It's a huge area to cover, and there are a lot of fine restaurants from Carrolwood to Brandon. Well, maybe not Brandon. But only ten could make this list, and two of restaurants are the dynamic duo of Chinese cuisine in the Bay area — Yummy House and China Yuan. Which restaurant is the best of the bunch? That's for you to decide. Scroll past the list to the poll and cast your vote!

(Check out next week's food issue — Tampa Bay's Top 50 Restaurants — for more detailed information on each restaurant. And don't forget to vote in the four other regional top tens.)

China Yuan, 8502 N. Armenia Ave., Tampa, 813-936-7388 or chinayuanrestaurant.com

Council Oak, 5223 Orient Rd., Tampa, 813-627-7625 or seminolehardrock.com

First Choice Southern BBQ, 10113 Adamo Dr., Tampa, 813-621-7434 or firstchoicebbq.com

Grass Root Organic Restaurant, 2702 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-221-7668 or thegrassrootlife.com

Oystercatchers, 2900 Bayport Blvd., Tampa, 813-207-6815 or oystercatchersrestaurant.com

Pho Quyen, 8404 Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, 813-885-9424 or phoquyen.com

Rice Korean Restaurant, 7525 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, 813-889-7766 or ricekoreanrest.com

Thai Sweet Basil, 3875 Northdale Blvd., Tampa, 813-961-8898

Udipi Café, 14422 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, 813-962-7300

Yummy House, 2202 W. Waters Ave., Tampa, 813-915-2828

VOTE AFTER THE BREAK!