Best of 2005 - Food




Readers' picks

Best Breakfast
 The Original Pancake House, various locations

Best Cheap Eats
 Taco Bell, various locations

Best Chain Restaurant (Tie)
 The Cheesecake Factory and Olive Garden, various locations

Best Barbecue
 Tom Jenkins B-B-Q, Fort Lauderdale

Best Mexican
 La Bamba, various locations

Best Chinese
 Toa Toa, Sunrise

Best Thai
 Siam House, Fort Lauderdale

Best Mall Food Court
 Aventura Mall

Best Pizza
 Downtown Pizza, Fort Lauderdale

Best Hamburger
 Cheeburger Cheeburger, various locations

Best Diner
 Lester's Diner, Fort Lauderdale

Best Romantic Restaurant
 The Melting Pot, various locations

Best Italian
 Il Mulino, Fort Lauderdale

Best Barbecue -- Broward
 

Best Barbecue — Palm Beach
 

Best Barbecued-Pork Sandwich
 

Best Late-Night Eats
 

Best Breakfast — Broward
 

Best Breakfast — Palm Beach
 

Best Sunday Brunch
 

Best Restaurant
 

Best New Restaurant
 

Best Restaurant Experience (If You Can Get a Table)
 

Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying
 

Best Romantic Restaurant
 

Best Restaurant for a Party
 

Best Birthday Singing
 

Best Inexpensive Gourmet Eats
 

Best Shopping Mall Café
 

Best Sub Shop
 

Best Supermarket Sub
 

Best Convenience-Store Sub
 

Best Hot Dogs
 

Best Cuban Sandwich
 

Best Lunch
 

Best Family Restaurant
 

Best Spanish Restaurant
 

Best Jamaican Restaurant
 

Best Thai Restaurant
 

Best Persian Restaurant
 

Best Caribbean Restaurant
 

Best French Restaurant
 

Best Cajun-Creole Restaurant
 

Best Soul-Food Restaurant
 

Best Peruvian Restaurant
 

Best Cuban Restaurant
 

Best Indian Restaurant
 

Best Japanese Restaurant
 

Best Mexican Restaurant
 

Best Italian Restaurant
 

Best Seafood Restaurant
 

Best Crawfish
 

Best Sushi — Broward
 

Best Sushi — Palm Beach
 

Best Buffet
 

Best All-You-Can-Eat
 

Best 24-Hour Diner
 

Best Hamburger
 

Best Pizza
 

Best Pizza by the Slice
 

Best Chicken Wings
 

Best Raw Bar
 

Best Beef Burrito
 

Best Fried Green Tomatoes
 

Best Place To Dine Alone
 

Best Beer List
 

Best Way To Learn About Wine
 

Best Value Winetasting
 

Best Chocolates
 

Best Grocery
 

Best International Grocery
 

Best Italian Grocery
 

Best Asian Market
 

Best Middle Eastern Market
 

Best Farmers’ Market
 

Best Bakery
 

Best Rotisserie Chicken
 

Best Coffee
 

Best Specialty Ice-Cream Parlor
 

Best Old-Fashioned Ice-Cream Parlor
 

Best Milk Shake
 

Best Smoothie
 

Best Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice
 

Best Lemonade
 

Best Roasted Peanuts
 

Best Street for Eats