Hometown Honours

Best Restaurant

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  1. Aroma of India
  2. Asada Grill

    35315 Merle Haggard Drive

  3. Bakers Square
  4. Barrington's Jamaican Kitchen

    4120 Ming Avenue

  5. Ben Paca's Mexican Grill

    100 South Oswell Street

  6. Benji's French-Basque Restaurant

    4001

  7. Black Bear Diner

    4102 California Avenue

  8. Blaze Pizza

    200 Coffee Road

  9. Blue Elephant
  10. Bootleggers
  11. Bootleggers Craft Pub & Eatery
  12. Brunch N Burger

    16101 Stockdale Highway

  13. Buffalo Wild Wings
  14. Cafe Rio

    200 Coffee Road

  15. California Pizza Kitchen
  16. Camino Real Kitchen & Tequila

    4501 Stine Road

  17. Cataldos Pizzeria

    650 Roberts Lane

  18. Chef Lino’s Prime
  19. Chili's
  20. Chili's
  21. Chinatown Buffet
  22. Chuy's
  23. Denny's

    2627 Buck Owens Boulevard

  24. Denny's

    2581 White Lane

  25. Denny's

    2309 Panama Lane

  26. Denny's
  27. Denny's
  28. Denny's

    8011 East Brundage Lane

  29. El Capitan Mexican Grill & Cantina

    4240 Suite C California Avenue

  30. El Pollo Loco

    8200 Stockdale Highway

  31. El Rincon Mexican Restaurant

    6620 East Lerdo Highway

  32. El Taco Loco

    4150 Stine Road

  33. El Taco Rojo

    5700 Gasoline Alley Drive

  34. Firestone
  35. Flame Broiler

    4701 White Lane

  36. Frugatti's

    8109 Brimhall Road

  37. Golden Corral

    5001 Ming Avenue

  38. Golden Ox
  39. Harris BBQ

    250 Coffee Road

  40. Home Town Buffet
  41. Hon Ramen

    1419 STE A 19th Street

  42. Hungry Hunter Steakhouse

    3580 Rosedale Highway

  43. IHOP
  44. IHOP
  45. IHOP
  46. Jin Sushi Japanese Restaurant
  47. John's Incredible Pizza

    3709 Rosedale Highway

  48. Josephs
  49. Kamisama Ramen

    1400 Calloway Drive

  50. La Costa Mariscos
  51. Lamina
  52. Logans
  53. Los Hermanos Restaurant

    10050 Rosedale Highway

  54. Los Panchos
  55. Love Sushi Blue

    5620 California Avenue

  56. Mariscos Uruapan
  57. Max's Restaurant, Bakersfield

    4130 California Avenue

  58. Me-n-Ed's Pizzeria

    16137 Stockdale Highway

  59. Mexicali
  60. Mexicali
  61. Miyoshi Japanese Restaurant

    8200 Stockdale Highway

  62. Naugles
  63. New Vintage Grill

    9901 #100 Hageman Road

  64. New Vintage Grill

    3320 Truxtun Avenue

  65. Noriega's
  66. Nuestro México

    716 21st Street

  67. Olive Garden
  68. Ono Hawaiian BBQ
  69. Original Roadhouse Grill
  70. Outback Steakhouse

    5051 Stockdale Highway

  71. Panini Kabob Grill

    3111 Ming Avenue

  72. Pho Hut

    5404 California Avenue

  73. Pizza Factory

    4200 Suite F Stine Road

  74. Pizza Hut

    6300 White Lane

  75. Pizza Hut

    3122 Niles Street

  76. Pizza Hut

    5221B Stockdale Highway

  77. Queen Pizza & Krispy Krunchy Chicken

    2697 Mount Vernon Avenue

  78. Rancho Grande Mexican Grill
  79. Red Lobster
  80. Romano's Macaroni Grill
  81. Round Table Pizza
  82. Round Table Pizza
  83. Royal Indian Cuisine
  84. Salad Sensations

    16123 Stockdale Highway

  85. Scrambled
  86. Shake N' Buns

    2517 White Lane

  87. Shōgun Palace

    5498 California Avenue

  88. SinghaThai

    5432 California Avenue

  89. Sizzler
  90. Sizzler
  91. Sol Y Luna

    11420 Ming Avenue

  92. Spencer's Restaraunt
  93. Straw Man Restaurant
  94. Tacos La Villa Mexican Grill
  95. Tahoe Joe's
  96. Texas Roadhouse

    3203 Ming Avenue

  97. Vecchio's Pizzeria & Gelateria

    3333 Buena Vista Road

  98. Village Grill

    2809 F Street

  99. Woodstone Pizzerias

    5440 California Avenue

  100. Woolgrowers
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