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2018 Best of 225 (Magazine) Food & Drink winners
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:15 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:15 am
Full List
And by best of, I mean best sponsors of their magazine, amirite?
BEST BAR:
Superior Grill – 17%
BEST BBQ:
City Pork Deli & Charcuterie – 22.5%
BEST BURGER:
Burgersmith – 14.9%
BEST GUMBO:
Dempsey’s – 15.5%
BEST ITALIAN:
Gino’s Italian Restaurant – 22.1%
BEST PO-BOYS:
Po-Boy Express – 17%
BEST RESTAURANT WORTH THE DRIVE:
Roberto’s River Road Restaurant – 26.7%
And by best of, I mean best sponsors of their magazine, amirite?
BEST BAR:
Superior Grill – 17%
BEST BBQ:
City Pork Deli & Charcuterie – 22.5%
BEST BURGER:
Burgersmith – 14.9%
BEST GUMBO:
Dempsey’s – 15.5%
BEST ITALIAN:
Gino’s Italian Restaurant – 22.1%
BEST PO-BOYS:
Po-Boy Express – 17%
BEST RESTAURANT WORTH THE DRIVE:
Roberto’s River Road Restaurant – 26.7%
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 10:31 am
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Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:19 am to heypaul
City pork is bbq? News to me.
PBE really does have the best poboys though
Maybe Pelican House Owner was right about BR residents and their eating out habits.
PBE really does have the best poboys though
Maybe Pelican House Owner was right about BR residents and their eating out habits.
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 10:21 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:23 am to heypaul
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Burgersmith
You guys up there are always shitting on this place no?
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:27 am to t00f
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You guys up there are always shitting on this place no?
pretty much all the 'winners' are crap in my opinion.
There's only a couple winners that i agree with.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:31 am to heypaul
IMO chains, unless they're local shouldnt be considered for an award
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:45 am to heypaul
quote:
BEST BURGER:
Burgersmith – 14.9%
quote:
BEST PO-BOYS:
Po-Boy Express – 17%
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:48 am to heypaul
This list is always so bad
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:49 am to heypaul
quote:
pretty much all the 'winners' are crap in my opinion.
There's only a couple winners that i agree with.
Ginos
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:45 am to Cap Crunch
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This list is always so bad
225 isn't really up for a Pulitzer prize.. I can't imagine anyone reading it and taking it seriously.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:01 pm to Carson123987
Those magazines always make me laugh. In my city, Pei Wei won best Asian. lol
Posted on 7/5/18 at 2:34 pm to dallastiger55
The food snobbery shtick is so last year. Some of you really love to channel your inner Comic Book Guy.
Every single time we have eaten at Burgersmith on Juban, it has been on point. So many others have been hit or miss. For a consistent great burger, I would 100% agree with that award.
Also, for the variety of Po Boys they have on the menu, you really have to dig hard to find a better one than Po Boy Express. At least at the one on Sharp, I have never had a bad po boy there. The roast beef with extra gravy is a damn fine meal!
Every single time we have eaten at Burgersmith on Juban, it has been on point. So many others have been hit or miss. For a consistent great burger, I would 100% agree with that award.
Also, for the variety of Po Boys they have on the menu, you really have to dig hard to find a better one than Po Boy Express. At least at the one on Sharp, I have never had a bad po boy there. The roast beef with extra gravy is a damn fine meal!
Posted on 7/5/18 at 2:53 pm to convertedtiger
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The food snobbery shtick is so last year.
i guess
quote:
BEST BAR
Superior Grill
No
quote:
Best Burger
Burgersmith – 14.9%
Runners up:
Curbside Burgers – 14%
Dearman’s 11.6%
Fat Cow Burgers and Salads – 10.5%
Five Guys
Thats a pretty bad group of burgers minus Merchant
quote:
Best Craft Cocktail
Olive or Twist – 34.3%
Runners up:
• Superior Grill
They got #1 right but Superior Grill #2?
I guess their house margarita could be considered a craft cocktail...
quote:
Best Pizza
Fleur de Lis Pizza
LOL no
quote:
Best oysters
Acme Oyster House
This is Jolie Pearl and there is no debating this
quote:
Best sushi
Ichiban Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar – 24.6%
Runners up:
• Tsunami – 20.4%
• Sushi Yama Japanese Restaurant – 15.6%
• Geisha – 12%
• Sushi Masa
Tbh, the top 3 are fine for the list as is.
Not having Umami is laughable. Its arguably the best place in the city
quote:
Best Viet
Pho Café – 19.9%
Runners up:
• Ava Street Cafe – 18.8%
• Drunken Fish – 17.7%
• Bao Vietnamese Café – 10%
• Dang’s Vietnamese Restaurant – 9.3%
Drunken Fish is horrible
Ava's service is terrible and only gets business because of the hospital people wanting to eat 'cool' asian food
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:12 pm to heypaul
I’m gonna go back on what I said here bc I didn’t carry a decimal 
But it is rigged. It’s not a coincidence that the winners are all sponsors
But it is rigged. It’s not a coincidence that the winners are all sponsors
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:15 pm to Upperdecker
Yep. Even if it isn't rigged, you gotta take into account who is actually voting on this. Some people eat to live, some people live to eat. Hence why you get entirely different answers on the OT vs on here.
Call it "snobby' if you wish (to the dude above), but nobody here is saying each category should have gone to some white tablecloth expensive place. They're saying there are local restaurants who put out a superior product and get shafted because the voters hardly know they exist. Such as Umami.
This contest has always been more about "most universally known" than best quality.
Call it "snobby' if you wish (to the dude above), but nobody here is saying each category should have gone to some white tablecloth expensive place. They're saying there are local restaurants who put out a superior product and get shafted because the voters hardly know they exist. Such as Umami.
This contest has always been more about "most universally known" than best quality.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:23 pm to LouisianaLady
Burgersmith? Unless y'all's is better than our's in Lafayette thatis laughable. Whataburger is better than burgersmith. The only thing decent at burgersmith is the turkey burger.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:23 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:
Call it "snobby' if you wish (to the dude above),
Its snobby.
quote:
They're saying there are local restaurants who put out a superior product and get shafted because the voters hardly know they exist. Such as Umami.
Sounds like they have a marketing problem then.
If a majority do not know it even exists, it will never make any list but the "who the hell is that" list.
People trashing any HIGHLY subjective list are suspect from the get go. Just because one may not agree with a list does not make it crap.
Did any of you vote on said list?
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:26 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:
Some people eat to live, some people live to eat.
I wouldn’t say that applies to the BR food scene. Most people in BR eat too much and are overweight, but they also have terrible taste. So places like Brew Bachers are packed all the time, while a lot of good places won’t get enough business to survive
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:32 pm to Upperdecker
Interestingly they finally made the “best fries” and “best tacos” into local only categories. So now it’s “best fries at a local restaurant” and McDonalds will stop winning and making us look like idiots
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:40 pm to heypaul
Best Restaurant goes to The Chimes.
Such a tired choice.
Such a tired choice.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 3:41 pm to Deactived
This is the one that cracked me up:
BEST OVERALL RESTAURANT
The Chimes – 13.8%
It’s one of the first places you bring an out-of-town friend, and if you’re an LSU alum, it’s a big part of your college memories. The Chimes is known for its generous, nicely priced daily specials, oysters on the half shell, infinite beer selection, cheese fries and Cajun and Creole lineup. It’s hard not to leave here in a good mood. thechimes.com
Runners up:
• Louisiana Lagniappe – 13.3%
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House – 11%
• Ruffino’s Italian Restaurant – 10.3%
• Mansurs on the Boulevard – 8.5%
BEST OVERALL RESTAURANT
The Chimes – 13.8%
It’s one of the first places you bring an out-of-town friend, and if you’re an LSU alum, it’s a big part of your college memories. The Chimes is known for its generous, nicely priced daily specials, oysters on the half shell, infinite beer selection, cheese fries and Cajun and Creole lineup. It’s hard not to leave here in a good mood. thechimes.com
Runners up:
• Louisiana Lagniappe – 13.3%
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House – 11%
• Ruffino’s Italian Restaurant – 10.3%
• Mansurs on the Boulevard – 8.5%
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