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The Best Restaurants in Rochester in 2017
There aren't too many surprises in Rochester Magazine's annual 'Best Restaurants' issue, which just hit newsstands.
2017's winners include:
Best Burger - Newts.
Best Steak Dinner - Pescara (Pescara also won Best Fine Dining)
Best Pizza Place - Mr. Pizza North
Best Food Truck - Lucy's
And Rochester's Best Restaurant is... Chester's Bar and Kitchen.
To see all of the other winners, in categories ranging from best cheese curds to best sandwich to best chili, click here.
106.9 KROC has teamed up with four of this year's winning restaurants to treat you and your significant other to a very special Valentine's dinner. Our winner's date will start with apps and drinks at Newts and Hefe Rojo in downtown Rochester, the lucky couple will then enjoy a delicious dinner at 300 First, and wrap up the evening with dessert at the Red Wood Room. Sound good? Click here to enter to win.
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