Spirited competition yesterday, folks! Very enthusiastic. Some front-runners emerged. And, battles for “2nd Place” went, pretty much, to the wire.

Where did Day #1 leave us? Well, below, I present two groups of four – our “Excellent Eight”! Your job? Same as yesterday.

By the way, today’s seeding was determined, first, by the total votes each of the restaurants earned yesterday.

In addition, I also separated 1st Place finishers from the 2nd Place “also rans” that they beat yesterday in order to foster fresh competition.

That’s as objective as I could be, my friends. It still yielded tough choices. But, that’s what this exercise is all about. Fun … and competition!

My friends, VOTE for your favorite in each group. Keep in mind … please cast TWO votes today!

Like I said yesterday, if you don’t think you can make a choice because you’ve never been to any of the restaurants in question, please reconsider.

If you can’t vote for a “favorite”, then vote for the venue that you’d most like to try. In the end, your voice counts. VOTE!