I've always enjoyed this tradition that Cap'n Ken started. For some reason, I thought of it today and decided to check my 2011 spending in the village. I couldn't find a thread for 2010, but here is the
2009 spending thread which links back to previous ones.
In keeping with Ken's tradition, numbers in parenthesis are 2008, 2009, and 2010 ranks:
20111. Midway Pub (3, 4)
2. Park Pet Supply (4, 1, 2)
3. So Ba (N/A, N/A, 5)
4. Earl (5, 2, 7)
5. Holy Taco (6, 3, 1)
6. Tomatillos (N/A, N/A, N/A)
7. Burger Win (N/R, N/R, N/R)
8. Graveyard Tavern (N/R, N/R, N/R)
9. Flat Iron (N/R, N/R, N/R)
10. Urban Cannibals (N/R, N/R, 10)
I'm only listing the top 10 since it's a pain to do any more than that. I definitely spent a lot more time socializing at Midway this past year. Holy Taco took the biggest hit, likely due to the introduction of Tomatillos and crossing Blue Frog off our list. So Ba still gets most of our dining dollars and Park Pet Supply continues to take a large chunk of our money (b/c they, like our dogs, are awesome).
I think 529 is a victim of my inability to track cash expenditures. The Earl would like be higher as well, if I kept track of cash ticket buys. I haven't caught as many shows this year so I was surprised to see them at #4, although I think that's due to us eating there more often this past year.
...and for history's sake, 2010:1. Holy Taco
2. Park Pet Supply
3. East Atlanta Tattoo
4. Midway Pub
5. So Ba
6. Joe's Coffee
7. EARL
8. Blue Frog Cantina
9. Buddy's
10. Urban Cannibals