Overall Restaurant 

  1. Boca 
  2. Bakersfield OTR 
  3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
  4. Montgomery Inn 
  5. The Precinct 
  6. Eli’s BBQ 
  7. A Tavola 
  8. Moerlein Lager House 
  9. Sotto 
  10. Nada 

New Restaurant (Since 3/2013)

  1. Sotto 
  2. Incline Public House 
  3. The Eagle OTR 
  4. Taste of Belgium – Short Vine 
  5. Sleepy Bee Café 
  6. Ruth’s Parkside Café 
  7. Jack Binion’s Steak House 
  8. French Crust Café 
  9. Cooper’s Hawk 
  10. Salazar 

Appetizers 

  1. Bakersfield OTR 
  2. A Tavola 
  3. The Cheesecake Factory 

Bagels 

  1. Bruegger’s 
  2. Panera Bread 
  3. Marx Hot Bagels 

Bakery (Breads) 

  1. Servatii 
  2. Blue Oven Bakery 
  3. Shadeau 

Breads Bakery (Sweets) 

  1. The BonBonerie
  2. Servatii 
  3. Busken 

Bang for your Buck Restaurant 

  1. Eli’s BBQ 
  2. Chipotle  
  3. Bakersfield OTR 

Barbeque 

  1. Eli’s BBQ 
  2. City Barbeque 
  3. Montgomery Inn 

Beer Selection (Restaurant) 

  1. Yard House  
  2. Moerlein Lager House
  3. Hofbrauhaus 

Breakfast 

  1. First Watch
  2. Taste of Belgium 
  3. The Echo 

Buffet

  1. The Grille at Palm Court  
  2. Boi Na Braza 
  3. bd’s Mongolian Grill 

Burgers 

  1. Terry’s Turf Club 
  2. Zip’s Café 
  3. Five Guys Burgers and Fries 

Burritos 

  1. Chipotle 
  2. The Comet 
  3. Taqueria Mercado 

Business Lunch

  1. Moerlein Lager House 
  2. Skyline Chili 
  3. J. Alexander’s 

Cajun/Soul Food 

  1. Knotty Pine on the Bayou 
  2. Pappadeaux 
  3. Dee Felice Café 

Cheesesteak 

  1. Penn Station 
  2. Melt Eclectic Café 
  3. Mr. Hanton’s Handwiches 

Chef 

  1. David Falk (Boca, Nada)  
  2. Jean-Robert de Cavel 
(Table, French Crust Café) 
  3. Daniel Wright 
(Senate, Abigail Street) 

Chicken

  1. The Eagle OTR 
  2. Silver Spring House 
  3. Ron’s Roost 

Chili (Chain) 

  1. Skyline Chili 
  2. Gold Star Chili 
  3. Dixie Chili 

Chili (Non-Chain) 

  1. Camp Washington Chili 
  2. Blue Ash Chili 
  3. Price Hill Chili 

Chinese 

  1. P.F. Chang’s 
  2. Shanghai Mama’s 
  3. AmerAsia 

Coffeehouse (Local)

  1. Coffee Emporium 
  2. Awakenings 
  3. College Hill Coffee Company
 

Coffeehouse (National) 

  1. Starbucks 
  2. Dunkin’ Donuts 
  3. Panera Bread 

Delicatessen 

  1. Izzy’s 
  2. McAlister’s Deli 
  3. Avril-Bleh & Sons 

Desserts (Restaurant) 

  1. Grand Finale 
  2. Taste of Belgium 
  3. The Cheesecake Factory 

Desserts (Retail) 

  1. The BonBonerie 
  2. Graeter’s 
  3. Servatii 

Donuts 

  1. Holtman’s Donuts 
  2. Busken 
  3. Servatii
 

Farmers Market 

  1. Findlay Market 
  2. Hyde Park Farmers Market 
  3. Northside Farmers Market 

First Date Restaurant 

  1. Nada 
  2. A Tavola 
  3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse 

Food Truck 

  1. C’est Cheese 
  2. Café de Wheels 
  3. Mr. Hanton’s Handwiches 

French Fries 

  1. Senate 
  2. Five Guys Burgers and Fries 
  3. Penn Station 

Frozen Yogurt

  1. Orange Leaf 
  2. Yagööt 
  3. Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt 

Gelato/Sorbetto/Frozen Ice 

  1. Dojo Gelato 
  2. Madisono’s Gelato
  3. Kona Ice 

German 

  1. Hofbrauhaus 
  2. Mecklenburg Gardens 
  3. Moerlein Lager House 

Gluten-Free Menu

  1. Melt Eclectic Café 
  2. Green Dog Café 
  3. P.F. Chang’s 

Hot Dog/Bratwurst 

  1. Senate 
  2. Mr. Hanton’s Handwiches 
  3. Eli’s BBQ

    
 

Ice Cream/Soft Serve 

  1. Graeter’s 
  2. Aglamesis Brothers 
  3. Putz’s Creamy Whip 

Indian 

  1. Ambar India 
  2. Dusmesh 
  3. Baba India 

Italian

  1. Bella Luna 
  2. Pompilios 
  3. Nicola’s Ristorante Italiano 

Japanese

  1. Kaze 
  2. Dancing Wasabi 
  3. Benihana 

Kid-Friendly Restaurant 

  1. Dewey’s Pizza 
  2. Chuck E. Cheese’s 
  3. Tom+Chee 

Korean 

  1. Riverside Korean 
  2. Sung Korean Bistro 
  3. The Korea House 

Late-Night Eats 

  1. Skyline Chili 
  2. Anchor Grill 
  3. Bakersfield OTR 

Live Music While You Eat

  1. Arnold’s Bar & Grill 
  2. The Comet 
  3. Hofbrauhaus 

Mediterranean/Greek 

  1. Andy’s Mediterranean Grill 
  2. Sebastian’s 
  3. Myra’s Dionysus 

Menu (Most Innovative) 

  1. Tom+Chee 
  2. Boca 
  3. Senate 

Mexican 

  1. Bakersfield OTR 
  2. Nada 
  3. El Rancho Grande 

Outdoor/Patio Dining

  1. Arnold’s Bar & Grill 
  2. Incline Public House 
  3. Eli’s BBQ 

Pizza (Chain) 

  1. Dewey’s Pizza 
  2. LaRosa’s Pizzeria 
  3. Mellow Mushroom 

Pizza (Non-Chain) 

  1. A Tavola 
  2. Adriatico’s 
  3. Goodfella’s Pizza 

Pub Food 

  1. Keystone Bar & Grill 
  2. Arnold’s Bar & Grill 
  3. Cock & Bull Public House 

Raw Bar 

  1. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse 
  2. The Anchor OTR 
  3. Dancing Wasabi 

Restaurant for Fine Dining 

  1. Boca 
  2. The Precinct 
  3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse 

Restaurant to Take Visitors 

  1. Montgomery Inn 
  2. Moerlein Lager House 
  3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse 

Romantic Restaurant 

  1. Primavista 
  2. The Precinct 
  3. Orchids at Palm Court 

Salads 

  1. Dewey’s Pizza 
  2. Panera Bread
  3. J. Alexander’s 

Seafood 

  1. The Anchor OTR 
  2. Mitchell’s Fish Market 
  3. Bonefish Grill 

Smoothie/Juice Bar 

  1. Smoothie King 
  2. Whole Foods 
  3. Planet Smoothie 

Subs/Sandwiches 

  1. Penn Station 
  2. Tom+Chee 
  3. Jersey Mike’s Subs

Sunday Brunch

  1. Taste of Belgium 
  2. First Watch 
  3. Grand Finale 

Steaks 

  1. The Precinct 
  2. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse 
  3. Carlo & Johnny 

Sushi 

  1. Dancing Wasabi 
  2. Ichiban 
  3. Kaze 

Tacos 

  1. Bakersfield OTR 
  2. Nada 
  3. Taco Casa 

Takeout 

  1. Chipotle 
  2. Eli’s BBQ 
  3. City Barbeque 

Tapas 

  1. Abigail Street 
  2. Nada 
  3. Zula

Thai

  1. Teak Thai 
  2. Lemon Grass 
  3. Green Papaya 

Vegetarian Menu 

  1. Melt Eclectic Café 
  2. Green Dog Café
  3. Tom+Chee 

Vietnamese 

  1. Pho Lang Thang 
  2. Cilantro 
  3. Saigon Café 

View From Your Table 

  1. Primavista 
  2. Moerlein Lager House 
  3. Incline Public House 

Waitstaff/Service 

  1. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse 
  2. The Precinct
  3. Dewey’s Pizza 

Waterfront Dining 

  1. Moerlein Lager House 
  2. Montgomery Inn Boathouse 
  3. Buckhead Mountain Grill 

Wine Selection

  1. 1215 Wine Bar 
 & Coffee Lab 
  2. W.G. Kitchen & Bar 
  3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse 

Wings 

  1. BW3’s 
 (Buffalo Wild Wings) 
  2. Wild Mike’s 
  3. Knockback Nat’s

This article appears in Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2014.

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