2008 Best of 225 awards Winners and Runners-up
Best Barbecue
1. Voodoo BBQ & Grill, 3510 Drusilla Ln., Ste. D, 926-3003, voodoobbqandgrill.com
2. TJ Ribs, 2324 S. Acadian Thruway, 383-7427
3. Jay’s Bar-B-Q, multiple locations, jaysbbq.com
Best Breakfast
1. Louie’s Café, 209 W. State St., 346-8221, louiescafe.tripod.com
2. Another Broken Egg Café, two locations, anotherbrokenegg.com
3. Frank’s Restaurant, two locations, franksrestaurant.biz
Best Burgers
1. George’s, four locations, georgesbr.com
2. Dearman’s, 7633 Jefferson Hwy., 924-1391
3. Brew-bacher’s Grill, multiple locations, brewbachersgrill.com
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Best Coffee Shop
1. CC’s Community Coffee House, multiple locations, communitycoffee.com
2. Starbucks, multiple locations, starbucks.com
3. Coffee Call, 3132 College Dr., 925-9493
Best Dessert
1. Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro, 6171 Bluebonnet Blvd., 761-1110, copelandscheesecakebistro.com
2. Ambrosia Bakery, 11358 Perkins Rd., 763-6489, ambrosiabakery.com
3. Whole Foods Market, 7529 Corporate Blvd., 218-0452, wholefoodsmarket.com
Best Fast food
1. Raising Cane’s, multiple locations, raisingcanes.com
2. Izzo’s Illegal Burrito, multiple locations, izzos.com
3. Chick-fil-A, multiple locations, chick-fil-a.com
Best Place for a Gourmet Meal
1. Juban’s, 3739 Perkins Rd., 346-8422, jubans.com
2. Mansurs on the Boulevard, 5742 Corporate Blvd. #A, 923-3366, mansursontheboulevard.com
3. Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 4836 Constitution Ave., 925-0163, ruthschris.com
Best Italian Cuisine
1. Gino’s Italian Restaurant, 4542 Bennington Ave., 927-7156, ginosrestaurant.com
2. DiGiulio Brothers Italian Café, 2903 Perkins Rd., 383-4203, digiulios.com
3. The Little Village, two locations.
Best Mediterranean Cuisine
1. Albasha, multiple locations, albashabr.com
2. Serop’s, multiple locations, seropscafe.com
3. Roman’s, multiple locations in Baton Rouge
Best Mexican Cuisine
1. Superior Grill, 5435 Government St., 927-2022, batonrouge.superiorgrill.com
2. Ninfa’s Mexican Restaurant, 4738 Constitution Ave., 924-0377
3. Mestizo Louisiana Mexican Restaurant, 2323 Acadian Thruway, 387-2699, mestizorestaurant.com
Best Oriental Cuisine
1. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, 7341 Corporate Blvd., 216-9044, pfchangs.com
2. Ichiban Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar, 5741 Essen Ln., 767-2288, ichibanbr.com
3. Great Wall Restaurant, 3132 College Dr., 928-321
Best Overall Restaurant
1. The Chimes, two locations, thechimes.com
2. Juban’s, 3739 Perkins Rd., 346-8422, jubans.com
3. Mansurs on the Boulevard, 5742 Corporate Blvd. #A, 923-3366, mansursontheboulevard.com
Best Pizza
1. Fleur de Lis, 5655 Government St., 924-2904, fleurdelispizza.com
2. DeAngelo’s Pizzeria, multiple locations, deangelospizzeria.com
3. Pastime Restaurant & Lounge, 252 South Blvd., 343-5490
Best Po-Boys
1. George’s, multiple locations, georgesbr.com
2. Rocco’s New Orleans Style Po-Boys & Café, Multiple locations, roccospoboys.com
3. Pastime Restaurant & Lounge, 252 South Blvd., 343-5490
Best Place for a Romantic Dinner
1. Juban’s, 3739 Perkins Rd., 346-8422, jubans.com
2. Gino’s Italian Restaurant, 4542 Bennington Ave., 927-7156, ginosrestaurant
3. Mansurs on the Boulevard, 5742 Corporate Blvd. #A, 923-3366, mansursontheboulevard.com
Best Place for Seafood
1. Mike Anderson’s Seafood, 1031 West Lee Dr., 766-7823,mikeandersonsbr.com
2. Parrain’s, 3225 Perkins Rd., 381-9922, parrains.com
3. Louisiana Lagniappe, 9990 Perkins Rd., 767-9991, louisianalagniapperestaurant.com
Best Steaks
1. Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 4836 Constitution Ave., 925-0163, ruthschris.com
2. Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 5252 Corporate Blvd., 925-1161, sullivansteakhouse.com/batonrouge
3. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse, 7321 Corporate Blvd., 925-2710, flemingssteakhouse.com
Best Local Festival
1. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, nojazzfest.com
2. FestForAll, artsbr.org/fest-for-all.html
3. Pennington Balloon Championships, laballooning.com
Best Place to Take the Kids for Fun
1. BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Rd., 775-3877, brzoo.org
2. LSU sporting event, lsusports.net
3. Blue Bayou Water Park, 18142 Perkins Rd., 753-3333, bluebayou.com
Best Movie Theater
1. Cinemark at Perkins Rowe, 10000 Perkins Rowe, Suite 125, 761-7844, cinemark.com
2. Rave at Mall of Louisiana, 9168T Picardy Ave. Extension, 769-5176, ravemotionpictures.com
3. Rave on O’Neal Lane, I-12 and O’Neal, 753-2744, ravemotionpictures.com
Best Museum or Art Gallery
1. Louisiana Art and Science Museum, 100 South River Rd., 344-5272, lasm.org
2. LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St., 389-7200, lsumoa.com
3. LSU Rural Life Museum, 4650 Essen Ln., 765-2437, appl027.lsu.edu/rlm/rurallifeweb.nsf/index
Best Local Parade
1. Spanish Town Mardi Gras, spanishtownmardigras.com
2. St. Patrick’s Day Parade, paradegroup.com/Irish/
3. Krewe of Southdowns Mardi Gras, southdowns.org
Best Bakery
1. Ambrosia Bakery, 11358 Perkins Rd., 763-6489, ambrosiabakery.com
2. Baum’s Fine Pastries & Chocolates, two locations, baumspastries.com
3. Whole Foods Market, 7529 Corporate Blvd., 218-0452, wholefoodsmarket.com
Best Gift Shop
1. The Royal Standard, two locations, theroyalstandard.com
2. Circa 1857, 1857 Government St., circa1857.com
3. Tiger Mania, three locations, tigermania.net
Best Grocery or Market
1. Whole Foods Market, 7529 Corporate Blvd., 218-0452, wholefoodsmarket.com
2. Calandro’s Supermarket, two locations, calandros.com
3. Calvin’s Bocage Market, 7675 Jefferson Hwy., 927-2051, calvinsbocage.com
Best Jewelry Store
1. Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, multiple locations, lmfj.com
2. Mignon Faget, multiple locations, mignonfaget.com
3. Anton’s Fine Jewelry, 10675 Coursey Blvd., 291-1919, antonsfinejewelry.com
Best Men’s Clothing Store
1. Dillard’s, Mall of Louisiana and the Mall at Cortana, dillards.com
2. Tie:
JoS. A. Bank, 6401 Bluebonnet Blvd.,769-7848, josbank.com
McLavy Ltd., 7665 Jefferson Hwy., 927-8820
Best Spa or Salon
1. Bumble Lane, 7540 Jefferson Hwy., 932-9522, bumblelane.com
2. Paris Parker, multiple locations, parisparker.com
3. Rigsby Frederick Salon Gallery Spa, 7520 Perkins Rd., 769-7903, rigsbysalon.com
Best Place to Buy Wine
1. Calandro’s Supermarket, two locations, calandros.com
2. Marcello’s Wine Market, 3911 Perkins Rd., 344-1414
3. Martin Wine Cellar, 7597 Jefferson Hwy., 926-4053, martinwine.com
Best Women’s Clothing Store
1. Ann Taylor Loft, multiple locations, anntaylorloft.com
2. Dillard’s, multiple locations, dillards.com
3. Talbots, multiple locations, talbots.com
Best Place for Dancing
1. Ringside at Sullivan’s, 5252 Corporate Blvd., 925-1161, sullivansteakhouse.com/batonrouge
2. Varsity Theatre, 3353 Highland Rd., 383-7018, varsitytheatre.com
3. The Roux House, 143 Third St., 344-2583, rouxhousebr.com
Best Place for Girls’ Night
1. The Wine Loft, 304 Laurel St., 341-3948, thewineloft.net
2. Tsunami, 100 Lafayette St., 346-5100, servingsushi.com
3. Superior Grill, 5435 Government St., 927-2022, batonrouge.superiorgrill.com
Best Place for Guys’ Night
1. The Chimes, two locations, thechimes.com
2. Walk-On’s, 3838 Burbank Dr., 757-8010, walk-ons.com
3. Hooters, two locations, hooters.com
Best Happy Hour
1. Superior Grill, 5435 Government St., 927-2022, batonrouge.superiorgrill.com
2. The Wine Loft, 304 Laurel St., 341-3948, thewineloft.net
3. Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 5252 Corporate Blvd., 925-1161, sullivansteakhouse.com
Best Place for Live Music
1. Varsity Theatre, 3353 Highland Rd., 383-7018, varsitytheatre.com
2. Live After Five, Galvez Plaza on North Boulevard downtown, liveafterfiveonline.com
3. Chelsea’s Café, 2857 Perkins Rd., 387-3679, chelseascafe.com
Best Martini
1. Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 5252 Corporate Blvd., 925-1161, sullivansteakhouse.com/batonrouge
2. Duvic’s, 2854 Kalurah St., 336-4821
3. Tsunami, 1000 Lafayette St., sixth floor, 346-5100, servingsushi.com
Best New Bar or Club
1. Boudreaux & Thibodeaux, 214 Third St., 636-2442, myspace.com/boudreauxdowntown
2. The Loft at Perkins Rowe, 10111 Perkins Rowe, Ste. 140, 663-2891
3. Kona Grill, 10111 Perkins Rowe, Ste. 100, 769-0077, konagrill.com
Best Local Architect
1. Grace & Hebert Architects, 9332 Bluebonnet Blvd., 769-5569, graceandhebert.com
2. Chenevert Architects, 232 Third St., Ste. 100, 334-9907, chenevertarchitects.com
3. Trahan Architects, 445 North Blvd., Ste. 570, 924-6333, trahanarchitects.com
Best Local Artist
1. C.C. Lockwood, cclockwood.com
2. Rhea Gary, rheagary.com
3. Lauren Barksdale Hill, laurenbarksdale.com
Best Local Band
1. Benjy Davis Project, bdpmusic.com
2. The Molly Ringwalds, themollyringwalds.com
3. Chris LeBlanc Band, chrisleblancband.com
Best Local TV News Anchor
1. Sylvia Weatherspoon, WBRZ, 2theadvocate.com
2. Donna Britt, WAFB, wafb.com
3. George Sells, WAFB, wafb.com
Best Local Radio Personality
1. Walton & Johnson, waltonandjohnson.com
2. Jim Engster, wrkf.org/jim.html
3. Jodi Carson (of Murphy, Sam and Jodi), murphysamandjodi.com
Best Local Singer
1. David St. Romain, davidstromain.com
2. Chris LeBlanc, chrisleblancband.com
3. Benjy Davis, bdpmusic.com
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