(Hotel restaurants are not eligible in this category)
Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
LEATHERBY'S
577 E. Sahara Ave.
Readers are at least thinking big here. This former steakhouse next door to the Eureka casino is so big they rope off part of their square footage for special events. The menu is big as well, with some of the ice cream "Special Creations" costing as much ($5 or more) as the lunch specials ($4.49 and $5.50). The Chunky Monkey fans gave Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop second place.
Our Pick:
DANIELLE'S CHOCOLATES & ICE CREAM
4760 W. Sahara Ave.
The sign in front promises "homemade," and if you don't believe it from the sheer amount of industry going on a few doors down from Applebee's in the Sahara Pavilion, the ice cream makes us believe it. It's light, not overpowering, with that smell and texture that makes us flash back to rock salt and hand-cranked freezers on the Fourth of July at Grandma's house.