DreamLand BBQ in Birmingham AL.
Salt Lick in Austin TX.
Rendezvous BBQ in Memphis (or Arthur Byrant's, or Cozy Corner)
Charlie's BBQ in Greenville/Spartanburg SC
Pierce's BBQ in Lightfoot VA

I travelled for work for about 20 years and know a bunch of "American comfort food" places if you name a city. My friends and relatives told me for years that I should do a book. Mostly soul food and regional joints.
Sanitary Fish in Moorhead City NC
Angie's Soul Food and Corky and Lenny's Deli in Cleveland OH
Gino's East in Chicago
Bookbinder's in Philly
Lexington Market in Baltimore

shit like that I know. Steakhouses are all the same and it only varies by how the meat is in that city. I don't think places like Luger's fit this thread.
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