The Townies 2021 Local Favorites Awards Results: Restaurants

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RESTAURANTS

Ambience

1. Saint Leo
2. The Sipp
3. City Grocery
   HM: Blind Pig, Snackbar, SoLa, Tango’s

Asian Food

1. Jinsei
2. Toyo
3. Rice and Spice
   HM: H2O, Kabuki, Noodle Bowl, Pick Thai, Zaap Thai

Bakery

1. Bottletree Bakery
2. Kelly’s Cakery
3. Insomnia Cookies
   HM: Bremma’s Bakery, Community Donuts, Hugh Rise Donuts, Ollie’s Donuts, Smallcakes

Barbeque

1. Moe’s Original BBQ
2. B’s BBQ
3. Handy Andy
   HM: Blind Pig, Jake’s Craft BBQ, Smokeshop Oxford

Barista

1. Blake Summers (Uptown Coffee)
2. Morgan Pennington (Uptown Coffee)
3. Anna Kate Joyce (Common Ground)
   HM: Justin Davis (Common Ground), Quinn Chandler (Uptown)

Beer Selection

1. Growler
2. Blind Pig
3. Cash Saver
   HM: Harrison’s, Lost Pizza, Moe’s Penny Bar, Round Table, Tango’s

Bartender

1. Ben Fitzgerald (Round Table)
2. Sam Wright (Harrison’s)
3. Joe Stinchcomb (Saint Leo)
   HM: Peyton Attaway (Funkys), Emily Cappioni (The Sipp), Andrew Cox (Harrison’s), Andy Douglas (SoLa), Sam Moore (Rooster’s)

Breakfast

1. Big Bad Breakfast
2. First Watch
3. The Beacon
   HM: Bottletree Bakery, Cash Saver Deli, Huddle House, IHOP, Lindsey’s Chevron

Brunch

1. Big Bad Breakfast
2. First Watch
3. Saint Leo
   HM: SoLa, McEwen’s, Rafter’s, Mesquite Chophouse

Chicken / Wings

1. Southern Coop
2. Moe’s Original BBQ
3. Jinsei
   HM: Abner’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Ole Coop, Popeye’s, Rooster’s

Cocktails

1. Saint Leo
2. The Sipp on South Lamar
3. Snackbar
   HM: Blind Pig, Boure, The Coop at the Graduate, Jinsei, SoLa

Chef

1. Erika Lipe, SoLa
2. Jon Davis, Saint Leo
3. Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar
   HM: John Allgood (Moe’s), Joey Bongiovanni (Funkys), Cameron Bryant (The Sipp), Eric Tait (McEwen’s)

Delivery Service

1. Fetcht
2. Uber Eats
3. Door Dash
   HM: Domino’s, Bite Squad

Curbside Service

1. Ajax Diner
2. Moe’s Original BBQ
3. SoLa
   HM: Boure, Funkys, Saint Leo, South Depot, Volta

Burger

1. Handy Andy
2. Oxford Burger Co.
3. Phillip’s Grocery
   HM: Ajax, Bim Bam Burgers, Blind Pig, Boure, 5 Guys

Happy Hour

1. Volta Taverna
2. Library
3. Blind Pig
   HM: Boure, Funkys, Moe’s Penny Bar, The Sipp, Snackbar

Margarita

1. Volta Taverna
2. El Agave
3. Uno Mas
   HM: Casa Mexicana, SoLa, South Depot Taco Shop, Tango’s, El Mariachi

Patio / Deck

1. Volta Taverna
2. Harrison’s
3. Boure
   HM: City Grocery, The Coop, Lost Pizza, Proud Larry’s, Tangos

Salad

1. Volta Taverna
2. Newk’s
3. Proud Larry’s
   HM: Blind Pig, Boure, Greenline, Oby’s, Saint Leo

Vegetarian

1. Volta Taverna
2. Ajax
3. Oxford Canteen
   HM: H2O, Greenline, Living Foods, Oxford Canteen, Rice and Spice

Server

1. Stephen Downing, Volta Taverna
2. Peyton Bowen, Tangos
3. Kayla Canfield, Ajax
   HM: Nikki Bing (King’s Steakhouse), Brittany Case (Boure, Lenora’s), Terry Moon (City Grocery)

Mexican Food

1. El Agave
2. El Mundo Taco Shop
3. Uno Mas
   HM: Casa Mexicana, El Mariachi, La Perla, San Jose, South Depot

Pizza

1. Lost Pizza
2. Funkys
3. Saint Leo
   HM: 6NTubbs, Dodo Pizza, Fergndan’s, Proud Larry’s, Square Pizza, Pizza Den

Dessert

1. Oxford Creamery
2. YaYa’s
3. McEwen’s
   HM: Ajax, City Hall Cheesecake, Dairy Queen, Insomnia Cookies, Snackbar

Fine Dining

1. City Grocery
2. McEwen’s
3. Oxford Grillehouse
   HM: Boure, City Grocery, King’s Steakhouse, Ravine, Saint Leo, Snackbar

Seafood

1. Snackbar
2. King’s Steakhouse
3. Jinsei
   HM: Alligator Lounge, Boure, City Grocery, Landshark, Oxford Grillehouse

Soul Food

1. Ajax Diner
2. Mama Jo’s
3. Larson’s Cash Saver Deli
   HM: B’s BBQ, The Beacon, Little Easy Catering, Moe’s BBQ

Sandwich

1. Blind Pig
2. Newk’s
3. Ajax
   HM: Boure, McAlister’s, Oby’s, Pizza Den, Proud Larry’s

Sushi

1. Jinsei
2. Toyo
3. Kabuki
   HM: Kroger, Noodle Bowl

Steak

1. Oxford Grillehouse
2. King’s Steakhouse
3. Mesquite Chophouse
   HM: Chili’s, Julep, Lenora’s, McEwen’s, The Sizzler

Favorite Restaurant

1. Ajax Diner
2. Volta Taverna
3. Saint Leo
   HM: Boure, Handy Andy, King’s Steakhouse, McEwen’s, SoLa, Moe’s Original BBQ, The Sipp

Favorite Bar

1. Blind Pig
2. The Library
3. City Grocery
   HM: Round Table, Harrison’s, Funkys, Moe’s Penny Bar, Tango’s, Rooster’s, The Sipp

Coffee

1. Uptown Coffee
2. High Point
3. Starbucks
   HM: Big Bad Breakfast, Bottletree Bakery, Common Ground, Heartbreak, Lost Dog
   Crawfish
4. Landshark
5. Rebel Boilers
6. Crawdad Hole
   HM: Alligator Lounge, Dixie, Funkys, Harrison’s, SoLa

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