Would agree the list this year wasn't particularly compelling. I've always liked to use it to try restaurants I'd not been to yet and. . .meh on any that made the list in that category.

However, my husband and I did New Rivers last spring during restaurant week. Definitely on the pricier end of things, but the restaurant week menu made it feasible. Would be a really nice atmosphere and a cozy place to have dinner on a cold January night. Sarto is usually a good bet as well.