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And the Nominees Are: Vote for Takeout in East County

As part of Patch's Readers' Choice 2012, we asked for your nominations for the Best Takeout in La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Santee. Now's your chance to vote.

Posted by Eric Yates (Editor), July 23, 2012 at 02:50 am

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Admit it. You don't always cook dinner for the family. Sometimes you run out to pick up Mexican or Thai food for dinner with friends on a Friday night or pizza or subs for the offices during lunch.

Though Patch readers only told us one of your favorites from East County during the nomination period, you can vote for others by mentioning them in the comments section — to help us determine the local favorite.

The deadline to vote is Friday, Aug. 17. Votes for "other" must be accompanied by a specification in the comments section in order to count. Here are the nominations:

(Santee)

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Scott July 24, 2012 at 03:27 am

Hands Down: El Pollo Grill!

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LemonGroove August 6, 2012 at 06:07 pm

Did you check out the health code violation articles?

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JWatson August 12, 2012 at 10:03 pm

Himalayan Cuisine on Baltimore, by a landslide.

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geraldine dorfi August 13, 2012 at 10:29 am

Mystic Grill on University is FABULOUS.

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Scott Alevy August 17, 2012 at 12:31 pm

O's in Parkway Plaza .... the old Pat & Oscar's

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Bill Howell August 17, 2012 at 12:34 pm

Los Amigos Mexican Food, 10251 Mast. This little 'mom and pop' is the absolute BEST Mexican food in town, and believe me, I've tried them ALL. They accept call in's and it's always ready in 10 minutes.

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George Fish August 17, 2012 at 01:19 pm

Elsa's Kitchen @ 70th & El Cajon Blvd. The best rotisserie greek chicken on the planet! Call in and it's ready for pickup in 10 minutes.

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LemonGroove August 17, 2012 at 01:37 pm

OOh thanks for the info on Elsa's. We'll try that soon. Not enough falafel places around town.

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LemonGroove August 17, 2012 at 01:39 pm

We used to go there weekly until we got something in our schwerma that tasted and had the same consistency of beef liver. OMG gross out! When we asked about it, we got the "no speaka da English" bit. We're done there.

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Elizabeth August 17, 2012 at 11:52 pm

Best take out in Santee- Lucios #3 phenomenal mexican food right by Best Buy and the salsa is amazzzzzzzzzzzzing They have an A rating by the County Board of Health.

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