We’ve been waiting patiently for a press release on the 2005 Rammy Award winners, hoping that the three-day delay was because there would be some sort of recount. Not that we completely disagreed with the winners — many are good choices, whether selected by the public or by RAMW itself. Saint-Ex as best neighborhood gathering spot? Sure. Indebleu as hottest bar scene? Obvious. CityZen as best new restaurant? Even more obvious. But when we read that the public chose Mie N Yu as favorite restaurant we immediately thought there was some sort of mistake.

Don’t get us wrong. There’s plenty to like about Mie N Yu. The drinks are delicious, if a little pricey. It’s also not a bad nightspot if you’re looking for something a bit more upscale, with various interesting spaces like The Birdcage to enjoy your variation on a theme of martini. And as friends of this DCist will attest to, we absolutely adore Mie N Yu’s bathrooms, which we consider the best in the city. But the food? We’ve never been fans. The FrancoIndoItalVietMeditermerican menu is probably the least compelling reason to go to Mie N Yu — ambitious, not delicious, and definitely not worth the price. And apparently we weren’t the only ones taken aback by this choice. On his Post chat today, Tom Sietsema gives his opinion, as well as that of the Rammy Award peanut gallery:

Mie N Yu as Favorite Restaurant of the Year?! I heard that even the crowd of friendly foodies in attendance at the gala was shocked!,shocked! at that little joke.

This is where we guard ourselves against the barrage of Mie N Yu lovers out there. Readers, are we missing something? Is Mie N Yu really better than, say, Komi?