BOPB 2020 FOOD

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BOPB 2020 FOOD

This year's finalists in the FOOD & DRINK categories of FestivalSouth's 2020 Best of the Pine Belt competition, presented annually by Signature Magazine are:

Most-Affordable Meal

GrateFull Soul • Coney Island Cafe • Compadre’s • Pier 98 • Ward’s

Best Local Appetizer

Crabmeat Wontons from Crescent City Grill • Debris Fries from Keg & Barrel • Duck Wings from Brass Hat • Cheese Rolls from Glory Bound Gyro Co. • Craw-Shrimp Fries from Pier 98 • Fresh Rolls from Jutamas

Best Local Barbecue

Leatha’s BBQ• Murky Waters BBQ • Rose’s • Strick’s • Babe’s Backyard BBQ

Best Local Bar Ambience

Keg & Barrel • Brass Hat • Mahogany Bar • Sully’s • Thirsty Hippo • Branch

Best Local Barista

Jessie Bush at Java Moe’s • Mikayla Goss at Grin Coffee • Tayler Hensley at Equinox • Nicki White at Java Moe’s • Rachel Nicolosi at The Depot

Best Local Bartender

Nicci McNease at Brass Hat • Shawn McDaniel at Keg & Barrel • Allie Bass at Sully’s • Randall Morgan at Thirsty Hippo • Jordan Farrar at The Porter

Best Local Breakfast

The Midtowner • The Depot • South Mouth Deli• SouthBound Bagel & Coffee Shop • Waffle House

Best Local Brunch

Cotton Blues • Keg & Barrel • Chesterfield’s • The Depot • Patio 44 • Blu Jazz Cafe

Best Local Buffet

Movie Star • Super King • Indian Delight • Front Porch • Mack’s West • Strick’s

Best Local Chinese Restaurant

Best Wok • Super King • China Buffet • A&B Grocery • Yamato

Best Local Chips & Salsa

Compadre’s • Fuzzy’s Taco Shop • Del Sol • Papito’s • Mexican Kitchen

Best Local Coffee Shop

Equinox Coffee • The Ssipp Cafe • Java Moe’s • The Depot • T-Bones

Best Local Craft Cocktail

Bananas Foster Old Fashioned from Brass Hat • Prickly Pear Margarita from Pier 98 • Mississippi Mule from Keg & Barrel • Pecan Praline Old Fashioned from Brass Hat • The Bramble from Sully’s

Best Local Comfort Food

Keg & Barrel • Gratefull Soul • The Midtowner • Sully’s • Movie Star

Best Local Chicken Strips

Raising Cane’s • Cow & Coop’s • Nellie’s Chicken and Daiquiris • Pier 98 • Keg & Barrel

Best Local Crawfish

Rose’s • Pier 98 • Triangle Seafood • Poppa’s Original Wharf • South Mississippi Crawfish Company

Best Local Cupcake

Jody’s Bakery • Smallcakes • Gigi’s Cupcakes • The Depot • Amber Made It

Best Local Dessert

Cheesecake from Cotton Blues • White Chocolate Bread Pudding from Crescent City Grill • King Cake Bread Pudding from Crescent City Grill • Cheesecake Bread Pudding from Pier 98 • Pecan Cheesecake from Sully’s

Best Local Dive Bar

4th Street Bar • The Shop Downtown • Nick’s Ice House • Donanelle’s Bar & Grill • Sidelines

Best Local Ethnic Cuisine (Other)

Indian Delight • Jutama’s • Petra Café • Sake Cafe • Pho Saigon Vietnamese Cuisine

Best Local French Fries

Pier 98 • Keg & Barrel • Ward’s • Mugshots • Brass Hat

Best Local Hamburger

Pier 98 • Ed’s Burger Joint • Keg & Barrel • Mugshots • Fairley’s Wings & More

Best Local Happy Hour

Brass Hat • Fuzzy’s Taco Shop • Glory Bound Gyro Co. • Mahogany Bar • Sully’s

Best Local Hot Dog

Ed’s Burger Joint • Thirsty Hippo • Ward’s • Sam’s Club • Coney Island

Best Local Intimate Dining

Half Shell Oyster House • Mario’s • Purple Parrot • Jutamas • Sully’s

Best Late-Night Menu

4th Street Bar • Keg & Barrel • Mahogany Bar • Sidelines • The Porter

Best Local Chef

Robert St. John from New South Restaurant Group • Josh Glausier from Pier 98 • Josh Casper from The Depot • Don Webster from Sully’s Petal • Amanda Dale from Twisted Skillet

Best Local Mexican Restaurant

Compadre’s • Del Sol • Los Charros • Fuzzy’s Tacos • Papito’s • La Libertad No. 2

Best Local Milkshake

Ed’s Burger Joint • The Yard • Cook Out • Steak N’ Shake • Phillip’s Drive-In

Best New Local Restaurant

Mario’s Italian Restaurant & Bar • Pho Saigon Vietnamese Cuisine • Fika Swedish Café • Babe’s Backyard BBQ • The Juicy Crab

Best Place to Grab a Nightcap

Brass Hat • Keg & Barrel • Thirsty Hippo • The Porter • 4th Street Bar • Sideline’s

Best Local Pizza

Mario’s• Keg & Barrel • Mercury Pizza • Pier 98 • Pyro’s

Best Place to Cure a Hangover

The Front Porch • Keg & Barrel • The Midtowner • Waffle House • T-Bones

Best Restaurant Overall

Mario’s• Cotton Blues • Crescent City Grill • Sully’s • Keg & Barrel

Best Restaurant to Take Kids

Ed’s Burger Joint • Sully’s • The Front Porch • Steak N’ Shake • Pier 98

Best Restaurant to Take Parents

Cotton Blues • Chesterfield’s • Mario’s • Crescent City Grill • Sully’s

Best Place to Order a Salad

Salad Station • Newk’s Eatery • T-Bones Records & Cafe • Chesterfield’s • Twisted Skillet

Best Local Sandwich

Crabcake BLT from Brass Hat • Knuckle Sandwich from South Mouth Deli • Muffuletta from Pier 98 • Sweet & Smokey from Keg and Barrel • Shrimp Poboy from Triangle Seafood

Best Local Seafood Dish

Redfish Orleans from Half Shell Oyster House • Delacroix Pasta from Triangle Seafood • Fish Tacos from Keg & Barrel • NOLA Bowl from Chesterfield’s • Redfish Julie from Twisted Skillet

Best Local Service/Waitstaff

Brass Hat • Keg & Barrel • Crescent City Grill • Sully’s • Chesterfield’s

Best Local SnoCone Stand

Conni Cone • Snow Boogers • The Snowball Stand (Petal) • The Sno Stop • Alpine Snow (The green one on Adeline)

Best Local Soup

Corn and Crab Bisque from Crescent City Grill • Tomato Basil Soup from The Depot • Roasted Red Pepper & Gouda from T-Bones • Corn and Crab Bisque from Triangle Seafood • Pho from Pho Saigon

Best Place to Order a Steak

Donanelle’s Bar & Grill • Pier 98 • Sully’s • Chesterfield’s • The Loft (Laurel)

Best Place to Eat Sushi

Yamato • Rock N Roll Sushi • Sake Café • Sakura • Sky Sushi

Best Local Vegetarian Options

The Birdhouse Café • Jutamas • Thirsty Hippo • Fika Swedish Café • Indian Delight

Best Local Wings

Keg & Barrel • Murky Waters BBQ • Winged It • Fairley's Wings & More

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