| Desi Wok - Tulsa, OK |
| Batter Up Pancakes - Fresno, CA |
| Roma's Pizza & Restaurant - Dallas, TX |
| Bronx Pizza - San Diego, CA |
| Ajanta - Berkeley, CA |
| Six Penn Kitchen - Pittsburgh, PA |
| Lovin Spoonfuls - Tucson, AZ |
| Gabby's - Nashville, TN |
| Benny's Chop House - Chicago, IL |
| Gary Danko - San Francisco, CA |
| Opus One - Detroit, MI |
| Donna's Charles Village - Baltimore, MD |
| Ted Cook's 19th Hole BBQ - Minneapolis, MN |
| Exquisito - Miami, FL |
| Mikan - Miami, FL |
| Chapter One: the modern local - Santa Ana, CA |
| Fusion Med Grill - San Jose, CA |
| Snapper Jack's Taco Shack - Ventura, CA |
| Jose Muldoon's Mexican Restaurant - Colorado Springs, CO |
| Royal India - Denver, CO |
| Rancher's Club - Albuquerque, NM |
| Taste of Texas - Houston, TX |
| Marie-France - Orlando, FL |
| LA Chiquita - Santa Ana, CA |
| Brown Bag Deli - El Paso, TX |
| Rosco's Burger Inn - El Paso, TX |
| Sam Choy's - Honolulu, HI |
| Poole's Diner - Raleigh, NC |
| Kim Phung - Houston, TX |
| Brownstone Cafe - Fullerton, CA |