The vote is in for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion. Readers from Palatine Patch have spoken and picked their favorite place in town for chicken wings. With 56 percent of the 114 votes cast, Gators Wing Shack, 1719 N. Rand Road, was this week's champion with 64 votes received. Congrats to Gators! Coming in second place was Vini's Pizza, 743 W. Palatine Road, which finished with 22 votes. Emmett's, 110 N. Brockway Street, finished third with 15 votes and Pops Bar & Grill, 19 N Bothwell Street, received 13 votes. All four establishments were nominated by Patch readers last week. Check out…

For this week's Palatine Patch Chowdown Showdown, we asked readers where their favorite place in Palatine is to get some chicken wings. We got a lot of feedback — thanks to everyone who submitted their feedback by commenting in our articles. But there were four restaurants that the most readers picked as their favorite: Gators Wing Shack (which took first place at the 2012 Chicago WingFest), Emmett's Tavern and Brewery, Pops Bar & Grill and Vini's Pizza. You can cast your vote for your favorite spot by submitting your answer in the poll below.  Voting will continue through noon Friday. Check …

It's the start of a new week, which means it is time to kick off this week's Chowdown Showdown Challenge.  This week, we are on the hunt for the best place to get chicken wings in Palatine. It’s simple to nominate your favorite spot: All you need to do is sign into our site and then comment below with your vote. Feel free to elaborate on why this restaurant’s wings are so fantastic. We will take nominations for your favorite wings restaurant through the end of this week and have a poll with the top nominees next Monday, April 16. That way people will have a little bit more time to weigh in …

The vote is in for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion. Readers from Palatine Patch have spoken and picked their favorite place in town for a sub sandwich. With 45 percent of the 125 votes cast, Capri Deli, 1625 North Rand Road, was this week's champion. Congrats to Capri Deli! Capri Deli received 57 votes besting a strong second place showing by Eurofresh Market, 130 W. Northwest Hwy., which finished with 46 votes. Vini's Pizza, 743 W. Palatine Road, finished third with 14 votes and Billy's Hot Dog & Beef, 52 W. Illinois Ave., received 8 votes. All four establishments were nominated by …

For this week's Palatine Patch Chowdown Showdown, we asked readers where their favorite place in Palatine is to get a sub sandwich. We got a lot of feedback — thanks to everyone who submitted their feedback by commenting in our articles. But there were four restaurants that the most readers picked as their favorite: Capri Deli, Vini's Pizza, Eurofresh and Billy's Hot Dog & Beef. You can cast your vote for your favorite spot by submitting your answer in the poll below.  Voting will continue through noon Friday. Check back first thing Saturday morning to find out if your restaurant has been …

It's lunchtime during the work week and you are looking for something quick to fill you up.  You are in the mood for a sub — but where do you turn?  For this week's Chowdown Showdown Challenge, we are asking Palatine Patch readers to tell us: where is your favorite place is to get a sub sandwich in Palatine?  Let us know by commenting below. And don't forget to also tell us which type of sub sandwich you think is the best from that particular sub shop and/or restaurant.  Our first Chowdown Showdown column last week crowned The Lamplighter Inn, 60 N. Bothwell St., as having the best burger …

The vote is in for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion. Readers from Palatine Patch have spoken and picked their favorite place in town for Mexican food. With 60 percent of the 1,359 votes cast, Mexico Uno, 15 N. Brockway St., was this week's champion. Congrats to Mexico Uno! Mexico Uno received 824 votes besting a strong second place showing by Tacos El Norte, 1324 N. Rand Road which finished with 416 votes. El Torero Restaurant, 383 W. Northwest Highway finished third with 104 votes and Taqueria La Presa, 408 E. Palatine Rd., received 15 votes. All four establishments were nominated by …

UPDATED: Best Mexican Food In Palatine Results We received a lot of great feedback last week from Palatine Patch readers about the best places to go in the village for Mexican food. Seven restaurants received at least one vote in the comments section. Mexico Uno, 15 N. Brockway St., received the most praise with 21 nominations. El Torero Restaurant, 383 W. Northwest Highway, received five nominations. Taqueria La Presa, 408 E. Palatine Rd., and Tacos El Norte, 1324 N. Rand Rd. round out our top four nominees. Now that we have our finalists, it's time to vote. Take our poll below to let us …

UPDATE: Best Mexican Food Results! UPDATE: Thanks for participating! We will have a poll up Monay, March 12 based on reader feedback. ¡Ay, Caramba! We are sure excited to kick off this week's Chowdown Showdown challenge.  Over the next several days, we will be looking to you to let us know which restaurant has the best Mexican food in Palatine. It could be the spot that has the most delicious varieties of free salsa to munch on. Or perhaps they serve up the best chimichanga or beefiest burritos this side of the border. Or maybe they have the best deals on the best tacos that make you go loco …

The vote is in for this week’s Chowdown Showdown champion. Readers from Palatine Patch have spoken and picked their favorite spot for a burger. With 56 percent of the 286 votes, The Lamplighter Inn, 60 N. Bothwell St., is this week's champion. Congrats to The Lamplighter Inn! Lamplighter finished with 162 votes, edging Brandt's-The Little Cafe, 807 W. Northwest Highway, which finished with 100 votes. Bauer's Brauhaus, 45 W. Slade St., and T.J. O'Brien's, 53 W. Slade St., finished third and fourth respectively. All four establishments were nominated by Patch readers earlier this week.

UPDATED: Chowdown Showdown Burger Results! For this week's Palatine Patch Chowdown Showdown, we asked readers where their favorite place in Palatine is to get a burger. We got a lot of feedback — thanks to everyone who submitted their feedback by commenting in our articles. But there were four restaurants that the most readers picked as their favorite: Brandt's-The Little Cafe, The Lamplighter Inn, T.J. O'Brien's, Bauer's Brauhaus.  You can cast your vote for your favorite spot by submitting your answer in the poll below.  Voting will continue through 12 p.m. Friday. Check back first thing …

UPDATE: The nominations are in: It's time to Vote in the Chowdown Showdown poll! We are happy to introduce a new column on Palatine Patch — a column centered around food, local restaurants and you.  The weekly Chowdown Showdown is meant to be a way for readers to pick and vote on their favorite places to get certain entrees in Palatine. Each week, we will ask you to tell us your favorite place to get a cup of coffee or bowl of chili or breakfast.  This week we want to know, where is the best place in Palatine to get a burger. You can let us know your favorite spot by commenting below. You …