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Media & Awards

2024

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2024 Nextdoor Neighborhood Faves

Winner:

Best Go-To Restaurant

Best Bar

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2024 Restaurant Guru

WINNER:

*Best Service

*Best BBQ

*Excellent Outdoor Seating

*Excellent Atmosphere

2024 Press Banner Best of Scotts Valley

WINNER:

*Best Restaurant

*Best Outdoor Dining

*Best Bar or Pub

*Best Burger

*Best Cocktails

*Best Steaks

*Best Place for a Date

*Best Dining Experience

*Best Family Restaurant

*Best French Fries

*Best Chef Rogelio Guzman

*Best Bar Food

*Best Server Natalia Casillas

*Best Desserts-Restaurant

*Best Late Night Dining

*Best Barbecue

*Best Restaurant Carryout

RUNNER UP:

*Best Company to Work For

*Best Salads

*Best Happy Hour

*Best Brunch

*Best Fine Dining

*Best Server Val Spaulding & Craig Burch

2023

Santa Cruz Sentinel Readers Choice Award Winner 2021

 

2023 Readers Choice winner for Santa Cruz County:

*Best Overall Restaurant in Scotts Valley (5th year in a row!)

*Best Place to Watch Sports in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz Sentinel Readers Choice Awards

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2023 GoodTimes 

* Runner Up Best Restaurant Scotts Valley

* Best Burger Scotts Valley and SLV

* Runner up Best Patio Dining Scotts Valley and SLV

Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards

 

2023 Neighborhood Fave

* Best Bar

* Best GoTo Restaurant

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* Best Burger

* Best Steak

* Best Chef

* Runner Up Best Dining Out Experience

* Runner Up Best Happy Hour

* Runner Up Outdoor Dining

* Runner Up Best Live Music Venue

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2022

Santa Cruz Sentinel Readers Choice Award Winner 2022

 

2022 Readers Choice winner for Santa Cruz County:

*Best Overall Restaurant in Scotts Valley (4th year in a row!)

*Best BBQ in Santa Cruz County

*Best Place to Watch Sports in Santa Cruz County

*Runner Up Best Burger in Santa Cruz County

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2022 Press Banner

* Best Burger

* Best Date Night

* Best Outdoor Patio Dining

* Best Steak

* Runner Up Best Dinner

* Runner Up Best Happy Hour

* Runner Up Best Take Out

* Runner Up Best Live Music Venue

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2022 GoodTimes 

* Best Restaurant Scotts Valley

* Best Burger Scotts Valley and SLV

* Runner up Best Date Night Scotts Valley and SLV

Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards

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Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite 2022

*Best Go-To Restaurant

*Best Burger Spot

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Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Community Awards

Man the Year:  Rogelio Guzman

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2021

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Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Community Awards

Woman of the Year:  Joanne Guzman

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Santa Cruz Sentinel Readers Choice Winner 2021

2021 Readers Choice Winner for Santa Cruz County:

*Best Overall Restaurant in Scotts Valley

3rd year in a row!

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Good Times Best of Runner Up Winner 2021

 

2021 GoodTimes 

R*unner up Best Restaurant Scotts Valley

2nd year in a row!

Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards

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2021 Voted:

*Best Restaurant

View on Nextdoor Website

2020

Santa Cruz Sentinel Readers choice winner 2020

2020 Readers Choice Winner for Santa Cruz County:

*Best Overall Restaurant

*Runner Up Best Outdoor Transformation During the Pandemic

Santa Cruz Sentinel

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2020  Swellies Winner for Santa Cruz County:

*Favorite Bloody Mary

*Favorite Place to Watch Sports

Runner Up:

*Favorite BBQ Joint

*Favorite Burger

*Favorite Chicken Wings

*Favorite Happy Hour

See all the winners on Santa Cruz Waves website.

2020 Good Times Best of Winner

 

2020 GoodTimes 

*Runner up Best Restaurant Scotts Valley

*Runner up Best Burger for San Lorenzo Valley & Scotts Valley

Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards

Nextdoor Favorite Winner

2020 Voted Favorite in 24 Local Neighborhoods for the following categories:

*Favorite Go To Restaurant

*Favorite Bar

*Favorite Takeout

*Favorite Burger Spot

View on Nextdoor Website

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Chosen by Scotts Valley voters as 2020 Winner Press Banner Rave for Fave Best Dinner Place and Fave Best Burger Joint.

Faves & Raves The Best of Scotts Valley

2019

Santa Cruz Sentinel Readers choice winner 2019

2019 Readers Choice Winner for Santa Cruz County:

*Best Overall (Restaurant/Bar)

*Runner Up Best BBQ

Santa Cruz Sentinel

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2019 Swellies Winner for Santa Cruz County:

*Favorite Place to Watch Sports 

*Favorite Bloody Mary

*Favorite Wings

See all the winners on Santa Cruz Waves website.

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2019 Swellies Winner Runner-Up for  Santa Cruz County: 

*Favorite Bar

*Favorite BBQ Joint

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2019 Runner Up:

*Best Burger for Scotts Valley & San Lorenzo Valley in GoodTimes "Best Of Santa Cruz" awards.

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2019 Voted Favorite in 28 Local Neighborhoods:

*Favorite Bar/Pub

*Favorite BBQ

*Favorite Burgers

*Favorite American Cuisine.

View on Nextdoor website.

2018

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2018 Swellies Winner:

*Favorite Place to Watch Sports in Santa Cruz County. See all the winners on Santa Cruz Waves website.

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Chosen by San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley voters as 2018 Winner Press Banner Rave for Lunch.

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Our signature cocktail for the 1st Annual Santa Cruz Cocktail Week.

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