserole dish and a side of tortillas and makes the queso flameado at your table
Beef Fajitas Al Carbon served in a flour tortilla w/ Pico de Gallo, guacamole, & chile con queso; supposedly they are the first to serve fajitas; looks good
#5 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Mexican Food); opened in 1973; supposedly served the first beef fajitas (according to its website); caution: there are 2 Ninfa's in Houston...this is the one highlighted on the show (and rated better)
Ultimate Destroyer Challenge challenge: 6.5-lb (pulled pork, sliced pork, ham, turkey breast, hamburgers, brisket, sausage) sandwich in 45 minutes; no one has won; Adam lost
Italian Sausage Pan Pizza thick crust pizza w/ layer of cheese complementing the crust & forming a caramelized cheesy, crispy edge, w/ sauce & Italian sausage; looks good
Philippe French Dipped Sandwich top seller; French rolled dipped in au jus; recommend double-dipped; looks good
Roast Beef French Dipped Sandwich $5.75 at airtime; ask for double-dip; looks good; Wolfgang recommends adding horseradish mustard; roll dipped in au jus; ask for double-dip; looks good
#96 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); birthplace of French dipped sandwich; long lines; Los Angeles' oldest sandwich shop; cash only; "my favorite fast food restaurant"-Wolfgang Puck
#9 (America's Best: American Classics); Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe 1 | recipe 2]; opened in 2007; contemporary setting in a restored 1930s meatpacking warehouse; roast whole pig
opened in 2016; "Rhode Island's 1st ever specialty donut shop" (from its website); offering unique flavor combinations, a monthly rotating menu & an array of local drinks & drafts
"Puffy Taco" choice of filling; Casey had carne guisada, w/ sliced stewed beef, lettuce, tomato & cheddar cheese; served inside a trademarked deep-fried puffy hard shell tortilla (corn or flour)
opened in 1994; award-winning burgers; "one of the 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die"-Oprah Show & GQ Magazine (from it's website); milk shakes and onion rings voted "best in country"
