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2025 winners *All results listed in alphabetical order **The presence of five or more winners is the result of a tie
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Asian Food Akira Hibachi Express China Inn Restaurant (Pittsboro) New Japan Szechuan Village
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C H AT H A M M AG A Z I N E
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice earned a spot among the winners in the frozen treats category with its crowd-pleasing ice cream and signature Italian ice flavors.
Catering 39 West Catering Cafe Root Cellar Cowboy Cafe & Catering Scurlock’s Catering Chef Benjamin Guaman, Governors Club Chad Hardin, West End Kitchen Sera Cuni, Cafe Root Cellar Bill Hartley, Postal Fish Company Cocktails The Beagle Fair Game Beverage Co. The Mod The Sycamore at Chatham Mills
Barbecue Allen & Son Bar-B-Que Big Mikes BBQ The Boneyard The Broken Spit
Breakfast/Brunch Al’s Diner Breakaway Cafe Small Cafe B and B Virlie’s Grill
Coffee Shop Aromatic Roasters Breakaway Cafe The Chatham Rabbit Davenport’s Cafe Diem
Biscuits Al’s Diner Crossroads Grill The Phoenix Bakery Virlie’s Grill
Burger and Fries The Boneyard Carolina Brewery Chris’s Drive-In Town Hall Burger & Beer
Comfort/Southern Food Al’s Diner Bestfood Cafeteria S&T’s Soda Shoppe Virlie’s Grill
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