![Rookie Food Cart of the Year – Aina Kauai Style Grill ▶ [with video]](https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/aina1.webp?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Rookie Food Cart of the Year – Aina Kauai Style Grill ▶ [with video]
Aina Kauai Style Grill, tied for Rookie Food Cart of the Year, was selected for its welcoming Aloha spirit and for bringing Central Oregon a slice of Hawaiian culture and cuisine it had not yet seen. Owner Ian Vidinha grew up on Kauai, with native Hawaiian and Portuguese roots. His culture translates into his unique…
![Restaurant of the Year – Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails ▶ [with video]](https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/zydeco1.webp?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1)
Restaurant of the Year – Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails ▶ [with video]
Our Restaurant of the Year for 2020 is a vibrant downtown gem and a cornerstone of the small-business community in Bend. Our readers voted Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails both Best Dinner and Best Food Service in our Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll in 2019. For our staff-selected Restaurant of the Year award in this…
Restaurant Guide 2020
In other years, we’ve put out our annual Restaurant Guide earlier in the season, giving locals and tourists alike a guide to what’s good to eat in Central Oregon. This year, everything is different. Restaurants and bars continue to grapple with new and changing regulations, with customers who might not be ready to comply, and…
![Rookie Food Cart of the Year – Sunny’s Carrello ▶ [with video]](https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sunny_s2.webp?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1)
Rookie Food Cart of the Year – Sunny’s Carrello ▶ [with video]
Where does one go for good Italian in Bend? This year, the new player on the food cart scene is Sunny’s Carrello, which earns the tie for our 2020 Rookie Food Cart of the Year. Owned by Amy Wright and her wife Courtney, Sunny’s is Bend’s answer to hearty, homemade Italian food—the kind that any…
