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Minnesota Monthly’s 2006 Readers’ Choice Silver Spoon Awards

Readers Choice Silver Spoon Awards 2006 logo

We asked and you voted…

Readers have selected their favorite restaurants across the Twin Cities and here’s how they stacked up.

 

Latte

Caribou Coffee | 1st
Starbucks | 2nd
Café Latte | 3rd

Margaritas

Bar Abilene | 1st
Pepitos | 2nd
Boca Chica | 3rd

Martini

The Independent | 1st
Chino Latino | 2nd-tie
Martini Blu | 2nd-tie
Azia Restaurant | 3rd-tie
Drink | 3rd-tie

Wine List

Cave Vin | 1st
Campiello | 2nd
I Nonni | 3rd

Breakfast

Hell’s Kitchen | 1st
Perkins | 2nd
Key’s Café | 3rd-tie
Victor’s 1959 Café | 3rd-tie

Donuts

Krispy Kreme | 1st
Mel O Glaze | 2nd
A Baker’s Wife | 3rd-tie
Byerly’s Bakery | 3rd-tie
Wuollet’s | 3rd-tie

French Toast

Hell’s Kitchen | 1st
Perkins | 2nd
Sunny Side Up | 3rd

Omelets

Key’s Café | 1st
Hell’s Kitchen | 2nd-tie
Perkins | 2nd-tie
Highland Grill | 3rd-tie
Sunny Side Up | 3rd-tie

Apple Pie

Baker’s Square | 1st
Betty’s Pies | 2nd
Byerly’s | 3rd

Cheesecake

The Cheesecake Factory | 1st
Muddy Paws | 2nd
Café Latte | 3rd

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Sweet Martha’s Cookies | 1st
Birchwood Café | 2nd
Potbelly | 3rd

Chocolate Dessert

Café Latte | 1st
Zeno Café | 2nd
D’Amico & Sons | 3rd

Ice Cream

Sebastian Joe’s | 1st
Crema Café | 2nd
Izzy’s | 3rd

Scones

French Meadow Bakery | 1st
Café Barbette | 2nd
Café Latte | 3rd

Tiramisu

Buca di Beppo | 1st
California Café | 2nd
D’Amico & Sons | 3rd-tie
Palomino | 3rd-tie

Ambiance

Loring Pasta Bar | 1st
Bellanotte | 2nd
Chino Latino | 3rd

Bartender

Chino Latino | 1st
TGI Friday’s | 2nd
Zelo | 3rd

Wait Staff

Oceanaire | 1st
Levain | 2nd
La Belle Vie | 3rd

Game Time Food

Champps | 1st
Old Chicago | 2nd
Buffalo Wild Wings | 3rd

New Restaurant

(Past 2 Years) 112 Eatery | 1st
20.21 | 2nd
Rebours | 3rd

Neighborhood Spot

Longfellow Grill | 1st
Al Vento | 2nd-tie
Liquor Lyle’s | 2nd-tie
Riverview Wine Bar | 3rd

Night Out With The Girls

Chino Latino | 1st
Mel’s Beauty Bar | 2nd
Solera | 3rd-tie
Zelo | 3rd-tie

On The Waterfront

Maynard’s | 1st-tie
Northcoast | 1st-tie
Sunsets | 1st-tie
Dock Café | 1st-tie
Lord Fletcher’s | 2nd-tie
Vic’s | 2nd-tie
Freight House | 3rd

Outdoor Dining

WA Frost | 1st
Black Forest Inn | 2nd
Stella’s Fish Café | 3rd

Place To Be Seen

Bellanotte | 1st
Cosmos | 2nd-tie
Redstone | 2nd-tie
Solera | 2nd-tie
20.21 | 3rd-tie
Café Barbette | 3rd-tie

Romantic

WA Frost | 1st
Loring Pasta Bar | 2nd
Lucia’s | 3rd

Splurge Worthy

Oceanaire | 1st
Manny’s | 2nd
Kincaid’s | 3rd

Bread

Panera Bread | 1st
French Meadow Bakery | 2nd
Great Harvest | 3rd

Burger

Matt’s Bar | 1st
Lion’s Tap | 2nd
The Nook | 3rd

Burrito

Chipotle | 1st
Pepitos | 2nd
El Burrito Mercado | 3rd-tie
Salsa A La Salsa | 3rd-ti

Business Lunch

Zelo | 1st
Campiello | 2nd
Redstone | 3rd

Caesar Salad

Pizza Luce | 1st
The Lexington | 2nd
Biella | 3rd-tie
Buca di Beppo | 3rd-tie

Calamari

Buca di Beppo | 1st
Figlio | 2nd-tie
Dixie’s | 2nd-tie
Bellanotte | 3rd

Chicken Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings | 1st
Famous Dave’s | 2nd
Rudolph’s | 3rd

Club Sandwich

Champp’s | 1st
Fabulous Fern’s | 2nd
J Doolittles | 3rd

Fajitas

Chevy’s | 1st
Don Pablo’s | 2nd-tie
Pepitos | 2nd-tie
Chili’s | 3rd

Fish

Oceanaire | 1st
McCormick and Schmick’s | 2nd-tie
Tavern on Grand | 2nd-tie
Kincaid’s | 3rd-tie
Stella’s Fish Café | 3rd-tie

Bloody Mary

Uptown Bar and Café | 1st
Ike’s | 2nd
Hell’s Kitchen | 3rd

Gourmet Pizza

Punch Neapolitan Pizza | 1st
Pizza Luce | 2nd
Downtowner Woodfire Grill | 3rd-tie
Galactic Pizza | 3rd-tie
Green Mill | 3rd-tie
Pizza Nea | 3rd-tie

House Salad Dressing

Byerly’s Minnesota Grille | 1st
Olive Garden | 2nd
Gianni’s | 3rd-tie
Punch Neapolitan Pizza | 3rd-tie

Lobster

Oceanaire | 1st
Manny’s | 2nd
McCormick and Schmick’s | 3rd

Pad Thai

Sawatdee | 1st
Chang Mai Thai | 2nd
True Thai | 3rd

Quesadillas

Applebees | 1st-tie
Pepitos | 1st-tie
TGI Friday’s | 2nd
Chevy’s | 3rd-tie
Don Pablo’s | 3rd-tie
Salsa A La Salsa | 3rd-tie

Ribs

Famous Dave’s | 1st
Rudolph’s | 2nd
Ted Cook’s | 3rd

Steak

Manny’s | 1st
Murray’s | 2nd
Morton’s | 3rd

Stir-Fry

Big Bowl | 1st
PF Chang’s | 2nd
Chang Mai Thai | 3rd-tie
Khan’s Mongolian BBQ | 3rd-tie

Sub Sandwich

Jimmy John’s | 1st
Potbelly | 2nd
Quizno’s | 3rd

Sushi

Origami | 1st
Sakura | 2nd
Fuji Ya | 3rd-tie
Nami | 3rd-tie

Vegetarian Meals

Café Brenda | 1st
Birchwood Café | 2nd
Good Earth | 3rd

Vegetarian Lasagna

The Good Earth | 1st
Bellanotte | 2nd
Broders’ Pasta Bar | 3rd

Wraps

Roly Poly | 1st
Marshall Field’s Marketplace | 2nd
Applebee’s | 3rd

Beer Selection

Old Chicago | 1st
Williams Bar | 2nd
The Local | 3rd

French Fries

Herkimer | 1st
Longfellow Grill | 2nd
JP American Bistro | 3rd

Cappuccino

Caribou Coffee | 1st
Starbucks | 2nd
Café Latte | 3rd-tie
Dunn Brothers | 3rd-tie

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