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• 2008 Eating Tampa Reader’s Poll

  Winners of the 2008 Eating Tampa Reader’s Poll –
  
  Best Places to Eat in Tampa
  
  Best 24-hour Restaurant – 3 Coins
  
  Best Bagel – Bagels Plus
  
  Best Bakery – tie Pane Rustica/Alessi
  
  Best Bar – New World Brewery
  
  Best Barbecue – Big John’s Alabama Barbecue
  
  Best Bay-area Food Writer – Laura Reiley
  
  Best Beach Bar – There are no beach bars in Tampa!
  
  Best Locally Brewed Beer – Dunedin Brewery
  
  Best Beer Garden – New World Brewery
  
  Best Breakfast – tie Nicki’s Restaurant & J. Christopher’s
  
  Best Buffet – no clear winner – Time to start the Hey, Hey Buffet search
  
  Best Burgers (chain) - 5 Guys
  
  Best Burgers (non-chain) – tie Green Iguana & Tampa Bay Brewing Company
  
  Best Chinese – Yummy House
  
  Best Crepes – La Creperia
  
  Best Coffee (non-chain) – Cafe Hey
  
  Best Colombian – No clear winner
  
  Best Cuban Food – La Teresita
  
  Best Cuban Sandwich – Cafe Hey
  
  Best Deli – Merino’s
  
  Best Desserts – NoHo Bistro
  
  Best Diner – Nicko’s
  
  Best Falafel – Pita Republic
  
  Best Fish Market – Cox’s Seafood Market
  
  Best Fish Sandwich – no clear winner
  
  Best Food Blog – no clear winner
  
  Best French Fries – tie – 5 Guys & Honey’s
  
  Best Fried Chicken - Publix
  
  Best Fried Potato/Stuffed Potato – Papa Joe’s
  
  Best Gelato – No winner
  
  Best German Food – Mr. Dunderbak’s
  
  Best Greek - Acropolis
  
  Best Grocery Store - Publix
  
  Best Gyro - Acropolis
  
  Best Hot Dogs - Mel’s
  
  Best Ice Cream – No clear winner
  
  Best Indian Restaurant - Angithi
  
  Best Italian – Laughing Cat
  
  Best Jamaican – Jerk Hut
  
  Best Mall Food – Chick-fil-a
  
  Best Middle Eastern - Byblos
  
  Best Nachos – Front Porch
  
  Best Peruvian – Machu Picchu
  
  Best Pho – Trang Viet
  
  Best Pizza - Cappy’s
  
  Best Place that Allows Dogs – New World Brewery
  
  Best Place to Take a First Date – Samurai Blue
  
  Best Place to Take Out-of-towners for Dinner – Columbia Restaurant
  
  Best Place to Watch the Sun Set – Somewhere other than Tampa
  
  Best Sandwich (local) – Run-off
  
  Best Sandwich Shop (chain) – Publix
  
  Best Sandwich Shop (non-chain) – Cafe Hey
  
  Best Southern Cooking – not in Tampa
  
  Best Steak – Bern’s
  
  Best Sushi - Ichiban
  
  Best Sweet Tea – (best response - yeccch) tie McAllister’s & Lupton’s
  
  Best Tex-Mex/Mexican – Taconazo the Taco Bus
  
  Best Thai – Jasmine Thai
  
  Best Vegan – Grass Root
  
  Best Veggie – no clear winner
  
  Best Vietnamese – Trang Viet
  
  Best Wine Bar – No clear winner
  
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  Best Boba Tea – Got Tea
  
  Best Soup – Cafe Hey
  
  Best non-fried Chicken – ?
  
  Best Salad Bar – Sweet Tomato
  
  Best Bistro – NoHo Bistro
  
  Best Korean - Sa Ri One Korean Bulgogi Restaurant
  
  Best Fish & Chip – Mad Dogs & Englishmen
  
  Best Buffalo Wings - Honey’s
  
  

• 2007 Reader's Poll Best of Tampa

  Best 24-hour Restaurant – Three Coins
  
  Best Bagel – Bagels Plus
  
  Best Bakery – Alessi's
  
  Best Bar – New World Brewery
  
  Best Barbecue – Big John's Alabama
  
  Best Bay-area Food Writer – Brian Ries
  
  Best Beach Bar – Caddy's on the Beach
  
  Best Beer – Tampa Bay Brewing Company
  
  Best Beer Garden – New World Brewery
  
  Best Breakfast – Pach's Place
  
  Best Buffet – Sweet Tomatoes
  
  Best Burgers (chain) – 5 Guys
  
  Best Burgers (non-chain) – I'll start the search for the best burger in Tampa this February.
  
  Best Chinese – Yummy House
  
  Best Crepes – La Creperia
  
  Best Coffee (non-chain) – Naviera Mills
  
  Best Colombian – La Cabana Antioquena
  
  Best Cuban Food – Too close to call even after the run-off. Next step - taste test!
  
  Best Cuban Sandwich – This is also too close to call and demands some personal tasting and research.
  
  Best Deli – Castellano and Pizzo
  
  Best Desserts – La Casa Dolce
  
  Best Diner – Run-off
  
  Best Falafel – Grass Root
  
  Best Fish Market - Cox's Seafood Market
  
  Best Fish Sandwich – Run-off
  
  Best Food Blog – Jaden's Steamy Kitchen
  
  Best French Fries – 5 Guys
  
  Best Fried Chicken – Gold Ring
  
  Best Fried Potato – Papa Joe's
  
  Best Gelato – La Casa Dolce
  
  Best German Food - Mr. Dunderbak's
  
  Best Greek – Acropolis Greek Taverna
  
  Best Grocery Store – Publix
  
  Best Gyro – Acropolis Greek Taverna
  
  Best Hot Dogs – Mel's
  
  Best Ice Cream – Strachans Palm Harbor
  
  Best Indian Restaurant – Udipi
  
  Best Italian – Laughing Cat
  
  Best Jamaican – Jerk Hut
  
  Best Mall Food – Chick-fil-a
  
  Best Middle Eastern – Byblos
  
  Best Nachos -- Lee Roy Selmon's pulled pork and pickled okra nachos
  
  Best Pho – Pho Quyen
  
  Best Pizza – Cappy's
  
  Best Place that Allows Dogs – New World Brewery
  
  Best Place to Take a First Date – Sunset Picnic on St. Pete Beach
  
  Best Place to Take Out-of-towners for Dinner – La Teresita
  
  Best Place to Watch the Sun Set – Swigwam Beach Bar
  
  Best Sandwich – Run-off
  
  Best Sandwich Shop (chain) – Panera's
  
  Best Sandwich Shop (non-chain) – Moxie's
  
  Best Southern Cooking – Savannah's
  
  Best Steak – Bern's
  
  Best Sushi – Yoko's
  
  Best Sweet Tea - Lupton's
  
  Best Tex-Mex/Mexican – Casa Tina's
  
  Best Thai – Thai Ruby
  
  Best Veggie – Grass Root
  
  Best Vietnamese – Pho Quyen
  
  Best Wine Bar – The Grape