Came across a website that has some best of items for Springfield
http://417mag.com/417-Magazine/Febru...=1&si=0#artanc
These are just a few - MANY more at the above website....
Dining
Best 5 Local Restaurants
Bijan’s Sea & Grille
Ocean Zen
Flame Steakhouse
Gallery Bistro
5. Haruno
Best Appetizers
Gallery Bistro
Runners-up:
Bijan’s Sea & Grille
Touch
Best Bakery
Supreme Bakery
Panera Bread (chain)
Runners-up:
Beth’s Bake Shoppe
The Bakehouse
Best Bar
Gallery Bistro
Runners-up:
The Red Room (Flame Steakhouse)
Patton Alley Pub
Best Bar Food
Patton Alley Pub
Runners-up:
Gallery Bistro
Galloway Station
Best Barbecue
Buckingham Smokehouse & BBQ
Rib Crib (chain)
Runners-up:
Crosstown BBQ
Pappy’s Place
Best Beer Menu
Patton Alley Pub
Fox & Hound (chain)
Runners-up:
Springfield Brewing Company
MudLounge
Best 5 New Local Restaurants
1. Hickok’s Steakhouse & Brewery
2. Fire & Ice
3. Doe’s Eat Place
4. Umi
5. Big Whiskey’s
Best Breakfast
Gailey’s Breakfast Café
Hardee’s (chain)
Runners-up:
Ziggie’s Café
Scrambler’s
Best Brunch
Hemingway’s Blue Water Café
Chateau on the Lake (Branson)
Runners-up:
Agrario
Pairings
Best Business Lunch
Metropolitan Grill
Steak & Ale (chain)
Runners-up:
Ocean Zen
Springfield Brewing Company
Best Cashew Chicken
Hong Kong Inn
Runners-up:
Lucy’s Chinese Restaurant
Canton Inn
Best Chili
Casper’s
Steak ‘n Shake (chain winner; tie)
Wendy’s (chain winner; tie)
Fred & Red’s (Joplin winner)
Runner-up:
Longhorn Grill
Best Coffee Place
MudHouse
Starbucks Coffee (chain)
Runners-up:
Cassil’s
Anton’s Coffee Shop
Best Desserts
Gallery Bistro
Andy’s Frozen Custard (Chain)
Runners-up:
Clary’s
Beth’s Bake Shoppe
Best Fast Food
Hardee’s
Runners-up:
Wendy’s
Backyard Burger
Best Fried Chicken
Riverside Inn
KFC (chain)
Runners-up:
Rosie Jo’s
the dish
B
est Hamburger
W.F. Cody’s
Hardee’s (chain)
Runners-up:
Flame Steakhouse
Ebbett’s Field
B
est Happy Hour
Flame Steakhouse
Runners-up:
Patton Alley Pub
Cartoons Oyster Bar & Grill
During weekdays, a professional crowd flocks to Flame, where you can get special prices on burgers and oysters before 6 p.m. Patton Alley Pub has half-price appetizers, while Cartoons has $1.35 drafts and an $8.99 dozen-oyster deal from 5 to 7 p.m. on weekdays.