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Here are the winners of the SantaBarbara.com
Restaurant Guide online poll that was conducted during December 2011. The results will be displayed online throughout 2012 and
beyond. Survey participants considered 110 different food & drink categories. New categories this year include: Best Sushi, Best Fish & Chips, Best Food Truck, Best Drive-In, Best Buellton Restaurant, Best Solvang Restaurant and Best Place To Bring Your Pet. Winners of multiple awards (including first place or finalist) are: bouchon (6), Brewhouse (5), Brophy Bros (5), Fresco Cafe (4), Opal Restaurant and Bar (4), Renaud's (4), Whole Foods Market (4), Alcazar Tapas Bar (3), Bella Vista (3), Cajun Kitchen (3), Mac's Fish & Chip Shop (3), Natural Cafe (3), Pascucci (3), Sojourner Cafe (3), Wine Cask (3), Arch Rock Fish (2), Arigato Sushi (2), Beachside Bar Cafe (2), Burger Bus (2), Ca Dario (2), Corktree (2), Costco Food Court (2), Enterprise Fish (2), Freebirds World Burrito (2), Harry's Plaza Cafe (2), Holdren's (2), Hollister Brewing Co. (2), Jane (2), Jeannine's Bakery (2), Lazy Acres (2), Lilly's Taqueria (2), Los Agaves (2), Los Arroyos (2), Milk & Honey (2), Oreana (2), Palace Grill (2), Paradise Cafe (2), Sly's (2), South Coast Deli (2), Stonehouse Restaurant (2), Summerland Beach Cafe (2), Three Pickles (2), Tri County Produce (2), Tupelo Junction Cafe (2), Zaytoon (2) New restaurants that received awards include: Cadiz, Cafe Stella, Cecco Ristorante, Killer B BBQ and Bar, O Street Truck and Scarlett Begonia. |
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Best New Restaurant |
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General Categories |
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Best American Restaurant: Finalist: |
Jane Cody's Cafe |
Best Japanese Restaurant: |
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Best Bakery: |
Best Korean 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 Cadiz |
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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 I.V. Deli Mart |
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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 Spanish Restaurant: Finalist: |
Alcazar Milk & Honey |
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Best Fusion Restaurant: Finalist: |
Opal
Restaurant and Bar Julienne |
Best Steakhouse: |
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Best German Restaurant: Finalist: |
Brummis Dutch Garden Restaurant |
Best Thai Restaurant: |
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Best Greek Restaurant: Finalist: |
Greek House Cafe Petros |
Best Vegetarian Restaurant: Finalist: |
Sojourner Café Natural Café |
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Best Indian Restaurant: |
Best Vietnamese Restaurant: Finalist: |
Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant Noodle City |
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Best Italian Restaurant: |
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Specialty Categories |
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Best Appetizers: Finalist: |
Alcazar Arch Rock Fish |
Best Hot Dog: Finalist: |
Costco Food Court Mad Dogs |
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Best Bagel Shop: Finalist: |
Jack's Bistro & Bagels Bagel Cafe |
Most Kid-Friendly Restaurant: Finalist: |
Chili's Grill & Bar Pizza Mizza |
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Best Bargain: Finalist: |
Costco Food Court Lilly's Taqueria |
Best Place for Large Groups: Finalist: |
Harry's Plaza Cafe Blush Restaurant and Lounge |
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Best Breakfast: Finalist: |
Cajun Kitchen Esau's Cafe |
Where You Eat Out Most Often: Finalist: |
Mac's Fish & Chip Shop Fresco Cafe |
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Best Brunch: Finalist: |
Four Seasons Biltmore Tupelo Junction Cafe |
Best Restaurant Open Early: Finalist: |
Cajun
Kitchen Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro |
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Best Buffet: Finalist: |
Four Seasons Biltmore El Paseo Restaurant |
Best Restaurant Open Late: Finalist: |
Roy The Blue Owl at Zen Yai |
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Best Burger (Burger Place): Finalist: |
The Habit Burger Bus |
Best Pasta: Finalist: |
Ca Dario Pascucci |
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Best Burger (Gen. Restaurant): Finalist: |
Paradise Cafe Brewhouse |
Best Place To Bring Your Pet: Finalist: |
Brewhouse Summerland Beach Cafe |
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Best Burger (Veggie Burger): Finalist: |
Natural Café Sojourner Cafe |
Best Pizza Delivery: Finalist: |
Rusty's Pizza Parlors Gino's Sicilian Express |
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Best Burritos: Finalist: |
Super Cuca's Freebirds |
Best Private Dining Room: Finalist: |
Wine Cask bouchon |
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Best Business Lunch - Carp: Finalist: |
Corktree Cellars Sly's |
Best Produce: Finalist: |
Farmers Market Tri County Produce |
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Best Business Lunch -
Goleta: Finalist: |
Beachside Bar Cafe Holdren's |
Best Romantic Restaurant: Finalist: |
Stonehouse Restaurant bouchon |
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Best Business Lunch - SB: Finalist: |
Wine Cask Arts & Letters Cafe |
Best Salad Bar: Finalist: |
Chuck's of Hawaii Whole Foods Market |
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Best Butcher Shop: Finalist: |
Country
Meat Market Shalhoob Meat Co. |
Best Salsa: Finalist: |
Los Agaves Los Arroyos |
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Best Caesar Salad: Finalist: |
Fresco Cafe Pascucci |
Best Sandwiches: Finalist: |
South Coast Deli Three Pickles |
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Best Place for Cheese: Finalist: |
C'est Cheese Whole Foods Market |
Best Service: Finalist: |
Palace Grill bouchon |
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Best Clam Chowder: Finalist: |
Brophy Bros. Mac's Fish & Chip Shop |
Best Sidewalk Café/Patio: Finalist: |
Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro |
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Best Drive-thru: Finalist: |
In-N-Out Burger Zizzo's Coffee |
Best Smoothie: Finalist: |
Blenders in the Grass Backyard Bowls |
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Best Restaurant for First Date: Finalist: |
Jane Pascucci |
Best Soup: Finalist: |
Lazy Acres Natural Café |
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Best Fish & Chips: Finalist: |
Mac's Fish & Chip Shop Brophy Bros. |
Best Supermarket: Finalist: |
Trader Joe's Whole Foods Market |
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Best Food Truck: Finalist: |
Burger Bus O Street Truck |
Best Sushi: Finalist: |
Arigato Sushi Sakana |
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Best Place for Fresh Bread: Finalist: |
Our Daily Bread D'Angelo Bread |
Best Taco: Finalist: |
Lilly's Taqueria Rudy's |
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Best Fresh Fish Market: Finalist: |
Santa Barbara Fish Market Tri County Produce |
Best Restaurant for Thanksgiving: Finalist: |
Stella Mare's Bella Vista at the Biltmore |
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Best Gourmet Food Store: Finalist: |
Whole Foods
Market Lazy Acres |
Best View: Finalist: |
Boathouse Brophy Bros. |
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Sweets |
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Best Place for Cakes: Finalist: |
Jeannine's Bakery Wayne Kjar Cakes |
Best Donut Shop: Finalist: |
Spudnuts Eller's Donuts |
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Best Place for Chocolate: Finalist: |
Chocolats du CaliBressan Chocolate Maya |
Best Frozen Yogurt: Finalist: |
Yogurtland Pinkberry |
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Best Place for Cupcakes: Finalist: |
Crushcakes Cupcakery Whodidily |
Best Gelato: Finalist: |
Spoon Via Maestra 42 |
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Best Restaurant for Dessert: Finalist: |
Sojourner Café Fresco Cafe |
Best Ice Cream: Finalist: |
McConnell's Baskin Robbins |
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Region |
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Best Buellton Restaurant: Finalist: |
Hitching Post AJ Spurs |
Best Montecito Restaurant: Finalist: |
Lucky's Stonehouse Restaurant |
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Best Carpinteria Restaurant: Finalist: |
Sly's Corktree Cellars Wine Bar & Bistro |
Best SY Valley Restaurant: Finalist: |
Trattoria Grappolo Brothers Restaurant |
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Best Goleta Restaurant: Finalist: |
Hollister Brewing Co. Beachside Bar Cafe |
Best Solvang Restaurant: Finalist: |
Root 246 Cecco |
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Best Isla Vista Restaurant: Finalist: |
Freebirds Naan Stop |
Best Summerland Restaurant: Finalist: |
Summerland Beach Cafe The Nugget |
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Beer & Bars |
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Best Beer Selection on Tap: Finalist: |
Z's Taphouse Brewhouse |
Best Martini: Finalist: |
Opal Restaurant and Bar Milk & Honey |
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Best Bloody Mary: Finalist: |
Tupelo Junction Cafe Brophy Bros. |
Best Neighborhood Bar: Finalist: |
The Neighborhood Brewhouse |
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Best Brewery: Finalist: |
Hollister Brewing Co. Brewhouse |
Best Place to Shoot Pool: Finalist: |
Dargan's Irish Pub Mercury Lounge |
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Best College Night: Finalist: |
Sandbar Sharkeez |
Best Singles Bar: Finalist: |
Wildcat Lounge EOS Lounge |
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Best Happy Hour: Finalist: |
Enterprise Fish Co. Arch Rock Fish |
Best Sports Bar: Finalist: |
Santa Barbara Brewing Co. Union Ale Brewing Co. |
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Best Margarita: Finalist: |
Carlitos Cafe & Cantina Paradise Cafe |
Stiffest Drinks: Finalist: |
Joe's Cafe Harry's Plaza Cafe |
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Wine |
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Best Restaurant Wine List: Finalist: |
Wine Cask bouchon |
Best Wine Tasting - SB: Finalist: |
Municipal
Winemakers Oreana Winery |
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Best Wine Shop: Finalist: |
The Winehound Oreana Winery |
Best Wine Tasting - SY Valley: Finalist: |
Sunstone Vineyard & Winery Saarloos & Sons |
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Best SB County Winery: Finalist: |
Kalyra Winery Dierberg & Star Lane Vineyards |
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