While Guy Fieri's first series on the Food Network was wildly successful, nothing seemed to prepare him for the level of fame he reached from "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." The series follows Fieri as he drives around the continent, searching for the very best places to eat. Fieri, himself, hand selects every restaurant and every meal, and he's not afraid to give his honest opinion. "Trust me, if I don't like it, you don't see it," he revealed on BUILD Series. "There's been locations we've walked out of. There's been locations we've never aired." This foodie is all about gaining fans' trust — and he certainly has.

Not only has the series made him a star, but he's also helped these small restaurants make it big. "[Fieri] told us to be ready for a 200% increase in business," Griffin Bufkin — whose restaurant appeared on Season 9 — told Thrillist. "Believe it or not, that's what happened. And it really hasn't stopped ever since." Many fans refer to this as the Fieri Effect.

"Triple D," as the series is known to fans, has now aired for over a decade, and it sounds like it won't be ending anytime soon. "I'm going to do a lot of these shows. I'll be in a walker," Fieri told People. "They'll be getting me out of the senior citizen van, but I'll still be doing it."

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