GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The deadline to vote for West Michigan's entries into the statewide Michigan's Best Breakfast Joint poll is coming soon and the voting has been fast and furious. Over 6,000 votes have been cast over the past few days.

The cutoff time for the local poll is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March. 5. You can click here to go to the poll and cast your vote.

The current vote leaders include Anna's House and Real Food Cafe - both of which have over 1,000 votes each. Westsider and Wolfgang's also have good portions of the votes as well.

Anything can happen still today. You can vote for your top three restaurants when you visit the poll. The poll will help determine which Grand Rapids-area restaurants

compete for the title of "Michigan's Best Breakfast Joint" next week.

This feature is the first in our 2013 series that searches for various categories of "Michigan's Best". In 2012, we covered coney dogs, BBQ, ice cream parlors and haunted houses.

The top vote-getters of the local poll will move on the statewide competition.

Michigan entertainment reporter John "Gonzo" Gonzalez will taste test breakfasts at those restaurants – including several others from all over Michigan – and declare his pick for the best breakfast joint on March 19.

He'll be joined by Mike Jensen of Saranac, a retired cook at the Ionia Correctional Facility, who will travel with Gonzo and act as a guest judge.

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