Food Paradise (season 17)
Restaurant Location Specialty ( s )
Hoagitos Belmar , New Jersey Brisket Hoagito ( shredded beef brisket braised in carrots , onions , celery , tomato paste and beef stock , topped with gravy , melted Swiss cheese , pickled jalapeños , agulia , crispy shallots and roasted garlic mayo served on a Portuguese hoagito roll ) ; Forbidden Chicken ( a chicken thigh dipped in flour and buttermilk , double deep-fried and topped with 'forbidden glaze ' made with sriracha , honey , butter and lime juice , and Daikon radish & carrot slaw on a hoagito roll )
Dirt Dog Los Angeles , California Dirty Chili Dog ( grilled bacon-wrapped beef hot dog topped with house-made Texas-style beef chili and cheddar cheese and cilantro on a butter-toasted pretzel bun ) ; Filthy Fries ( fries seasoned with salt , chili powder , cayenne and lime powder , topped with house-made cheddar cheese sauce , guacamole , chipotle aioli , cotija cheese and bacon bits )
Federal Donuts Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Hot Fresh Donuts ( hot homemade buttermilk baharat -spiced cake donuts , deep-fried and covered in flavored sugar : cinnamon , nutmeg & brown sugar blend , dehydrated strawberries and lavender sugar blend , and cookies & cream sugar blend ) ; Fried Chicken ( chicken pieces brined in onion , mustard and salt , dipped in cornstarch , flour & water , and double deep-fried , topped with a honey-ginger glaze or chili garlic glaze and served with a hot honey-glazed donut )
Kelly 's Roast Beef Saugus , Massachusetts Since 1951 : Roast Beef Sandwich ( sliced roast beef , seasoned with salt & pepper , cooked for 3 1/2 hours , topped with white American cheese , lettuce , tomato , signature barbecue sauce and mayo on a butter-toasted sesame bun ) ; Fried Clams ( New England whole-bellied clams dipped in evaporated milk and dredged in cornmeal flour and deep-fried and deep-fried , served with cornmeal onion rings and homemade tartar sauce )
Greko Greek Street Food Nashville , Tennessee Athenian Half Chicken ( half chicken seasoned in Greek oregano , sweet paprika & cumin , spit-roasted on a skewer , coated in a honey lemon mustard sauce , served with fried seasoned with salt , oregano and grated Greek cheese ) ; Beef Souvlaki ( beef brisket & chuck cubes seasoned with onion powder paprika , oregano , mint and cumin , grounded with raw red onions , pita bread and beer , grilled , topped with onions , tomatoes and tzatziki sauce and served in a pita )
Chaia Georgetown ( Washington , D.C . ) Farm to Taco : Creamy Kale and Potato Taco ( hand-griddled masa harina corn tortillas filled with oil-roasted red bliss potatoes , kale sauteed in oil and garlic , and a fried egg , pickled red onions , micro greens , a roasted poblano pepper cream sauce and tomatillo sauce )
Naansense Near West Side , Chicago , Illinois Chicken Naan Tacos ( naan or Indian bread with lemon , garlic , cilantro butter , filled with chicken marinated in a Masala marinade with lemon juice and Indian spices , grilled and spiced with mango powder ; topped with masala sauce , pickled red onions , tomatoes , garlic yogurt and cilantro ) ; Lamb Bowl ( shredded braised masala lamb served on top of basmati rice , vindaloo sauce and a slice of naan and a side of lettuce and cucumbers and apple tamarind chutney dressing )
Pizzeria Locale Denver , Colorado Mais Pizza ( freshly made hand-stretched dough topped with creme fraiche , mais or Italian for sweet corn , sliced ham and mozzarella and Parmesan cheese , cooked in a rotating floor brick oven ) ; Chocolate Hazelnut Pizza ( fluffy dough , baked and sliced into strips drizzled with chocolate hazelnut spread and powdered sugar )
Episodes -- Fast Food Finds
The seventeenth season of Food Paradise, an American food reality television series narrated by Jess Blaze Synder on the Travel Channel, premiered on March 11, 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 13 episodes and concluded airing on May 27, 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.