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2015 Readers' Choice Awards: Dining & Drinks

Sep 29, 2015 05:22PM ● By David Norby

Photography by Dante Fontana © Style Media Group

Favorite Overall Restaurant

1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
2. Paul Martin’s American Grill
3. La Provence Restaurant & Terrace

Favorite Family Restaurant

1. Buca di Beppo
2. Ginger’s
3. Mels The Original

Favorite Pizza Place

1. Chicago Fire
2. Blaze Pizza
3. Trademark Pizza Company

Favorite Breakfast Restaurant

1. Ginger’s
2. TIE: Venita Rhea’s AND Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs
3. Four Sisters Café

Favorite Brunch Restaurant

1. La Provence Restaurant & Terrace
2. Paul Martin’s American Grill
3. Mimi’s Café

Favorite BBQ Restaurant

1. Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
2. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
3. Back Forty Texas BBQ

Favorite Burger & Fries Joint

1. The Habit Burger Grill
2. In-N-Out Burger
3. Smashburger

Favorite Sushi/Japanese Restaurant

1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
2. Blue Nami
3. Sumo Sushi

Favorite Mexican Restaurant

1. Jalisco Fresh Grill
2. El Azteca Taqueria
3. Chevys Fresh Mex

Favorite Seafood Restaurant

1. Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar
2. McCormick & Schmick’s
3. Fins Market & Grill

Favorite Steakhouse

1. High Steaks Steakhouse at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
2. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
3. Outback Steakhouse

Favorite Italian Restaurant

1. Il Fornaio
2. Buca di Beppo
3. Rubino’s Ristorante

Favorite Chinese Restaurant

1. Fat’s Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar
2. Rose Garden Chinese Restaurant
3. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro

Favorite Indian Restaurant

1. Mehfi l Indian Restaurant
2. Monsoon Cuisine of India
3. Taj Oven

Favorite Thai Restaurant

1. Thai Basil
2. My Thai Kitchen
3. Thai Chili

Favorite Place to get Vegetarian Food

1. Baagan
2. Whole Foods Market
3. Pita Pit

Favorite Salad Place

1. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. Pluto’s Restaurant
3. Bar 101 Eats & Drinks

Favorite Bakery

1. Nothing Bundt Cakes
2. Panera Bread
3. JD’s Bakery & Sandwich Shop


 Favorite Deli

1. Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop
2. Beach Hut
3. Guy’s for Lunch

Favorite Romantic Restaurant

1. The Chef’s Table
2. La Provence Restaurant & Terrace
3. Hawks Restaurant

Favorite Outdoor Dining

1. Yard House
2. La Provence Restaurant & Terrace
3. Paul Martin’s American Grill
A very close #4 and #5: Ginger’s AND Scoreboards Pizza & Grill

Favorite Takeout Restaurant

1. Dos Coyotes Border Café
2. Jimboy’s Tacos
3. Scoreboards Pizza & Grill

Favorite Casual Restaurant

1. Ginger’s
2. Scoreboards Pizza & Grill
3. Yard House

Favorite Ice Cream/Frozen Treat Place

1. Yogi’s Yogurt
2. Top it Off Frozen Yogurt
3. Big Spoon Yogurt

Favorite Chef

1. Taro Arai at Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
2. Jesse Mendoza at Rubino’s Ristorante
3. Aaron Manuel at Halftime Bar & Grill

Favorite Waitperson

1. Thomas Kam at Yard House Restaurant
2. Don Carlo Barone at Rubino’s Ristorante
3. Kristin Ruiz at Scoreboards Pizza & Grill

Favorite Caterer

1. Randy Peters Catering & Events
2. Rubino’s Ristorante
3. TIE: Jimmy T’s Catering AND Kilted Pig BBQ

Favorite Independent Coffee/Tea Place

1. Bloom Coffee & Tea
2. Origin Coffee & Tea
3. Shady Coffee & Tea

Favorite Bar

1. Boxing Donkey Irish Pub
2. Bunz Sports Pub and Grub
3. Scoreboards Pizza & Grill

Favorite Happy Hour Place

1. Fat’s Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar
2. Final Gravity Taproom and Bottleshop
3. The Glass Turtle

Favorite Cocktail Place

1. Paul Martin’s American Grill
2. Fat’s Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar
3. TIE: Cibo 7 Ristorante Wine Bar & Spirits AND La Provence Restaurant and Terrace

Favorite Bartender

1. Paige Flynn at Paul Martin’s American Grill
2. Tony Molina at Hawks
3. Kristin Ruiz at Scoreboards Pizza & Grill

Favorite Winery

1. Wise Villa Winery
2. Casque Wines
3. Lone Buffalo Vineyards
A very close #4: Dono dal Cielo Vineyard and Winery

Favorite Sports Bar

1. Bunz Sports Pub and Grub
2. Scoreboards Pizza & Grill
3. Halftime Bar & Grill

Think your vote doesn’t count? There are two votes between numbers #2 and #3; and just three votes behind #3 in the #4 slot is Diamond Plate Bar & Grill!

Favorite Wine Bar

1. Capitol Cellars
2. Paul Martin’s American Grill
3. Carpe Vino
A very close #4: House of Oliver Wine Lounge

Favorite Museum

1. Maidu Museum & Historic Site
2. Roseville Utility Exploration Center
3. Roseville Telephone Museum

Favorite Deli

1. Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop
2. Beach Hut
3. Guy’s for Lunch

Favorite Overall Restaurant

1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
2. Paul Martin’s American Grill
3. La Provence Restaurant & Terrace