Who Let the Chefs Out: The Unabridged List
Barbara Bahl
Manager, Hollywood Diner
1) Polo Grill
2) Phillips
3) Rusty Scupper
4) Williamsburg Inn
5) Bowman's
Will Bauer
General manager, DiPasquale's Italian Marketplace
1) La Scala
2) Boccaccio
3) Sotto Sopra
4) Hoang Sushi & Seafood Grill
5) Kali's Court
Craig Beck
Manager, Baldwin's Station
1) The Black Olive
2) Harryman House
3) Vespa
4) Corks
5) Rudy's 2900
Danilo Bosio
Manager, Sotto Sopra
1) Louisiana
2) The Black Olive
3) Pazza Luna
4) Ristorante Due
5) Kawasaki
Craig Brocato
Manager, Mick O'Sheas
1) Midtown Yacht Club
2) Sotto Sopra
3) Minato
4) Ciao Bella
5) Thairish
Mary Brown
Operations manager, Woman's Industrial Exchange
1) no vote
2) Jeannier's
3) Paolo's
4) Thairish
5) Windsor Mill Inn
Windy Brown
Office manager, Wharf Rat (Camden Yards)
1) Niwana
2) Rocky Run Tap & Grill
3) Bel-Loc Diner
4) The Melting Pot
5) Pizza Palace
Todd Burton
General manager, Ze Mean Bean Cafe
1) Kali's Court
2) Sascha's 527
3) The Helmand
4) Helen's Garden Cafe
5) Midtown Yacht Club
David Bush
Manager, Attman's Delicatessen
1) Corner Stable
2) Sabatino's
3) Luigi Petti
4) Sbarro (White Marsh)
5) Obrycki's
Cheri Cernak
Co-owner, Obrycki's
1) Bamboo House
2) Polo Grill
3) Claddagh Pub
4) Da Mimmo
5) Della Notte
Thomas Cizauskas
General manager/brewmaster, Sisson's
1) The Brewer's Art
2) Baltimore Brewing Co.
3) Pazza Luna
4) Sobo Cafe
5) Wharf Rat (Camden Yards)
Geoff Danek
Owner, Holy Frijoles
1) Peter's Inn
2) Thairish
3) Mama Lucia (Waverly)
4) Ghion Ethiopian Cafe
5) Crazy John's
Nancy Devine
President, Faidley Seafood
1) La Scala
2) Il Giardino
3) Tersiguel's
4) Lewnes
5) Kali's Court
Scott Donnelly
Chef, Baltimore Brewing Co.
1) Geckos
2) Nacho Mama's
3) Sobo Cafe
4) Crazy Lil's
5) Little Havana
William Dougherty
Owner, Dougherty's Pub
1) Geckos
2) The Helmand
3) Artful Palate
4) Bill Bateman's
5) Vito's Cafe
Steve Eliades
Owner, Bill's Terrace Inn
1) Polo Grill
2) Morton's Steak House
3) The Prime Rib
4) Ruth's Chris Steak House
5) Rusty Scupper
Jack Elsby
Owner, Brass Elephant
1) The Helmand
2) Pazza Luna
3) Sotto Sopra
4) no vote
5) no vote
Kathy Evangelista
Owner/operator, Listas
1) Sabatino's
2) Samos
3) Tio Pepe
4) Ding How
5) Bertha's
Isabel Fabara
President, One World Cafe
1) Sascha's 527
2) no vote
3) Ruby Lounge
4) Peter's Inn
5) McCormick and Schmick's
Tony Foreman
Owner/wine director, Charleston
1) Andy Nelson's Barbecue
2) The Prime Rib
3) Weiss' Deli
4) Midtown Yacht Club
5) El Taquito
Charlie Gjerde
Co-owner, Spike & Charlie's Restaurant Group
1) Vespa
2) Peter's Inn
3) Cosmopolitan Bar & Grill
4) Kiku Sushi
5) Henninger's
Edward Gunning Jr.
President, Gunning's Seafood Restaurant
1) Il Giardino
2) Nacho Mama's
3) Ruth's Chris Steak House
4) Chart House
5) TGI Fridays
Alan Hirsch
Co-owner, Donna's
1) Ruby Lounge
2) Minato
3) Boccaccio
4) Vito's Pizza
5) Thairish
George Ieromonahos
Owner, G&M Restaurant
1) Samos
2) Zorbas
3) Karpathos
4) Applebee's (Eastpoint)
5) Jimmy's Famous Seafood
Amber Kapela
Administrative assistant, Captain James Landing
1) John Stevens Ltd.
2) Kali's Court
3) The Black Olive
4) Nacho Mama's
5) Michael's Steak and Lobster House
Kerrigan Kitikul
Owner/manager, Thairish
1) China Clipper
2) Grand Palace
3) Double T Diner (Catonsville)
4) Bangkok Oriental
5) Indian Cafe
Manuel Komninos
Owner, Cosmos
1) Valentino's
2) Zorba's
3) Michael's Steak and Lobster House
4) Pizza John's
5) G&M Restaurant
Ruth Kloetzli
President, Werner's
1) Kali's Court
2) Boccaccio
3) Nichiban
4) Ruth's Chris Steak House
5) The Helmand
Chris Maher
Owner, Matthew's Pizzaria
1) Cosmopolitan Bar & Grill
2) Liberatore's
3) Cheesecake Factory
4) Claddagh Pub
5) 2 North Charles
Asghar Mahmoudian
Owner, House of Kabob
1) Louisiana
2) Germano's
3) Mo's Crab and Pasta Factory
4) Orchard Market and Cafe
5) Patrick's
Theresa Malloy
Executive assistant, Alonso's/Loco Hombre
1) Harryman House
2) Tio Pepe
3) The Prime Rib
4) Tomato Palace
5) Pisces
John Marquette
Former owner, Bagel Works (Belvedere)
(Editor's note: Mr. Marquette sold his eatery after responding to our survey.)
1) Brass Elephant
2) Polo Grill
3) Sabatino's
4) no vote
5) Looney's
Deborah Mazzoleni and Barry Rumsey
Owners, The Bicycle
1) Edo Sushi
2) Kawasaki
3) Holy Frijoles
4) Carolyn's Cafe
5) Saigon
Kristina McPhee
Sales and marketing manager, Hard Rock Cafe
1) The Prime Rib
2) La Tavola
3) Strapazza
4) Cafe on the Square
5) Cacao Lane
Vlad Podzin
Manager, Lisa's Coffee House
1) Tosca Grill
2) Ruth's Chris Steak House
3) TGI Fridays
4) no vote
5) no vote
Carol Reilly
Manager, Angelina's
1) The Peppermill
2) Razorbacks
3) Cosmopolitan Bar & Grill
4) Johnny Dee's Lounge
5) Helen's Garden Cafe
Steve Rowell
Manager, Daily Grind
1) Holy Frijoles
2) Samos
3) Peter's Inn
4) The Ambassador Dining Room
5) Fortunato Bros. Pizza (Towson)
Lotfi Shehata
Manager, Al Pacino Cafe II
1) Akbar
2) Macaroni Grill
3) Outback Steakhosue
4) New Orleans Cafe
5) Minato
David Smith
Owner, Ruby Lounge
1) Desert Cafe
2) The Bicycle
3) The Helmand
4) Rothwell's Grille
5) Corks
Jim Smith
Owner/chef, Geckos
1) Simon's Pub
2) Cafe Zen
3) Helen's Garden Cafe
4) Peter's Inn
5) Cosmopolitan Bar & Grill
Neil Smith
Owner, The Crackpot
1) no vote
2) The Peppermill
3) Rothwell's Grille
4) Ruth's Chris Steak House
5) Michael's Cafe
Rudolph Speckamp
Owner/chef, Rudy's 2900
1) Hampton's
2) Boccaccio
3) Charleston
4) Tersiguel's
5) Linwood's
Dimitris Spiliadis
CEO, The Black Olive
1) Liquid Earth
2) Thai Landing
3) Corks
4) Peter's Inn
5) Donna's (Canton)
Volker Stewart
Owner, The Brewer's Art
1) Nam Kang
2) Frisco Burritos
3) Wyman Park Restaurant
4) El Salto
5) Dragon's Breath Burritos
Annie Sullivan
Director of operations, Rainforest Cafe
1) Amicci's
2) Andy Nelson's BBQ
3) Johansson's Dining House
4) Legal Sea Foods
5) North Star Tavern
Steve Suser
Co-owner, Sascha's 527
1) The Prime Rib
2) The Bicycle
3) Polo Grill
4) Petit Louis
5) Duda's
Jai Sut
Owner, Piccadeli's
1) Red Lobster
2) Edo Sushi
3) Noodles Corner
4) Phillips
5) Renaissance Buffet Restaurant
Tony Thomas
Owner/chef, The Backfin
1) Cacao Lane
2) Milton Inn
3) Ruth's Chris Steak House
4) Uncle Lee's
5) Harryman House
Bud and Karin Tiffany
Owners, Peter's Inn
1) El Salto
2) Hampton's
3) Matthew's Pizzaria
4) Rosina Cafe
5) 4100 Club
Michael Ward
General manager, Mount Vernon Stable & Saloon
1) Kali's Court
2) Sascha's 527
3) Ambassador Dining Room
4) Niwana
5) Pete's Grille
Tom Washburn
President, Moxley's Ice Cream Parlor
1) Charleston
2) McCafferty's
3) Gertrude's
4) Paolo's
5) Rothwell's Grille
Tim Whisted
Owner/manager, Little Havana
1) Tio Pepe
2) Nacho Mama's
3) Hilltop Carryout
4) Looney's
5) Captain Larry's
Denise Whiting
Owner, Cafe Hon
1) Suzie's Soba
2) City Cafe
3) Golden West Cafe
4) John Stevens Ltd.
5) no vote
"no vote" indicates that the respondent either did not list anything in that spot or voted for an ineligible restaurant.
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