Food and drink

Best restaurant

Todo Un Poco Pizza & Mexican Bistro
9080 Laguna Main St., Elk Grove, (916) 684-7774

Jack’s Urban Eats
1230 20th St., (916) 444-0307, 2535 Fair Oaks Blvd.

2. Biba Restaurant 
2801 Capitol Ave., (916) 455-2422 

3. Paesano’s Pizzeria 
1806 Capitol Ave., (916) 447-8646

3. Bandera
2232 Fair Oaks Blvd., (916) 922-3524

Best dessert

Rick’s Dessert Diner
2322 K St., (916) 444-0969

2. Leatherby’s Family Creamery
 2333 Arden Way #A, (916) 920-8382 , 7910 Antelope Rd., Citrus Heights, (916) 729-4021

 3. Tower Café 
1518 Broadway, (916) 441-0222

Best fast-food joint

In-N-Out Burger
various locations

 2. Taco Bell 
various locations

 3. McDonald’s 
various locations

Best bagels

Noah’s New York Bagels
various locations

 2. Manhattan Bagel Co. 
4701 H St., (916) 451-9895

 3. Sonoma Valley Bagel Co. 
1125 Riley St., Folsom, (916) 983-6444

Best burger

In-N-Out Burger
various locations

 2. Hamburger Mary’s 
1630 J St., (916) 441-4340

 3. Ford’s Real Hamburgers 
1948 Sutterville Rd., (916) 452-6979, 7836 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael, (916) 944-4810

Best burrito

Chipotle
various locations

 2. Adalberto’s Mexican Food 
various locations

 3. Dos Coyotes Border Café 
various locations

Best salad bar

Fresh Choice
various locations

 2. Jack’s Urban Eats 
1230 20th St., (916) 444-0307, 2535 Fair Oaks Blvd.

 3. Sizzler Restaurant various locations

Best sandwiches

Togo’s
various locations

 2. Subway various locations

 3. Quizno’s various locations

Best kid-friendly restaurant

The Old Spaghetti Factory
various locations

 2. Chuck E. Cheese’s various locations

 3. McDonald’s various locations

Best cheap eats

Taco Bell
various locations

 2. Jack’s Urban Eats 
1230 20th St., (916) 444-0307, 2535 Fair Oaks Blvd.

 3. Del Taco
 various locations

 3. The Old Spaghetti Factory 
various locations

Best delivery food

Round Table Pizza
various locations

 2. Original Pete’s Restaurant 
2001 J St., (916) 442-6770

 3. Pizza Hut 
various locations

Best restaurant to splurge at

Biba Restaurant
2801 Capitol Ave., (916) 455-2422

 2. Morton’s of Chicago 
521 L St., (916) 442-5091

 3. Claim Jumper’s
various locations

Best new restaurant

Elephant Bar
1500 Arden Way, (916) 564-2526

2. Hukilau Island Grill 
16th and O streets, (916) 444-5850

 3. Thai Basil 
8785 Center Pkwy., (916) 681-8424

Best breakfast

Corner Stone Restaurant
2330 J St., (916) 441-0948

 2. Fox and Goose Public House 
1001 R St., (916) 443-8825

 3. Lucky Café 
1111 21st St., (916) 442-9620

Best coffee house

Starbucks
various locations

 2. New Helvetia 
1215 19th St., (916) 443-2239

 3. True Love Coffeehouse 
2406 J St., (916) 492-9002

Best sushi

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant
various locations

 2. Taka’s Japanese Cuisine 
1730 S St., (916) 446-9628

3. Zen-Toro 
900 15th St., (916) 442-4933

Best Chinese

Shang Hai Garden
800 Alhambra Blvd., (916) 446-6358

 2. P.F. Chang’s 
1180 Galleria Blvd., Roseville, (916) 788-2800

 3. Chinois City Wok 
3535 Fair Oaks Blvd., (916) 485-8690

Best Italian

Buca di Beppo
1249 Howe Ave., (916) 922-6673

 2. Biba Restaurant 
2801 Capitol Ave., (916) 455-2422

 3. Olive Garden 
various locations 

Best Greek

Greek Village Inn
65 University Ave., (916) 922-6334

2. The Kabob House 
1726 Fulton Ave., (916) 485-0163

3. Crest Café 
1017 K St., (916) 444-2722

Best barbecue

Texas West Barbecue
1600 Fulton Ave., (916) 483-7427

2. Mary’s Kitchen and Barbecue 
1216 20th St., (916) 442-3469

3. Back Forty Texas BBQ Restaurant & Catering 
1201 Orlando Ave., Roseville, (916) 721-7427

Best pizza

Zelda’s Original Gourmet Pizza
1415 21st St., (916) 447-1400

 2. Round Table Pizza 
various locations

 3. Original Pete’s 
2001 J St., (916) 442-6770

Best vegetarian

Mums Vegetarian Restaurant
catering only, (916) 444-3015

 2. Fresh Choice 
various locations

 3. Sunflower 
10344 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, (916) 967-4331

Best steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse
various locations

 2. Morton’s of Chicago 
521 L St., (916) 442-5091

3. Cattleman’s Steak & Seafood 
4225 Northgate Blvd., (916) 925-2805

Best wine selection

Enotria Café and Wine Bar
1433 Del Paso Blvd., (916) 922-6792

 2. Beverages & More 
various locations

 3. David Berkeley Fine Wines and Specialty Foods 
515 Pavilions Ln., (916) 929-4422

Best martini

The Depot
2001 K St., (916) 441-6823

 2. Chevy’s 
various locations

 3. Ernesto’s Mexican Food 
1901 16th St., (916) 441-5850

Best margarita

Chevy’s
various locations

 2. The Depot 
2001 K St., (916) 441-6823

 3. Ernesto’s Mexican Food 
1901 16th St., (916) 441-5850

Best brewpub

Rubicon Brewing Co.
2004 Capitol Ave., (916) 448-7032

 2. River City Brewing Co. 
545 Downtown Plaza ste. 1115, (916) 447-2739

 3. Sudwerk Brewery & Grill 
1375 Exposition Blvd., (916) 925-6623

Best cheap beer

The Depot
2001 K St., (916) 441-6823

 2. Faces 
2000 K St., (916) 492-9524

 3. Pine Cove 
502 29th St., (916) 446-3624

Best smoothies

Jamba Juice
various locations

 2. Gunther’s Quality Ice Cream 
2801 Franklin Blvd., (916) 457-6646

 3. Planet Smoothie 
1001 E. Bidwell St. #105, Folsom, (916) 984-4920

Best ice cream

Gunther’s Quality Ice Cream
2801 Franklin Blvd., (916) 457-6646

 2. Coldstone Creamery 
various locations

 3. Baskin-Robbins
various locations

Best bakery

Freeport Bakery
2966 Freeport Blvd., (916) 442-4256

2. Philipps Bakery 
3300 Folsom Blvd., (916) 456-3838

3. Ettore’s 
2376 Fair Oaks Blvd., (916) 482-5516

Best outdoor dining

Paragary’s Bar and Oven
1401 28th St., (916) 457-5737

 2. Tower Café 
1518 Broadway, (916) 441-0222

 3. Chevy’s Fresh Mex 
various locations

Best spot for dining alone

Jack’s Urban Eats
(916) 444-0307 
2535 Fair Oaks Blvd.

 2. Club 21 
1119 21st St., (916) 443-1537

 3. Denny’s St
various locations

 3. McDonald’s  
various locations