The Winner of Arlington's Best Restaurant Contest Is … Jean Smith

After polling Arlington residents on their favorite restaurants, one thing is clear: this town has a TON of great eateries. 

The  spurred some healthy debate, as many of you cast your votes and continued to comment back and forth. In a recent trip to Arlington, model and actress even cast her vote (for ).

More than 20 different places were named as readers' favorites, speaking to the diversity and quality of Arlington's restaurant scene.   

We received a total of  75 comments to our call for the town’s best restaurant, but we could only pick one lucky reader to reward for his or her participation. So we put all the votes in a hat and randomly drew a winner.

Congratulations to Jean Smith, the winner of a $50 gift card to the , her vote for best restaurant. Contact Kaitlyn Laabs at Kaitlyn.laabs@patch.com to claim your prize.

Thanks to everyone for participating, and congratulations to all the restaurants in town.