2009 Mad Diner Awards Winners Announced!

As has become our end-of-year tradition here at Madison Dining Online, we’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Mad Diner Awards!  Every year we spend months gather nominations from the people who know the best places to go in the area – the people who actually eat in the restaurants – our esteemed visitors who we have taken to calling “Mad Diners”.  We’re sure you won’t take that title personally…

We had hundreds of people give us their nominations.  From there, we culled the list down to the top five vote-getters.  Then we put the finalists out there for the final votes.  And did we get the final votes.  We had a record breaking turnout, and the voting was passionate, judging from the comments we received.  But we have the winners, and without further ado, here they are!  (You can click on the links below to see the final details for each category).

• Favorite Family Dining Spot:  Monty’s Blue Plate Diner
• Best Cheap Eats: Ian’s Pizza
• Best Fine Dining Experience: L’Etoile
• Best Place to Celebrate: The Nitty Gritty
• Best Business Dinner: Tornado Club Steakhouse
• Best New Restaurant:  Brasserie V
• Best Madison Tradition:  Quivey’s Grove
• Best Coffee Shop:  Barriques
• Best Bakery:  Lane’s
• Best Wine List: Eno Vino
• Best Beer Selection:  The Great Dane
• Best Downtown Restaurant: The Old Fashioned
• Best West Side Restaurant: Lombardino’s
• Best East Side Restaurant: Eldorado Grill
• Best Campus Dining:  Porta Bella
• Best Suburban Dining:  Liliana’s
• Best Brunch: Marigold Kitchen
• Best Breakfast: Lazy Jane’s Cafe
• Best Lunch Spot:  The Great Dane
• Best Late Night Dining: The Weary Traveler
• Best Outdoor Dining:  Paisan’s
• Best Lakefront Dining: Paisan’s
• Best Service:  L’Etoile
• Best Bar Food:  The Old Fashioned
• Best Takeout/Delivery:  Glass Nickel
• Best Pizza:  The Greenbush Bar
• Best Burger:  The Old Fashioned
• Best Ice Cream:  Babcock Hall
• Best Seafood: Ocean Grill
• Best Steak: Tornado Club Steakhouse
• Best Fish Fry:  Avenue Bar
• Best Italian Restaurant:  Lombardino’s
• Best Hispanic Restaurant:  Laredo’s
• Best Middle Eastern Restaurant: Husnu’s
• Best Asian Restaurant:  Sushi Muramoto
• Best Sushi:  Sushi Muramoto
• Best Ethnic Cuisine (Other):  Taj Indian Restaurant
• Favorite Overall Restaurant:  The Old Fashioned

There were a few repeat winners this year, and a few new places to make the lists.  Thanks to all who voted, and make sure to use the “Share” features at the bottom of this post to spread the results!

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