| Persia - Santa Clarita, CA |
| Red Door Restaurant & Wine Bar - San Diego, CA |
| Ciao - Tulsa, OK |
| Crazy Jim's - Phoenix, AZ |
| Gringo's Taqueria - Virginia Beach, VA |
| Welty's Deli - New Orleans, LA |
| Mezcal - San Jose, CA |
| Alexis - Portland, OR |
| Joe's Cable Car Restaurant - San Francisco, CA |
| El Novillero - Sacramento, CA |
| Anand - Cincinnati, OH |
| Second Empire - Raleigh, NC |
| Kurt Schulz Deli - Brown Deer, WI |
| Latitude 41 - Columbus, OH |
| El Camino - Seattle, WA |
| Zushi - Virginia Beach, VA |
| Leatherby's - Sacramento, CA |
| Petrow's - Omaha, NE |
| P Wexford's Pub - Modesto, CA |
| Lidia's - Pittsburgh, PA |
| Joe Mamma's - Tulsa, OK |
| Grand Cafe & Bakery - Honolulu, HI |
| Portland Prime - Portland, OR |
| Bread & Butter Cafe - Tucson, AZ |
| BayWolf - Oakland, CA |
| Cinema Grill - Aurora, CO |
| Michaels Cuisine - Fort Worth, TX |
| Sidney Street Cafe - St Louis, MO |
| Potenza - Washington, DC |
| Golden Hunan - Houston, TX |