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Winner — Best Place to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

We had a tie between Paradiso Ristorante and the VFW Post in this week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice 2012 contest, but the tie-breaker goes to Paradiso based on reviews in the Patch business listings.

 

This week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice 2012 set its sights on St. Patrick's Day. 

Two local venues got an equal number of votes for Saturday's celebration:  and the .

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The nod goes to Paradiso. They had reviews under their Patch business listing and the VFW Post had no reviews under their listing.

Here are two comments about the Paradiso:

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"Best Italian food in the North Shore. Great steaks, great martinis, personable staff, fresh fish. LOVE IT!!!"

"Great food and atmosphere."

OK, so neither of these comments has anything to do with corned beef and cabbage and green beer.

Meanwhile, the VFW Post is a sure bet for any local celebration whether it's a Bruin's Stanley Cup game, celebrating a St. Pat's or a party.

Their holiday pot luck can't be beat, and if any place has a community corned beef and cabbage cooking it'll be the Post.

Here are some Swampscott places to celebrate, Here are some Swampscott places to celebrate, but if we're leaving one off the list, please let us know in the comments and we'll add it:

 

 

Best of Patch Readers' Choice 2012 Voting Results

What's the best Swampscott place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

    • Aikia
    • Anthony's Pier 4
    • Bertucci's
    • Caffe Paolina
    • City Bar & Grill
    • G Bar & Kitchen
    • Gourmet Garden
    • Paradiso Ristorante
    • Red Rock Bistro
    • Uno Chicago Grill
    • VFW Post 1240
    • Yan's China Bistro
    Total votes: 12
This is not a scientific poll. 


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