Runners up:
2. Caruso's, 434 N. Fourth Ave., 624-5765, www.carusositalian.com
3. Vivace, 4310 N. Campbell Ave., 795-7221
Sign of the impending apocalypse: Macaroni Grill, 12 votes; Olive Garden, 21 votes
Best Italian
Gavi Italian Restaurant
Readers Pick
Gavi Italian Restaurant
Various locations
Gavi Italian Restaurant
Various locations
They say that you can keep a bird from getting away by sprinkling salt on its tail. Would salt work as well on zombies? The place to experiment would be Gavi, because one of the few complaints in recorded history about this local restaurant chain is that the food is kind of salty. Well, go to Italy, and check out any restaurant on the street: Sure enough, the food tastes kind of salty by current American standards. That's just further evidence that Gavi's fare is authentic. In more positive terms, the chefs make creative use of minimal ingredients and serve up generous portions from wide-ranging menus. Just like in Italy--which is also the origin, come to think of it, of some pretty entertaining zombie movies. Surely, this is no coincidence.
Previous Winners
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2021
Caruso's Italian Restaurant
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2020
Caruso’s Italian Restaurant
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2019
Caruso’s Italian Restaurant
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2018
Caruso's Italian Restaurant
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2017
Caruso’s Italian Restaurant
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2016
Caruso’s Italian Restaurant
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2015
Caruso's
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2014
Vivace Restaurant
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2013
Vivace
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2012
Vivace
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2011
Vivace
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2010
Vivace
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2009
Gavi
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2008
Gavi
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2006
Gavi Italian Restaurant
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2005
Gavi Italian Restaurant
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2004
Gavi
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2003
TIE
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