Best of Dayton 2018: Our most mouthwatering, guilty pleasure finalists

All year long, our bellies are kept full and satisfied with the guiltiest pleasure foods — and we’re not sorry.

The Best of Dayton 2018 polls are open, the finalists are on the edge of their seats and we cannot wait to see what guilty pleasure foods our readers can’t get enough of. Here are the finalists for the best dishes Daytonians indulge in:

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💍Best Onion Rings 

What would a burger entree be without a pile of crispy onion rings waiting to dive into a cup of ketchup or special house sauce?

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🧀Best Appetizer 

This category has a lot of variety. From eggplant fries to crab rangoons — which one of these dishes starts out a meal better than the rest?

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🥔Best Chips 

Kettle cooked, fried or dipped — we cannot get enough of our favorite Dayton chips. Whose chips are the most irresistible is the question.

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🍟Best French Fries 

This is a tight race each year. Foodies all like to put their own spin on their fries. Win or lose, we’re just thankful we get to eat them all year long.

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🧀Best Grilled Cheese 

It is hard to do a grilled cheese the “wrong” way. However, one of these Dayton food stops got it very, very right.

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🍕Best Late-Night Eats

Is eating a second or third dinner considered a “guilty pleasure”? These places serve up delicious grub until late at night, so you have our permission to consider it an early breakfast, if that makes you feel better.

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 🧀Best Mac & Cheese 

What would this world be without scoops of ooey, gooey mac & cheese to make us happy?

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