# Food Paradise season 18

The eighteenth season of Food Paradise, an American food reality television series narrated by Jess Blaze Snider on the Travel Channel, premiered on September 4, 2018. First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. EDT. The season contained 7 episodes and concluded airing on December 1, 2018.
Food Paradise features the best places to find various cuisines at food locations across America. Each episode focuses on a certain type of restaurant, such as "Diners", "Bars", "Drive-Thrus" or "Breakfast" places that people go to find a certain food specialty.

## Episodes
### Sweet Home Chicago

| Restaurant | Location | Specialty(s) |
| Wrigley Field | Chicago Cubs, Lake View, Chicago | Chicago Dog, Chicago Sandwich |
| Nino's Pizza | Alsip, Illinois | Sausage Deep Dish, South Side |
| The Radler | Logan Square, Chicago | Bacon and Cheddar Brat, Breakfast For Dinner |
| Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen | Near West Side, Chicago | My Four Kinder |
| 8 Bar | Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago) | Downstairs Burger, Spicy Meatball Fundido |
| Smoque BBQ | Irving Park, Chicago | Brisket Platter, St. Louis Style Ribs |
| Cemitas Puebla | West Loop, Chicago | Atomica, Cemitas Flight |
| The Frontier Chicago | West Town, Chicago | Whole Roasted Hog, Mac and Cheese |

### Off-the-Chain Eats

| Restaurant | Location | Specialty(s) |
| Mex 1 Coastal Cantina | Sullivan's Island, South Carolina | Big Papa |
| Sugarfire Smokehouse BBQ | St. Louis, Missouri | Big Muddy, Meat Daddy |
| The Post Brewing Company | Boulder, Colorado | Cast Iron Meatloaf, Chicken and Waffles |
| Portage Bay | Seattle, Washington | Verde Breakfast Burrito |
| The Holy Donut | Portland, Maine | Triple Berry Canoli, Ginger Sweet Potato Glazed |
| The Stand | Northridge, California | Mama Meatball Burger, French Onion Soup Burger |
| Rosebud on Bush | Chicago, Illinois | Lasagna, 8 Finger Cavatelli Arrabiata |
| Slice on Broadway | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Santino, Rico's Cheesesteak Pizza |

### Most Valuable Plates

| Restaurant | Location | Specialty(s) |
| Globe Life Park in Arlington | Arlington, Texas | Texas Brisket Nachos, Most Valuable Tamale (MVT) Dog |
| Grand Champion BBQ | Roswell, Georgia | Baby-Back-Rib Platter, Burnt-End Sandwich |
| The Bad Apple | Chicago, Illinois | Just Beyond the Thunderdome, The Wrath of Julia Child |
| DiNic's Roast Pork | Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Roast Pork Sandwich, Brisket Sandwich |
| Ferrara Bakery & Cafe | Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City | Original Cannoli, Chocolate Truffle Cake |
| Max's Wine Dive | Houston, Texas | Fried Chicken and Champagne, Max and Cheese |
| Barone's Famous Italian Restaurant | Los Angeles, California | House Combo, Lasagna |
| Asheville Sandwich Company | Asheville, North Carolina | Pork Belly Bánh Mi |

### Cranked Up Comfort

| Restaurant | Location | Specialty(s) |
| Belly Bombz Kitchen | Artesia, California | Chang's Fried Chicken Sandwich, K-BBQ Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese |
| Made Restaurant | Sarasota, Florida | Not Your Mama's Pot Roast, Pork on Pork on Pork |
| Crazy Crab'z | AT&T Park, San Francisco, California | Crazy Crab Sandwich, Gilroy Garlic Fries |
| Tavern62 -- CLOSED | Upper East Side, New York City | Clothesline Bacon, Chocolate Waffle Lava Cake |
| State Fare Kitchen & Bar | Houston, Texas | Jummy's Texas Red Chili Cheeseburger, Mac n' Burger |
| Zingerman's Roadhouse | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Mama's Meatloaf, Pimento Cheese and Bacon Macaroni |
| Q-BBQ | Oak Park, Illinois | Pulled Pork Sandwich |
| The Dirty Buffalo | Norfolk, Virginia | Dirty Chick |

### Howdy, Texas!

| Restaurant | Location | Specialty(s) |
| Scholz's Beer Garden | Austin, Texas | Notorious P.I.G. Thunder Brat |
| Lockhart Chisholm Trial B.B.Q. | Lockhart, Texas | Trail Boss 2 Sandwich Loaded Mac and Cheese Fries |
| Steiner Ranch Steakhouse | Austin, Texas | Bobby House Special Fried Avocado Stuffed with Barbecue Pork |
| Ninfa's on Navigation | Houston, Texas | Fajitas Durango-style Fajitas Burger |
| Royers Pie Haven | Round Top, Texas | Heehaw Pie Ann's Pecan Pie |
| Vitek's BBQ | Waco, Texas | Gut Pak |
| Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches | Austin, Texas | Sausage, Jalapeño and Cheese Kolache Chocolate, Pecan and Caramel Kolache |
| Komodo Loco | Denton, Texas | Kimchi Totchos |

### Crunch Time

| Restaurant | Location | Specialty(s) |
| Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q | Atlanta, Georgia | Chicken Fried Ribs Beef Short Rib |
| Michael Mina's PUB 1842 | MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada | Peanut Butter Crunch Burger Korean Pork Ribs |
| Whistle Britches | Dallas, Texas | Don Chingon Auntie Louann |
| The Highroller Lobster Co. | Portland, Maine | Lobster Cheese Crisp Taco Lobster Mac Grilled Cheese |
| La Calaca Feliz | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Nachos de la Casa Gorditas con Pollo al Pibil |
| Max and Leo's | Boston, Massachusetts | Dante Honey Hot Habanero Wings |
| Gelso and Grand | Little Italy, Manhattan | Unicorn-Oil |
| Stacks & Yolks | Las Vegas, Nevada | Churro Waffle |

### Hog Wild

| Restaurant | Location | Specialty(s) |
| Hoodown Brown BBQ | Ridgefield, Connecticut | Hogzilla |
| The Salty Pig | Boston, Massachusetts | The Salty Pig |
| The Piggery | Chicago, Illinois | Piggery Cuban Sandwich, Pork Belly Pastrami Sliders |
| Fred's Smokehouse | Clermont, Kentucky | Pulled Pork Nachos, Holiday Mule |
| Sparky's Roadside Barbeque | Miami, Florida | Guava Habnero Wet Baby Back Ribs, Tyler's Vegetarian Pressed Sandwich |
| Noble Sandwich Co. | Austin, Texas | Porkmento Burger, The Noble Pig |
| Brauhaus Schmitz | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Schweinshaxe, Feuerwurst |
| Truck Farm Tavern | St. Rose, Louisiana | Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops, Barbecue Pork Mac and Cheese |