2013 Readers&' Choice Favorite Food & Drink Winners
Sep 27, 2013 07:18AM ● By StyleGet your grub (and drink) on with readers' picks for the best BBQ, burger & fries joint, happy hour and more…
Favorite Ice Cream/Frozen Treat Place
1. Pinkberry
2. Rockin’ Frog Yogurt
3. Big Spoon Yogurt
Favorite Smoothie Place
1. Jamba Juice
2. Juice it Up!
3. Planet Smoothie
Favorite Pizza Place
1. Chicago Fire
2. Skipolini’s Pizza
3. Pizzeria Classico
Linguini con Gamberi and Asparagus at Visconti’s Ristorante
Favorite Overall Restaurant
1. Visconti’s Ristorante
2. Fat’s Asia Bistro
3. Land Ocean New American Steakhouse
Favorite Breakfast Place
1. The Purple Place Bar & Grill
2. Early Toast
3. Sutter Street Grill
Favorite Brunch Place
1. Sienna Restaurant
2. The Purple Place Bar & Grill
3. Mimi’s Café
Favorite BBQ Place
1. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
2. Sierra Smokehouse BBQ
3. Back Forty Texas BBQ
Favorite Chinese Restaurant
1. Fat’s Asia Bistro
2. Folsom Sunny Garden
3. Hop Sing Palace
Favorite Sushi/Japanese Restaurant
1. Mikuni
2. Blue Nami
3. Sky Sushi
Pad Ta-Lay at Thai Paradise
Favorite Thai Restaurant
1. Thai Paradise
2. Chantara Thai Cuisine
3. Folsom Thai Cuisine
Favorite Mexican Restaurant
1. Mexquite Mexican Cuisine and Tequila Lounge
2. Hacienda Del Rio Restaurant & Cantina
3. Cascada
Favorite Seafood Restaurant
1. Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar
2. Land Ocean New American Steakhouse
3. Rudy’s Hideaway Lobsterhouse & Bar
Favorite Steakhouse
1. Sutter Street Steakhouse
2. Cattlemens
3. Land Ocean New American Steakhouse
The Visconti Family
Favorite Italian Restaurant
1. Visconti’s Ristorante
2. Sergio’s Steak & Seafood
3. Olive Garden
Favorite Indian
1. Curry Club Indian Bistro
2. India House
3. Ruchi Indian Cuisine
Favorite Middle Eastern Restaurant
1. Bamiyan Afghan Restaurant
2. The Kabob House
3. Saffron Grill
Favorite Place for Vegetarian Food
1. Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant
2. Jack’s Urban Eats
3. India House
Napa Valley American Kobe Burger at Relish Burger Bar
Favorite Burger & Fries Joint
1. Relish Burger Bar
2. In-N-Out Burger
3. Smashburger
Favorite Deli
1. Beach Hut Deli
2. Mama Ann’s Market Deli Bakery
3. San Francisco Sourdough Eatery
Favorite Salad Place
1. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. La Bou Bakery & Café
3. Coffee Republic
Favorite Romantic Restaurant
1. Sienna Restaurant
2. Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar
3. Bidwell Street Bistro
Chocolate Caramel Brownie at Bakerie & Latte Chateau Arme
Favorite Bakery
1. Bakerie & Latte Chateau Arme
2. Karen’s Bakery Café & Catering
3. Icing on the Cupcake
Favorite Outdoor Dining
1. Hacienda Del Rio Restaurant & Cantina
2. Bistro 33
3. Relish Burger Bar
Favorite Takeout Place
1. Chipotle Mexican Grill
2. Fat’s Asia Bistro
3. The Purple Place Bar & Grill
Favorite Casual Restaurant
1. Selland’s Market-Café
2. BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
3. Dos Coyotes Border Café
Favorite Family Restaurant
1. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
2. Visconti’s Ristorante
3. BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
Chef Frank Visconti
Favorite Chef
1. Frank Visconti at Visconti’s Ristorante
2. Russell Landers at Your At Home Chef
3. Wendi Mentink at Bidwell Street Bistro
Favorite Waitperson
1. Matthew Warren at Land Ocean New American Steakhouse
2. Janet Cheng at Wasabi Asia Bistro & Sushi Bar
3. Cheryl Beaver at Hacienda Del Rio Restaurant & Cantina
Favorite Caterer
1. Karen’s Bakery Café & Catering
2. Beth Sogaard Catering
3. Bocca Catering
“Pink Drink” at Fat’s
Favorite Happy Hour
1. Fat’s Asia Bistro
2. Sutter Street Steakhouse
3. Sienna Restaurant
Favorite Bar
1. Samuel Horne’s Tavern
2. The Purple Place Bar & Grill
3. FLB Sports Bar & Casino
Favorite Cocktail Place
1. Scarlet’s Saloon
2. Visconti’s Ristorante
3. Fat’s Asia Bistro
Favorite Wine Bar
1. Back Wine Bar & Bistro
2. The Cellar Wine Bar
3. UnWined (formerly WineStyles)
Favorite Bartender
1. Tista Visconti at Visconti’s Ristorante
2. Kevin Kindlespire at FLB Sports Bar & Casino
3. Mark Groves at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
Favorite Winery
1. C.G. Di Arie Vineyard and Winery
2. Boeger Winery
3. David Girard Vineyards
Favorite Sports Bar
1. FLB Sports Bar & Casino
2. Manderes
3. Mark’s Sports Bar & Grill
Fresh Strawberries at Town Center
Favorite Farmers’ Market
1. El Dorado Hills Town Center
2. Sutter Street
3. Palladio