Best of Brighton Patch Winner: Coney Joe's

Patch readers have spoken and the votes are in for the best lunch spot in Brighton.

In our , 29 voters cast their ballots for the  restaurant with the best lunch specials.

And the winner is: .

Receiving 8 votes (27 percent) in the contest, the iconic family-owned restaurant has been a fixture in the downtown area for 40 years.

Owner Kim Bredow said that a customer mentioned the Patch "Best Of" contest to one of her employees, who then put it on Coney Joe's Facebook page.

"We're Livingston County's oldest restaurant," Bredow said. "For four generations people have been able to come back in and everything is always the way the remember it, whether it's been a year or five years or 10 years. It's a hometown feel. You can take up a conversation you started with somebody six months ago."

Bredow said the coneys, Chicago dogs and sliders are the restaurant's most popular lunch items.

Coney Joe's is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and closed on Sunday.

came in second place in the "Best of" contest, followed by and , who tied for third. Check out the poll below to see all of the votes.

In Hartland, readers chose Village Market as the best lunch spot.

Check back with Brighton Patch in two weeks for our next "Best Of" category.