The best of Great American Bites

— -- Follow us as we crisscross the USA in search of regional specialties and unique American eateries. On this page you'll find the best of the best of our Great American Bites column, those restaurants that have earned a least three "stars" on our scale of OMG!, YUM!, MMMM, OK, and BLAH. We'd love to hear your picks too; please leave your suggestions and comments below.

Barbecue

OMG!

The best of Texas Hill Country BBQ

Award-winning Kansas City BBQ at Oklahoma Joe's

YUM!

Classic barbecue at Memphis' Cozy Corner

Barbecue goes upscale at KC's Jack Stack

Texas ribs and brisket at The Salt Lick

BBQ ribs at The Shed

MMMM

Pizza

OMG!

Best pizza in New York? DiFara stakes a claim

Is the USA's best pizzeria in San Francisco?

New Haven clam pizza smackdown (Pepe's)

YUM!

Deep-dish pizza at Lou Malnati's in Chicago

MMMM

Imo's, St. Louis' unique contribution to pizza

New Haven clam pizza smackdown (Sally's)

Steaks

OMG!

Keens Steakhouse, NYC's oldest, best

Amazing steaks, California-style, at the Hitching Post 2

YUM!

Indianapolis' St. Elmo serves steak fit for a champion

Succulent steaks at Doe's Eat Place

MMMM

Seafood

OMG!

Spectacular seafood at Elliott's in Seattle

YUM!

Gulf seafood at Biloxi's Mary Mahoney's

Perfect lobster at Maine's Two Lights

The birthplace of fried clams

Crab heaven at Cantler's in Annapolis

Savory stone crabs at Joe's in Miami Beach

MMMM

Maine lobster at Mabel's, fit for a president

Rhode Island Stuffies at Legal Harborside

Fried chicken

OMG!

Epic fried chicken at Willie Mae's in New Orleans

YUM!

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken in Memphis

MMMM

Burgers

OMG!

'Relish' these scrumptious burgers and shakes

YUM!

Shakes are the star at L.A.'s Go Burger

Crown Burger, Salt Lake City

MMMM

Sandwiches

OMG!

Muffuletta sandwich at Central Grocery, New Orleans

YUM!

MMMM

Iowa's iconic 'loose meat' sandwich

Italian Beef, Chicago-Style

Des Moines' 'most famous sandwich'

Miscellaneous

OMG!

YUM!

Burdick's brings fabulous French food to small New England town

Classic Mexican street food in San Antonio

Sizzling ski-town fare at Jackson's Teton Thai

Vermont's best fall foliage breakfast, lunch and dinner

Toasted ravioli at Charlie Gitto's in St. Louis

MMMM

Tempting tacos at Scottsdale's Barrio Queen

Feast for less at Reno's Louis' Basque Corner

The Student Prince serves up legendary German fare

It's Thanksgiving every day at Hart's Turkey Farm

Czech specialties at NYC's Bohemian Hall

Las Vegas buffet reinvented at Wicked Spoon