2012 Readers PollFavorites1. Uchi
2. La Condesa
3. Uchiko
4. Contigo
5. Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
6. Texas French Bread
7. Clay Pit
8. Fonda San Miguel
9. Justine's Brasserie
10. Vespaio
11. The Steeping Room
12. Paggi House
13. Home Slice Pizza
14. Tarka Indian Kitchen
15. Tacodeli
16. Chuy's
17. Fino Restaurant Patio & Bar
18. Barley Swine
19. Perla's
20. Foreign & Domestic
21. Kome
22. The Salt Lick
23. Olivia
24. Hopdoddy Burger Bar
25. Manuel's
26. Enchiladas y Mas
27. Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery
28. East Side King
29. Asti
30. Parkside
31. Cypress Grill
32. Elizabeth Street Cafe
33. wink
34. Chez Zee
35. Trudy's
Best Locally Sourced DishEastside CafeRunner-upTexas French Bread Honorable Mention
Barley Swine, La Condesa, Contigo
Best Locavore MenuTexas French BreadRunners-upTrace at the W Hotel, Barley Swine Honorable Mention
Contigo, Eastside Cafe, Olivia
Best AppetizerTIE: La Condesa, UchikoRunners-upMoonshine Patio Bar & Grill, 219 West Honorable Mention
Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Parkside
Best BarbecueFranklin BarbecueRunners-upThe Salt Lick, County Line Honorable Mention
Ruby's BBQ, Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q
Best HamburgerHopdoddy Burger BarRunners-upMighty Fine, Hut's Hamburgers Honorable Mention
P. Terry's Burger Stand, Dan's Hamburgers
Best SteakTIE: Austin Land & Cattle, Steiner RanchRunner-upEddie V's Prime Seafood Honorable Mention
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine, III Forks
Best Comfort FoodHoover's CookingRunner-upThreadgill's Honorable Mention
24 Diner, CoCo's Cafe, Pluckers Wing Bar
Best Chicken-Fried SteakThreadgill'sRunner-upHoover's Cooking Honorable Mention
Trudy's, Hill's Cafe, Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
Best Heat-Seeking DishPluckers Wing BarRunner-upTitaya's Thai Cuisine Honorable Mention
Thai Kitchen, Chuy's, Madam Mam's
Best French FriesHyde Park Bar & GrillRunners-upMighty Fine, Hopdoddy Burger Bar Honorable Mention
Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, P. Terry's Burger Stand
Best Hot DogFrankRunner-upMan Bites Dog Honorable Mention
Mighty Fine, Sonic, The Hot Dog King
Best Chips and SalsaChuy'sRunners-upLa Condesa, Polvos, Vivo Honorable Mention
El Chile Cafe y Cantina, Matt's El Rancho, Maudie's Tex-Mex
Best TacoRunner-upTacodeli Honorable Mention
Chuy's, La Condesa, Maudie's Tex-Mex
Best EnchiladasChuy'sRunners-upEnchiladas y Mas, Maudie's Tex-Mex, Trudy's Honorable Mention
Fonda San Miguel, Matt's El Rancho
Best SoupTIE: Coco's Cafe, The Soup PeddlerRunners-upThe Steeping Room, Central Market North Honorable Mention
Baby Acapulco
Best Salad/DressingMother's Cafe & GardenRunners-upThe Steeping Room, Leaf Honorable Mention
Bartlett's
Best Seafood DishPerla'sRunner-upEddie V's Prime Seafood Honorable Mention
Quality Seafood Market, Sushi Niichi Japanese Restaurant, Uchiko
Best Pub GrubBlack Star Co-op Pub and BreweryRunner-upBlack Sheep Lodge Honorable Mention
The Dog & Duck Pub, Pluckers Wing Bar, Fadó Irish Pub & Restaurant
Best SushiUchiRunner-upUchiko Honorable Mention
Kome, Sushi Niichi Japanese Restaurant
Best Dim SumShanghai Chinese RestaurantRunner-upChinatown Honorable Mention
Get Sum Dim Sum
Best PhoPho DanhRunner-upElizabeth Street Cafe Honorable Mention
Pho Saigon, Kim Phung Chinese & Vietnamese Restaurant, Hai Ky
Best BagelsEinstein Bros. BagelsRunners-upHonorable Mention
Wholy Bagel, Central Market North
Best American BreakfastKerbey Lane CafeRunners-upMagnolia Cafe, 24 Diner, Another Broken Egg Cafe Honorable Mention
Jim's Restaurant, Counter Cafe, IHOP
Best Mexican BreakfastJuan in a MillionRunners-upMaudie's Tex-Mex, Tamale House Honorable Mention
Tacodeli, Cisco's, Hecho en México
Best SandwichThunderCloud SubsRunners-upHonorable Mention
Little Deli & Pizzeria, Fricano's Deli
Best BreadTIE: Easy Tiger, Texas French BreadRunners-upCentral Market North, Upper Crust Bakery, Whole Foods Market Honorable Mention
Sweetish Hill Bakery & Cafe, Panera Bread
Best DessertTIE: La Condesa, UchikoRunners-upChez Zee, Sugar Mama's Bakeshop Honorable Mention
Uchi, Trace at the W Hotel
Best Ice CreamAmy's Ice CreamsRunner-upLick Honorable Mention
Sweet Ritual, Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, Cool Haus
Best Frozen YogurtTIE: Yogurt Planet, Red MangoRunners-upBerry Austin, Tomunchi Frozen Yogurt Honorable Mention
TCBY, Yogurtland
Best GelatoRunners-upCentral Market South, Dolce Vita Honorable Mention
Mandola's Italian Kitchen, Whole Foods Market
Best Local ChocolateMiles of ChocolateRunner-upDelysia Chocolatier Honorable Mention
Whole Foods Market, Holy Cacao
Best PieTIE: Eastide Cafe, Frisco ShopRunner-upPie Fixes Everything Honorable Mention
Cutie Pies, Quack's, Upper Crust Bakery
Best CoffeeHoundstooth CoffeeRunners-upStarbucks Coffee, Jo's Coffee Honorable Mention
Thunderbird Coffee, Medici Roasting, Once Over Coffee Bar
Best PizzaHome Slice PizzaRunners-upEast Side Pies, Austin's Pizza Honorable Mention
Conans Pizza, the backspace
Best VegetablesTIE: Eastside Cafe, Threadgill'sRunner-upCasa de Luz Honorable Mention
Hoover's Cooking, Mother's Cafe & Garden
Best Vegan/RawMr. NaturalRunners-upBeets Living Foods Cafe, Casa de Luz Honorable Mention
JuiceLand, Bouldin Creek Cafe, Counter Culture
Best Veggie BurgerP. Terry's Burger StandRunners-upMother's Cafe & Garden, Hopdoddy Burger Bar Honorable Mention
Trace at the W Hotel, Hut's Hamburgers
Best Vegetarian DishCoCo's CafeRunners-upVeggie Heaven, Mother's Cafe & Garden Honorable Mention
Bouldin Creek Cafe, Clay Pit
Best Bargain DishTIE: Coco's Cafe, Tamale HouseRunners-upJuan in a Million, Enchiladas y Mas Honorable Mention
Tâm Deli & Cafe, Hut's Hamburgers
Best Mexican (non-Tex-Mex)Fonda San MiguelRunner-upLa Condesa Honorable Mention
Curra's Grill, Manuel's, Sazón
Best Tex-MexChuy'sRunners-upMaudie's Tex-Mex, Trudy's Honorable Mention
Matt's El Rancho, Enchiladas y Mas
Best TaqueriaTacodeliRunners-upHonorable Mention
Taqueria Arandas No. 3, Tamale House
Best Central/South AmericanBuenos Aires CafeRunners-upFogo de Chão, Casa Colombia Honorable Mention
Rio's Brazilian Cafe, Gloria's Restaurant
Best ItalianVespaioRunners-upMandola's Italian Kitchen, Asti Honorable Mention
Enoteca Vespaio, Maggiano's Little Italy, La Traviata Italian Bistro
Best Cajun/CreoleCypress GrillRunners-upEvangeline Cafe, Gumbo's Honorable Mention
Shoal Creek Saloon, Quality Seafood Market
Best Middle EasternAlborz Persian CuisineRunners-upPhara's, Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet Honorable Mention
Shandeez Grill, Tarbouch
Best IndianClay PitRunners-upTarka Indian Kitchen, Bombay Bistro Honorable Mention
G'Raj Mahal Cafe, Whip In
Best ChineseTIE: Din Ho Chinese BBQ, ShanghaiRunner-upChinatown Honorable Mention
Asia Cafe, Suzi's China Kitchen
Best JapaneseUchikoRunners-upUchi, Kome Honorable Mention
Sushi Niichi Japanese Restaurant, Zen Japanese Food Fast, Musashino Sushi Dokoro
Best KoreanKorea HouseRunner-upKoriente Restaurant & Tea House Honorable Mention
Chi'Lantro BBQ, Korean Grill
Best ThaiTIE: Titaya's Thai Cuisine, Thai KitchenRunners-upMadam Mam's, Thai Passion CLOSED Honorable Mention
Satay, Thai Fresh
Best VietnameseSunflower RestaurantRunners-upHai Ky, Tâm Deli & Cafe Honorable Mention
Pho Saigon, Kim Phung Chinese & Vietnamese Restaurant
Best Other AsianCoCo's CafeRunners-upEast Side King Honorable Mention
Kome, Chi'Lantro BBQ
Best AmericanPluckers Wing BarRunners-upThreadgill's, Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill Honorable Mention
Parkside, 24 Diner
Best Vegetarian/Natural FoodMother's Cafe & GardenRunners-upCasa de Luz, Mr. Natural Honorable Mention
Bouldin Creek Cafe, Daily Juice Cafe
Best FrenchJustine's BrasserieRunner-upChez Nous Honorable Mention
Blue Dahlia Bistro, WeFuse
Best Other EthnicTaiwanese: Coco's CafeRunner-upEthiopian: Aster's Honorable Mention
Australian: Boomerang's Pies; German: Vert's
Best New RestaurantKomeRunners-upContigo, Easy Tiger Honorable Mention
Lenoir, Olive & June, Elizabeth Street Cafe
Best ChefPaul Qui at UchikoRunners-upRene Ortiz at La Condesa, Tyson Cole at Uchi Honorable Mention
Bryce Gilmore at Barley Swine; David Bull at Congress; Andrew Wiseheart at Contigo
Best Service/WaitstaffLa CondesaRunners-upUchiko, Uchi Honorable Mention
Trace at the W Hotel, Clay Pit
Best Full-Service BakeryUpper Crust BakeryRunner-upEasy Tiger Honorable Mention
Sugar Mama's Bakeshop, Texas French Bread, Quack's, Sweetish Hill Bakery & Cafe
Best GroceryCentral Market SouthRunners-upH-E-B, Whole Foods Market Honorable Mention
Wheatsville Food Co-op
Best Ethnic MarketTIE: Fiesta, MT SupermarketRunner-upPhoenicia Bakery & Deli Honorable Mention
Whip In, World Food & Halal Market
Best Patio/BiergartenEasy TigerRunner-upContigo Honorable Mention
Shady Grove, Draught House Pub & Brewery, Red's Porch
Best Street FoodKimchi Fries at Chi'Lantro GrillRunners-upBeet Fries; Brussel Sprouts at East Side King Honorable Mention
Mighty Cone at Mighty Cone
Best DecorLa CondesaRunners-upUchiko, Cool River Cafe Honorable Mention
Fonda San Miguel, Trace at the W Hotel
Best RomanticJustine's BrasserieRunner-upSteiner Ranch Steakhouse Honorable Mention
Congress, wink, Uchi
Best Sunday BrunchMoonshine Patio Bar & GrillRunner-upLa Condesa Honorable Mention
Clay Pit, Trace at the W Hotel, Olivia
Best Fast FoodP. Terry's Burger StandRunners-upCoCo's Cafe, Whataburger Honorable Mention
Mighty Fine
Best TakeoutTIE: Tarka Indian Kitchen, Coco's CafeRunners-upPei Wei Asian Diner, Pluckers Wing Bar Honorable Mention
Titaya's Thai Cuisine, Madam Mam's
Best DeliveryAustin's PizzaRunners-upEat Out In, East Side Pies Honorable Mention
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, Pluckers Wing Bar
Best Wine ListVino VinoRunners-upCool River Cafe, Max's Wine Dive Honorable Mention
Congress, Clay Pit
Best MixologistTIE: Everyone at Péché, Nate Wales at La CondesaRunner-upJoyce Garrison at the W Honorable Mention
Bill Norris at Midnight Cowboy; Everyone at East Side Show Room
Best Beer SelectionTIE: Flying Saucer, The Ginger ManRunners-upWhip In, Easy Tiger Honorable Mention
Draught House Pub & Brewery, The Ginger Man, Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery
Best BuffetRunner-upClay Pit Honorable Mention
Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, Fujian Grand China
Best Happy Hour/DealSake at Sushi SakeRunners-upHappy Hours at La Condesa and Clay Pit Honorable Mention
Half-price appetizers at Manuels, 219 West
Best Late-Night/All-NightKerbey Lane CafeRunner-upMagnolia Cafe Honorable Mention
Justine's Brasserie, 24 Diner, Pluckers Wing Bar
Best Place To Take KidsPhil's IcehouseRunners-upFreddie's Place, Chuy's Honorable Mention
Waterloo Ice House
Best Place To Take ParentsThe OasisRunners-upClay Pit, Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill Honorable Mention
The Salt Lick, La Condesa, Green Pastures Restaurant, Manuel's, Olivia
Best Restaurant Within 60 Miles of AustinThe Salt LickRunner-upHudson's on the Bend Honorable Mention
Trattoria Lisina, Monument Cafe
Best Place We Wish Were Still OpenHouston'sRunners-upLas Manitas Avenue Cafe, Katz's Deli & Bar Honorable Mention
El Arbol, Odd Duck Farm to Trailer
Best Other Restaurant Worth NotingThe Steeping RoomRunner-upPei Wei Asian Diner Honorable Mention
Bacon, Foreign & Domestic
Best Food EventGypsy PicnicRunners-upPecan Fest Honorable Mention
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival; La Dolce Vita Food & Wine Festival
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