Woman of the Year

Readers' Poll Picks

BEST OF THE BEST
(MONEY NO OBJECT)

MILLE FLEURS
Marine Room
Bertrand at Mister A’s

BEST OF THE BEST
(MODERATE)

TRATTORIA ACQUA
The Prado
Nine-Ten

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

MARKET RESTAURANT + BAR
Blanca
Modus

BEST CHEF

JEAN-MICHEL DIOT, TAPENADE
Deborah Scott, Island Prime/C-Level
Bernard Guillas, Marine Room

BEST SERVICE

BERTRAND AT MISTER A’S
Tapenade
Marine Room

BEST DINING WITH A VIEW

MARINE ROOM
George’s at the Cove
Bertrand at Mister A’s

BEST LATE-NIGHT DINING

SASKA’S
Bully’s East
Modus

BEST HOTEL DINING

1500 OCEAN, HOTEL DEL CORONADO
Le Fontainebleu, Westgate
Nine-Ten, Grand Colonial Hotel

MOST EXTENSIVE WINE LIST

THE WINESELLAR & BRASSERIE
El Bizcocho (tie)
Thee Bungalow (tie)

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD EATERY

KENSINGTON GRILL
Parkhouse Eatery
Vagabond

BEST DINING WITH KIDS

CORVETTE DINER
Chuck E. Cheese
Bucco di Beppo

MOST ROMANTIC

MILLE FLEURS
Bertrand at Mister A’s
George’s at the Cove

MOST DECADENT DESSERTS

EXTRAORDINARY DESSERTS
Cheesecake Factory
Tapenade

BEST MICROBREWERY

KARL STRAUSS
Gordon Biersch
Stone

BEST PIZZA

BRONX PIZZA
Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza
Filippi’s

BEST BURGER JOINT

IN-N-OUT
Hodad’s
Rocky’s Crown Pub

BEST AMERICAN

GEORGE’S AT THE COVE
Sbicca
Dakota Grill & Spirits

BEST FRENCH

TAPENADE
Mille Fleurs
Laurel

BEST SPANISH/TAPAS

CAFÉ SEVILLA
Costa Brava
Olé Madrid

BEST ITALIAN

TRATTORIA ACQUA
Piatti
Arrivederci

BEST INDIAN

BOMBAY
Star of India
Monsoon

BEST CHINESE

P.F. CHANG’S
Jasmine
China Max

BEST SUSHI BAR/JAPANESE

SUSHI OTA
Café Japengo
Sushi on the Rock

BEST THAI

TASTE OF THAI
Rama
Celadon

BEST ASIAN FUSION

ROPPONGI
Kemo Sabe
Roy’s

BEST MEXICAN

FIDEL’S
Ortega’s (tie)
Old Town Mexican Café (tie)

BEST GREEK

CAFÉ ATHENA
Athens Market
Daphne’s

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN

BANDAR
Aladdin
Rannoosh

BEST CHEAP EATS

RUBIO’S
In-N-Out Burger
Costco

BEST GERMAN

KAISERHOF
Tip Top
Chef Axel

BEST VIETNAMESE

KIM’S
Saigon on Fifth
Le Bambou

BEST VEGETARIAN

SIPZ CAFÉ
Rancho’s Cocina
Spread

BEST BARBECUE

PHIL’S
Tony Roma’s
BBQ Pit

BEST STEAKHOUSE

RUTH’S CHRIS
Donovan’s
Fleming’s

BEST SEAFOOD

OCEANAIRE
The Fish Market
Anthony’s Fish Grotto

BEST BREAKFAST

HASH HOUSE A GO GO
D.Z. Akin’s
The Mission (North Park)

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH

HOTEL DEL CORONADO
Le Fontainebleau
La Valencia

BEST BUSINESS LUNCH

DOBSON’S
Arterra (tie)
Rainwater’s (tie)

BEST BAGELS

EINSTEIN BROS.
Bruegger’s
D.Z. Akin’s

BEST DELI

D.Z. AKIN’S
City Delicatessen (Hillcrest)
Milton’s

BEST TAKEOUT

PICK UP STIX
Pat & Oscar’s
In-N-Out

BEST OUTDOOR DINING

GEORGE’S OCEAN TERRACE
Prado
C-Level

BEST CATERER

FRENCH GOURMET
Festivities
Waters Catering

Reader Comments: 
OLD TO NEW | New to old
Aug 19, 2007 04:17 pm
 Posted by  MJ H

When does the voting open for this year?

Also, I'd like to vote for a Belgian Restaurant, but don't
see that you have such a category.

Can one be added, please?

Many Thanks!

MJ

Aug 21, 2007 05:46 pm
 Posted by  Summer D

Has anyone ever eaten at St. Tropez Bakery and Bistro? YUMMY!!! They hae locations in Encinitas, Hillcrest, Downtown, Rancho Bernardo and I think Little Italy! They really should be nominated for Best Neighborhood Eatery, Most decadent Desserts, Best French/Casual (can we add that category:)), Best Business Lunch and Best Caterer.

Also, what about adding Best Cakes???

Oct 2, 2007 12:55 pm
 Posted by  Bob D

Peohe's on Coronado

The ambience, view, and food were excellent but the customer service was terrible. Thisw is not restaurant for vegitarians.

We arrived on time for our reservation and there were only two couples ahead of us. They were seated and so were at least five other groups before we were. We waited 25 minutes. Because we had a baby-sitter constraint, this was vere disturbing. There were plenty of tables.

Our waiter behaved like he was doing us a favor by waiting on us. He got my drink order wrong because he wasn't paying attention.

Beware of their knives. They are razor sharp. In trying to cut open a roll, the knife slipped and cut a deep slice in my thumb. Blood everywhere until I got pressure on it. Once again, the waiter seemed unconcerned as he almost threw a Band Aid at me and had to be prompted to bring me a new napkin.

As I said, the dinner (sea bass) was excellent with great presentation. So was the desert (chocolate volcano). However, I don't like it when the dinner plates for two of the party are cleared while one party is still eating.

I publish a dining guide for the restaurants in the New Jersey town where I live (72 establishments) and eat at a lot of five-star restaurants and this is not one of them. Its attention to detail that gets them high raqtings This restaurant is three-star at best.

I won't visit this one again and I do visit San Diego often.

Oct 8, 2007 09:21 am
 Posted by  Bonney W

For years I have been resigned to letting Athens Market be number one in the Greek restaurant poll. But the latest inclusion of Daphne's Greek Cafe left me dumbfounded! Having eaten there three times at two different locations, I can only rate the food as poor to fair. My first pick since 1978 is Georgia's Greek Cuisine on Rosecrans, which has never showed up in your ratings. Georgia's is the closest thing to a greek taverna in San Diego. Great food, warm family atmosphere & reasonable prices. For authentic greek food, it beats the others by a mile. Based on the many loyal customers I see every week when I dine there, I am not alone in my opinion. Give it a chance & REMOVE Daphne's!

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