(Hotel restaurants are not eligible in this category)
Bar Food
BIG DOG'S
1511 Nellis Blvd. 6390 W. Sahara Ave.
Wisconsin transplants will tell you there's no better cure for homesickness than a dose of bratwurst or walleye pike at one of these mutt-themed hangouts catering to Midwesterners. The Trap House snared second.
Our Pick:
KILROY'S
1021 S. Buffalo Drive 310 S. Decatur Blvd.
We could have gone any number of directions with this because video-poker bars have gone way uptown since the days of your basic burger-and-fries menu. We'll stick with Kilroy's another year for its dozen burger choices, its hand-patted patties, its ... OK, OK, we'll confess. It's because of all the neat stuff to read. We're journalists, all right? We like to read the menus, the place mats, even the walls, all of which have neat little jokes and trivia written on them.