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Sunday, April 02, 2006

Who to call if you feel like staying in and where to go if you're deciding between chains and locals

Best takeout

Nearly everyone had a different response to this one, but Double Dragon wins a close one.

 Pizza.<

Christina O'Connor | The Roanoke Times

Travis Linkous, general manager of the Papa John's in Blacksburg, tosses pizza dough for orders.

Best delivery

What better delivery than pizza — Papa John’s Pizza beat out Dominos.

Best pizza

The local fare, Backstreets Restaurant, beat out chains Papa John’s and Pizza Inn on this one.

Best coffee

There are a lot of coffee places in the New River Valley. Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea beats out New River Coffee Co. and Starbucks in a hotly brewed contest.

Best burger

Apparently, nobody does burgers like Mike’s Grill, which beat Five Guys Burgers by nearly 2-to-1 despite being closed on Sundays.

Best sweet tea

Hardee’s

Best beer selection

The Cellar Restaurant edged the Vintage Cellar in this contest, but wait...

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Christina O'Connor | The Roanoke Times

Chuck Hussey manages the Vintage Cellar in Radford.

Best wine selection

The Vintage Cellar got its revenge by dominating this category.

Best place to eat at 2 a.m.

After staying up all night to cram, there are several places to grab a late bite. Joe’s Diner topped Waffle House, IHOP and Denny’s in our contest.

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