Explore California's best diners where classic comfort food meets creative twists, from gourmet meatloaf to inventive milkshakes.

When you take that first bite of a perfectly crafted coney dog at B-K Root Beer in Troy, Ohio, time doesn’t just stand still – it does a full nostalgic somersault back to 1959.

The menu at Wise Sons reads like a greatest hits album of Jewish deli classics. There’s the pastrami, of course – the undisputed star of the show. But there’s also corned beef, smoked trout, matzo ...