Best of the 'Bus 2015 Voting: Drinks & Dining Question Title * 1. BEST NEW RESTAURANT (since April 2014) The Whitney House The Guild House The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink Uptown Deli and Brew Firebirds Wood Fired Grill Skyward Grille Forno Double Comfort Oliver’s BareBurger Kraft House No. 5 The Carvery Black Point Seafood Nada The B Spot Angry Bear Kitchen Shade on Muirfield Hofbrauhaus Cray Eatery & Drinkery Zen Noodle Hot Chicken Takeover Blue Top Asian Fusion Koble Greek-Italian Grill The Chintz Room Question Title * 2. BEST RESTAURANT TO SPEND AN ANNIVERSARY Barcelona The Refectory M at Miranova Mitchell’s Ocean Club Marcella’s Ristorante Martini Modern Italian The Rusty Bucket The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink The Rossi Polaris Grill De-NOVO Lindey’s Mitchells Ocean Club 89 Fish & Grill Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse City Barbeque Smith & Wollensky The Pearl 101 Beer Kitchen Grass Skirt Tiki Room Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus The Florentine Giammarco’s Pizza & Pasta The Top Steak House Question Title * 3. BEST RESTAURANT TO TAKE OUT-OF-TOWNERS TO Lindey’s Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse The Pearl Marcella’s Ristorante The Rusty Bucket Cap City Fine Diner and Bar The Guild House Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro Polaris Grill Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink City Barbeque Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus Hofbrauhaus Mitchell’s Ocean Club Dempsey’s Food & Spirits Harvest Pizzeria The Pint Room Milestone 229 Superchef’s 101 Beer Kitchen Katzinger’s Delicatessen Skillet Wolf’s Ridge Brewing Question Title * 4. BEST FOOD COMA POTENTIAL The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek The Rusty Bucket Ray Ray’s Hog Pit Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace The Pearl Cap City Fine Diner and Bar Scali’s Ristorante The Guild House Martini Modern Italian Melt Bar & Grilled Skyward Grille Hofbrauhaus City Barbeque La Fogata Superchef’s Ethyl & Tank Tadka White Castle Der Dutchman Thurman Café Chile Verde Café Nancy’s Home Cooking DK Diner Aab India Cantina Laredo Question Title * 5. BEST BBQ City Barbeque Ray Ray’s Hog Pit Montgomery Inn Smokehouse Brewing Company ManBQue Holy Smoke Barbeque Hickory House Land Yacht BBQ Route 62 Barbecue Iron City BBQ and Brew Question Title * 6. BEST MENU ITEM NAME Good Juju (Condado Tacos) Maytag Blue Cheese Potato Chips (Cap City Fine Diner and Bar) Gary’s Belly Buster (The Rusty Bucket) Soul Rolls (The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek) 55 Salad (Polaris Grill) Sky Fries (Skyward Grille) More Cowbell (City Barbeque) Devils On Horseback (The Pearl) Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Melt (Melt Bar & Grilled) The Juggernaut (Superchef’s) Mom! The Meatloaf! (My Place or Yours Food Truck) The Thurmanator (Thurman Café) Lewis’ Titillating Litigating Lunch (Katzinger’s Delicatessen) Not So Fast 007 (Manifesto Tuscan Grato & Scotch Bar) Question Title * 7. BEST PIZZA Rubino’s Pizza Marcella’s Ristorante Rotolo’s Italian Pizzeria Doughboys Pizzeria Eagles Pizza Mikey’s Late Night Slice Donatos Pizza Dewey’s Pizza Taranto’s Pizzeria Harvest Pizzeria Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers Tommy’s Pizza Pies & Pints Massey’s Pizza Zamarelli’s Pizza Palace Tristano’s Pizzeria Tammy’s Pizza Grandstand Pizza Meister’s Pizza Galloway Tavern Figlio Pompeii’s Inferno Brooklyn Pizza Hounddog’s Pizza Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza Question Title * 8. BEST SANDWICHES Cray Eatery & Drinkery Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink The Rusty Bucket Cap City Fine Diner and Bar Buckeye Pho Katzinger’s Delicatessen Thurman Cafe Skyward Grille The Old Bag of Nails Pub City Barbeque Melt Bar & Grilled Papaya Fusion Grill The Pint Room BareBurger Tom + Chee Yogi’s Hoagies McAlister’s Deli Explorers Club Uptown Deli and Brew Question Title * 9. BEST SUSHI Haiku Akai Hana M at Miranova Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink Sushi En Sushiko Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro Rishi Sushi House of Japan Sushi Factory Kona Grill Mr. Sushi Fusion Japanese Steakhouse Royal Ginger Asian Fusion Bistro Blue Ginger Asian Fusion Bistro Tensuke Market Question Title * 10. BEST VEGAN OPTIONS Northstar Cafe Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink The Guild House The Angry Baker Cumin Indian Restaurant Eban’s Bakehouse Strongwater Food and Spirits Papaya Fusion Grill Pattycake Vegan Bakery Aladdin’s Basil Thai Banana Leaf Question Title * 11. BEST FOOD TRUCK Kinetic Sweet Carrot Ray Ray’s Hog Pit That Food Truck Junior’s Tacos Tatoheads Mikey’s Late Night Slice Mojo TaGo Skyward Grille The Angry Wiener Challah! Pitabilities The Coop Explorers Club Mya’s Fried Chicken Melty Crue Giant Eagle Market District Foodie Truck OH! Burgers Yabo’s Tacos Question Title * 12. BEST BUSINESS LUNCH The Guild House Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink Cap City Fine Diner and Bar The Rusty Bucket Marcella’s Ristorante Polaris Grill Columbus Fish Market City Barbeque Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill Hunan House Spaghetti Warehouse Matt the Miller’s Tavern El Arepazo Wolf’s Ridge Brewing The Crest Gastropub Cantina Laredo Northstar Café Milestone 229 Monte Carlo Italian Kitchen Zoup! Question Title * 13. BEST OUTDOOR DINING Barcelona The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek The Rusty Bucket M at Miranova Mitchell’s Ocean Club Lindey’s Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro Jimmy V’s Basi Italia Polaris Grill Moretti’s of Arlington Milestone 229 The Winking Lizard (Grandview Heights) City Barbeque Flannagan’s Café Istanbul (Dublin) Spagio Cimi’s Bistro Tucci’s Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill Plate Figlio (Upper Arlington) Local Cantina (Gahanna) Giammarco’s Pizza & Pasta Question Title * 14. BEST WINE SELECTION – BAR/RESTAURANT The Refectory Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink M at Miranova Mitchell’s Ocean Club The Wine Bistro The Wine Guy Wine Shop & Bistro Spagio Alana’s Food and Wine Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant Mezzo Question Title * 15. BEST BEER SELECTION – BAR/RESTAURANT Matt the Miller’s Tavern The Rusty Bucket 101 Beer Kitchen The Pearl World of Beer The Pint Room The Old Bag of Nails Pub The Winking Lizard Yellow Brick Pizza The Pint House Claddagh Irish Pub Pies & Pints The Crafty Pint House Beer Hop Yard 62 Bob’s Bar The Crest Gastropub The Pub Polaris Wolf’s Ridge Brewing Brew’s Cafe Question Title * 16. BEST GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS ON MENU The Rusty Bucket Cap City Fine Diner and Bar Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro Jason’s Deli City Barbeque Local Roots Aladdin’s Papaya Fusion Grill zpizza Portia’s Cafe Question Title * 17. BEST FAMILY-OWNED RESTAURANT Rubino’s Pizza Villa Nova Ristorante The Top Steakhouse Rossi Pasquale’s Pizza and Pasta Polaris Grill Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus Chi Thai Gahanna Grill Massey’s Pizza Carfagna’s Kitchen Lilly’s Azteca Mexican Restaurant Talita’s Mexican Kitchen Mykonos Taverna The Florentine La Tavola Question Title * 18. BEST CHOCOLATE TREATS Cap City Fine Diner and Bar Martini Modern Italian Schakolad Chocolate Factory Chocolate Café Le Chocolique Emlolly Candy City Barbeque Lollipop Shop Pure Imagination Chocolatier John Eagle Candies Pistacia Vera Anthony-Thomas Candy Company Mozart’s Bakery & Piano Cafe Question Title * 19. BEST SIGNATURE COCKTAIL Bourbon Renewal (Strongwater Food and Spirits) Black Orchid (M at Miranova) Habanero & Blood Orange Margarita (Rusty Bucket) Berries and Bubbles (Mitchell’s Ocean Club) Barrel Aged Manhattan (The Pearl) Grapefruit Gimlet (Martini Modern Italian) Pear Elderflower Martini (Cameron’s American Bistro) Silly Billy Martini (Polaris Grill) The Hulk Hogan (16 Bit Bar + Arcade) Grass Skirt Zombie (Grass Skirt Tiki Room) Chocolate Manhattan (Bar 145) Cidermosa (101 Beer Kitchen) Surly Temple (Surly Girl Saloon) Drinking Man’s Breakfast (Manifesto Tuscan Grato & Scotch Bar) The Ohio Rose (The Crest Gastropub) Courtland (Brothers Drake Meadery) Dragon’s Milkshake (Melt Bar & Grilled) Kentucky Rain (Prohibition Gastro Lounge) Question Title * 20. BEST HAPPY HOUR G. Michael’s Bistro M at Miranova The Pearl Marcella’s Ristorance Martini Modern Italian The Rusty Bucket Mitchell’s Ocean Club BRIO Polaris Grill The Old Bag of Nails Pub McCormick & Schmick’s Brothers Drake Meadery 10 Beer Kitchen Cantina Laredo Dublin Village Tavern The Rossi Bar 145 Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill Melt Bar & Grilled Done