The food service industry can’t be done by just anyone. Thankfully, the Chippewa Valley has some incredible folks in the food game, and these restaurants’ staff are making one heck of an impression. For the 13th year in a row, Altoona Family Restaurant (2000 N. Hillcrest Parkway, Altoona) is taking the #1 slot for its incredible wait staff. Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse (4751 Owen Ayres Court, Eau Claire) serves up a totally different style of food and atmosphere, but their wait staff are noted for their fantastic service, placing second for the second year in a row. Houligan’s Steak & Seafood Pub (415 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire) rounds out the winning podium with its third place finish, the same place it won last year. Kudos to the whole community’s wait staff for another year of servin’! –McKenna Scherer