2010 Best Restaurants Readers Poll Results
Our Best Restaurants Readers Poll selections are picked based on anonymous balloting from our readership in print and online and complement the editors' picks.
BEST Restaurants
2010 Readers’ POLL
BEST RESTAURANT
1 Isabela on Grandview
2 Nakama Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
3 Bistro 19
AMERICAN
1 Bistro 19
2 Eleven
3 T.G.I. Fridays
BAKERY
1 Sweethouse Bake Shop
2 Dozen Bake Shop
3 Prantl’s Bakery
BARGAIN
1 Eat’n Park Restaurants
2 The Taj Mahal Restaurants
3 D’s Sixpax and Dogz
BEST VIEW
1 LeMont
2 Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
3 Isabela on Grandview
BREAKFAST
1 Pamela’s
2 The Square Café
3 Eat’n Park Restaurants
BYOB RESTAURANTS
1 Piccolo Forno
2 River Moon Café & Tea Co.
3 Legume Bistro
CATERING SERVICES
1 big Burrito Catering
2 The Taj Mahal Restaurants
3 DoubleTree
CHILD-FRIENDLY
1 Eat’n Park Restaurants
2 The Square Café
3 Red Robin
CHINESE
1 Sesame Inn
2 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
3 China Palace
CONTINENTAL
1 Bistro 19
2 Eleven (tie)
Pangea (tie)
DELI
1 Smallman Street Deli
2 Kazansky’s Delicatessen
3 Carson Street Deli
DESSERT
1 Gullifty’s
2 Sweethouse Bake Shop
3 Cheesecake Factory
DOWNTOWN LUNCH SPOT
1 Franktuary
2 Six Penn Kitchen
3 Primanti Brothers
FOR VISITORS
1 Primanti Brothers
2 Isabela on Grandview
3 Church Brew Works
FRENCH
1 Le Pommier
2 Paris 66
3 Legume Bistro
GERMAN
1 Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh (tie)
Max’s Allegheny Tavern (tie)
3 Penn Brewery
HAMBURGER
1 Tessaro’s
2 Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries
3 Red Robin
HOLIDAY RESTAURANT
1 Grand Concourse
2 Atria’s (tie)
Eleven (tie)
HOTEL DINING
1 Omni William Penn Hotel/The Terrace Room
2 Sheraton Station Square/Pittsburgh Rare
3 Original Fish Market
INDIAN
1 Taj Mahal
2 India Garden
3 Tamarind
IRISH
1 Claddaugh Irish Pub
2 Mullaney’s Harp and Fiddle
3 Piper’s Pub
ITALIAN CHAIN
1 Bravo! Cucina Italiana
2 Olive Garden
3 Buca Di Beppo
ITALIAN NON-CHAIN
1 Girasole
2 Piccolo Forno
3 Joseph Tambellini Restaurant
JAPANESE
1 Nakama Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
2 Ichiban Steakhouse and Sushi Bar (tie)
Chaya Japanese Cuisine (tie)
KOREAN
1 Sushi Kim
2 Korean Garden
3 The Golden Pig
LATE-NIGHT STUDENT FARE
1 Essie’s Original Hot Dog Shop
2 Mad Mex
3 Primanti Brothers
MEDITERRANEAN
1 Casbah
2 Aladdin’s Eatery
3 Mediterranean Grill
MEXICAN
1 Mad Mex
2 Franklin Inn Mexican Restaurant (tie)
El Campesino (tie)
MICROBREWERY
1 Church Brew Works
2 East End Brewery
3 Penn Brewery
MIDDLE EASTERN
1 Aladdin’s Eatery
2 Ali Baba
3 Kassab’s Restaurant
MOST AUTHENTIC PITTSBURGH
1 Primanti Brothers
2 Eat’n Park Restaurants
3 Fat Heads South Shore Saloon
MOST ROMANTIC
1 Isabela on Grandview
2 The Ivy Café
3 LeMont
OUTDOOR DINING
1 Harris Grill
2 Pazzo
3 Jackson’s (tie)
The Pines Tavern (tie)
PAN ASIAN/FUSION
1 Soba
2 Tamari
3 Plum Pan Asian Kitchen
PIZZA CHAIN
1 Vocelli Pizza
2 Pizza Hut
3 Papa John’s Pizza
PIZZA NON-CHAIN
1 Mineo’s Pizza House
2 Aiello’s (tie)
Fiori’s Pizzaria (tie)
POLISH
1 Bloomfield Bridge Tavern
2 Pierogies Plus
3 Gooski’s
POST-THEATER DINING
1 Six Penn Kitchen
2 Seviche
3 Bossa Nova (tie)
Café Zao (tie)
Nine on Nine (tie)
Sonoma Grille (tie)
PRE-THEATER DINING
1 Six Penn Kitchen
2 Sonoma Grille
3 Café Zao (tie)
Nine on Nine (tie)
SEAFOOD
1 Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
2 Mitchell’s Fish Market
3 McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
SOUP
1 JAC’s Café
2 Panera Bread
3 Eat’n Park Restaurant
SPECIAL EVENT
1 Eleven
2 LeMont
3 Grand Concourse
SPORTS BAR
1 Jerome Bettis Grille 36
2 Damon’s Grill
3 Buffalo Blues
STEAK
1 Ruth’s Chris Steak House
2 Capital Grille
3 Morton’s The Steakhouse
SUNDAY BRUNCH
1 Grand Concourse
2 Square Café
3 Six Penn Kitchen
SUSHI
1 Nakama Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
2 Umi
3 Little Tokyo
TAPAS
1 Ibiza Tapas Restaurant & Wine Bar
2 Tusca
3 Silk Elephant
THAI
1 Bangkok Balcony
2 Thai Place Restaurant
3 The Green Mango
TRENDY
1 Tamari
2 Nakama Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar (tie)
Toast! Kitchen & Wine Bar (tie)
VEGETARIAN
1 The Quiet Storm Vegetarian & Vegan Café
2 Kaya
3 Aladdin’s Eatery
VIETNAMESE
1 Tram’s Kitchen
2 Pho Minh
3 Pho Kim 88
WINE LIST
1 Sonoma Grille
2 Toast! Kitchen & Wine Bar
3 Casbah (tie)
Eleven (tie)
