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Bizarre Foods

1. Incanto

1550 Church St (at Duncan St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Noe Valley · 63 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Chef Chris Cosentino is a genius, and one of America's foremost authorities on snout-to-tail dining. Head, brains, blood, guts--it's all edible bliss to Chris. --Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

Franks 'N' Dawgs is one of Bizarre Foods.

2. Franks 'N' Dawgs

1863 N Clybourn Ave (at W Wisconsin St), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · North Side · 67 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: These guys make their own sausage fresh each day. They use fresh-baked buns and the menu includes items like duck confit hot dogs. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

3. Alinea

8.8
1723 N Halsted St (btwn W North Ave & W Willow St), Chicago, IL
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lincoln Park · 143 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Sardine sandwiches floating on titanium antennae, solidified olive oil -- Alinea may well be, and I do not say this lightly, the most important restaurant in America. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods

4. Graham Elliot

217 W Huron St (at Wells St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · River North · 47 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Don't miss the foie-ly pops, foie gras rolled in pop rocks all on a stick. This is haute cuisine that looks like junk food. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

5. Xoco

8.5
449 N Clark St (at W Illinois St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Near North Side · 359 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Rick Bayless is a world-renowned authority on authentic Mexican cuisine. He's also a genius in the kitchen. XOCO is Rick's love letter to Mexican street food. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

6. Maxwell Street Market

8.2
800 S Desplaines St (btwn Polk St & Cabrini St), Chicago, IL
Flea Market · South Loop · 34 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: When it comes to Mexican food, Chicago is second to none. The proof is in this open-air market. You just don't find this at your typical Tex-Mex taco stand. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

7. Mado

1647 N Milwaukee Ave (at W North Ave), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · Bucktown · 11 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Every week Chef Rob Levitt buys a pig or two to butcher and for $50 you can get a front-row seat to see how it's done. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

8. Kang Nam

4849 N Kedzie Ave (Lawrence), Chicago, IL
Korean Restaurant · Albany Park · 2 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: This place serves up Korean favorites like fermented crab. It's raw blue crab rubbed with chilies and salt. Think ammoniated seafood, but good and addictive. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

9. Taco Chino

4712 N Kimball Ave (W Leland Ave), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Albany Park · 19 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: This is where Korea meets Mexico by way of Chicago. Be sure to try the kimchi, Korean fermented cabbage, served up on Mexican tacos. -- Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

10. Ford's Filling Station

9531 Culver Blvd (at Watseka Ave), Culver City, CA
Gastropub · Downtown Culver City · 74 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: This is traditional gastro-pub fare -- a whole baby pig served with deep-fried pig ears and a warm tongue salad. – Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

11. Western Soon Dae

928 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Korean Restaurant · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 3 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: This Korean restaurant specializes in soondae, a blood sausage. I recommend you try the pork liver, tongue, lung, trotter and soondae with rice. – Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

12. Scoops

712 N Heliotrope Dr (at Melrose Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · East Hollywood · 115 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Scoops may look like a typical ice cream shop, but some of its flavors are pretty off the wall. Try the banana-peanut-butter-bacon ice cream. – Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods Read more.

Coopertown Air Boat is one of Bizarre Foods.

13. Coopertown Air Boat

22700 SW 8th st (US 41), Everglades, FL
Boat or Ferry · 20 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Andrew Zimmern dined here, as it's known for serving the best frog legs in FL. Andrew and the owner go frog gigging on an airboat in the Everglades to catch fresh frogs. As seen on Bizarre Foods.

Abu Elias is one of Bizarre Foods.

14. Abu Elias

8.9
733 Boul Cote Vertu, Saint-Laurent, QC
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Saint-Laurent · 20 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: "Butcher shop, restaurant and a little slice of Beirut. You gotta go see what's cooking at Abu Elias in Montreal." ' Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods

Au Pied de Cochon is one of Bizarre Foods.

15. Au Pied de Cochon

8.7
536 Ave. Duluth Est. (at Ave. Duluth Est & Ave. de Chateaubriand), Montréal, QC
French Restaurant · Plateau-Mont-Royal · 174 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: 'The flavor of these roasted chickens only gets better when you reach the gnocchi and fois gras underneath at Au Pied de Cachon Sugar Shack.' -Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods

Embassy of Kazakhstan is one of Bizarre Foods.

16. Embassy of Kazakhstan

1401 16th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Embassy or Consulate · Northwest Washington · 5 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Andrew Zimmern sampled kidneys with chanterelle mushrooms at the Embassy of Kazakhstan. As seen on Bizarre Foods.

Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia is one of Bizarre Foods.

17. Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia

8.9
4949 E Lincoln Dr, Scottsdale, AZ
Hotel · 53 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: These tiny edible flowers are used in the Joya Salad prepared at the Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, AZ.

Hugo's is one of Bizarre Foods.

18. Hugo's

88 Middle St, Portland, ME
French Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Andrew Zimmern and a bowl of cod and sperm chowder at Hugo's in Portland, ME. As seen on Bizarre Foods.

19. Fore Street

8.8
288 Fore St (btwn Franklin & Custom House), Portland, ME
New American Restaurant · Downtown Portland · 117 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Andrew Zimmern took his father to lunch at Fore Street in Portland, Maine. Award-winning chef Sam Hayward pulls out all the stops. As seen on Bizarre Foods. Read more.

Ian's Pizza on State is one of Bizarre Foods.

20. Ian's Pizza on State

8.9
100 State St, Madison, WI
Pizzeria · State Street · 98 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: A variety of bizarre pizza slices at Ian's Pizza on State Street in Madison. As seen on Bizarre Foods.

Typhoon is one of Bizarre Foods.

21. Typhoon

3221 Donald Douglas Loop S, Santa Monica, CA
Asian Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Singapore-style scorpions on shrimp toast at Typhoon. As seen on Bizarre Foods.

Lonesome Dove Western Bistro is one of Bizarre Foods.

22. Lonesome Dove Western Bistro

8.8
2406 N Main St (at NW 24th St), Fort Worth, TX
New American Restaurant · 41 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: A finished dish of gourmet Rattlesnake and Rabbit Sausage. As seen on Bizarre Foods.