These food joints serve up dish after dish of deli delights, from a 5-lbs. monster Reuben in Seattle to a primo pastrami in New York City and a boisterous brisket sandwich in Michigan.

A quest for the country's best pies, including an apple pie in Missouri that's a foot high

Some use this delectable meat paired with eggs, waffles, and chicken and others as a tasty addition to burgers, salads, and chocolate, but one thing is for sure: Americans go hog wild for bacon! Scoping out restaurants from Texas to Maryland to California.

Eating and drinking: They go hand in hand. Sometimes the best bites are the ones you enjoy while raising a glass. Find the best bar food around.

Grease. It makes everything taste that much better. From french fries to deep-fried pickles, Americans have a love affair with the deep fryer.

Synonymous with everything from baseball games to backyard barbecues to amusement parks, there's nothing more American than a hot dog ... regardless of the ingredients.

From a chock-full-of-chicken pie on Cape Cod and a manly Aussie meat pie in Georgia to a rib-sticking steak pie in Chicago, get a hearty helping of these comfort foods.

Load up on crunchy, deep-fried deliciousness, from a gut-busting double bacon corn dog in Iowa to a lip-smackin' fried hamburger in California.

We’re serving up mounds of ooey-gooey, cheesy goodness, from Cleveland's colossal triple-decker grilled cheese sandwich, to a luscious lobster-stuffed mac and cheese in New York, to a fiery cheese spectacular in Chicago.

From cotton candy to beer-flavored ice cream, nothing beats a semi-frozen concoction of sweetness.