WINNERS: Best-ter-est of Omaha 2008 @ GFC

***UPDATE***
Find the latest Best-ter-est of Omaha Restaurant winners here:

GUIDE: The Best Restaurants in Omaha

Well the polls have closed [BUT THE 2009 POLLS ARE OPEN!]and I have to say, the results were interesting and just what we were looking for. There were lots of great restaurants that came out on top, while the chains didn't fare so well, except in categories where you'd expect them to. Voter turn out was respectable considering we didn't really publicize this much beyond our readers. This was always meant to be a poll for foodies, by foodies, so thank you to all the foodies who voted. We hope you enjoy the results as much as we did.

Best-ter-est of Omaha 2008^TM

Best Bagels

Best Bar-B-Que

Amarillo Barbecue
Hartland BBQ
Famous Dave's

Best Bowl of Soup

Best Breakfast

Dixie Quick's
Bailey's
11-Worth Cafe (Tie ~ 3rd)
FarmHouse Cafe (Tie ~ 3rd)
Lisa's Radial Cafe (Tie ~ 3rd)
WheatFields (Tie ~ 3rd)

Best Buffet

China Buffet
No such thing
Harrah's (Tie ~ 3rd)
Hong Hing (Tie ~ 3rd)

Best Burrito

Chipotle
Alvarados (Tie ~ 2nd)
La Mesa (Tie ~ 2nd)
Netties (Tie ~ 2nd)
Qdoba (Tie ~ 2nd)

Best Coffee Shop

Best Desserts

Best Family Restaurant

Millard Roadhouse
Old Country Buffet
Petrow's

Best French Fries

Best Fried Chicken

Jack & Mary's
Millard Roadhouse(Tie ~ 2nd)
Popeyes (Tie ~ 2nd)

Best Hamburger

Dinker's
Stella's
King Kong
Red Robin

Best Pasta

Lo Sole Mio
Vivace
Nicola's in the Market (Tie ~ 3rd)
Pasta Amore (Tie ~ 3rd)
Sgt. Peffer's (Tie ~ 3rd)

Best Pizza

Zio's Pizza
Don Carmelos
Frank's Pizzeria (Tie ~ 3rd)
LaCasa Pizzaria (Tie ~ 3rd)
Mama's Pizza (Tie ~ 3rd)

Best Sandwiches

Best Seafood

Best Steak House

Drover
Anthony's Steakhouse
Every other steakhouse tied for the next spot ^**

Best Sunday Brunch

Dixie Quick's
Grandmother's
Granite City (Tie ~ 3rd)
Mcfoster's Natural Kind Cafe (Tie ~ 3rd)

Best Sushi Restaurant

Best Chinese Restaurant

O Dining (Tie ~ 1st)
P.F. Chang's (Tie ~ 1st)
China Road (Tie ~ 2nd)
Golden Palace (Tie ~ 2nd)
Rice Bowl (Tie ~ 2nd)

Best Appetizers

Jams
Crescent Moon (Tie ~ 2nd)
Granite City (Tie ~ 2nd)
Mai Thai (Tie ~ 2nd)

Best French Restaurant

Best Greek Restaurant

The Greek Islands
Katies
Jim & Jennie's Greek Village

Best Indian Restaurant

Jaipur
The Taj Kabob & Curry
The Indian Oven

Best Italian Restaurant

Lo Sole Mio
Biaggi's (Tie ~ 2nd)
Bianco (Tie ~ 2nd)
Vivace (Tie ~ 2nd)

Best Japanese Restaurant

Best Mexican Restaurant

Alvarados (Tie ~ 1st)
El Aguila (Tie ~ 1st)
Guaca Maya (Tie ~ 1st)
La Mesa (Tie ~ 1st)

NOTES AND COMMENTS: Since the form fields were free form, we tried to interpret the results as best we could. If you'd like to double check our work, feel free to look at the raw data. No member of the GFC team voted. Since this was such a small sample size and some of the categories were so close, some of the results would be different if our votes were counted. Cafe De Paris, Elada, and Trovato's each got at least one vote, despite being closed.