Down to 8: Help us choose the Best Chinese Restaurant in Central Mass.
The search for the Best Chinese Restaurant in Central Massachusetts has been narrowed to eight, with more than 25,000 votes cast in the opening round.
The original field of 16 was cut in half in our March Madness-style poll.
Readers — or Foodies, as we like to call them — will now help us narrow the field again, to the Final Four.
Scroll down to vote.
We've shaped the poll after our earlier Best Pizza, Best Ice Cream Stand and Best Breakfast Place contests.
Each round lasts a week. We'll keep you posted every step of the way.
To start, we chose the 16 restaurants that received the most reader nominations. Each restaurant is ranked based on the number of reader nominations.
It's an informal poll, unscientific, intended as fun, a departure from the sometimes edgy tone of the internet.
Emerging from the Round of 16, with original ranking:
Wong's (1): Captured 61% of the vote in defeating Cheoy Lee's (16).
Jasmine (15): Captured 57% of the vote in defeating Wong Dynasty (2).
Red Pepper (3): Captured 50.49% of the vote in defeating Mandarin (14).
Bamboo Garden (4): Captured 64% of the vote in defeating Kahula (13).
Cheng Du (12): Captured 55% of the vote in defeating Bar One and Sushi (5).
Kenichi (11): Captured 52% of the vote in defeating Min's Wok (6)
Nancy Chang (7): Captured 58% of the vote in defeating Dragon 88 (10)
Wan Wang (8): Captured 56% of the vote in defeating Singapore (9)
ROUND OF 8
Wong's (1) vs. Wan Wang (8)
Wan Wang, 401 Park Ave., Worcester
Bamboo Garden (4) vs. Cheng Du (12)
Bamboo Garden, 45 Sterling St., West Boylston
Cheng Du, 157 Turnpike Road, Westborough
Jasmine (15) vs. Nancy Chang (7)
Jasmine, 711 Southbridge St., Auburn
Nancy Chang, 372 Chandler St., Worcester
Red Pepper (3) vs. Kenichi (11)
Red Pepper, 1083 Main St., Worcester
Kenichi Asian Bistro, 270 Shrewsbury St., Worcester
This round ends at 6 a.m. Sunday, March 24. Final Four round begins at 6 a.m. Monday, March 25.
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Down to 8: Help us choose the Best Chinese Restaurant in Central Mass.
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