Georgia restaurant featured on hit Guy Fieri Food Network show

POOLER, Ga. — A Georgia restaurant was in the spotlight this week when it appears on a popular Food Network show.

Chazito’s Latin Cuisine in Pooler was featured on Friday’s episode of ‘Diners, Drive Ins and Dives,’ and got a visit from host Guy Fieri.

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Earlier this week, the restaurant posted photos of Fieri posing with employees and the restaurant’s brick-and-mortar store. The owner even appeared to have a new tattoo with the show’s logo.

“First and foremost I want to thank God for hearing my prayers and making my dream possible,” owner Chaz Ortiz wrote on Facebook. “Thank you to all my customers and employees past and present that made this business grow.”

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Chazito’s bills itself as a “small counter-serve eatery offering Puerto Rican face, sangria & draft beer, plus outdoor seating.”

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The episode aired at 9 p.m. Friday on the Food Network.

Pooler is just outside of Savannah. This is the second restaurant to be featured on the show. The other was on Tybee Island.

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