Best of CU
And the winners are ...
Dec. 31, 1969 - by
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Lindsey says:
cowboy monkey could've swept so many of those categories for me - before they quit showcasing live music.
Frank says:
White Horse was on there twice, bless its soul.
Fairfield says:
Best Place to Buy Comics maybe? (The Answer, of course, is GMart). Best Place to Rent a Movie?
And a second to Best Pizza. Where is that Category?
James says:
best place to dispose of a body (wink)
Brittany says:
I whole-heartedly agree with Lindsey Markel's statement.
Matt B. says:
Yeah, what's up with no Best Pizza?
Jeff Brandt says:
Ditto to best pizza, bigtime. I went ahead and voted for my favorite pizza place to be favorite Italian food, pizza being Italian and all.
I don't think enough people actually buy comics to make that worth polling, Not that I didn't grow up reading Amazing Spiderman, Punisher, Invincible Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers, and Uncanny X-Men, but it's not like there are oodles of comic stores from which to pick anyway.
Best place to rent a movie, maybe, but I think the only two good choices are That's Rentertainment and the Undergrad.
Best place to see a movie, maybe as well. There are 4 places I can think of off the top of my head -- Beverly Cinema 18, Savoy 16, Boardman's Art Theatre, and the Virginia Theatre, all of which are slightly different from each other and good places to see movies in their own respects.
ScanlonJazz says:
Best pizza isn't there because we all know who's gonna win before the entire question gets asked.
Best Indian food? I know there ain't much, but props to Bombay Grill for being excellent.
Ice cream/Gelato?
Best place for jazz? rock? hip-hop? - and so on...
Bridget says:
I think you need best restaurant to take your parents
mpc says:
Best Pizza: Pop's (duh)
Best frozen bar pizza: Bunny's Tavern in Urbana
Best pizza to get poked by a pool cue to: Jupiter's
Best pizza to disco dance to on a Thursday night: Fallon's Ice House
Best pizza in 1976: Garcia's
Best pizza if you want mellow: Roma Tomato & Feta at Esquire Lounge
Clint R Shaw says:
I think that you need to post best place to get exhaust work and best mechanic.
palooka says:
Mike & Molly's should walk away with Best Beer Selection, but I have a sneaky feeling most of the voters don't go off-campus ever, and will vote Legends.
Best Hot Dog - Big Mouth's, Niro's, that guy on Green Street, that van by Burrill Hall?
Best Beer Garden
Best Realtor - might encourage some of the companies around here to stop being gigantic douches
Travis Wayne Hurt says:
I realized that I do most of these things better at home. I am arrogant though...
Matthew Leese says:
Most creative menu: Bacaro
Best value sushi: Kamakura
Best service: Bacaro
Best upscale events: Radio Maria (wine dinners, etc)
Best Out-of-Town restaurant: Montgomery's on the Square, Monticello
Best People-Watching Spot: Outdoor seating at Radio Maria
Best-looking staff: Bacaro
Best wine store: The Corkscrew
Best Cocktails: Radio Maria
Best outdoors walking and exercise area: Hessel Park
Best Pizza: Jupiters
mattstevens says:
Best Hot Dog: Big Mouth's.
Best Italian Beef: Big Mouth's
Place most likely to make you poop your pants: Niro's
I think these categories are a must!
Amy says:
Best apartment management company might be good?
Ashley says:
What about best cafe?
barry says:
There are CU Celebrities? Like who... the chief?
Melinda Miller says:
No voting for best pizza? What's up with that?