POLL: Favorite Place to Dine Out

Voting is now closed.

It's week three of our Readers' Choice Small Business Tournament it's time to tickle your taste buds. This week we want to know which full service restaurant in town is your favorite for a night out.

This category carries a range of restaurants from Italian to American cuisine, Mexican to your favorite diner-style fare and all those in between.

We will be running separate categories for pizza/sandwich shops and Chinese food, so if you don't see your favorite restaurant, don't worry. There are still some dining categories on tap.

We've had a wonderful start to the tournament, with and winning the first two weeks of the 12-week first round of the tournament.

Get ready to vote for this week's small businesses, but first, read up on the nuts and bolts of the contest.

HOW IT WORKS: Over the first 12 weeks of the tournament, we're asking you to choose a winner from several different business categories. The winner of each of the first 12 weeks will then go up against two other businesses in the second round until we whittle it down to an overall winner of your favorite business in town.

Each category winner will earn bragging rights in town as the Readers' Choice pick for their category and the overall winner will be featured on Patch at the end of the 19-week contest.

VOTING RULES: Post the name of the small business you think should win that week in comments field near the bottom of this page. Voting begins on Monday mornings and runs through Fridays at 9 a.m. We will announce the weekly winner early on Friday afternoons. Please post only one vote each week. Votes will only be counted if they are made in the comments section of this story. Votes posted elsewhere, including on Facebook and Twitter, unfortunately cannot be counted.

IF A BUSINESS IS MISSING: If you believe we've missed a business, fear not. We have a Best of the Rest category at the end of the first round to handle businesses that didn't fit into one of the common categories and any businesses we may have missed. If you have any questions or want to alert us to missed businesses email Merrimack Patch Editor Carolyn Dube at carolyn.dube@patch.com.

BREAKING A TIE: Each of these businesses also has a listing in our directory where Patch users can rate and review them. In the event of a tie, the winner with the most spot reviews will win. So when you have a couple of free minutes, make sure to click on the link for the business of your choice and write them a quick review. Each of the links below brings you to that business' listing.

Voting is now closed for week three. Cast your vote by Friday, March 16, at 9 a.m.

Good luck!

VOTE in Nashua, Bedford and Amherst's polls this week!