goEMAW Reader's Choice Awards (includes Tuck City Merc results)

[Kat Kid]

goEMAW proudly announces the first annual READER'S CHOICE AWARDS!  Warm up your certificates of appreciation!  We'll have some overlap with Tuck City Merc in categories, as well as a few of our own.  Votes and Suggestions go below.  We'll tally up the results and announce the winners whenever we get a chance.  GOOD LUCK.

All-Around Restaurant
Tuck
1.  Harry's
2.  Little Apple

My vote:
1. 4 Olives
2. Harry's

Annual Manhattan Event
Tuck
1.  Thunder Over Manhattan
2.  Little Apple New Year's Eve Ball Drop

My vote:
1.  Fake Patty's Day
2.  New Year's

Bar
Tuck:
1.  Kite's
2.  Bobby T's ( I know right?!)

My vote:
1.  So Long
2.  RAB

Book Store
Tuck
1.  Hastings
2.  Dusty Bookshelf

My vote:
1.  Amazon
2.  Dusty Bookshelf

Breakfast Place
Tuck
1.  Early Edition
2.  The Chef

My vote
1.  The Chef
2.  Bolo's Sunday Brunch

Fast Food
Tuck
1.  Wendy's
2.  Sonic

My vote
1.  Chipotle

Friendliest Restaurant
Tuck
1.  The Chef
2.  Early Edition

My vote
1.  Houlihan's
2.  The Chef

Golf Course
Tuck
1.  Stagg Hill
2.  Colbert Hills

My vote
1.  Wildcat Creek Putt-Putt

Hamburger Place
Tuck
1.  Vista Drive-In
2.  So Long Saloon

My vote
1.  Big D's
2.  So Long Saloon

Hotel
Tuck
1.  Holiday Inn at the Campus
2.  Clarion

My vote
1.  Holiday Inn
2.  Friend's couch

KSU Athlete
Tuck
1.  Jacob Pullen
2.  Rodney McGruder

My vote
1.  Jacob Pullen
2.  Curtis Kelly

KSU Coach
Tuck
1.  Frank
2.  Billy

My vote
1.  Frank
2.  Figger

Late-night snack
Tuck
1.  Sonic
2.  Bob's

My vote
1.  AJ's
2.  Pita Pit

Liquor Store
Tuck
1.  Nespor's
2.  Candlewood

My vote
1.  Classic
2.  Library

Mexican Restaurant
Tuck
1.  La Fiesta
2.  Carlos O'Kellys

My vote
1.  Chipotle
2.  La Fiesta

Pizza
Tuck
1.  Pizza Hut
2.  Papa Murphy's

My vote
1.  Pizza Shuttle
2.  A.J.'s

Sports Bar
Tuck
1.  Willie's
2.  Kite's

My vote
1.  Willie's
2.  Houlihan's

Beat Writer
My vote
1. Manbeck
2.  Meek

Radio Personality
Tuck
1.  Kathy Dawes
2.  Matt Walters

My vote
1.  BITB
2.  91.9 goEMAWrs

Local Website
Tuck
1.  Mercury.com
2.  Manhattan247.com

My vote
goEMAW.com

VOTE!  SUGGEST MORE CATEGORIES! (do we really need more?)

[Stevesie60]

Late night snack is Hunam, and it's not even close.

[Kat Kid]

Late night snack is Hunam, and it's not even close.

VOTE!

Also, you are right.

I left out Coffee shop (don't be mad)

[Stevesie60]

Late night snack is Hunam, and it's not even close.

VOTE!

Also, you are right.

I left out Coffee shop (don't be mad)

I assume you left it out because it isn't even a competition.

[Kat Kid]

Late night snack is Hunam, and it's not even close.

VOTE!

Also, you are right.

I left out Coffee shop (don't be mad)

I assume you left it out because it isn't even a competition.

[MakeItRain]

My vote
1.  BITB
2.  91.9 goEMAWrs

 

[Kat Kid]

well this worked out well.

[Trim]

well this worked out well.

Set up a poll next year.

[raquetcat]

Bobby T's is probably one of the biggest Tuck hang outs on game day, mrs. raquetcats whole extended family complete with racist grandparents always hit up Bobby T's after games. I have never really understood it, food is mediocre, atmosphere is lame, only decent thing is it's usually not a long wait.

[Stevesie60]

All-Around Restaurant
1.  Houlihan's
2.  So Long Saloon

Annual Manhattan Event
1.  When the students leave for the summer

Bar
1. Mae's
2.  RAB

Book Store
1.  Dusty Bookshelf

Breakfast Place
1. The Chef

Fast Food
1.  Chipotle
2. McDonald's

Friendliest Restaurant
1.  The Chef

Golf Course
1. Time-Out Corner

Hamburger Place
1. So Long Saloon
2. So Long Saloon
3. So Long Saloon

Hotel
Why do I care, I live here

KSU Athlete
1.  Jacob Pullen
2.  Daniel Sams

KSU Coach
1.  Frank
2.  Assaley (close enough to a coach, right?)

Late-night snack
1.  Hunam
2. Doughboy's

Liquor Store
1. The Library
2. Rickel's

Mexican Restaurant
none

Pizza
1.  AJ's
2.  Papa Murphy's

Sports Bar
1.  The Pub
2.  Club Tub

Beat Writer
_FAN

Radio Personality
1. Just 2 Guyz

Local Website
1.  goEMAW.com
2. The Scoop

[j rake]

Just a little insight into the "Reader's Choice Awards" process . . .

Most papers don't even count the votes they receive. The awards are almost always given to the businesses that spend the most in advertising. It's basically nothing more than a cheap comp system, a way to give back to the (few) places that still spend money on print advertising.

The business owners that win are usually overjoyed. They think that people actually like them. Newspapers know this.

And then they try to take advantage.

"Would you like to run an ad thanking the community for voting your business for a Reader's Choice Award?"



    

[Saulbadguy]

j rake, can you confirm this is how the "Best of Topeka" gets decided at the Capital Journal?

I thought that they counted the votes because only old people vote, and the places that win are what old people enjoy. Golden Corral won Best restaurant of Topeka several times.

[Trim]

j rake, can you confirm this is how the "Best of Topeka" gets decided at the Capital Journal?

I can confirm those particular awards are determined by Squawkstin Beak and whatever he thinks will best advance the gay agenda.

[CNS]

j rake, can you confirm this is how the "Best of Topeka" gets decided at the Capital Journal?

I thought that they counted the votes because only old people vote, and the places that win are what old people enjoy. Golden Corral won Best restaurant of Topeka several times.

Old people are also pretty much the only demographic still getting the print paper.  So the advertisers who want to target old people are most likely the highest spenders in print ads. 

[j rake]

j rake, can you confirm this is how the "Best of Topeka" gets decided at the Capital Journal?

I thought that they counted the votes because only old people vote, and the places that win are what old people enjoy. Golden Corral won Best restaurant of Topeka several times.

No, the Topeka C-J hand counts all the votes. Then they double check them for accuracy. Then, because they are so concerned with being transparent and not letting their biases get in the way, they send the votes off to an independent tabulator company in town to be counted for a third time.

The problem, of course, is that the tabulator company also received a reader's choice award, and this represents a conflict of interest.

So the votes are then shipped out of state.

It's really quite a process.

[fatty fat fat]

great thread, give me a little time but i wish you'd give hastings some more love. coffee shop there opens at 6am.

[fatty fat fat]

would love a coffee shop category as well.

[Rettiger4Ever]

-Haven't officially lived in Manhattan for years, but this would be my list...

All-Around Restaurant
1.  Hibachi
2.  So Long Saloon

Annual Manhattan Event
1.  When the students left for the summer

Bar
1. Mae's
2. So Long
3. Rock a Belly

Book Store
1.  Dusty Bookshelf

Breakfast Place
1. The Chef

Fast Food
1.  Chipotle
2. China Chef

Friendliest Restaurant
1.  The Chef

Golf Course
1. Rolling Meadows

Hamburger Place
1. So Long Saloon
 
Hotel
1. Holiday Inn

KSU Athlete
1.  Jacob Pullen
2.  JAMSAM

KSU Coach
1.  Frank
2.  Joe Gordon

Late-night snack
1.  Hunam
2.  Shuttle

Liquor Store
1. The Library
2. Rickel's

Mexican Restaurant
1. Not since Raoul's

Pizza
1. Shuttle
2.  Shuttle

Sports Bar
1.  Willies


Beat Writer
1. Manbeck

Radio Personality
1. Matt Walters

Local Website
1.  goEMAW.com

[Brock Landers]

KSU Coach
Tuck
1.  Frank
2.  Billy

I consider this to be a small victory

[DQ12]

All-Around Restaurant
1.  Patio
2.  Little Apple

Annual Manhattan Event
1.  Fake Patty's

Bar
1. Porters
2. Shot Stop

Book Store
1.  Dusty Bookshelf

Fast Food
1.  Chipotle
2. Big D's

Golf Course
1.  Colbert Par 3

Hamburger Place
1. So Long Saloon
 
Hotel
1. Holiday Inn

KSU Athlete
1.  Jacob Pullen
2.  Bryce Brown

KSU Coach
1.  Frank
2.  Bill

Late-night snack
1.  Shuttle
2.  Hunam

Liquor Store
1. The Library
2. Nespors

Mexican Restaurant
1.  Bolos
2.  Los Potrillos

Pizza
1. Shuttle
2.  Shuttle

Sports Bar
1.  Willies


Beat Writer
1. Manbeck

Radio Personality
1. Stan the Man

Local Website
1.  goEMAW.com

[Saulbadguy]

Had the Shrimp Creole at the Patio this weekend, was delish.

[Cire]

It seems kind of gross in retrospect but I loved O'malley(?) pizza for late night snack.

[kso_FAN]

All-Around Restaurant
1.  Little Grill
2. Colberts

Annual Manhattan Event
1.  Basketball season

Bar
1. Willies

Book Store
1. NA

Breakfast Place
1. The Chef

Fast Food
1.  Chipotle
2. Freddies

Friendliest Restaurant
1. Little Grill

Golf Course
1. Colbert Hills

Hamburger Place
1. So Long Saloon

KSU Athlete
1.  Jacob Pullen

KSU Coach
1.  Frank
2. Bill

Late-night snack
1.  Burger King

Liquor Store
1. Nespors
2. Classic

Mexican Restaurant
1. Chipotle

Pizza
1.  Pizza Hut (Taco)

Sports Bar
1.  Willies

Beat Writer
1. Manbeck
2. Meek

Radio Personality
1. Kietz

Local Website
1.  goEMAW.com

[jmlynch1]

I miss Pizza shuttle oh so much. santa fe chicken minus olives

[AppleJack]

Restaurant:
1. Kreem Kup
2. Mrs. Clydes