Best of Federal Way 2022 results: Food categories

Results for best barbecue, coffee shop, dessert, sandwich, and more.

The community has tasted and the results are in. Here are the Best of Federal Way winners and finalists in the food categories.

Thank you to all who voted in this year’s contest!

Categories for Best…

Barbecue

1st – Jimmy Mac’s Roadhouse

2nd – Pac Island Grill & BBQ

3rd – KC Deez BBQ

Breakfast

1st – Black Bear Diner

2nd – Biscuits Cafe

3rd – Poverty Bay Cafe

Bubble Tea

1st – BobaLust Tea Bar

2nd – Boba Factory

3rd – Sharetea

Burger

1st – Burger Express

2nd – Red Robin

3rd – Five Guys

Chinese

1st – Panda Express

2nd, tie – Grand Peking Chinese Restaurant

2nd, tie – New Peking Wok

Coffee Shop

1st – Gravity Coffee

2nd – Dutch Bros Coffee

3rd – Starbucks / Twin Lakes

Dessert

1st – Crumbl Cookies

2nd – Azteca

3rd, tie – Panera Bread

3rd, tie – Black Bear Diner

Family Dining

1st – Azteca

2nd – Jimmy Mac’s Roadhouse

3rd, tie – Black Bear Diner

3rd, tie – The Rock Wood Fired Pizza

Ice Cream

1st – Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream

2nd – Cold Stone Creamery

3rd – Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

Indian

1st – East India Grill

2nd – Maharaj Cuisine of India

3rd – Can Am Pizza

Italian

1st – Mama Stortini’s Restaurant & Bar

2nd – Verrazano’s Italian Restaurant

3rd – Vince’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Japanese

1st – Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse

2nd – Akasaka Restaurant

3rd – Koharu Japanese Restaurant

Korean

1st – Seoul Hotdog

2nd – Underground Kitchen

3rd – Jin Kook Korean Restaurant

Lunch

1st – East India Grill

2nd – Panera Bread

3rd – Burger Express

Mexican

1st – Azteca

2nd – Puerto Vallarta

3rd – Señor Taco

Pho

1st – Pho Fusion & Grill

2nd – Crazy Pho Cajun

3rd – Pho Trang

Pizza

1st – Mod Pizza

2nd – The Rock Wood Fired Pizza

3rd, tie – Pizza Pizzazz

3rd, tie – Round Table Pizza

3rd, tie – Pop’s Pizza & Pasta

Salad

1st – Chopped Leaf

2nd – Panera Bread

3rd – Marlene’s Market & Deli

Sandwich

1st – Panera Bread

2nd – Marlene’s Market & Deli

3rd – Joe’s Deli

Steakhouse

1st – Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse

2nd – Black Angus

3rd – Jimmy Mac’s Roadhouse

Sushi

1st – Trapper’s Sushi

2nd – Blue Island Sushi

3rd – Nami Sushi

Take-Out

1st – East India Grill

2nd – Burger Express

3rd – Panera Bread

Teriyaki

1st – Hana Teriyaki Restaurant

2nd – Pac Island Grill

3rd – Ichi Teriyaki

Thai

1st – Basil Thai

2nd – Kwan Tip Thai

3rd – Ban Som Tum

Vietnamese

1st – Honey Bear Vietnamese Sandwich

2nd – Linh Son Restaurant

3rd – Pho Fusion and Grill

East India Grill. Photo by Mirror staff

East India Grill. Photo by Mirror staff

Azteca. Photo by Mirror staff

Azteca. Photo by Mirror staff