Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Vote for this week's Chowdown Showdown champ!
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
For this week's McHenry County Patch Chowdown Showdown, we asked readers to tell us which area business serves up the best ice cream or frozen custard or yogurt in McHenry County. Thank you to everyone who submitted their votes by commenting in our article from earlier this week. This week's four finalists: Julie Ann’s in Crystal Lake, Oberweis in McHenry, The Freeze in Crystal Lake and Yumz in Crystal Lake. An honorable mention goes out to Van’s Frozen Custard in Carpentersville, which is Kane County. You can cast your vote for your favorite spot by submitting your answer in the poll below. Voting will continue through 12 p.m. Friday. Check back first thing Saturday morning to find out if your restaurant has been chosen as this week's…
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Congrats to Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake!
After a week of taking votes from local Patch.com readers, Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake has been chosen as the best place to get coffee in McHenry County. Patch.com readers chose Conscious Cup and Cafe Firefly in Algonquin as finalists in this round of the Chowdown. Voting closed for the Chowdown at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Conscious Cup lead our Chowdown poll with 93 votes — 82 percent of the vote total. Cafe Firefly had 20 votes or 17 percent of the vote total. Conscious Cup also receieved two positive reviews and ratings over the past week on its directory listing on Crystal Lake Patch. Check out this week's Chowdown Showdown Challenge — we are looking for the best place to get ice cream in McHenry County. Let us know your favorite place to…
Let us know your favorite place to get ice cream in McHenry County by commenting below!
Summer is so close we can almost taste it. And what tastes more like summer than a delicious scoop (or two or three) of ice cream or frozen custard? For this week's Chowdown Showdown, we are looking to area Patch readers to tell us, which area business serves up the best ice cream or frozen custard in McHenry County. You can vote for your favorite by commenting below. We will take comments in this article through Tuesday, May 29. Voting will stop at 5 p.m. We will select the top finalists — the business with the most comments — and place them in our finalists' poll. That poll will post on all McHenry County Patch sites the morning of Wednesday, May 30. With that said, let us get the voting started. Tell us, Patch readers, where is …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
It's time to vote for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion.
Over the past week, we asked readers to tell us where their favorite place to get a cup of coffee in McHenry County. Thanks for the feedback. We have two finalists for this Chowdown: Cafe Firefly, 301 S. Main St. in Algonquin, and Concscious Cup Coffee Roasters, 5005 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake. Here is how you can vote for your favorite restaurant: The winner will be determined based on a combination of poll results, ratings and comments. Voting will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. The winner will be announced in an article that will be posted the morning of Wednesday, May 23. Without further ado, let the voting begin for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Who has the best coffee in McHenry County? Let us know in our comments' section.
Patch.com editors tend to spend a fair amount of time working from coffee shops. And this week, we are looking to area Patch readers to tell us, which coffee house do you think is the best in McHenry County? Maybe this coffee shop has a great atmosphere for sitting and enjoying your cup of joe. Or perhaps this business serves up your favorite latte. Or, in your opinion, brews the best coffee in the county. Whatever the case, you can vote for your favorite coffee shop by commenting below. We will take comments in this article through Tuesday, May 15. Voting will stop at 5 p.m. We will select the top finalists — the coffee shop with the most comments — and place them in our finalists' poll. That poll will post on all McHenry County Patch…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
VOTE: Chowdown Showdown BBQ Ribs Challenge
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
We have three finalists this week: Chris's Coach House in Cary, The Texan in Algonquin and Crystal Lake Rib House in Crystal Lake.
Last week, we asked McHenry County Patch.com readers to tell us which restaurant they choose for the best BBQ ribs in McHenry County. Thanks for all the responses. We have three finalists for this Chowdown: Chris's Coach House, 6414 Hilly Way in Cary; Crystal Lake Rib House, 5111 East Terra Cotta Avenue in Crystal Lake; and The Texan Barbecue, 101 N. Main St. in Algonquin. Here is how you can vote for your favorite restaurant: The winner will be determined based on a combination of poll results and comments. Voting will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. The winner will be announced in an article that will be posted the morning of Wednesday, May 9. Without further ado, let the voting begin for this week's Chowdown Showdown …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Let us know in the comments' section where you like to get BBQ ribs in McHenry County.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Which restaurant serves up the best ribs in McHenry County? Let us know in the comments' section below.
For this round of the Chowdown Showdown, we are in search of the best place to get ribs in McHenry County. We will take comments in this article through Tuesday, May 1 regarding your favorite place for ribs in the county. Voting will stop at 5 p.m. We will select the top finalists — the restaurants with the most comments — and place them in our finalists' poll. That poll will post on all McHenry County Patch sites the morning of Wednesday, May 2. With that said, let us get the voting started. Tell us, Patch readers, where is your favorite place to get ribs in McHenry County?
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
This week, we have two finalists in the Chowdown Showdown Tapas Challenge.
Last week, we asked McHenry County Patch.com readers: which restaurant do you think serves up the best tapas in McHenry County? Thanks for all the responses! We have two finalists for this Chowdown: Olive Black, 5607 Broadway St., Richmond, and Tapas Calpe, 133 W. Main St., Cary. Here is how you can vote for your favorite restaurant: The winner will be determined based on a combination of poll results and comments. Voting will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. The winner will be announced in an article that will be posted the morning of Wednesday, April 25. Without further ado, let the voting begin for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion!
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