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Editor's Note: The results below are from our 2014-2015 Dining Awards reader survey. For the results of our most recent survey, view our FREE digital edition archvies now!
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2014-2015 |
Readers' Choice Dining Awards |
Our readers love dining out. And as discerning partakers of the best of the restaurant scene in the Roanoke Valley, they express their opinions strongly – as in more than 30,000 votes cast – to create these 15 pages of awards in more than 75 different categories! Read on to find out who won, or view the results in our digital edition today!
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Best Overall Dining
- Platinum: River and Rail Restaurant
- Gold: Carlos Brazilian International Cusine
- Silver: Blue Apron Restaurant and Red Rooster Bar
Best New Restaurant (since July 2013)
- Platinum: Cafe Asia 2
- Gold: Bent Mountain Bistro
- Silver: Our Daily Bread Bakery & Bistro
Best Chef
- Platinum: River and Rail, Aaron Deal
- Gold: Blue Apron, Scott Switzer
- Silver: Crock and Roll (since closed), Charles Hooper
Best Overall Kitchen Staff
- Platinum: Local Roots: A Farm-to-Table Restaurant
- Gold: Table 50
- Silver: Montano’s International Restaurant
Best in the Neighborhood
- Platinum: Fork in the Alley
- Gold: Rockfish Food & Wine
- Silver: River and Rail Restaurant
Best Diner, Drive In or Dive
- Platinum: Texas Tavern
- Gold: Community Inn
- Silver: Dogwood Restaurant
Best Hotel Restaurant
- Platinum: The Regency Room at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
- Gold: Shula’s 347 Grill
- Silver: The Pine Room Pub at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
Best Sunday Brunches
- Platinum: The Regency Room at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
- Gold: River and Rail Restaurant
- Silver: Rockfish Food & Wine
Best Overall Staff
- Platinum: Local Roots: A Farm-to-Table Restaurant
- Gold: River and Rail Restaurant
- Silver: Alexander’s
Best Outdoor Dining
- Platinum: Fork in the Alley
- Gold: The Brambleton Deli & BBQ
- Silver: Billy’s Restaurant
Best Pizza
- Platinum: Grace’s Place Pizzeria
- Gold: New York Pizza
- Silver: Jimmy Sardines Italian Pizza Shop
Best Subs & Sandwiches
- Platinum: New Yorker Delicatessen
- Gold: The Brambleton Deli & BBQ
- Silver: Macado’s–Electric Rd.
Best Hot Dogs
- Platinum: Roanoke Weiner Stand
- Gold: Fork in the Alley
- Silver: Texas Tavern
Best Chili
- Platinum: Texas Tavern
- Gold: Roanoke Weiner Stand
- Silver: Crock and Roll
Best Hamburgers
- Platinum: Burger in the Square
- Gold: Jack Brown’s Beer and Burger Joint
- Silver: Beamer’s 25
Best Steak
- Platinum: Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse
- Gold: The Great 611 Steakhouse
- Silver (tie): Carlos Brazilian International Cuisine
- Silver (tie): Shula’s 347 Grill
Best Chicken
- Platinum: Thelma’s Chicken & Waffles
- Gold: The Homeplace Restaurant
- Silver: The Roanoker Restaurant
Best Buffalo Wings
- Platinum: AllSports Cafe – Grandin
- Gold: AllSports Cafe–Salem
- Silver: Mac & Bob’s
Best Buffalo Wings-Chain
- Platinum: Buffalo Wild Wings–Tanglewood
- Gold: Buffalo Wild Wings–Valley View
Best Ribs
- Platinum: The Blues BBQ Co.
- Gold: Wildwood Smokehouse
- Silver: The Brambleton Deli & BBQ
Best Fish and Chips
- Platinum: Annie Moore’s Irish Pub
- Gold: Awful Arthur’s–Downtown Roanoke
- Silver: Harbor Inn Seafood
Freshest Seafood
- Platinum: Harbor Inn Seafood
- Gold: Parker’s Seafood Co. Inc.
- Silver: Rockfish Food & Wine
Freshest Seafood - Local Chain
- Platinum: Awful Arthur’s Seafood Company
Best Biscuits
- Platinum: The Roanoker Restaurant
- Gold: Thelma’s Chicken & Waffles
- Silver: The Homeplace Restaurant
Best Bagels
- Platinum: Roanoke Bagel Company
- Gold: Full Moon Cafe
- Silver (tie): New Yorker Delicatessen
- Silver (tie): On The Rise Bakery
- Silver (tie): Our Daily Bread Bakery & Bistro
Best Bagels–Multiple Locations
- Platinum: Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea
Best Bagels–Chain Winner
- Gold: Panera Bread
Best Grilled Cheese
- Platinum: Pop’s Ice Cream & Soda Bar
- Gold: Crock and Roll (since closed)
- Silver: Wildflour Cafe at Towers
Best Appetizers / Small Plates
- Platinum: Blue Apron Restaurant and Red Rooster Bar
- Gold: River and Rail Restaurant
- Silver: Montano’s International Restaurant
Best Soups & Salads
- Platinum: Crock and Roll (since closed)
- Gold: Wildflour Restaurant & Bakery (4th St.)
- Silver: Wildflour Cafe at Towers
Best Vegetarian Menu
- Platinum: Wildflour Restaurant & Bakery (4th St.)
- Gold: Wildflour Cafe at Towers
- Silver: Firefly Fare
Best Comfort Food
- Platinum: The Homeplace Restaurant
- Gold: Thelma’s Chicken & Waffles
- Silver: The Roanoker Restaurant
Best Cakes / Baked Goods
- Platinum: Wildflour Restaurant & Bakery (4th St.)
- Gold: Bubblecake
- Silver (tie): Bread Craft
- Silver (tie): Our Daily Bread Bakery & Bistro
- Silver (tie): Viva La Cupcake
Best Chocolate Store
- Platinum: chocolatepaper
- Gold: Baylee’s Best Chocolates
- Silver: The Candy Store
Best Dessert Menu
- Platinum: Wildflour Restaurant & Bakery (4th St.)
- Gold: Our Daily Bread Bakery & Bistro
- Silver: Hollywood’s Restaurant & Bakery
Best Candy Store
- Platinum: The Candy Store
- Gold: chocolatepaper
- Silver: Baylee’s Best Chocolates
Best Ice Cream / Frozen Treats
- Platinum: Pop’s Ice Cream & Soda Bar
- Gold: Katie’s Ice Cream
- Silver (tie): HITS Frozen Treats
- Silver (tie): The Homestead Creamery
Best Beer Selection
- Platinum: Blue 5 Restaurant
- Gold: Wasena City Tap Room
- Silver: Montano’s International Restaurant
Best Wine List
- Platinum: Rockfish Food & Wine
- Gold: Montano’s International Restaurant
- Silver: Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse
Best Winery Within a 2-hour Drive
- Platinum: Chateau Morrisette Winery
- Gold: Valhalla Vineyards
- Silver: Villa Appalaccia
Most Creative Cocktails
- Platinum: Lucky Restaurant
- Gold: Metro!
- Silver: Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse
Best Overall Bar
- Platinum: Lucky Restaurant
- Gold: Blue 5 Restaurant
- Silver: Billy’s Restaurant
Best Happy-Hour Deals
- Platinum: 419 West
- Gold: Macado’s–Electric Rd.
- Silver: Macado’s–Salem
Best Local Coffee Shop
- Platinum: Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea
- Gold: CUPS Coffee & Tea
- Silver: Sweet Donkey Coffee House
Best Indian Restaurant
- Platinum: Nawab Indian Cuisine
- Gold: Taaza Indian Cuisine
Best Chinese Restaurant
- Platinum: Szechuan Restaurant–Roanoke
- Gold: Cafe Asia 2
- Silver: Cafe Asia
Best Italian Restaurant
- Platinum: Luigi’s Italian Gourmet Restaurant
- Gold: Sal’s Italian Restaurant
- Silver: Mamma Maria’s Italian Restaurant – Salem
Best Mexican Restaurant
- Platinum: Alejandro’s Mexican Grill–Downtown
- Gold: El Rodeo–Electric Rd
- Silver: Alejandro’s Mexican Grill–Williamson Rd.
Best Japanese Restaurant
- Platinum: Kabuki Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi–Roanoke
- Gold: Wasabi’s Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
- Silver: Ichiban
Best Traditional Virginia Food
- Platinum: The Homeplace Restaurant
- Gold: The Roanoker Restaurant
- Silver: Thelma’s Chicken & Waffles
Best Sushi
- Platinum: Ben Gui Sushi
- Gold: Wasabi’s Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
- Silver: Cafe Asia 2
Best Mediterranean Cuisine
- Platinum: Cedars Lebanese Restaurant
- Gold: Carlos Brazilian International Cuisine
- Silver: Montano’s International Restaurant
Best International Taste Not Covered Above
- Platinum: Carlos Brazilian International Cuisine
- Gold: Red Jasmine Thai Cuisine
- Silver (tie): Cedars Lebanese Restaurant
- Silver (tie): Montano’s International Restaurant
Best Farm-To-Table Menu
- Platinum: Local Roots: A Farm-to-Table Restaurant
- Gold: River and Rail Restaurant
- Silver: The Homeplace Restaurant
Best Kid’s Birthday Spot
- Platinum: Chuck E Cheese’s
- Gold: Thunder Valley
- Silver: Pop’s Ice Cream & Soda Bar
Best Kids’ Menu
- Platinum (tie): Chuck E Cheese’s
- Platinum (tie): Macado’s–Electric Rd.
- Silver: Famous Anthony’s–Grandin
Menu That Makes The Whole Family Happy
- Platinum: The Homeplace Restaurant
- Gold: Famous Anthony’s–Grandin
- Silver: Montano’s International Restaurant
Menu That Makes The Whole Family Happy–Local Chain
- Platinum: Famous Anthony’s
- Gold: Macado’s
Best Anniversaries/Special Occasions
- Platinum: Carlos Brazilian International Cuisine
- Gold (tie): Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse
- Gold (tie): Blue Apron Restaurant and Red Rooster Bar
Best Bachelorette Party
- Platinum: Corned Beef & Co.
- Gold: Metro!
- Silver: 202 Market (now Stefano’s)
Best Bachelor Party
- Platinum: Corned Beef & Co.
- Gold: 419 West
- Silver (tie): 202 Market (now Stefano’s)
- Silver (tie): Blue 5 Restaurant
Best Live Entertainment
- Platinum: Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill
- Gold: Blue 5 Restaurant
- Silver: Sidewinders
Best for Watching the Game
- Platinum: AllSports Cafe–Grandin
- Gold: Mac & Bob’s
- Silver: The Brambleton Deli & BBQ
Best for Watching the Game–Chain
- Platinum: Buffalo Wild Wings–Tanglewood
- Gold: Buffalo Wild Wings–Valley View
Best Picnic or Tailgate Food
- Platinum: The Roanoker Restaurant
- Gold (tie): Elderberry’s
- Gold (tie): New Yorker Delicatessen
- Gold (tie): The Brambleton Deli & BBQ
- Gold (tie): Three Li’l Pigs Barbeque
Best Picnic or Tailgate Food–Chain
- Platinum: Buffalo Wild Wings–Tanglewood
Worth an Hour in the Car
- Platinum: The Homeplace Restaurant
- Gold: Chateau Morrisette Winery
- Silver: The Landing Restaurant
Restaurant That Makes You Forget You’re In Roanoke
- Platinum: Carlos Brazilian International Cuisine
- Gold: Metro!
- Silver: Blue Apron Restaurant and Red Rooster Bar
Best Vinton Restaurant
- Platinum: New York Pizza
- Gold: Red Jasmine Thai Cuisine
- Silver: Dogwood Restaurant
Best Southwest City/County Restaurant
- Platinum: Carlos Brazilian International Cuisine
- Gold (tie): 419 West
- Gold (tie): River and Rail Restaurant
Best Smith Mountain Lake Restaurant
- Platinum: The Landing Restaurant
- Gold: Jonathan’s Restaurant
- Silver: Blackwater Cafe
Best Salem Restaurant
- Platinum: Blue Apron Restaurant and Red Rooster Bar
- Gold: Mac & Bob’s
- Silver: Mamma Maria’s Italian Restaurant – Salem
Best New River Valley Restaurant
- Platinum: Bull and Bones
- Gold: The Palisades
- Silver (tie): Cabo Fish Taco
- Silver (tie): Sal’s Italian Restaurant
Best Hollins/North County Restaurant
- Platinum: Hollywood’s Restaurant & Bakery
- Gold: Lew’s Restaurant
- Silver: Veranda Bistro
Best Downtown Restaurant
- Platinum: Alexander’s
- Gold: Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse
- Silver: Lucky Restaurant
Best Botetourt-Area Restaurant
- Platinum: Three Li’l Pigs Barbeque
- Gold: Town Center Tap House
- Silver: Pomegranate Restaurant & Gathering Place
Best 460 / Bonsack area Restaurant
- Platinum: Cafe Asia
- Gold: Sal’s Italian Restaurant
- Silver: Jersey Lily’s Legendary Roadhouse Grill–Roanoke