Time Out Chicago’s 2013 Eat Out awards went down there were a lot of tight races. Most interesting is there was only one vote separating the winner of the Best New Restaurant and the runner up, which was the closest race in the awards history. There were two different lists of awards, the Critics’ Picks and the Readers’ Choice. It’s funny because there were awards given away like “Biggest Threat to Chipotle” (Covo) that made me laugh. The full list of Critics’ Picks are below, while the Readers’ Choice picks can be found here. I will let you know that the readers chose Fat Rice (2957 West Diversey) as the best new restaurant and the Bang Bang Pie Shop (2051 N. California) as the best new sweets shop, which is my favorite category.
Critics’ Picks:
The Borderline Crazy Award
Ward Eight
Nuttiest Side Project
Mama’s Nuts
Most Graceful Exit
The chocolates at Grace
The Team Spirit Award
Sauce and Bread Kitchen
The Delta Burke Award For Best Designing Woman
Karen Herold of 555 Design
Best Slice of Reality
James Spillane of Armitage Pizzeria
Garden Party of the Year
The Wheeler Mansion Market
Best New Southern Comfort
Pies at Bub City
Most Watchable Series Since Mad Men
Lula Breakfast Sandwich Series
Most Fashionable Farm-To-Table Restaurant
The Café at Ikram
Best Sit-Down Stand-Up Routine
Phil Ashbach at Phil’s Last Stand
Biggest Threat to Chipotle
Covo
The Rising Star Award
The bread at Bavette’s
The White Castle Award for Slider Enhancement
Beef tsukune slider at Sumi Robata Bar
Best Bar with a Restaurant Award
The Bar at Trenchermen
Photo: Erica Garnett
