1st Place: Haymarket Grill
2nd Place: Shanghai Bistro
3rd Place: Grand Avenue Café

There can be no mistake, for the second consecutive year these eateries made it into the top three spots for phenomenal service in the Chippewa Valley. So what makes a quality wait staff? I asked some of the servers from these winning teams. Speaking for the first-place team at Haymarket Grill (101 Graham Ave.), server John says he prefers working with people to manual labor, so serving is an ideal job for him. Shanghai Bistro (2930 Craig Rd.) is up a slot from last year. Since then, server Sandra has come on board to serve the Asian cuisine. She explains that passion and the great restaurant atmosphere make her job truly fun. Serving at Grand Avenue Café (119 W. Grand Ave.) must not be like working at all.  Janessa, a server says she and her coworkers enjoy socializing, and what’s more, they’re good at it. – Carrie A. Weiss