Past Resident Favorites

While Durham Celebrated Cuisine restaurants are perennial favorites, Durham residents and non-residents working in Durham also have selected the local restaurants listed below as their favorites. Results from past annual surveys are shown by year.

2005 Local Only	2005 Chain Only
Neo-China Kemp's Seafood House Rick's Diner Satisfaction Restaurant, Bar and Pizza Delivery TOSCA Ristorante Italiano & Wine Bar Torero's Mexican Restaurant Bennett Pointe Grille Kanki Japanese House of Steaks & Sushi Blue Corn Cafe' Saladelia Cafe' Cosmic Cantina El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant Papas Grille Spartacus Restaurant Joe & Jo's Downtown Restaurant & Pub Brig's at the Park Francesca's Dessert Caffe Sal's Pizza & Restaurant	Maggiano's Little Italy Romano's Macaroni Grill Outback Steakhouse Chili's Grill and Bar Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Ruby Tuesday Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill California Pizza Kitchen IHOP (International House of Pancakes) Texas Roadhouse Tripps 2005 Celebrated Cuisine Favorites Cafe' Parizade Bullock's Bar-B-Que Magnolia Grill
2004 Local Only	2004 Chain Only
Elmo's Diner Neo-China Rick's Diner Satisfaction Restaurant, Bar and Pizza Delivery Kemp's Seafood House Saladelia Cafe' Torero's Mexican Restaurant TOSCA Ristorante Italiano & Wine Bar Kanki Japanese House of Steaks & Sushi Blue Corn Cafe' Papa's Grill El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant Randy's Pizza Spartacus Restaurant Cattleman's Steakhouse & Saloon Cosmic Cantina Bennett Point Grill Vin Rouge Le Coco Restaurant Brig's at the Park	Outback Steakhouse Maggiano's Little Italy Romano's Macaroni Grill Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Chili's Grill and Bar Ruby Tuesday Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill Tripps California Pizza Kitchen Big Bowl Asian Kitchen Applebee's IHOP (International House of Pancakes) Red Lobster Seafood Restaurant Chammp's Americana On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina Grady's American Grill Lonestar Steakhouse and Saloon Waffle House Bob Evans Restaurant Mayflower XVI Seafood Restaurant
2003 Local Only	2003 Chain Only
Bennett Point Grill Blue Corn Cafe' Cattleman's Steakhouse & Saloon Cosmic Cantina El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant Elmo's Diner Honey's Country Restaurant Kanki Japanese House of Steaks Mariner's Cove Seafood & Steak Neo-China Pao Lim Asian Bistro Papa's Grill Rick's Diner Saladelia Cafe' Satisfaction Restaurant, Bar & Pizza Torero's Mexican Restaurant(s) TOSCA Ristororante Italiano	California Pizza Kitchen Champps Americana Chili's Grill and Bar Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill Grady's American Grill Lonestar Steakhouse and Saloon Maggiano's Litte Italy On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina Outback Steakhouse Romano's Macaroni Grill Ruby Tuesday's Tripps
2001-2002 Local Only
Dillard's Bar-B-Que El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant Elmo's Diner Fishmonger's Restaurant and Oyster Bar Francesca's Dessert Caffe' LeCoco Restaurant Mariner's Cove Seafood & Steak Papa's Grill Rick's Diner Saladelia Cafe' Satisfaction Restaurant, Bar and Pizza Spartacus Restaurant Torero's Mexican Restaurant
2000 Local Only
Blue Corn Cafe' Cattleman's Steakhouse and Saloon Cosmic Cantina Dillard's Bar-B-Que El Rodeo Mexican Restaurants Fishmonger's Seafood Mkt., Crab & Oyster Bar George's Garage Grady's American Grill Le Coco Restaurant Neo-China Papa's Grill Saladelia Cafe' Satisfaction Restaurant & Bar Spartacus Restaurant Torero's Mexican Restaurant
1999 Local & Chain
Brig's at the Park Cattleman's Steakhouse and Saloon Dillard's Bar-B-Que Restaurant Fishmonger's Seafood Market, Crab & Oyster House Restaurant George's Garage Grady's American Grill Jamaica, Jamaica LeCoco Restaurant Neo-China Papa's Grill Romano's Macaroni Grill Saladelia Cafe' Satisfaction Restaurant & Bar Spartacus Restaurant Torero's Mexican Restaurant
1998 Local & Chain
Brig's at the Park Dillard's Bar-B-Que Fishmonger's Seafood, Oyster Bar & Crabhouse Jamaica, Jamaica LeCoco Restaurant Neo-China Papa's Grill Saladelia Cafe' Satisfaction Restaurant & Bar Spartacus Restaurant
1997 Local & Chain
Brig's at the Park Dillard's Bar-B-Que Fishmonger's Seafood, Oyster Bar & Crabhouse Jamaica, Jamaica LeCoco Restaurant Neo-China Papa's Grill Saladelia Cafe' Satisfaction Restaurant & Bar Spartacus Restaurant

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