At this top-of-the-line Irish Pub, Chef Damien Brownlow serves up pub food with a twist. Guy loved the Reuben fritters because of their creamy "melt-in-your-mouth" flavor and the accompanying honey mustard horseradish. He also liked the Irish meatloaf with cabbage cream sauce and champ potatoes.

In Fort Greene Brooklyn, The Smoke Joint is smoking up some seriously mouth-watering, succulent, fall off the bone 'cue. The short ribs are Brontosaurus-sized, and the Buffalo wings are funkified by smoking them first. It's a veritable melting pot of a barbecue joint, much like the city it's in.

Relive the '20s at this old-fashioned ice cream parlor, complete with a soda counter and Italian comfort food. Guy enjoyed the fan favorite: homemade butter pecan ice cream topped with whipped cream and a side of butterscotch. For a filling meal, order the mozzarella sticks and cheesy pasta Asiago.

Owner Adam Gold is still serving up waffles and blasting tunes just like he did at his college parties. Guy savored the "sweet and crispy" fried chicken and waffles with hot sauce syrup and devoured the stuffing waffle with smoked turkey, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes.

Byblos is a Lebanese joint in downtown Syracuse putting mama's touch on Middle Eastern food. Violet Khabbaz, along with her son Fady and husband Phillip, makes a seasoned falafel sandwich Guy can't get enough of, and a big time baklava for a serious sweet tooth.

Since 1922, this multigenerational old-school Italian deli in Brooklyn has been a local staple. Guy adored the tender steak pizzaiola with fresh mozzarella in the Sinatra Special. He called the thinly sliced roast beef, fried eggplant and mozzarella sandwich ridiculous and the real deal.

Chef Gazala Halabi might work in a tiny New York kitchen. But her Druze dishes had Guy taking big bites. Move along, fluffy pita-bread lovers. Here, pita bread comes "New York Times thin." After kebabs and bourekas, save room for Osh Al-Saria, a creamy yogurt pudding made with orange and rosewater.

Two brothers run this joint where they serve up custom cocktails and freshly prepared food. Guy was in heaven when he tried the escabeche topped with red onions; he called the ham in the Cuban sandwich "righteous." Sidecar's pork belly confit on a bed of kimchi also garners rave reviews.

At 103 years old, John's of 12th Street is a hidden Italian gem in NYC. According to Guy, the Marsala wine in the tender all-veal meatballs gives them a little sweetness that pairs well with the savory marinara. Guy found the Tuscan Ragu over Homemade Pappardelle to be irresistibly delicious.

The tomatoes are San Marzano, the flour is superfine Italian, the cheese is buffalo mozzarella and the crust is, dare we say it, flawless: puffy, chewy and just a little charred.

A '50s diner reborn with what Guy called a "scratch cooking gone wild" style, Lake Effect Diner even cures their own ham. Try upscale versions of old classics like blueberry pancakes, or expand your palate with the Italian-style Fish and a side of mac and cheese.

Thousands of pounds of masa and up to 10,000 tortillas a day come from Tortilleria Nixtamal. Guy liked the sweet and savory taco al pastor with pineapple, topped with white onion, cilantro and lime. The hearty pozole Guy found comforting and soothing. Regulars enjoy the tamales and tortas as well.

With meatballs larger than your standard league baseball, Mulberry Restaurant knows a thing or two about home-run meals. Guy didn't leave hungry with their filling lobster ravioli, hand-stuffed peppers and mountain-high lasagna packed edge to edge with sausage, chicken and creamy Parmesan ricotta.

The band of cousins who run this diner are always ready with more than 40 different types of homemade cakes, pies and bread. Guy was a fan of the focaccia bread topped with feta, onions, olives and tomatoes, but the short ribs for dinner and the brownie Sunday for dessert were Guy's favorites.

Join host, Guy Fieri, of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, at Pizza Junction in North Tonawanda, NY, a 37-year-old restaurant turning sandwiches into amazing pizzas.