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Eating Across Vienna: Plaka Gyro Wins Week Six

Plaka Grill's specialty named best dish in Vienna in weekly poll

Plaka Grill's Plaka Gyro swept the competition in this week's Eating Across Vienna poll,part of a weekly series aiming to recognize culinary greatness in town.

The gyro was in part was spurred the series: It, and Anita's breakfast burrito, were named to a list of 40 "must-try" dishes in the Washington, D.C. area.

But among Vienna eaters, it struggled to find footing: despite a few nominations in early weeks, it never took the crown for best dish ... until now.

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It was somewhat of a surprising sweep: The Vienna Inn Chili-Cheese Dog, a town classic, was an early favorite. But on Thursday morning, the Gyro had more than quadrupled the hot dog and never looked back, tallying 78 percent of the vote by the time the polls closed.

The hot dog finished with 13 percent of the vote.

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Readers nominated five dishes this week. Here's how they stacked up:

Check back next week for Patch's review of the gyro, and for a chance to nominate another dish. Don't worry: if your dish didn't win this week, you can nominate it again for next week's voting.

As a reminder:

  • Each Monday we'll ask Vienna Patch readers to nominate their favorite dishes in Vienna.
  • Each Wednesday, we'll open those nominations for voting.
  • By Friday, the winning dish will be announced.
  • Tune in the following Monday to nominate another.

And the rules:

  • The dish must be from a local restaurant (No chains).
  • The dish must be under $20.
  • You must name a specific dish, not just the name of a restaurant.
  • A dish cannot "win" more than once, but it can be nominated as many times as it takes for it to win.

Want to share your own experience at one of the nominated restaurants? Follow the links for Vienna Inn, Natta Thai, Rose Kabob, Skorpios, or Plaka Grill to rate them and write a review.

Past Winners:


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