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THESE ARE THE WINNERS of the
SantaBarbara.com Restaurant Guide online poll that started Thanksgiving 2009 and ended on New Years Eve. Thousands of locals
participated in the Santa Barbara Survey and the results will be
displayed online at SantaBarbara.com throughout 2010. Survey participants
considered 104 different food & drink categories. Winners of multiple awards (including both first place and finalist) are: Brewhouse (6), Brophy Bros (4), Cava (4), French Press (4), Fresco (4), Opal (4), Bouchon (3), Ca Dario (3), Cajun Kitchen (3), Elements (3), Lazy Acres (3), Los Arroyos (3), Natural Café (3), Pascucci (3), Sandbar (3), SOhO (3), Sojourner (3), Tonic (3), Tupelo Junction (3), Whole Foods Market (3), Alcazar (2), Backyard Bowls (2), Bella Vista at the Biltmore (2), Blush (2), Carlitos (2), Carr (2), China Pavilion (2), Costco Food Court (2), Dargan's (2), Epiphany (2), Freebirds (2), Hollister Brewing Co. (2), Jeanine's Bakery (2), Kalyra (2), Lilly's (2), Los Agaves (2), Mad Dogs (2), Madam Lu (2), Madison's (2), McConnell's (2), Mediterra (2), Melting Pot (2), Palace Grill (2), Palazzio (2), Petit Valentien (2), Rusty's Pizza (2), Santa Barbara Brewing Co. (2), Santa Barbara Shellfish Co. (2), South Coast Deli (2), Sunstone (2), Three Pickles (2), Wildcat (2), Wine Cask (2), Zaytoon (2). |
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General Categories |
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Best American Restaurant Finalist: |
Brewhouse Jane |
Best Italian Restaurant |
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Best Bakery |
Best Japanese Restaurant |
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Best Barbecue |
Best Latin Restaurant |
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Best Cajun Restaurant Finalist: |
Palace Grill Cajun Kitchen |
Best Mediterranean Restaurant Finalist: |
Zaytoon Mediterra Cafe & Market |
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Best Californian Restaurant Finalist: |
Opal
Restaurant and Bar Fresco Cafe |
Best Mexican Restaurant |
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Best Chinese Restaurant |
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant Finalist: |
Zaytoon Chef Karim's |
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Best Coffee House |
Best Pizza |
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Best Deli |
Best Seafood Restaurant |
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Best French Restaurant |
Best Smoothie Finalist: |
Blenders in the Grass Backyard Bowls |
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Best Fusion Restaurant Finalist: |
Opal
Restaurant and Bar Elements |
Best Spanish Restaurant Finalist: |
Alcazar Cava Restaurant & Bar |
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Best German Restaurant Finalist: |
Brummis Dutch Garden Restaurant |
Best Steakhouse |
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Best Greek Restaurant Finalist: |
Greek House Cafe Mediterra Cafe & Market Petros |
Best Thai Restaurant |
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Best Hot Dog Finalist: |
Costco Food Court Mad Dogs |
Best Vegetarian Restaurant Finalist: |
Natural Café Sojourner Café |
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Best Indian Restaurant |
Best Vietnamese Restaurant Finalist: |
Saigon In and Out Noodle City |
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Specialty Categories |
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Best Burger (Burger Place) Finalist: |
The Habit In-N-Out Burger |
Best Restaurant for First Date Finalist: |
Elements Pascucci |
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Best Burger (General Restaurant) Finalists: |
Paradise Cafe Brewhouse Kahuna Grill |
Best Romantic Restaurant Finalist: |
Stonehouse Restaurant Epiphany Restaurant & Bar |
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Best Burger (Veggie Burger) Finalist: |
Natural Café Sojourner Café |
Best Restaurant with a View Finalist: |
Boathouse Brophy Bros. |
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Best Appetizers Finalist: |
Milk & Honey Alcazar |
Best Place for Large Groups Finalists: |
Brewhouse El Paseo Restaurant Palazzio |
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Best Bagel Shop Finalist: |
Jack's Bistro & Bagels Bagel Cafe |
Best Place for Private Dining Room Finalist: |
Bouchon Cava Restaurant & Bar |
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Best Bargain Finalist: |
Costco Food Court Lilly's Taqueria |
Best Restaurant Open Early Finalist: |
Cajun Kitchen Backyard Bowls |
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Best Breakfast Finalist: |
Cajun Kitchen Tupelo Junction Cafe |
Best Restaurant Open Late Finalist: |
Roy Edomasa |
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Best Buffet Finalist: |
Four Seasons
Biltmore Bistro at the Bacara Resort Creekside Buffet at Chumash Casino Flavor of India |
Best Produce Finalist: |
Farmers Market Tri County Produce |
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Best Butcher Shop Finalist: |
Whitefoot Meat Market Country Meat Market |
Best Salad Bar Finalist: |
Whole
Foods Market Lazy Acres |
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Best Caesar Salad Finalist: |
Fresco Cafe Pascucci |
Best Sandwiches Finalist: |
South Coast Deli Three Pickles |
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Best Clam Chowder Finalist: |
Brophy Bros. Santa Barbara Shellfish Co. |
Best Restaurant Service Finalist: |
Palace Grill Bouchon |
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Best Gourmet Food Store Finalist: |
Lazy Acres Whole Foods Market |
Best Sidewalk Café Finalist: |
Natural Café French Press |
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Best Health Food Finalist: |
Lazy Acres Whole Foods Market |
Best Sunday Brunch Finalist: |
Four Seasons Biltmore Stella Mare's |
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Best Pasta Finalist: |
Ca Dario Palazzio |
Best Tea Selection Finalist: |
Vices & Spices French Press |
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Best Pizza Delivery Finalist: |
Rusty's Pizza Parlors Pizza Guru |
Best Take-Out Chinese Finalist: |
China Pavilion Empress Palace Madam Lu Chinese Shang Hai |
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Best Place for Fresh Bread Finalist: |
Our Daily Bread D'Angelo Bread |
Best Take-Out Mexican Finalist: |
Rudy's Los Arroyos |
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Best Restaurant for Thanksgiving Finalist: |
Fess Parker's Doubletree Tupelo Junction Cafe |
Best Burritos Finalist: |
Super Cuca's Freebirds |
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Best Place for Ladies Night Out Finalist: |
Blush Restaurant and
Lounge Melting Pot |
Best Salsa Finalist: |
Los
Arroyos Los Agaves |
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Best Place for Guys Night Out Finalist: |
Brewhouse Dargan's Irish Pub & Restaurant |
Best Taco Night Finalist: |
Chino's Rock & Tacos Lilly's Taqueria |
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Where You Eat Out Most Frequently Finalist: |
Brewhouse Fresco |
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Sweets |
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Best Place for Cakes Finalist: |
Jeannine's Bakery Montecito Confections |
Best Donut Shop Finalist: |
Spudnuts Eller's Donuts |
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Best Place for Chocolate Finalist: |
Chocolate Maya Chocolats du CaliBressan Melting Pot |
Best Frozen Yogurt Finalist: |
Yogurtland McConnell's |
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Best Place for Cupcakes Finalist: |
Crushcakes
Cupcakery Whodidily |
Best Gelato Finalist: |
Spoon Here's the Scoop |
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Best Restaurant for Dessert Finalist: |
Fresco Cafe Sojourner Café |
Best Ice Cream Finalist: |
McConnell's Cold Stone Creamery |
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Region |
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Best Carpinteria Restaurant Finalist: |
Sly's Corktree Cellars Wine Bar & Bistro |
Best Isla Vista Restaurant Finalist: |
Freebirds Silvergreens |
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Best Goleta Restaurant Finalist: |
Hollister Brewing Co. Beachside Bar-Café |
Best Montecito Restaurant Finalist: |
Montecito Cafe Cava Restaurant & Bar |
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Bars & Wine |
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Best Restaurant Wine List Finalist: |
Opal
Restaurant and Bar Wine Cask |
Best Happy Hour Finalists: |
Enterprise Fish Company Brewhouse Fish House Sandbar |
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Best SB County Winery Finalist: |
Carr Vineyards and Winery Sunstone Vineyards & Winery |
Best Singles Bar Finalist: |
Blush Restaurant
and Lounge Tonic |
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Best Wine Tasting in SY Valley Finalist: |
Sunstone
Vineyards & Winery Kalyra Winery Rusack Winery |
Best Sports Bar Finalist: |
Madison's Sports Grill Santa Barbara Brewing Company |
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Best Wine Tasting in SB Finalist: |
Kalyra Winery Carr Vineyards and Winery |
Stiffest Drinks Finalist: |
Joe's Café Harry's Plaza Cafe |
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Best Wine Shop Finalist: |
The Winehound East Beach Wine |
Best Margarita Finalist: |
Carlitos Cafe &
Cantina Blue Agave |
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Best Beer Selection on Tap Finalist: |
Z's Taphouse Hollister Brewing Co. |
Best Martini Finalist: |
Elements Epiphany Restaurant & Bar |
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Best Bloody Mary Finalist: |
Brophy Bros. Tupelo Junction Cafe |
Best Neighborhood Bar Finalist: |
The
Neighborhood Cliff Room Sports Lounge |
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Best Place to Shoot Pool Finalist: |
Dargan's Irish Pub Santa Barbara Brewing Company |
Best Eatery For When You Are
Nightclubbing Downtown And Suddenly Have The Munchies Finalist: |
Mad Dogs Uncle Rocco's N.Y. Pizza |
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Best College Night Finalist: |
Sandbar Madison's Sports Grill Sharkeez |
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Best Place to Dance Finalist: |
Wildcat Lounge Tonic |
Best Place for Latin Music Finalist: |
Carlitos Cafe & Cantina Ruby's Café SOhO |
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Best Place for Hip-Hop Finalist: |
Tonic Sandbar |
Best Place for Rock Music Finalist: |
SOhO Santa Barbara Bowl Velvet Jones |
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Best Place for Jazz Finalist: |
SOhO Live Culture |
Best Nightclub Finalist: |
Wildcat Lounge EOS |
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