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Near Southside sweeps FW Weekly 2011 Best of Edition

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The Fort Worth Weekly released its 2011 Best Of edition on Thursday, Sept. 29 and the Fairmount neighborhood and Near Southside – the Rooted’s stomping ground – won loads of Reader’s Choice awards. Several Magnolia Avenue restaurants won awards throughout the article for their prize dishes, with Avoca, Spiral Diner, The Usual, and Shinjuku Station winning multiple awards. Be good neighbors and head to these great places!

A full list of winners from Fairmount and Magnolia Avenue:

  • Best Cocktail Lounge- The Usual
  • Best Bar Bar- The Chat Room
  • Best Martini- The Usual
  • Best Bar Décor- The Usual
  • Best place to meet someone of the opposite sex- First Friday on the Green
  • Best place for a nightcap- Finn MacCool’s Irish Pub
  • Best Soup (Mexican)- Lili’s Bistro
  • Best Salad (international)- Chadra Mezza
  • Best Chicken Livers- Paris Coffee Shop
  • Best Bargain Steak- Cat City Grill
  • Best Coffee- Avoca
  • Best Coffee House- Avoca
  • Best Italian- Nona Tatta
  • Best Middle Eastern- Chadra Mezza
  • Best Vegetarian Meal- Spiral Diner
  • Best Chicken Fried Steak- Cat City
  • Best Tamales- Hot Damn Tamales
  • Best Sushi- Shinjuku Station
  • Best Wait Staffer- Matt Gibbons, Spiral Diner
  • Best Restaurant- Cat City
  • Best New Restaurant- Shinjuku Station
  • Best Fries- Lili’s Bistro
  • Best Salad- Spiral Diner
  • Best Spicy Dish- Spiral Diner
  • Best Field of One- Spiral Diner
  • Best Environmentally Friendly Business- Spiral Diner
  • Best Outdoor Cultural Event- First Friday on the Green
  • Best Urban Digs- West Magnolia Avenue