Food & Drink
Ray Noland
- Readers' Poll Winners
- Best Alfresco Dining
- Best Bagels
- Best BBQ
- Best Bourbon Selection
- Best Brewpub
- Best Brunch
- Best Burger
- Best Cocktail List
- Best Cupcakes
- Best Gelato
- Best Grocery Store
- Best Indian Restaurant
- Best Margarita
- Best Mexican Restaurant
- Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
- Best New Restaurant
- Best Pho
- Best Salsa
- Best Seafood Restaurant
- Best Splurge
- Best Sushi
- Best Thai Restaurant
- Best Vegan Restaurant
- Best Wine Shop
- Best Liquor Store
- Best Pizza
- The Reader's Picks
- Best Mexican Restaurant Hiding in a Grocery Store
- Best Korean Restaurant Hiding in a Grocery Store
- Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
- Best Soup Dumplings
- Best Manti
- Best Use of a Pernicious Weed
- Best Use of a Pig Tail by Someone Other Than a Pig
- Best New Neighborhood Restaurant
- Best Hand Food
- Best New Burger
- Best New Veggie Burger
- Best Fries
- Best Pollo a la Brasa
- Best Theoretical Food Truck
- Best Macaroni and Cheese
- Best Octopus Confit
- Best Squid Balls
- Best Place to Sup Like Henry VIII
- Best Location for a Clandestine Tryst, With Dinner
- Best All-You-Can-Eat Experience, Upscale Division
- Best Unorthodox Pizza Topping
- Best Way to Stuff Your Face With Thai Food for Under $5
- Best Coffee Roaster
- Best Place to Get Hopped Up on Caffeine and Play Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
- Best Restaurant Name
- Best Breakfast Cocktail
- Best Cocktail That Might Be Good for You
- Best Beer Cocktail
- Best Canned Beer Made in Chicago
- Best Use of Wild Midwestern Persimmons
- Best Place to Try Palm Wine
- Best Beer Selection at a Liquor Store
- Best Customer Service at a Liquor Store
- Best Macarons
- Best Chocolates
- Best Use of Leftover Cake
- Best Window Seat
- Best Place to Buy Secret Ingredients
- Best Regional Cheese
- Best Local Food Product
- Best Food Co-op
- Best Chef's Blog
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Comments (2)
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So essentially the entire reader poll is a ruse for the Reader editors to promote their own favorites. The poll winners receive little more than a mention while these nonsense categories of your own choosing receive all the coverage. Why bother voting?
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Posted by
DCB
on July 9, 2010 at 9:49 AM
This list is good - many of the best-kept secrets have remained secrets. You guys can keep your best-of-the-best while I keep my most-delicious-of-the-most delicious. Thus, no crazy lines from the jump-on-the-wagon types (can you say, Kuma's Corner???).
Posted by
njesto
on July 19, 2010 at 3:37 PM
