Attention. Attention Please. Please direct your attention this way. The results of the 2010 Resident Favorite Dining Survey are tabulated and the winners are.... But before the winners are announced, there are a few tidbits worth sharing; c'mon, there's got to be a little suspense, no?
The survey is a popular vote contest for people who live and work in Durham. There were no limits on what places could win. Voting was conducted online through a survey on the Informz platform and was open for 12 days from November 1 through 12. The survey was promoted largely over social media.
Participation was up 61% over last year. That size jump clearly indicates a strong desire by those who live here to be supportive of their local businesses and to direct visitors to them. That's a great thing.
Folks spent an average of 5:19 per response. That is up 18% from last year and it indicates that respondents truly care about making sure they choose the places that they believe most exemplify excellence in a category.
Some categories were too close to call a single winner; only one or two votes separated some of the top contenders. In those instances, multiple winners were awarded. "The objective of this survey is to provide a window on the local culinary zeigeist that others can use to guide their decisions, and this year we had a heck of a response," said Sam Poley, DCVB's Director of Marketing and Communications. "We were especially excited to see voting be so close, and to have multiple establishments genuinely be easily discernable as true 'favorites' by popular votes," he added.
So, without further adoo, the 2010 Resident Favorites Dining Survey winners are:
Favorite Place in Durham for BBQ:
The Original Q-Shack
Favorite Place in Durham for Brunch:
Watts Grocery and Elmo's Diner
Favorite Place in Durham for a Burger:
Only Burger
Favorite Coffee House in Durham:
Bean Traders, Inc., Beyu Caffe, and Joe Van Gogh
Favorite Place for a Guilty Pleasure:
Francesca's Dessert Caffe, Mad Hatter Bakeshop and Cafe, Guglhupf Café, and Scratch Seasonal Artisan Baking
Favorite Place in Durham with a Kids' Menu:
Elmo's Diner
Favorite Restaurant with Live Entertainment:
Broad Street Café
Favorite Mobile Food Vendor in Durham:
Only Burger
Favorite Place in Durham for Late Night Food:
Cosmic Cantina
Favorite Place in Durham for Vegetarians:
Toast, Sitar India Palace, Dos Perros, and Saladelia Cafe
Favorite Restaurant in Durham for a Date:
Revolution and Watts Grocery
Favorite Restaurant Value in Durham:
Chubby's Tacos and The Federal
Favorite Restaurant Wine List in Durham:
Six Plates Wine Bar
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ReplyDeleteThose are all great places, but I question the research, and some of the questions. I don't live in Durham; I live in Raleigh, but spend quite a bit of time in Durham.
ReplyDeleteFirst - there's mention of time people spent on the questions, and that responses were up 61% from last year... that's great! But, what was the total number of people and could someone have made multiple entries?
Second - I think some of the questions probably unfairly lead to naming certain restaurants but leaving out others. So I'll add my own:
Great lunch or snack - Parker & Otis (hello?.. how could you leave off P&O?!)
My preference for brunch is Rue Cler... really?... there's going to be no mention of Rue Cler
The most famous restaurants?... Magnolia... Four Square, Pops???
Get better research going please.
I agree with most of the winners! Always fun to vote for your favorites.
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