Greater Utica’s People’s Choice Winners – From Best Pizza to Best Local Restaurant
Who has the best pizza in Greater Utica?
Which fine dining restaurant in the region is considered the people's favorite?
These are just some of the questions answered in WIBX's People's Choice Awards for 2015. There were 23 categories and listeners of WIBX's First News with Keeler nominated and voted for their favorites.
- Best pastries, Best cup of coffee, Best Tomato Pie, Best Pizza, Best Ethnic Restaurant, Best Chicken Riggies, Best Fine Dining Restaurant, Best Casual Restaurant,, Best Breakfast Restaurant, Best Bar Food, Best Bartender, Best Fish Fry, Best Bread, Best Sandwich, Best Burger, Best Hot Dog, Best Utica Greens, Best Meatballs, Best sausage, Best Wings, Best Buffet, Best BBQ, Best Food Truck
Here are the results:
Best Pastries
1st- Florentine Pastry Shop
2nd- Christine's Cookie Shop
3rd- Cafe Canole
Best Barbecue
1st- Piggy Pats in Washington Mills
2nd- Holy Smoque BBQ (Food truck in Utica)
3rd- Brook's Barbecue in Oneonta
Best Food Truck
1st- Mangia Macrina's Wood Fired Pizza
2nd- Georgio's
3rd- Goly Smoque's BBQ
Best Buffet
1st- Turning Stone Resort and Casino
2nd- East Dynasty Buffet
3rd- Phoenician