2010 Georgia Straight's Golden Plates Awards
Best Restaurant Imported Beer Selection:
#1: Stella's Tap & Tapas Bar,
1191 Commercial
Best Independent Coffee Shop:
#1: Continental Coffee,
1806 Commercial
#3: Calabria Coffee Bar,
1745 Commercial
Best Chain Coffee Shop:
#1: Starbucks,
1438 Commercial
#2: JJ Bean,
2206 Commercial
Best Coffee Shop with Wireless Internet:
#1: Waves,
1850 Commercial
#2: Blenz,
2470 Commercial
#3: Starbucks,
1438 Commercial
Best Restaurant Patio:
#3 (tie): Havana,
1212 Commercial
Best Pastry Bakery:
#1 (tie): Fratelli's European Bakery,
1795 Commercial
Best Bread Bakery:
#3: Uprising Breads Bakery,
1697 Venables
Best Deli:
#1: Santa Barbara Market,
1322 Commercial
#2: La Grotta Del Formaggio,
1791 Commercial
Best Specialty Cheese Store:
#2: La Grotta Del Formaggio,
1791 Commercial
Best Eatery with Live Entertainment:
#3 (tie): The Libra Room,
1608 Commercial
Best Restaurant for People-Watching:
#2: Havana,
1212 Commercial
Best New East Side Restaurant:
#1: Bandidas Taqueria,
2781 Commercial
Best African:
#2 (tie): Harambe,
2149 Commercial
Best Latin American:
#3 (tie): Havana,
1212 Commercial
#3 (tie): Latin Quarter,
1305 Commercial
Best Mexican:
#3 (tie): Bandidas Taqueria,
2781 Commercial
Best Spanish:
#2 (tie): Latin Quarter,
1305 Commercial
Best Hamburger:
#1: Vera's Burger Shack,
1438 Commercial
Best Veggie Burger:
#2: Vera's Burger Shack,
1438 Commercial
Best Tapas:
#3: Stella's Tap & Tapas Bar,
1191 Commercial
Best Fries:
#3: Belgian Fries,
1885 Commercial
Best Pizza:
#2: Lombardo's Pizzeria & Ristorante, 1641 Commercial
Best Sandwiches:
#1: La Grotta Del Formaggio,
1791 Commercial
#2: Subway,
2569 Commercial
Congratulations everyone! Commercial
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