The second of several segments filmed in the Coachella Valley for Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives premiered on Friday night on the Food Network. Grill-A-Burger in Palm Desert (about 15–20 minutes east of Palm Springs) was featured as the second of three restaurants on the show. Here is a recap.

Update: Grill-A-Burger remains open as of this update and is still serving many of the burgers featured on
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. This post recaps the original episode filmed in Palm Desert.

For a current list of Coachella Valley restaurants featured on the show, including which ones are still open, see our updated guide: Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives in Palm Springs.

Like the previous episode featuring the Coachella Valley, this one starts with a desert montage:

From there, it’s on to the burger joint to meet the owners, the Nurani family…

…and Chef Jorge Martin…

…who heads to the kitchen to make the Devil’s Revenge Burger with our favorite frosted-tipped host.

They start with the habanero relish.

And yes, you guessed it: Guy thinks it’s spicy.

Then it’s on to the peppers. All of them.

Those all go on the burger, and yes, your digestive system is filing a formal complaint just thinking about it.

Still, it looks pretty damn good.

The burger ends up with, as Guy calls it, “a really well-rounded heat” and a “dynamite burger,” which earns the second-highest compliment in Guy Fieri culture: a fist bump.

From there, owner Salima Nurani takes over to make the Buddha Burger, a turkey burger loaded with spices and seasoning.

“It’s a gorgeous looking burger,” Fieri says.

Guy likes it so much he offers the highest compliment of all: a high five.

And then, because chaos reigns, a second fist bump.

If You Go

Grill-A-Burger
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73091 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, CA
(760) 346-8170

View recaps of other local restaurants featured on
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.