2007 Critics PicksBest CevicheTacodeli
Best Light LunchSoup of the day and ensalada de la casa at Sampaio's
Best Crawfish Enchiladas
Best Pimento Cheese & Deviled EggsP&K Grocery
Best Bar SnackCorndog shrimp at Moonshine
Best Sweet PotatoesSweet potato pecan pie and spicy sweet potato fries at Ms. B's
Best Philly Cheese SteakHog Island Italian Deli
Best Gulf Coast OystersQuality Seafood Market
Best Wild Boar RibsLamberts
Best Fresh Fruit Fried PiesLamberts
Best Persian Grilled MeatsShandeez Grill
Best SaltanaPacha
Best Build-Your-Own SandwichesWhole Foods Market
Best Sno-ConesSno-Beach
Best Ducks and Roast Pork to GoFirst Chinese B-B-Q
Best Catfish and HushpuppiesReggie's Trailer
Best Pan-Fried Chicken-Fried Steak w/ Pie and Great SidesR.O.'s Outpost
Best Bowl of Birria w/ Homemade TortillasEl Borrego de Oro
Best Pork Carnitas and Fried Yucca With a Crock of CurtidoEl Sunzal
Best Chip Tower and Multiple SalsasEvita's Botanitas
Best Oyster Po'boysTIE: Evangeline Cafe, Gene's New Orleans Style Poboys & Deli
Best Self-Contained, Handheld Food ItemAussie Pies at Boomerang's
Most Elegant Bourbon Delivery SystemManhattan ice cream at El Gringo
Best Pork Jambalaya & Syrup CakeUncle Boudreaux's
Best Late-Night BratThe Best Wurst
Best Vietnamese SandwichesTâm Deli & Cafe
Best Bowl of Vietnamese Hot and Sour SoupLe Soleil
Best Pork Lechon With Mojo Sauce & a Cuban SandwichMangù Cafe Caribbean Bistro
Best Food That Barely Fits in Your Hand and Drips on Your ShirtAmarillo burger at Casino el Camino, Double Dog Texas Tommy Hot Dog at Casino el Camino, Black & Bleu Burger at the Jackelope.
Best NY-Style Slice With Real Ale Fireman's #4 on DraftHome Slice Pizza
Ed Ward Memorial Sandwich AwardRoast Chicken Schwarma at Pheonicia
Best Thing to Do With Sassafras RootsRoot Beer From Maine Root
Best House Coffee BlendCissi's Market & Wine Bar
Best Iced Blended MochaIt's a Grind Coffee House
Best RefrescosChangos Taqueria
Best MicheladaEl Chile Cafe y Cantina
Best MojitoDoña Emilia's South American Bar & Grill
Best New Wave MargaritaPrickly Pear Margarita with pineapple-strawberry-infused Chinaco tequila at Opal Divine's.
Best Craft Beer EducationNorth by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery
Best Variety of Craft Brews With Full MenuZax Restaurant & Bar
Most Interesting Local Drink TrendsNew Wine Bars, Tea Lounges
Best Place to Find Custom Tea Blends Used in Some Local RestaurantsChado Tea Market
Best CoffeeMedici Roasting
Best Drive-Through Food That's Actually Good FoodEl Pollo Regio
Best Taco TrucksTIE: Torchy's Tacos, Al Pastor, Taqueria la Flor, Taqueria Piedras Negras No. 2
Best Fifties Flashback FoodTIE: Arkie's Grill, The Frisco, Top Notch Hamburgers
Best Food Cooked With Love Like GrannyDot's Place
Best Place to Drink and Nosh During a Sports EventTIE: The Tavern, Uncle Boudreaux's
Most Sophisticated Yet Comfortable SplurgeMenu Gourmand Tasting Dinner with Wine at Aquarelle
Best Place for Cheap Wine, Good Food, and Imported GroceriesMandola's Italian Kitchen
Best School Lunch and/or Dinner Open to the PublicVentana Restaurant at Texas Culinary Academy, International Bistro Dinner Series at ACC Culinary Arts Program
Most Authentic Szechuan CuisineAsia Cafe
Most Authentic Thai Street Food & Homestyle CookingMadam Mam's
Best New Fancy Barbecue With a Side of BluesLamberts
Place We're Glad Re-OpenedAster's Ethiopian Restaurant
Places We're Sorry to See ClosedTIE: Kebab Palace & Deli, La Paletera
New Location We're Eager to TryOaxacan Tamaleo near Bastrop
Most Soulful Cooking in the Hill CountryReal New Orleans Style Restaurant
Most Soulful Cooking in AustinNubian Queen Lola's Cajun Soul Food Kitchen
Best Italian PastriesMandola's Italian Kitchen
Best Indian SeafoodBombay Bistro
Best South Indian VegetarianMadras Pavilion
Best World-Class Sushi in a Relaxed Atmosphere With No WaitMaru Japanese Restaurant
Best Coffee Shop/LaundretteThe Lost Sock
Best FruteriaJugos y Frutas la Morena
Best Beer GardenThreadgill's
Best Upscale Happy Hour DealHalf-price food in the Jeffrey's Bar
Best Chef that Consistently Operates Under the Celebrity RadarElmar Prambs at the Four Seasons
Best BartenderTom Upthegrove at Vespaio
Most Elegant, Seemingly Effortless ServiceWaitstaff at Aquarelle
Gentleman of the Local Food World We Lost This Year We'll MissBruce Walcott of County Line, Russell Altenhoff of Farmer Russell's Beef, Jaime Tames of Jaime's Spanish Village
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