In Palm Springs, a barbecue joint piles up the meats; in Norfolk, a wing spot goes big with their buffalo and kills it with their Cajun; in Maui, a place dishes out lobster grilled cheese followed by a shaved ice specialty.

In Norfolk, a two-for-one spot where a butcher stacks sandwiches by day and a chef fire up ramen and sticky wings at night; a German-Swiss joint in the middle of Maui, Hawaii serves rouladen and old-fashioned apple strudel.