From the James Beard Foundation:
Holly Smith for Best Chef Pacific Northwest/Hawaii - winner 2008, nominee 2005-2007
Holly Smith for Outstanding Chef US - semifinalist 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2020
Cafe Juanita for Outstanding Restaurant US - semifinalist 2011, 2017, 2019
Cafe Juanita for Outstanding Service US - semifinalist 2009, 2010, 2016
Junko Mine for Outstanding Pastry Chef US - semifinalist 2016, 2019
From OpenTable:
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OpenTable Diner’s Choice Award - 2020, 2022-2025
OpenTable’s Top 100 Tables in the U.S. - 2011, 2015
From Opinionated About Dining:
North America’s Top 100 Restaurants - 2013, 2019-2026
Top 10 U.S. Fine Dining Italian Restaurants - 2012, 2013
The Pacific Northwest’s Top 5 Restaurants - 2012
From Zagat Survey:
Top Food Seattle - #1 in 2011, #2 2010
Top Italian in Seattle - 2001-2008
National and local accolades:
Four Diamond Property from AAA - 2018
Seattle Magazine’s Best Waitperson for Jim Marriott - 2001
Star Chef’s Rising Star Pastry Chef for Junko Mine - 2015
Star Chef’s Rising Star Chef Seattle for Holly Smith - 2003
Sunset Magazine’s Sommelier of the Year for Dawn Smith - 2011
Seattle Weekly’s Best Restaurants - 2011
Fearless Critic Seattle’s #1 Restaurant - 2010
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine’s 10 Best Restaurants - 2009
Seattle Magazine’s 10 Best Restaurants - 2001, 2005-2008
Gourmet Magazines Top 50 Restaurants in America - 2006
Food & Wine Magazine’s 10 Restaurant Stars - 2003
CitySearch.com’s Editorial Winner: Best Eastside Restaurant - 2002
Forbes’ Ten Cooks with Heat: The Country’s Most Interesting Up-And-Coming Young Chefs - 2002
Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence - 2000-2008