Stan's Food Restaurant

The episode—which focused on Stan's dream of opening his own restaurant—is the 100th episode overall of American Dad!, an accolade currently bestowed on 100 A.D. for production order.

[1] It features the guest performances of Curtis Armstrong, Alex Cuthbertson, Roberto Perlas Gomez, Swoosie Kurtz, Hayden Panettiere, and Don Tai Theerathada.

After another disastrous trip to a restaurant, Stan Smith finally reveals to his wife Francine why they can never find a restaurant that suits him: After his father left, Stan's mother took him to Johnson's Parlor in Philadelphia, where they had everything from chocolate covered hot dogs to cherry pie pizza (dishes that caused him severe diarrhea).

Unable to admit defeat, Roger blows up Stan's restaurant which ends up burning his own in the process.

Meanwhile, Steve, Stan's youngest son, meets a new girl named Ashley, who was kicked out of her last school for "having too much sex."

Recurring voice actor Curtis Armstrong reprises his role as Steve's friend, Snot, having last done so in "Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls".

"Stan's Food Restaurant" was broadcast on November 14, 2010, as part of the animated television block on Fox.

[3] Jason Hughes of TV Squad gave a positive review for the episode, writing, "It was fun seeing Stan's restaurant actually succeed, once he got out from under the yoke of Roger taking over the first dream.