2015 Readers' Choice Awards: Dining & Drinks
Sep 29, 2015 05:22PM ● By David NorbyPhotography 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
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
2. Ginger’s
3. Mels The Original
Favorite Pizza Place
1. Chicago Fire
2. Blaze Pizza
3. Trademark Pizza Company
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
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
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
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
2. In-N-Out Burger
3. Smashburger
Favorite Sushi/Japanese Restaurant
1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
2. Blue Nami
3. Sumo Sushi
2. Blue Nami
3. Sumo Sushi
Favorite Mexican Restaurant
1. Jalisco Fresh Grill
2. El Azteca Taqueria
3. Chevys Fresh Mex
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
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
2. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
3. Outback Steakhouse
Favorite Italian Restaurant
1. Il Fornaio
2. Buca di Beppo
3. Rubino’s Ristorante
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
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
2. Monsoon Cuisine of India
3. Taj Oven
Favorite Thai Restaurant
1. Thai Basil
2. My Thai Kitchen
3. Thai Chili
2. My Thai Kitchen
3. Thai Chili
Favorite Place to get Vegetarian Food
1. Baagan
2. Whole Foods Market
3. Pita Pit
2. Whole Foods Market
3. Pita Pit
Favorite Salad Place
1. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. Pluto’s Restaurant
3. Bar 101 Eats & Drinks
2. Pluto’s Restaurant
3. Bar 101 Eats & Drinks
Favorite Bakery
1. Nothing Bundt Cakes
2. Panera Bread
3. JD’s Bakery & Sandwich Shop
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
2. Beach Hut
3. Guy’s for Lunch
Favorite Romantic Restaurant
1. The Chef’s Table
2. La Provence Restaurant & Terrace
3. Hawks Restaurant
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
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
2. Jimboy’s Tacos
3. Scoreboards Pizza & Grill
Favorite Casual Restaurant
1. Ginger’s
2. Scoreboards Pizza & Grill
3. Yard House
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2. Paul Martin’s American Grill
3. La Provence Restaurant & Terrace