RESULTS: The 2016 Homie Award Winners

2016 was a fabulous year for Louisville food and entertainment. Each year we hear your voice as you have the chance to vote for your favorite Louisville stuff. The results for the 2016 Homie Awards are listed below, and while there are a few clear winners, the rest was very close. It’s fun to see the responses as they roll in, and how they compare to what I predicted. If your favorites didn’t win, then you need to vote next time! Either way, the people have spoken, and here is what they said!

Results are listed in top 3 format along with total percent of the vote each received. 

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

1. Butchertown Grocery – 30%
2. 502 Cafe Smokehouse – 18 %
3. Citizen 7 – 14%

BEST “NOT NEW” RESTAURANT

1. Jack Fry’s – 15%
2. Mayan Cafe – 10%
3. Jeff Ruby’s – 10%
4. Mussel & Burger Bar – 10%

BEST LOCAL BEER

1. Against the Grain – 24%
2. BBC – 18%
3. Great Flood – 14%
4. Monnik – 14%

BEST BEER LIST

1. Holy Grale – 38%
2. Sergio’s – 16%
3. HopCat – 16%

BEST BOURBON LIST

1. Down One – 25%
2. Haymarket – 19%
3. Bourbon’s Bistro – 19%
4. Silver Dollar – 19%

BEST BLOODY MARY

1. Outlook Inn – 36%
2. Wild Eggs – 12%
3. Noosh Nosh – 12%

BEST PATIO

1. Captain’s Quarters – 30%
2. Flannagan’s – 24%
3. Bistro 1860 – 14%

BEST LATE NIGHT EATS

1. La Bamba – 25%
2. Spinelli’s – 25%
3. Highlands Tap Room – 11%

BEST FOOD TRUCK

1. 502 Cafe – 29%
2. V-Grits – 21%
3. Holy Molé – 14%

BEST PIZZA

1. Wick’s – 21%
2. Impellizzeri’s – 16%
3. The Post – 12%

BEST BBQ

1. 502 Cafe Smokehouse – 25%
2. Feast – 25%
3. Momma’s – 15%

BEST SUSHI

1. Oishii – 36%
2. Sapporo – 27%
3. Asahi – 10%

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT

1. Joy Luck – 33%
2. August Moon – 16%
3. Double Dragon (Goss Ave) – 11%

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT

1. El Mundo – 30%
2. La Rositas – 26%
3. Citizen 7 – 19%

BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT

1. Shalimar – 39%
2. Dakshin – 39%
3. Kashmir – 14%

BEST CHAIN RESTAURANT

1. Chuy’s – 22%
2. Zoe’s Kitchen – 16%
3. Brick House – 16%

BEST BREAKFAST

1. Wild Eggs – 24%
2. Highland Morning – 24%
3. Super Chefs – 17%

BEST SANDWICH

1. PBLFT (502 Cafe Smokehouse) – 16%
2. Fried Chicken Sandwich (Royals) – 10%
3. Kentucky Cuban (Monnik) – 10%

BEST SPRING EVENT

1. Derby – 70%
2. Cherokee Triangle Art Fair – 14%
3. Oaks – 9%

BEST SUMMER EVENT

1. Forecastle Festival (Great Lawn) – 48%
2. Family Palooza (Southeast Christian Church) – 21%
3. Waterfront Wednesday (Big Four Lawn) – 13%

BEST FALL EVENT

1. St James Art Fair – 50%
2. Belknap Fall Festival – 14%
3. Corkestra – 14%

BEST WINTER EVENT

1. Tailspin Ale Fest – 20%
2. Bardstown Road Aglow – 20%
3. Light Up Louisville – 20%

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD

1. Highlands – 35%
2. St Matthews – 17%
3. Clifton / Crescent Hill – 17%

BEST STREET

1. Bardstown Rd – 33%
2. Frankfort Ave – 33%
3. E Market – 12%

BEST VENUE

1. The Palace Theater -27%
2. Mercury Balroom – 16%
3. Headliners – 16%
4. Iroquois Amphitheater – 16%

BEST PARK

1. Cherokee Park – 42%
2. Seneca Park – 32%
3. Waterfront Park – 17%

BEST SALON

1. Atomic House of Hair – 15%
2. Z Salon – 15%
3. William Dean – 15%

BEST BARBER SHOP

1. Place to Go – 20%
2. The Loop – 20%
3. Dre Dre’s – 10%

BEST MUSEUM

1. Speed Art Museum – 37%
2. Muhammed Ali Museum – 30%
3. Frazier History Museum – 19%

BEST ART GALLERY

1. 21c – 33%
2. Revelry – 22%
3. Deemer – 19%