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Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: Like Mama Made, Episode DV0302

SWEETIE PIE’S
4270 Manchester Ave
St. Louis, MO 63110
Tel: (314) 371-0304

SMOKEY VALLEY TRUCK STOP
40 Bond Ct.
Olive Hill, KY 41164
Tel: (606) 286-5001

ROBERTO’S MEXICAN FOOD
675 W. Union Hills Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Tel: (602) 439-7279

Food Network Description:

Guy Fieri goes where the recipes really do come from mama: A St. Louis landmark where a former backup singer is dishing up real deal soul food; the Phoenix gas station where everything’s Mexican authentic and the Kentucky truck stop with real country cookin’.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: Big Breakfast, Episode DV0301

BROWNSTONE DINER
426 Jersey Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Tel: (201) 433-0471

39TH STREET MAMA’S
3906 Waddell St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Tel: (816) 531-6422

MATT’S BIG BREAKFAST
801 N. 1st Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Tel: (602) 254-1074
Website: www.mattsbigbreakfast.com

Food Network Description:

Guy Fieri searches out some of America’s greatest breakfasts: The New Jersey Diner with more than 30 kinds of pancakes; the Kansas City joint with outrageous homemade hash and 60 sixty different omelets; and the tiny spot in Phoenix where the owner makes waffles from scratch.

See Food Network for more details.

Before I bought the Prius I test drove a Scion xB. Scion uses no-haggle pricing. I got quotes for a bare-bones no add-ons vehicles at a few dealers. The were all consistent at around $19,200. Give or take a $100 dollars because I lost my note sheet.

However, the internet guy at Sunnyvale Toyota asked me if I had a color preference. I said “anything but white.” To counter my hatred of white cars, he offered to sell me a white Scion xB for $300 off because he was overstocked on white Scion xB’s. That would have been ~$18,900.

Therefore, if you aren’t picky about color and you think a dealership may have too many of an unpopular colored car (white), you may be able to get a discount.