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2013 Readers&' Choice Favorite Food & Drink Winners

Sep 27, 2013 07:18AM ● By Style

Get 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