Best Shrimp & Grits
Hominy Grill
Readers Pick
Jonathan Boncek
Chef Robert Stehling knows his way around a cowboy cauldron. No one can rustle up a perfect bowl of shrimp and grits like Hominy Grill, and we mean no one.
Runner-up: SNOB
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