★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Favorite Waitperson 1. Faye Levine at Heyday Café 2. Brad Geers at ZacJack Bistro 3. Autumn Childers at Buttercup Pantry
Favorite Overall Restaurant 1. Cascada 2. Heyday Café 3. Casa Ramos
Favorite Chef 1. John Sanders at Old Town Grill 2. Christian Masse at Allez! 3. John Evans at ZacJack Bistro Favorite Catering 1. Diane Wilkinson Catering 2. Beth Sogaard Catering 3. Old Town Grill A very close #4: The Barley Loaf Favorite Coffee/Tea Place 1. Starbucks Favorite Independent Coffee/ Tea Place: 1. Caffe Santoro 2. Bean Barn 3. Zia’s Favorite Bar 1. Sierra Nevada House 2. Poor Red’s 3. Bricks Eats & Drinks Favorite Happy Hour Place 1. Casa Ramos 2. Bricks Eats & Drinks 3. Durango’s
Favorite Indian Restaurant 1. India House 2. Curry Club 3. Ruchi Indian Cuisine Favorite Thai Restaurant 1. Taste of Thai 2. Thai Basil 3. Chantara Thai Cuisine Favorite Place to Get Vegetarian Food 1. Cozmic Café & Pub 2. Heyday Café 3. Taste of Thai
Favorite Deli 1. Gularte’s Diamond Deli & Pizza 2. Mr. Pickles 3. Hoosegow Favorite Salad Place 1. Heyday Café 2. Z Pie 3. Buttercup Pantry
Favorite Bartender 1. Alan Day at Durango’s 2. Stacy Calhoun at Casa Ramos 3. Chris Della Penna at Heyday Café
Favorite Wine Bar 1. Nello Olivo Wine Tasting Room 2. The Wine Smith 3. Heyday Café
Favorite Sports Bar 1. Bricks Eats & Drinks 2. PJ’s Roadhouse 3. Slingshots Favorite Movie Theater 1. Regal El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 2. Regal Placerville Stadium 8 3. Palladio 16 Cinemas
Favorite Steakhouse 1. Henry's Steakhouse 2. Fifty Grand Steakhouse 3. Café Mahjaic
Favorite Bakery 1. Sweetie Pie’s Restaurant & Bakery 2. Sugar Lillie Bakery 3. Sierra Rizing Favorite Romantic Restaurant 1. Café Luna 2. Café Mahjaic 3. The Independent Favorite Outdoor Dining 1. Placerville Brewing Co. 2. Forester Pub & Grill 3. Marco’s Café Favorite Takeout Place 1. Allez! 2. Back Forty Texas BBQ 3. Old Town Grill Favorite Casual Restaurant 1. Buttercup Pantry 2. Bricks Eats & Drinks 3. Heyday Café Honorable mention: Old Town Grill
Favorite Japanese/Sushi Restaurant 1. Amerikan Ichi Sushi 2. Shilla Teriyaki & Sushi Bar 3. Twin’s Sushi
Favorite Family Restaurant 1. Diamond Springs Hotel 2. Buttercup Pantry 3. Mel’s Diner
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