Overview Before you head off on your own food adventures, it's always smart to have a few great addresses and bits of advice in your pocket. That's why we tallied nearly 85,000 votes on MensHealth.com for our second annual Manliest Restaurants in America awards. Finalists competed in nine iconic guy-food categories, and a team of Men's Health editors crowned the overall winner. Of course, eating out doesn't mean you have to pack on pounds. Check out the Top 50 Restaurant Meals Under 500 Calories!

Oklahoma Joe's 3002 West 47th Avenue Kansas City, KS



2012 Manliest Restaurant in America AND Best BBQ Joint THE RULE: Don't judge a restaurant by its curb appeal

Butcher & The Burger 1021 West Armitage Chicago, IL



Best Burger Joint THE RULE: Look for meals built from the ground up

Incanto 1550 Church Street San Francisco, CA



Best Adventurous Eating



THE RULE: Eat what you fear

When a man serves you duck testicles, you should question his credentials. If he's Chris Cosentino, the executive chef at this San Francisco temple to all things offal, you eat them. And you try the tripe, the lamb neck, and the beef heart too. Sometimes you just have for put on your best Andrew Zimmern and dig in. After all, you are what you eat. You don't want to be chicken, do you?

Burt's Place 8541 Ferris Avenue Morton Grove, IL



Best Pizza Parlor THE RULE: Don't forget the neighborhood haunts

Cattleman's Steakhouse 3450 South Fabens Carlsbad Road Fabens, TX



Best Steakhouse THE RULE: Go on a road to nowhere

Mabel's Lobster Claw Restaurant 124 Ocean Avenue Kennebunkport, ME



Best Seafood Shack THE RULE: Seek out the highly specialized

Snake River Brewing 265 South Millward Jackson, WY



Best Brew Pub THE RULE: For great food, look for great beer

Katz's Delicatessen 205 East Houston Street New York, NY



Best Sandwich Shop THE RULE: Don't discount the legends

Hankook Taqueria 1341 Collier Road, Atlanta, GA



Best Taco Stand THE RULE: Find places where cultures collide

Paul Kita Paul Kita is the Food & Nutrition Editor at Men's Health, where he has covered the science of eating healthfully and the art of cooking simply for more than 10 years.

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Kansas City's best barbecue spot isn't much to look at—a mere roadside convenience store. In fact, Joe's is housed in a working gas station, for brisket's sake! But the never-ending lines don't lie. Make all the gas jokes you want, but if you pass Oklahoma Joe's, you've passed on a pilgrimage destination. (Pro tip: If you're a burnt-ends man, be sure to come by on a Saturday.)Ask the burger flipper at your local fast-food place where the beef is sourced, and he'll probably say, "Uh, from a truck?" Ask the butcher behind the counter at this build-your-own-burger bar in Chicago, and he'll not only tell you about the ranch your burger came from but also invite you to come in for the next butchery class. That means you're in for not just a meal but an experience. (And if you don't think burgers can be part of a healthy diet, you should check out the Grill Away Your Gut Survival Guide , the no-diet weight loss solution that can help you lose more than 30 pounds.)Despite all the deep-dish trash talking that goes on in downtown Chicago, many say the best pie hides in Morton Grove, about a 30-minute drive from Wrigley Field. Owner Burt Katz shops the local markets each morning for the day's toppings, tends the ovens in a flour-dusted apron, and doesn't do Facebook, Twitter, or even e-mail. He's just a humble (and sometimes cranky) pizza maker crafting transcendental pies.Ever heard of Fabens, Texas? Travel to this small town (population 8,000, give or take), located way out on the state's western muzzle, and you'll find towering desert rock formations, coyotes, and horse corrals, along with unrivaled steaks massaged with a proprietary spice rub and then char-grilled. Make the trip to see why this middle-of-nowhere steakhouse has endured for almost 40 years. (Know why a steak may be better for you than salmon? The answer lies in The Big Book of Nutrition .)If you seek out establishments that showcase one ingredient served in endless ways, you'll rarely be disappointed. Case in point: Mabel's, the Bubba Gump of lobster. We're talking lobster rolls, lobster scampi, lobster fra diavolo, baked stuffed lobster, steamed lobster, lobster stew, lobster salad, lobster Newberg, and more. If the folks at Mabel's botched their namesake, they wouldn't be Mabel's for long.Thirsty folks gather in the heart of the Teton Range to imbibe a range of house-made brews that routinely earn medals at the Great American Beer Festival (one of the events detailed in ). And the food served here stands up to the bold beverages. In fact, odds are that your order of food contains one of them. Ale-battered fish and chips or Buffalo brats simmered in stout are just two options that complement your pint glass nicely.There's a reason certain eating institutions still draw the adoration of Instagram-snapping food fanboys and girls: They deserve their burnished reputations. No Brooklyn hipster's upstart effort can match Katz's authentic pastrami, corned beef, or half-sour pickles—nor should it be expected to. After all, Katz's is no ingenue: It's had all of 124 years to perfect its craft. So ditch the food-snob sneer and dive in.Fusion cuisine isn't always shorthand for overreaching chefs. At Hankook, they stuff Korean barbecue into tortillas and top them with green cabbage tossed in soy sesame vinaigrette for extra zing. And if you're not feeling tacos, order the daeji gogi sliders—two spicy mini pork patties stuffed into burger buns and topped with cucumber kimchi. Bizarre? Maybe a little. Gross? Never. (After all, it's always good to discover The Glory of Kimchi ).