2009 Best Restaurants Award Winners
Best of the Best
Central
1 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 RauDZ Regional Table
(formerly Fresco)
3 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Tita’s Italian Bistro
South
1 The Hooded Merganser
2 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
3 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
Undiscovered Restaurant
Central
1 The Fixx Café
2 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
3 764
3 The Blind Angler Grill (Peachland)
North
1 The Curry Pot Indian& Nepalese Cuisine Ltd.
2 Lorenzo’s Café (Enderby)
3 ORA Restaurant Lounge
South
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 Cubby Hole
3 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
New Restaurant
Central
1 Cabana Bar & Grille
2 764
3 Wasabi Japanese Restaurant
North
1 Temptasian Restaurant & Bar
2 The Curry Pot Indian& Nepalese Cuisine Ltd.
3 Los Huesos
South
1 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
2 Lee’s Fusion
Steak
Central
1 The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 RauDZ Regional Table
(formerly Fresco)
3 Ric’s Grill
North
1 The Phoenix Steakhouse
2 The Italian Kitchen Company
3 The Armstrong Inn Restaurant
(Armstrong)
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Bogner’s of Penticton
3 Naramata Pub (Naramata)
Seafood
Central
1 Christophers Steak & Seafood Restaurant
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 RauDZ Regional Table
(formerly Fresco)
3 Ric’s Grill
North
1 C - Lovers Fish & Chips
1 Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant
2 The Eclectic Med Restaurant
3 Fisherman Direct Seafoods
(Enderby)
South
1 Salty’s Beach House
2 Cozy Bay Seafood Café
(Summerland)
3 Isshin Japanese Deli
3 The Hooded Merganser
Ribs
Central
1 Montana’s Cookhouse & Bar
2 Memphis Blues BBQ House
3 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
North
1 Royal Knight Restaurant
2 The Armstrong Inn Restaurant
(Armstrong)
3 Boston Pizza
South
1 Pasta Factory
2 Piggys BarBQ
3 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
Vegetarian
Central
1 Lake Tai Restaurant
1 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 Dawett Fine Indian Cuisine
3 The Bohemian Café & Catering Co.
North
1 2P’s Health Kitchen Restaurant
2 The Curry Pot Indian& Nepalese Cuisine Ltd.
3 New Delhi Indian Restaurant
South
1 Dream Café
1 Lee’s Overseas Delights
2 Wheat Grass Café
Appies
Central
1 Cactus Club Café
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
3 Joey’s Global Grill
North
1 Squires Four Public House
2 Sir Winstons Neighbourhood Pub
3 The Roster Sports Club Bar & Grill
South
1 The Vanilla Pod Restaurant
(Summerland)
2 Kettle Valley Station Pub
3 The Hooded Merganser
South Asian
Central
1 Dawett Fine Indian Cuisine
2 Siam Orchid Thai Restaurant
3 Hoang Gia Vietnamese Cuisine
North
1 New Delhi Indian Restaurant
2 The Curry Pot Indian
& Nepalese Cuisine Ltd.
3 Boa-Thong Thai Restaurant
South
1 Navratan Fine Indian Cuisine
2 Saigon on Main Restaurant
3 Best of India Restaurant (Oliver)
3 Iyara Thai Restaurant
Japanese
Central
1 O-Zeki Japanese Restaurant
2 Momo Sushi
3 Genjie Japanese Restaurant
North
1 Mahoroba Japanese Restaurant
2 Bento & Sushi
3 J-Don Japanese Donburi Café
3 Sushi 1 Japanese Restaurant
South
1 Isshin Japanese Deli
1 Tokyo Japanese Restaurant
2 Origami Japanese Restaurant
Chinese
Central
1 Wok Inn Restaurant
2 Mekong Restaurant
3 Jimmy Ho’s Takeout Express
North
1 Golden Crown Restaurant
2 Temptasian Restaurant & Bar
3 Kiki Gardens Restaurant
South
1 Beijing Restaurant (Summerland)
2 Chinese Laundry Restaurant
3 China Palace
3 Lee’s Overseas Delights
Italian
Central
1 La Bussola
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 Mamma Rosa Authentic
Italian Restaurant
North
1 The Italian Kitchen Company
2 Tita’s Italian Bistro
3 Intermezzo Restaurant
South
1 Pasta Factory
2 Villa Rosa Ristorante Italiano
3 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
Greek
Central
1 Yamas Taverna
2 The Greek House Restaurant
(Lake Country)
3 Olympia Pizza & Greek Taverna
North
1 Royal Knight Restaurant
2 Papa’s Greek Taverna
(Armstrong)
3 Minos Greek House (Salmon Arm)
South
1 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
2 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
3 Mykonos Pizza &
Spaghetti House
European (French, German, etc.)
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 Gasthaus on the Lake (Peachland)
3 Wood Fire Bakery
North
1 The Eclectic Med Restaurant
2 Hubert’s Restaurant (Lumby)
South
1 Bogner’s of Penticton
2 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
2 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
3 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
Mexican/Southwest
Central
1 Hector’s Casa
2 DJ’s Restaurant
North
1 Little Tex Restaurants
2 Los Huesos
2 Taco Del Mar
South
1 Vallarta Grill
2 Shades on Main
Family Restaurant
3 Piggys BarBQ
3 TacoTime
Romantic Dining
Central
1 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 The Yellow House Restaurant
3 Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar
North
1 Earl’s
2 The Phoenix Steakhouse
3 Intermezzo Restaurant
South
1 Bogner’s of Penticton
2 The Hooded Merganser
2 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
Breakfast
Central
1 International House of Pancakes
(IHOP)
2 The Jammery
3 The Bohemian Café
& Catering Co.
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Denny’s Restaurant
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
South
1 Valentini’s Café
2 Shades on Main
Family Restaurant
Brunch
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
2 The Vintage Dining Room
(Coast Capri Hotel)
3 The Chateau Dining Room
(Lake Okanagan Resort)
North
1 Branches Café
(Best Western Vernon Lodge)
2 Range at Predator Ridge
Golf Resort
3 ORA Restaurant Lounge
South
1 Magnums on the Lake
2 Fairview Mountain Golf Course
(Oliver)
Buffet
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
2 Buffet King Restaurant
3 Mama Panda Buffet
North
1 The Curry Pot Indian & Nepalese Cuisine Ltd.
2 ORA Restaurant Lounge
3 The Great Wall Restaurant
(Armstrong)
3 The Pantry Restaurant
South
1 Beijing Restaurant (Summerland)
1 China Palace
2 Magnums on the Lake
Dessert
Central
1 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
3 Moxie’s Classic Grill
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Earl’s
South
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 Blue Icing Dessert Bar
2 The Hooded Merganser
Family Restaurant
Central
1 Boston Pizza
2 White Spot Restaurant
3 Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill
North
1 Boston Pizza
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
2 The Pantry Restaurant
South
1 Boston Pizza
2 Mykonos Pizza &
Spaghetti House
2 White Spot Restaurant
Place to Eat & Hear Live Music
Central
1 Minstrel Café & Bar
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 The Grateful Fed
3 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
North
1 Lorenzo’s Café (Enderby)
2 Junction Café (Armstrong)
3 El Portillo Coffee House
South
1 Dream Café
2 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
Place to Dine Alone
Central
1 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
2 Memphis Blues BBQ House
3 White Spot Restaurant
North
1 Boston Pizza
2 Bean to Cup
Coffee House & Roasters
3 The Cliffs Café (Enderby)
South
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 Denny’s Restaurant
3 Lee’s Overseas Delights
Caterer
Central
1 The Bohemian Café & Catering Co.
2 The Ridge Restaurant (Managed
by Okanagan’s Finest Foods)
3 Deli City Café & Catering /
Bunches Bistro
3 Details Catering (Waterfront &
764 Restaurants)
3 Memphis Blues BBQ House
North
1 The Other Company Catering
(Armstrong)
2 Gourmet to Go
3 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
South
1 Joy Road Catering
2 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
View
Central
1 Summerhill Sunset Bistro
(Summerhill Pyramid Winery)
2 Grapevine Restaurant
(Gray Monk Estate Winery)
3 Old Vine’s Restaurant
(Quails’ Gate Estate Winery)
North
1 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
2 Alexander’s Beach Pub
3 The Clubhouse at Mable Lake
Golf Course (Enderby)
South
1 Lost Moose Lodge& BBQ Dinner House
2 The Hooded Merganser
3 Salty’s Beach House
Patio
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
2 Summerhill Sunset Bistro
(Summerhill Pyramid Winery)
3 Grapevine Restaurant
(Gray Monk Estate Winery)
North
1 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
2 Junction Café (Armstrong)
3 Alexander’s Beach Pub
South
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 The Hooded Merganser
3 Kettle Valley Station Pub
Service
Central
1 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
3 RauDZ Regional Table
(formerly Fresco)
3 Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Golden Crown Restaurant
South
1 Boston Pizza
2 Amante Bistro
2 Dream Café
Meal for the Money
Central
1 Memphis Blues BBQ House
1 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 White Spot Restaurant
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Little Tex Restaurants
3 The Italian Kitchen Company
South
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
2 Pasta Factory
Business Lunch
Central
1 Earl’s On Top
2 Cactus Club Café
3 Moxie’s Classic Grill
3 Nineteen Steakhouse &
Lounge (West Kelowna)
North
1 The Italian Kitchen Company
2 The Phoenix Steakhouse
3 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
3 The Eclectic Med Restaurant
South
1 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
2 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
3 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
Pizza
Central
1 Bordello’s Italian Pizzeria
2 Boston Pizza
3 Papito’s Pizza
3 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
North
1 Pizza Hut
2 J J’s Pizza Plus (Armstrong)
3 Main Street Pizza& Pasta (Enderby)
South
1 Boston Pizza
2 Kettle Valley Station Pub
2 Murray’s Pizza (Summerland)
3 Panago Pizza
Burger
Central
1 Gorgeous Georges
Gourmet Burgers
2 White Spot Restaurant
3 Cabana Bar & Grille
North
1 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
2 The Armstrong Inn Restaurant
(Armstrong)
3 Roster Sports Club Bar & Grill
3 Sir Winstons Neighbourhood Pub
South
1 White Spot Restaurant
2 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
3 Barking Parrot
3 The Hooded Merganser
Veggie Burger
Central
1 Cactus Club Café
1 Milestones Grill & Bar
2 Gorgeous Georges
Gourmet Burgers
3 The Grateful Fed
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Earl’s
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
South
1 Dream Café
2 White Spot Restaurant
Wrap
Central
1 Wrap Zone
2 The Pita Pit
3 Vintner’s Poolside Grill
(Coast Capri Hotel)
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Wrap Zone
3 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
South
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 Dream Café
3 Wheat Grass Café
French Fries
Central
1 New York Fries
2 Bouchon’s Bistro
3 Joey’s Global Grill
North
1 McDonalds Restaurants
2 Anchor Inn Neighbourhood Pub
(Armstrong)
2 The Armstrong Inn Restaurant
(Armstrong)
3 White Spot Restaurant
South
1 Jeffer’s Fryzz
2 Copper Mug Pub
Sandwich
Central
1 Memphis Blues BBQ House
2 Mediterranean Market
3 Wood Fire Bakery
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 2P’s Health Kitchen Restaurant
South
1 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
2 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
3 Quiznos Subs
3 The Bench Market
Coffee House
Central
1 Bean Scene Coffee House
2 Blenz
2 Starbucks Coffee Co.
3 The Roasted Bean Coffee House
North
1 Bean Scene Coffee House
2 Bean to Cup
Coffee House & Roasters
3 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
South
1 The Beanery & Bakery
(Summerland)
2 Bellevue Café
2 Fibonacci Raostery & Café
3 The Green Beanz Café
Fish & Chips
Central
1 Shady Rest British Fish & Chips
2 Lord Chumley’s Fish & Chips
3 Hooked on Seafood
3 The Two Chefs Family Restaurant
(Peachland)
North
1 Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant
2 C - Lovers Fish & Chips
3 Fisherman Direct Seafoods
(Enderby)
South
1 Cozy Bay Seafood Café
(Summerland)
2 Jeffer’s Fryzz
3 Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant
Pub/Neighbourhood Bar
Central
1 Pheasant & Quail Pub
2 Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
3 Sturgeon Hall Restaurant
3 Tonics Pub
North
1 Sir Winstons Neighbourhood Pub
2 Squires Four Public House
3 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
South
1 Kettle Valley Station Pub
2 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
3 Peacock’s Perch Neighbourhood
Pub (Summerland)
3 Copper Mug Pub
Late Night Bite
Central
1 Boston Pizza
2 Denny’s Restaurant
3 Cabana Bar & Grille
3 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
North
1 Boston Pizza
2 Checkers Bar & Grill
2 Sir Winstons Neighbourhood Pub
3 Denny’s Restaurant
South
1 Boston Pizza
2 Denny’s Restaurant
Casual Restaurant/
Bistro
Central
1 Joey’s Global Grill
1 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
2 The Fixx Café
3 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Bean to Cup
Coffee House & Roasters
3 Little Tex Restaurants
South
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 Pasta Factory
3 Dream Café
Shuswap Eatery
1 Yan’s Restaurant (Salmon Arm)
2 Moose Mulligans Marine Pub
(Sicamous)
3 Hideaway Pub (Salmon Arm)
Wine List
Central
1 La Bussola
2 Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar
3 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
North
1 The Phoenix Steakhouse
2 ORA Restaurant Lounge
3 The Eclectic Med Restaurant
3 The Italian Kitchen Company
South
1 Toasted Oak Wine Bar & Grill
(Oliver)
2 Bogner’s of Penticton
3 The Hooded Merganser
Winery Restaurant
Central
1 Old Vine’s Restaurant
(Quails’ Gate Estate Winery)
2 The Terrace Restaurant (Mission
Hill Estate Winery?—?West Kelowna)
3 Grapevine Restaurant (Gray Monk
Estate Winery?—?Okanagan Centre)
3 Summerhill Sunset Bistro
(Summerhill Pyramid Winery)
South
1 The Patio at Lake Breeze (Lake
Breeze Estate Winery?—?Naramata)
1 The Sonora Room Restaurant
(Burrowing Owl Estate Winery?—
Oliver)
2 Barrel Room Bistro
(Hillside Estate Winery)
3 Cellar Door Bistro (Sumac Ridge
Estate Winery?—?Summerland)
Local White
Central
1 Pinot Gris
(Gray Monk Estate Winery)
2 2008 Chenin Blanc
(Quails’ Gate Estate Winery)
3 2006 Chardonnay
(Mission Hill Family Estate)
3 Gewürztraminer
(Gray Monk Estate Winery)
South
1 2008 Pinot Gris
(Lake Breeze Estate Winery)
1 2008 Viognier (La Frenz Winery)
2 Gewürztraminer
(Sumac Ridge Estate Winery)
3 Farm Reserve Riesling
(Holman Lang Winery)
3 Sauvignon Blanc
(Sumac Ridge Estate Winery)
Local Red
Central
1 Stewart Family Reserve Pinot
Noir (Quails’ Gate Estate Winery)
2 2005 Oculus
(Mission Hill Family Estate)
2 2006 Platinum Reserve Pinot Noir
(CedarCreek Estate Winery)
3 Harmony Vineyard Merlot
(Stag’s Hollow Winery)
South
1 2005 Mosaic
(Hillside Estate Winery)
1 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
(La Frenz Winery)
2 2005 Reserve Cabernet Franc
(Hester Creek Estate Winery)
3 2006 Merlot
(Burrowing Owl Estate Winery)
Dessert / Icewine
Central
1 Mission Hill Family Estate
1 Quails’ Gate Estate Winery
2 Summerhill Pyramid Winery
3 Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery
South
1 Jackson-Triggs Vintners?—
Okanagan Valley Estate
2 Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
3 Holman Lang Wineries
Local Sparkling Wine
Valleywide
1 Cipes Brut
(Summerhill Pyramid Winery)
2 Steller’s Jay Brut
(Sumac Ridge Estate Winery)
3 Blue Mountain Brut
(Blue Mountain Vineyard& Cellars Ltd.)
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