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[kwhopper89]

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

Best Hamburger
W.F. Cody’s
Hardee’s (chain)
Runners-up:
Flame Steakhouse
Ebbett’s Field

Best 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.