OpenTable, the restaurant reservation site, is out with its 2010 Diners' Choice Awards for best service, based on nearly four million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners from 10,000-plus restaurants
On the list -- among such standouts as Daniel, Le Bernardin, La Grenouille, TRU, and Per Se -- are Gilmore's in West Chester, owned and operated by Le Bec-Fin alumnus Peter Gilmore and his wife, Susan, and Vetri in Center City, owned and operated by Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin.
Interesting side note: Neither restaurant uses a PR firm, and the judging was based on public sentiment -- not editors or food professionals.
The list was alphabetized, not ranked.
Acquerello -- San Francisco, CA
Addison at the Grand Del Mar -- San Diego, CA
Bacchanalia -- Atlanta, GA
Binkley's Restaurant -- Cave Creek, AZ
Blue Hill at Stone Barns -- Pocantico Hills, NY
Boca Cincinnati -- Cincinnati, OH
Bone's -- Atlanta, GA
Café Renaissance -- Vienna, VA
Canlis -- Seattle, WA
Capital Grille -- Boca Raton, FL
Capital Grille -- Minneapolis, MN
Charleston -- Baltimore, MD
Charleston Grill -- Charleston, SC
CityZen -- Washington DC
Cyrus -- Healdsburg, CA
Daniel -- New York, NY
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse -- Ft. Worth, TX
The Dining Room at The Langham --Pasadena, CA
The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton -- San Francisco, CA
Eleven Madison Park -- New York, NY
Erling Jenson The Restaurant -- Memphis, TN
The French Laundry -- Yountville, CA
The French Room -- Dallas, TX
Fearing's -- Dallas, TX
Fearrington House Restaurant -- Pittsboro, NC
Fig Tree -- Charlotte, NC
Frasca Food and Wine -- Boulder, COL
Gabriel's Restaurant -- Sedalia, CA
Gilmore's -- West Chester, PA
Highlands Bar & Grill -- Birmingham, AL
Kai, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort -- Chandler, AZ
La Belle Vie -- Minneapolis, MN
La Grenouille -- New York, NY
Le Bernardin -- New York, NY
Madrona Manor -- Healdsburg, CA
Marcel's -- Washington DC
The Melting Pot -- Myrtle Beach, SC
Nicholas -- Red Bank, NJ
Palace Arms at the Brown Palace -- Denver, CO
Peninsula Grill -- Charleston, SC
Per Se -- New York, NY
The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro -- Columbus, OH
Robert's of Charleston -- Charleston, SC
Rosemary's Restaurant -- Las Vegas, NV
Saint Jacques French Cuisine -- Raleigh, NC
Stonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch -- Santa Barbara, CA
Terrapin Restaurant -- Virginia Beach, VA
TRU -- Chicago, IL
Vetri -- Philadelphia, PA