2009 Golden Fork Award Winners

Fifteen years ago, FOX CITIES Magazine introduced the Golden Fork Awards to the community letting you, our readers, rate the restaurants and critique the cuisine. Read on for the winners, both new and old, and sink your fork in!

And the 2009 Winners are:

Best Overall Restaurant

1    Flanagan’s Wine Review
2    Solea Mexican Grill

Best New Restaurant

1    Panera Bread Co.
2    Fuddruckers

Best Ambiance

1    Flanagan’s Wine Review
2    Cannova’s Pizzeria

Best Chef Team

1    The Seasons: An American Bistro
2    IL Angolo Resto-Bar

Best Live Entertainment

1    Cannova’s Pizzeria
2    The Seasons: An American Bistro

Best Place to Dine Outdoors

1    Pullman’s at Trolley Square
2    Fratellos Riverfront Restaurant

Best Presentation of Entree

1    The Seasons: An American Bistro
2    IL Angolo Resto Bar

Best View While Dining

1    Fratellos Riverfront Restaurant
2    Pullman’s at Trolley Square

Best Waitstaff

1    Solea Mexican Grill
2    Fratellos Riverfront Restaurant

Best Wine List

1    Flanagan’s Wine Review
2    Fratellos Riverfront Restaurant

Cutting-Edge Cuisine

1    IL Angolo Resto-Bar
2    The Seasons: An American Bistro

Best Steak

1    George’s Steak House
2    Lombardi’s Steak House

Best Ribs

1    Famous Dave’s
2    Texas Roadhouse

Best Seafood

1    The Seasons: An American Bistro
2    The Legacy; IL Angolo Resto-Bar

Best Fried/Broasted Chicken

1    Mary’s Family Restaurant
2    Darboy Club

Best Fish Fry

1    Mark’s East Side
2    Germania Hall; The Legacy Supper Club; VFW

Best Gourmet Pizza

1    Stuc’s Pizza
2    Cannova’s Pizzeria

Best Traditional Pizza

1    Frank’s Pizza Palace
2    Cranky Pat’s Pizzeria & Pub

Best Desserts

1    Lombardi’s Steak House
2    Fratellos Riverfront Restaurant

Best Salad

1    Zuppas
2    Pullman’s at Trolley Square

Best Soup/Chili

1    Mary’s Family Restaurant
2    Zuppas

Best Burger

1    Cinder’s Charcoal Grill; Mihm’s Charcoal Grill
2    Red Robin

Best Sandwich

1    Fratellos Riverfront Restaurant
2    Aspen Coffee & Tea

Best Breakfast

1    Third Street Diner
2    The Queen Bee

Best Brunch

1    The Orchard (in Radisson Paper Valley Hotel)
2    Main Event Steakhouse & Lounge; Remington’s (in Holiday Inn Neenah Riverwalk)

Best Buffet

1    HuHot Mongolian Grill; The Orchard (in Radisson Paper Valley Hotel)
2    Main Event Steakhouse & Lounge; Sai Ram Indian Cuisine

Cooking Most List Mom’s

1    Third Street Diner
2    Mary’s Family Restaurant

Best Asian Food

1    GingeRootz Asian Grille
2    Cy’s Asian Bistro

Best Cajun

1    Menasha Grill

Best Chinese

1    Confucius Restaurant
2    Bao Ju Restaurant

Best Greek/Mediterranean

1    Apollon Fine Dining
2    Greek Kafe

Best Indian/Middle Eastern

1    Sai Ram Indian Cuisine

Best Italian

1    Victoria’s Italian Cuisine
2    Cannova’s Pizzeria

Best Mexican/Southwestern

1    El Azteca Mexican Restaurant
2    Solea Mexican Grill

Best Sushi

1    Koreana Restaurant
2    Nakashima of Japan

Best Cafe

1    Aspen Coffee & Tea
2    Copper Rock Coffee Co.

Best Chain Restaurant

1    Culver’s
2    Chili’s Grill and Bar

Best Coffeehouse

1    Copper Rock Coffee Co.
2    Aspen Coffee & Tea

Best Gourmet Dine-in Deli

1    Zuppas
2    New York Deli

Best Lunch Spot

1    Fratellos Riverfront Restaurant
2    Zuppas

Best Non-Chain Fast Food

1    Tom’s Drive-In
2    JD’s Family Restaurant

Best Sports Bar

1    The Bar on the Avenue
2    Holiday’s Pub & Grill

Best Supper Club

1    George’s Steak House
2    The Legacy Supper Club; Mark’s East Side