Heritage Tavern, chef Dan Fox's elegant locavore pub, goes from snacks to fine dining without a hitch, and is this year's runaway winner for Favorite New Restaurant. While celebrating ingredients from local farmers is nothing new (nor is paying lip service to same on a menu), Heritage blends style with substance in a particularly appealing way. Other voting to note: Banzo, which began as a food cart and expanded to a cafe, has risen to top the charts for Middle Eastern restaurant across the board. And Sardine, the lakeside bistro by James Beard-award nominated chefs John Gadau and Phillip Hurley, has become the preferred place to go for a fancy date night.
New Restaurant
1. Heritage Tavern
2. Grampa's Pizzeria
3. Short Stack Eatery
Steakhouse
1. Tornado Steak House
2. Smoky's Club
3. Johnny Delmonico's
Pizzeria
1. Glass Nickel Pizza Co.
2. Ian's Pizza
3. Pizza Brutta
Italian Cuisine
1. Lombardino's
2. Osteria Papavero
3. Cafe La Bellitalia
Middle Eastern Cuisine
1. Banzo
2. Mediterranean Cafe
3. Kabul
Chinese Cuisine
1. Hong Kong Cafe
2. Ichiban
3. Wah Kee Wonton Noodle
Japanese Cuisine
1. Red Sushi Grill
2. Sushi Muramoto
3. Takara
Southeast Asian Cuisine
1. Ha Long Bay
2. Lao Laan Xang
3. Sa Bai Thong
Indian Cuisine
1. Maharajah
2. Maharani
3. Swagat
Mexican Cuisine
1. Taqueria Guadalajara
2. Laredo's
3. Pasqual's
Cajun/Creole Cuisine
1. New Orleans Take-Out
2. Liliana's Restaurant
3. Louisianne's
Soul Food
1. Melly Mell's
2. Papa Bear's BBQ
3. JD's
Vegetarian-Friendly Cuisine
1. The Green Owl
2. Monty's Blue Plate Diner
3. Himal Chuli
Fish Fry
1. The Avenue Bar
2. Quivey's Grove
3. Dexter's Pub
Patio Dining
1. Great Dane - Downtown
2. Mickey's Tavern
3. Paisan's
Food Cart
1. Banzo
2. Good Food
3. Fried and Fabulous
Breakfast
1. Marigold Kitchen
2. Lazy Jane's Cafe and Bakery
3. Original Pancake House
Date Night on a Dime
1. Weary Traveler Free House
2. Tex Tubb's Taco Palace
3. Natt Spil
Date Night on a Benjamin
1. Sardine
2. L'Etoile
3. Tornado Steak House
