Check out the Austin Chronicle Favorite Restaurant Poll for 2009

[nyc_girl13]

Check it out: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyroba...

[nyc_girl13]

I agree with all of you, lots of the things on the list did NOT seem to belong.

[FoodChic]

Oh, no, they belong. Trust me on this one.

In Texas the choices for "best" are going to be much different than in NYC, LA, Chicago, etc.. Texas is where the chain restaurants are king! In Fort Worth's poll...Olive Garden is consistantly #1 for Italian. Which isn't surprising, because most Italian restaurants here are just pathetic.

The sadest thing about this is Austin has some amazing restaurants.

[nyc_girl13]

That is true, but I hold Austin to a higher standard for things like this because we have such great, unique restaurants and have been a pretty physically fit city as a whole. So I guess I was just saying that some of those disappointed me.

[FoodChic]

You're absolutely right, nyc_girl. Austin is better, but it is still Texas. :-)

[brattpowered]

After reading that list, I think I'll stick to the recommendations on Chowhound.

[El General]

No kidding. The Reader's Choice is sickening.

[brattpowered]

Wanna grab a Starbucks and a Chuychanga?

[foodiegal71]

I'm convinced this has to be rigged! Olive Garden mentioned for best salad dressing? However, I read the Chronicle reviews and have vowed to stop once they actually said that Screaming Goat had good al pastor. Eastside Chronicle, look into it.