Medianoche Sandwich similar to a Cuban sandwich; boiled ham, serrano, slow-roasted pulled pork, Swiss, salami, mayo, mustard & pickles on an egg bread bun & panini-pressed; looks good
Cubano (Cuban Sandwich) "locals say is one of the most delicious and authentic cubanos in the country"-Adam Richman; looks good
Chicken Fried Steak it's beef, not chicken; topped w/ sweet peppers; looks good
Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes ricotta is homemade
Sausage & Pepper Sandwich sausage made fresh everyday; looks good
Godfather (huge) sandwich w/ 6 grilled meats (mortadella, Cotto salami, bone-in ham, hard salami, capicola, pepperoni) and 4 cheeses (mozzarella, pepper jack, American, provolone) and topped w/ olive salad and roasted red peppers; looks good
Voodoo Juice Challenge challenge: 1-lb pulled pork sandwich doused w/ "voodoo juice stupid hot" sauce and sprinkling of Devil's Dandruff spice rub in 5 min.; Jamil and Jamal Williams (twin brothers) attempted; Jamal won, Jamil lost
Hear O Israel sandwich w/ corned beef, pastrami, salami and hot pepper beef (total 1-lb of meats), plus Swiss cheese, coleslaw, Thousand Island dressing on rye bread; looks good
Leg of Beast Feast Challenge challenge: 17-lbs of roast pork, mac 'n cheese, blue cheese wedge salad, collard greens, jalapeno corn bread & pecan pie in 30 min.; 3 Scottsdale cops and 3 Scottsdale firefighters won
Food War: Blond Giraffe's vs. Blue Heaven's... Blond Giraffe's won (2-votes-to-1); chowdown shack w/ old-school island charm; Vanilla Ice made guest appearance here
Muffaletta Sandwich Challenge challenge: 4 pounds of salami, ham, cheese, and olive salad on a muffaletta bun plus a side of red beans and rice (6-lbs total) in 1 hour; prior to airing, no one has won; AJ Fratto (local musician, Navy rescue swimmer and Blue Angel) lost
#65 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); est. 1940; James Beard Award (American Regional Classic); open 24-hours a day, 6 days a week; chili ordered 3-way (spaghetti+chili+mound of shredded cheese), 4-way (+onions or beans), or 5-way (+onions+beans)
Steak Bomber sandwich w/ grilled sliced steak, sauteed Italian veggies, provolone cheese and "hot sauce" (meat sauce) served on a 12-inch hamburger roll; looks good
Cheese Truck Challenge challenge: 10 grilled cheese sandwiches (6-lbs) in 1 hr; win and name a sandwich and free grilled cheese for 1 yr; "King Hungry VIII" (Rick Best-Yale student) lost
Gravedigger Challenge challenge: 93-oz (over 6-lbs) burger for 2 persons in 1 hr; named after former Packers #93 Gilbert "The Grave Digger" Brown; Zach Woolever and Harrison Bowden (Packer fans) lost
Comfy Cow Challenge challenge: 15 scoops of ice cream smoothered in whipped cream & piled w/ fruit & nut toppings (total of 7-lbs) in 1 hr; Joe Nikolai aka "Burrito Joe" (local native) lost
Omaha Strip not on menu; 20-oz traditional NY strip steak but w/ the bone left in, marinated in whiskey sauce; "one of the best bites of beef I've ever had"-Adam Richman; looks good
Puffy Taco Challenge challenge: eat as many tacos in 90 minutes to become the Puffy Taco Master; at airing, need 23 tacos (7-lbs) to beat the record; Manny Groll (Naval officer) won
Sklarmageddon 6-egg omlette w/ sausage, bacon, ham, red-chile pecans, jalapeno-jack and Swiss cheeses topped w/ a zesty maple sour cream and sides of home fries & toast; looks good
opened in 1996; funky, crazy and fun decor; ABC's Good Morning America says Toast as one of four Best Breakfast restaurants in country (from its website); also in Cambridge, MA
#96 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); started as a hauled-in lunch cart in Market Square since 1912 and then a permanently-situated diner in 1974; long lines; trivia: Guinness book of world records has cited Gilley's as having the most parking tickets ever issued (over 5,000) from 1912-1974
Hot & Spicy Shrimp shrimp cooked shell-on & smothered in a fiery hot tasty red sauce served w/ two scoops of rice; "no refund" policy
Shrimp Scampi most popular; shrimp marinated in olive oil, fresh chopped garlic and lemon butter; served w/ 2 scoops of rice all drizzled w/ garlic lemon butter and carmelized chunks of garlic; looks good
started in 1993 operating out of a converted 1953 bread truck; truck now has thousands and thousands of signatures on the shrimp truck itself; to eat like a local (Kama'aina), first suck the shrimp, peel it, then eat it
