Best of Evanston winners
You nominated, you voted, now it’s time to announce the winners of The Daily’s first-ever Best of Evanston competition:
Best Evanston restaurant:
1. Bat 17
2. Found Kitchen and Social House
3. Koi Fine Asian Cuisine and Lounge
Best Asian:
1. Todoroki Hibachi and Sushi
2. Koi Fine Asian Cuisine and Lounge
3. Cozy Noodles and Rice
Best coffee:
1. Kafein
2. Starbucks
3. Unicorn Cafe
Best ambience:
1. Kafein
2. Bat 17
3. Union Pizzeria
Best date night:
1. Tapas Barcelona
2. The Cellar at the Stained Glass
3. Found Kitchen and Social House
Best Italian:
1. Trattoria Demi
2. BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
3. Campagnola
Best vegetarian food:
1. Mt. Everest
2. The Olive Mountain
3. Blind Faith Cafe
Best wings:
1. Wings Over Evanston
2. Buffalo Wild Wings
3. Buffalo Joe’s
Best sandwich:
1. Bat 17
2. Potbelly’s Sandwich Shop
Best burger:
1. Bat 17
2. Five Guys
3. Edzo’s Burger Shop
Best frozen treat:
1. Red Mango
2. Cold Stone Creamery
3. Andy’s Frozen Custard
Best grocery store:
1. Whole Foods Market
2. Jewel-Osco
3. Dominick’s
Best salad:
1. Whole Foods Market
2. Panera Bread
3. Bat 17
Best Mexican:
1. Chipotle
2. That Little Mexican Cafe
3. Taco Diablo
Best bite for your buck:
1. Chipotle
2. The Olive Mountain
3. Aguas Tortas
Best pizza:
1. Union Pizzeria
2. Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria
3. Giordano’s
Best on-campus place to eat:
1. Frontera Fresco
2. Einstein Bros. Bagels
3. Norris Food Court
Best late night:
1. Wings Over Evanston
2 (tie). Cheesie’s Pub and Grub
2 (tie). Clarke’s Diner
Best cramming food:
1. Wings Over Evanston
2. The Olive Mountain
3. Sarpino’s Pizza
Best first date:
1. Bat 17
2. The Olive Mountain
3. Andy’s Frozen Custard
Best place for dinner with your parents:
1. Tapas Barcelona
2. Davis Street Fishmarket
3. Found Kitchen and Social House
Best dinner before a movie:
1. Bat 17
2. BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
3. Buffalo Wild Wings
Best sushi:
1. Todoroki Hibachi and Sushi
2. Koi Fine Asian Cuisine and Lounge
3. Sashimi Sashimi
Best bar:
1. World of Beer
2. Bat 17
3. Tommy Nevin’s Irish Pub
Best beer specials:
1. World of Beer
2. Bar Louie
3. Tommy Nevin’s Irish Pub
Best happy hour:
1. Bar Louie
2. World of Beer
3. Tommy Nevin’s Irish Pub
Best community service organization:
1. Northwestern Community Development Corps.
2. Lending for Evanston and Northwestern Development
3. Evanston Community Foundation
Best place to get Northwestern gear:
1. Campus Gear
2. Norris University Bookstore
3. Beck’s Bookstore
Best place to study:
1. Deering Library
2. University Library
3. Norbucks
Best women’s clothing:
1. Urban Outfitters
2. Crossroads Trading Co.
3. Lululemon Athletica
Best shopping spree:
1. Urban Outfitters
2. Crossroads Trading Co.
3. Gap
Best men’s clothing:
1. Gap
2. Urban Outfitters
3. Crossroads Trading Co.
Best free public Wi-Fi:
1. Starbucks
2 (tie). Panera Bread
2 (tie). Barnes and Noble
3. Evanston Public Library
Best mani/pedi:
1. Asha Salon
2. Bien Assorti
3. Evans Nails and Spa Corporation
Best barber shop:
1. Art + Science
2. Noyes Barber Shop
3. Hair Cuttery
Best salon:
1. Art + Science
2. Asha Salon
3. Ergo Salon and Spa
Best off-campus housing:
1. The Park Evanston
2. Evanston Place Apartments
3. Ridge and Davis
Best storage provider:
1. BoxCo.
2. Campus Solutions
3. U-Haul Moving and Storage
Best anniversary dinner:
1. Davis Street Fishmarket
2. Campagnola
3. Pete Miller’s Seafood and Prime Steak
Best recurring special offer:
1. Le Peep 99 cent breakfasts
2. Half-off Mondays at Giordano’s
3. “Februany” at Subway
Best walk of shame breakfast:
1. Le Peep
2. Dixie Kitchen
3. The Olive Mountain
Best WildCARD discount:
1. Flat Top Grill
2. BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
3. Uncle Dan’s the Great Outdoor Store
Most reliable delivery:
1. Wings Over Evanston
2. Jimmy John’s
Most likely to be delivered to the library:
1. Wings Over Evanston
2. Papa John’s Pizza
3 (tie). Jimmy John’s
3 (tie). Joy Yee’s
Most likely to be delivered to Norris:
1. The Olive Mountain
2. Jimmy John’s
3. Joy Yee’s Noodle Kitchen
Restaurant you wish were open later:
Best hangover food:
1 (tie). Burger King
1 (tie). Five Guys
2. Clarke’s
3 (tie). Cheesie’s Pub and Grub
3 (tie). Edzo’s
Best fast food:
1. Burger King
2. Taco Bell
3 (tie). Cheesie’s Pub and Grub
3 (tie). Edzo’s Burger Shop
Most likely to spot an athlete or celebrity:
1. SPAC
2 (tie). Norris University Center
2 (tie). Chipotle
Best place to go after a Northwestern home game:
1. Buffalo Wild Wings
2. Bat 17
3. The Olive Mountain
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