Readers' Choice Winner: In Trumbull, It's Marisa's

Trumbull may not boast many Italian restaurants, but diners gave the top spot in Trumbull with 13 percent of respondents picking the upscale eatery.

in Trumbull got 6 percent of the pie, while the highest vote-getter was Mancuso's Ristorante & Bar in Fairfield with 20 percent of the vote.

The voting was as follows:

• Adriana's (Monroe) 0 (0%)
• Amici's (Shelton) 2 (2%)
• Avellino's Italian Restaurant (Fairfield) 6 (6%)
• Carl Anthony's Trattoria (Monroe) 6 (6%)
• Carmine's (Shelton) 1 (1%)
• Casa Nova Ristorante (Shelton) 0 (0%)
• Centro Ristorante (Fairfield) 1 (1%)
• Franco Gianni's Pizza (Trumbull) 6 (6%)
• Fratello (Monroe) 1 (1%)
• La Scogliera Restaurant (Shelton) 6 (6%)
• Luigi's Restaurant (Fairfield) 1 (1%)
• Maione's Brick Oven & Ristorante (Fairfield) 2 (2%)
• Mancuso's Ristorante & Bar (Fairfield) 20 (22%)
• Mare Bello (Stratford) 1 (1%)
• Panino's Pizza & Pasta (Monroe) 5 (5%)
• Ponte Vecchio (Fairfield) 1 (1%)
• Rivenova Italian Restaurant (Stratford) 0 (0%)
• Vazzy's Osteria (Monroe) 9 (10%)
• Villa Pizza & Restaurant (Shelton) 1 (1%)
• Vincent's Italian Restaurant (Shelton) 0 (0%)
• Marisa's Ristorante (Trumbull) 12 (13%)
• Lianna's Tratoria (Fairfield) 0 (0%)
• Roberto's (Monroe) 1 (1%)
• Sal's Family Pizza Restaurant (Monroe) 2 (2%)
• Tula Restaurant & Lounge (Monroe) 3 (3%)
• Sienna's Restaurant (Stratford) 0 (0%)

Opened in 1988 by Marisa Marini and her two sons, Attilio and Mario, Marisa's Ristorante has comedy shows, bands and a DJ. Catering is available and there is a room for events. Marisa's also hosts corporate or family events, wedding receptions, and private functions. 

Next week, Trumbull Patch is looking for the "Readers' Choice: Best Preschool." The voting begins Monday morning.

Editor's Note: An Internet poll is not the most ideal vote-collection system in the world, as we all know. That's why we always strive to be 100 percent clear with our readers at Patch that this is not in any way a scientific poll. Our readers' choice features are designed to be a fun and completely friendly expression of our collective passion for great food, great service or a great product, all close to home. It's also a fantastic way for small and medium business owners — the lifeblood of our local economy — to show how much they appreciate their customers. We take a look at comments, reviews as well as the poll, not just any one aspect, in communicating back to readers who among the group of businesses may rise to the top in readers' minds.And even if one business mobilizes more "votes" over another, everyone comes away with a lot of visibility, great displays of loyalty and, best yet, our corner of the web now has a great deal more information about local businesses. We live and shop here too, so if anyone wants to learn more about how they can interact with their customers on Patch or have any suggestions for future readers' choice features, don't hesitate to reach out to Trumbull local editor Aaron Leo (aaron.leo@patch.com) or Regional Editor Michael Dinan at michaeld@patch.com.