We’ve all had those moments where we’re shown a snapshot of ourselves, and we find ourselves looking at that snapshot and thinking, “Holy crap, do I look like that? I don’t look like that. I don’t know how you took this photo, but I totally don’t look like that.”

Comes now the Post, and the photo it’s waving is the 2005 version of its Best Bets Readers’ Choice survey, put together from registered readers’ nominations and votes, tallied and presented by the paper just yesterday. From the look of things, we’re liking our chains more, we’re liking our suburbs a lot more, and our taste is remaining, er, questionable. In short, we don’t think we look like that.

Of course, you should observe and decide for yourselves, but here are what DCist feels are some of the more interesting calls.

The Good:
>> There are still the little things that distinguish D.C. from Anytown, U.S.A.. The Post kept its Crabs and Best Place to Talk Politics categories, and they mercifully eliminated Best Place for a Bachelorette Party, which got Polly Esther’s off the list for good.
>> The list is surprisingly accurate in the Neighborhood Bar department. The winners there are also less Adams Morgan heavy than last year, and Wonderland made the top ten, which counts for a lot.
>> Every once in a while, the local guys make the top of the list. Love it or hate it, Cakelove tops the Bakery category (over chains Panera and Firehook), which warms the heart.
>> Tops in the Kid-Friendly category is a place called Generous George’s Positive Pizza and Pasta Place. We’ve never heard of this place, but any ten year old that has a birthday there must be solid gold.