Is there a restaurant you think should be recognized? Maybe a favorite bartender or hairstylist — or perhaps a local band?
Starting Monday on the Knoxville.com website, we'll be fielding your nominations for our upcoming East Tennessee's Best Readers Poll. The poll recognizes the best in our area's shopping, dining, entertainment and pastimes.
As we did in 2009, we'll first conduct a nominating phase for the poll, and readers can nominate potential winners in the 100 categories. So starting Monday morning and running through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 23, you can make your nominations.
Phase two of the poll begins Friday, Aug. 6, when Knoxville.com site visitors can vote for their favorites from among all the nominations. Voting will continue until Friday, Aug. 20.
We'll publish the results on Friday, Oct. 15, in the Knoxville.com print section and online at the site.
All nominations and voting will be done exclusively online.
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Comments » 6
mkfd3 writes:
I would like to nominate penn station east coast subs for the best deli. they have great handcut fries and the best cheesesteak ever.
mkfd3 writes:
Iwould like to nominate penn station aest coast subs for best deli nobody in tennessee can touch their cheesesteak and hand cut fries
getdancenow writes:
Attractions: Place to learn to dance - Regas
Entertainment: Downtown Hangout - Regas
The Gathering Place at Regas
Free WiFi Spot - Regas
Local Singer - Sheila Gordon
Local Band - The Downtowners
Eating: Chef -Stephen Myers
Server - John Ruch
Restaurant when someone else
is paying - Regas
Romantic dining - Regas
Overall restaurant - Regas
Appetizers - Regas
Salad - Regas
Seafood (wait til you try the new $16 Salmon plate!) - Regas
Hamburger - Regas
Steaks - Regas
Drinking Sweet tea - Regas
Bartender - Kevin Morgan
Ice Cream - Regas
Restaurant wine selection - Regas
Martini - Regas
Margarita - Regas
Happy Hour - Regas
Desserts - Regas
pennyhowell writes:
Regas Restaurant and The Gathering Place at Regas is the best place in town for atmosphere and excellent service along with great food PLUS:
Try out the new dance floor.
Entertainment:Downtown Hangout - The Gathering Place at Regas
Free WiFi Spot
Local Singer - Sheila Gordon
Local Band - The Downtowners
Eating:Chef -Stephen Myers
Server - John Ruch
Restaurant when someone else is paying
Romantic dining
Overall restaurant
Appetizers
Salad
Seafood (wait til you try the new $16 Salmon plate!)
Hamburger
Steaks
Drinking:Sweet tea
Bartender - Kevin Morgan
Ice Cream
Restaurant wine selection
Martini
Margarita
Happy Hour
Desserts
Regas is offering half priced bottles of wine (every wine on the list) through August. Saturday for swing and shag dancing as well.
christine4241 writes:
Nominate REGAS OR THE GATHERING PLACE AT REGAS)
Attractions:
Place to learn to dance (try our new dance floor)
Entertainment:
Downtown Hangout - The Gathering Place at Regas
Free WiFi Spot
Local Singer - Sheila Gordon
Local Band - The Downtowners
Eating:
Chef -Stephen Myers
Server - John Ruch
Restaurant when someone else is paying
Romantic dining
Overall restaurant
Appetizers
Salad
Seafood (wait til you try the new $16 Salmon plate!)
Hamburger
Steaks
Drinking:
Sweet tea
Bartender - Kevin Morgan
Ice Cream
Restaurant wine selection
Martini
Margarita
Happy Hour
Desserts
aftonhicks writes:
I would like to nominate Liana Jones-Renfro for best hairdresser
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