Best New Restaurant 1. Table 45 2.tie: Light Bistro
Paladar Latin Kitchen Best New Restaurant: Chain
1. McCormick & Schmick’s Best Local Chef 1.Michael Symon: Lola 2.Zack Bruell: Table 45 Best Fine Dining
1.Lola 2.Pier W 3.Morton’s Best Cheap Eats 1. Yours Truly 2. Aladdin’s Eatery Best Cheap Eats: Chain 1. Chipotle Best Seafood
1.Blue Point Grille 2.Blake’s Seafood 3.Pier W Best French/ Continental
1.Sans Souci 2.Chez François
Best Italian
1.tie: Jimmy Daddona’s Ristorante Giovanni’s Best Italian: Chain 1.BRIO Tuscan Grille Best Indian 1.Saffron Patch 2.Café Tandoor 3. India Garden Best Chinese 1. Hunan Solon 2. Hunan by the Falls 3. Pearl of the Orient Best Japanese 1.Pacific East 2.Shuhei 3.Sakura Best Japanese: Chain
1.Benihana Best Other Asian 1.#1 Pho 2.Phnom Penh
3.tie: Lemon Grass Mint Café |
Best Mexican 1. tie: Luchita’s Mexican Restaurant Momocho 3.Nuevo Acapulco
Best Greek 1. Mad Greek Best Middle Eastern
1. Aladdin’s Eatery 2. Taza 3. Pasha Best German or Other Central European 1.Balaton 2.Sokolowski’s University Inn Best Spanish/ Portuguese 1.Mallorca 2.Viva Barcelona 3.Marbella Best Caribbean/ Puerto Rican/Latin American 1. Rachel’s Caribbean 2. tie: Johnny Mango Paladar Latin Kitchen Best Caribbean/ Puerto Rican/Latin American: Chain
1. Bahama Breeze Best Ribs 1. Bubba’s Q 2. Hot Sauce Williams Best Ribs: Chain 1. Smokey Bones Best Steak 1. Morton’s 2. Red, The Steakhouse 3. Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Best Pizza (Non-chain) 1. Geraci’s 2. Mama Santa’s 3. Angelo’s Best Hamburger (Non-chain) 1. tie: Heck’s Yours Truly Best Barbecue
1. Bubba’s Q 2. Hot Sauce Williams Best Appetizers 1. Sergio’s Saravá 2. tie: Flying Fig Table 45 |
Best Appetizers: Chain
1. TGI Fridays Best Desserts 1. Lola Best Desserts: Chain
1. The Cheesecake Factory Best Sandwich 1. Slyman’s 2. Melt Bar & Grilled 3. Corky and Lenny’s Best Soup 1. Souper Market 2. Suzy Soups Best Soup: Chain 1. Panera Best Vegetarian Selections 1. Tommy’s 2. tie: Aladdin’s Eatery Johnny Mango Best Wine List 1. tie: Dante D’Vine Wine Bar Best-stocked Bar
1. Pier W 2. Johnny’s Downtown Best Beer Selection 1. The Winking Lizard 2. Great Lakes Brewing Co. 3. Buckeye Beer Engine Best Local Microbrew
1. Great Lakes Brewing Co. 2. Willoughby Brewing Co. Best Place for Family Dining (Non-chain) 1. Yours Truly 2. tie: Corky and Lenny’s Joe’s Deli Best Sunday Brunch
1.Pier W 2.M Bistro 3.House of Blues Most Romantic
1.Pier W
2. Ristorante Giovanni’s Best Sports Bar/ Restaurant
1. The Winking Lizard 2.Cleats — Fairlawn Best Sports Bar/ Restaurant: Chain 1.Champps |
Best People Watching
1.Metropolitan Café 2.tie: BRIO Tuscan Grille Johnny’s Downtown Best Outdoor Dining 1.Gamekeepers 2.Three Birds 3.tie: Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern Sergio’s Saravá Best Plate Presentation 1.Lola Best Service 1.Ristorante Giovanni’s 2.tie: Lola Pier W Table 45 Best View 1.Pier W 2.Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern 3.Ponte Vecchio Best Décor 1.Lola 2.Pier W Best Deli
1.Corky and Lenny’s 2.Joe’s Deli 3.Jack’s Deli Best Pastry Shop
1.Corbo’s Dolceria 2.Presti’s
Best Place to Buy Bread 1.tie: On the Rise Stone Oven 3.Great Harvest Bread Co.
Best Place to Buy Bread: Chain 1.Panera
Best Cheese Selection 1.Heinen’s 2.tie: Baricelli Inn West Point Market Zagara’s Best Cheese Selection: Chain 1.Whole Foods Best Wine Store
1.Heinen’s 2.Trader Joe’s 3.tie: Rozi’s Wine Western Reserve Wines |
2008 Silver Spoon Award Winners
best restaurants
12:00 AM EST
April 25, 2008