And The Winners For The 2017 Best Of Pasadena Are…

It took our staff several days to tally all the votes and come up with the list of winners for this year’s Best of Pasadena survey.

To be eligible, each business must have a commercial address within the circulation area of the Voice, and a nominee had to receive at least five votes to qualify. We had only a few categories that didn’t receive enough votes, and we are listing both the winner and the runner-up in each qualifying category.

So without further ado...the envelope, please!

Food/Dining

Best Restaurant Overall: 1. Two Rivers Steak & Fish House 2. Lista’s Grill

Best Wait Staff: 1. Two Rivers Steak & Fish House 2. Lista’s Grill

Best Breakfast: 1. Cookie’s Kitchen 2. Johnny’s Family Restaurant

Best Lunch: 1. Stoney Creek Inn 2. the Greene Turtle

Best Dinner: 1. Two Rivers Steak & Fish House 2. Lista’s Grill

Best Kids’ Menu: 1. Friendly’s 2. Two Rivers Steak & Fish House

Best Bakery/Cakes: 1. Lauer’s Supermarket & Bakery 2. Three B’s Bakery & Lunch

Best Barbecue: 1. Beefalo Bob’s 2. Texas Roadhouse

Best Burger: 1. Five Guys Burgers and Fries 2. Lista’s Grill

Best Coffee: 1. Dunkin’ Donuts – Lakeshore Plaza 2. Starbucks – Lakeshore Plaza Safeway

Best Crab Cake: 1. Stoney Creek Inn 2. Fifer’s Seafood

Best Dessert: 1. The Daily Scoop 2. Stoney Creek Inn

Best Ice Cream/Frozen Treat: 1. The Daily Scoop 2. Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

Best Pizza: 1. 1978 New York Pizzeria 2. Ledo Pizza

Best Salad: 1. Pats Select Pizza 2. Stoney Creek Inn

Best Sandwich/Sub: 1. Subway 2. Lisa’s Deli

Best Seafood: 1. Fifer’s Seafood 2. Stoney Creek Inn

Best Wings: 1. Wingman 2. Stoney Creek Inn

Best Asian: 1. Szechuan Café 2. Olive & Sesame

Best Italian: 1. Bella Napoli Italian Restaurant 2. Primo Pasta Kitchen

Best Mexican: 1. The Picantillo Restaurant 2. El Pilar

Best Place For Vegetarians: 1. Stoney Creek Inn 2. Two Rivers Steak & Fish House

Best Gluten-Free Selection: 1. Stoney Creek Inn

Best Caterer: 1. Two Rivers Steak & Fish House 2. Beefalo Bob’s

Best Delivery Service: 1. Mr. Pizza & Subs 2. Pizza Ravens

Best Bar: 1. Mike’s Crab House North 2. the Greene Turtle

Best Special Occasion: 1. Twain’s Tavern 2. Mike’s Crab House North

Best Hidden Gem: 1. Lista’s Grill 2. Stoney Creek Inn

Beauty & Fitness

Best Fitness Club: 1. Planet Fitness 2. The Y in Pasadena

Best Hair Salon: 1. Rumors Retreat Salon & Day Spa 2. Creations Salon and Spa

Best Hair Stylist/Barber: 1. Jen Delimater – Ambition Salon

Best Martial Arts Program: 1. A Plus Taekwondo 2. Golden Dragon Defense

Best Place For A Massage: 1. Rejuvinations Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork 2. Rumors Retreat Salon & Day Spa

Best Nail Salon: 1. Dynasty Nails Spa 2. Nail Dimensions

Best Spa: 1. Rumors Retreat Salon & Day Spa

Best Weight-Loss Program: 1. CoreLife

Health

Best Medical Practice: 1. Maryland Primary Care

Best Physician: 1. Dr. Loraine Dailey 2. Dr. Trang Pham

Best Men’s Care: 1. Maryland Primary Care

Best Women’s Care: 1. Annapolis OB-GYN

Best Audiology Practice: 1. Hearing Specialty Group

Best Chiropractic Practice: 1. Horne Chiropractic

Best Dental Practice: 1. Pasadena Dental Care 2. Lake Shore Family Dental

Best Eye Practice: 1. Woolf & Woolf Optometrists 2. Dr. Paul Shao

Best Orthodontic Practice: 1. Chesterfield Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Practice: 1. Pediatric Place

Best Pharmacy: 1. Mike’s Pharmacy 2. CVS – Magothy Beach Road

Best Physical Therapy Practice: 1. Pivot Physical Therapy Clinic

Best Veterinary Practice: 1. Calvert Veterinary Center 2. Lake Shore Pet Hospital

Professional Services

Best Accountant: 1. David Shanahan, CPA 2. Barbara Zimmer, CPA

Best Insurance Agency: 1. Huff Insurance 2. Phil Jimeno – State Farm

Best Investment Adviser: 1. Dan Higgins – Edward Jones

Best Law Firm: 1. Frame & Frame

Best Realtor/Agent: 1. Marie Stinchcomb – CENTURY 21 Don Gurney 2. Denise Curtis - CENTURY 21 Don Gurney

Best Home Services

Best Electrical Contractor: 1. Core Electric 2. Hilditch Electric

Best Flooring/Carpet Contractor: 1. Nelson’s Carpet 2. Pasadena Floors

Best Cleaning Service: 1. Misty Clean

Best Home Improvement Contractor: 1. Arundel Home Improvement

Best HVAC Contractor: 1. A.M. Gable Heating & Cooling 2. Brumwell's Instant Heating and Air Conditioning

Best Kitchen/Bath Remodeling Service: 1. Mr. Buildit

Best Landscape/Lawn Contractor: 1. 4 Season Land Care 2. AMJ Lawn & Landscape

Best Pool Service: 1. Gene Lilly Pools & Spas 2. Quality Pools Solutions

Best Plumbing Contractor: 1. Chesapeake Plumbing 2. Anne Arundel Plumbing

Best Community Services

Best Auto Repair: 1. Baxter Tire & Auto 2. Frank & Bill’s Auto Collision

Best Bank: 1. Arundel Federal Savings Bank 2. Tower Federal Credit Union

Best Car Wash: 1. Pasadena Car Wash 2. Lighthouse Carwash

Best Dry Cleaner: 1. Zips Dry Cleaners 2. Sparkle Cleaners

Best Marine Repair: 1. Pasadena Yacht Yard 2. AM PM Marine

Best Pet Grooming: 1. Calvert Veterinary Center 2. Carrie’s K-9 Clips

Retail/Shopping

Best Overall Customer Service: 1. Coterie Boutique 2. Lake Shore Pet Hospital

Best Art/Photography/Frame Shop: 1. King James Gallery 2. Katrina Krauss Photography

Best Athletic Gear Shop: 1. Olympia Sports

Best Computer Service: 1. Bay Area Computers 2. PC Repair

Best Consignment Shop: 1. Believe Upscale Consignments 2. Wear It Again, Sam

Best Florist: 1. Maher’s Florist 2. Suzanne’s Florist

Best Garden Center: 1. Himmel’s Farm & Garden 2. Home Depot

Best Gift Shop: 1. Amy’s Hallmark Shop – Lakeshore Plaza 2. E.L. & Company

Best Grocery Store: 1. Lauer’s Supermarket & Bakery 2. Giant Food

Best Hardware Store: 1. Ace Hardware & Hearth 2. Home Depot

Best Jeweler: 1. Sanders Diamond Jewelers

Best Liquor Store: 1. 177 Liquors 2. Harbour Liquor

Best Toy Store: 1. Wear It Again, Sam

Best Pet Supply Store: 1. Pet Valu

Entertainment

Best Live Music: 1. Twain’s Tavern 2. Mike’s Crab House North

Best Happy Hour: 1. Mike’s Crab House North 2. Twain’s Tavern

Best Place To Watch The Game: 1. the Greene Turtle 2. Beefalo Bob’s

Best Place To Take Out-Of-Towners: 1. Mike’s Crab House North 2. Two Rivers Steak & Fish

Best Entertainment Venue: 1. Mike’s Crab House North 2. Twain’s Tavern

Best Party/Special Occasion Venue: 1. The Reserve at Two Rivers 2. Kurtz’s Beach

Kids’ Activities

Best Activity Center: 1. Pasadena Child Care and Homework Center 2. Pic-N-Paint Pottery

Best After-School Program: 1. Pasadena Child Care and Homework Center

Best Children’s Dance Company: 1. Dancer’s Dreams

Best Day Care: 1. Pasadena Child Care and Homework Center

Best Summer Camp: 1. St. Jane Frances

Best Sports Facility: 1. The Y in Pasadena 2. Lake Shore Athletic Complex

Best Youth Sports League: 1. Panthers Athletic Club 2. Lake Shore Baseball

Community

Most Desirable Community To Reside: 1. Country Place 2. Boulevard Park

Best Community Beach: 1. Sunset Beach 2. Hunter’s Harbor

Best Community Pool: 1. The Y in Pasadena

Best Club/Organization: 1. Panthers Athletic Club 2. Buccaneers Athletic Club

Best Church: 1. St. Jane Frances de Chantal Roman Catholic Church 2. Our Lady of the Chesapeake

Best School: 1. Chesapeake High School 2. Bodkin Elementary School

Best Business To Open In 2016: 1. Lake Shore Pet Hospital

People

Best Religious Leader: 1. Carl Cummings - St. Jane Frances de Chantal Roman Catholic Church 2. Brian Rafferty – Our Lady of the Chesapeake

Best PTA Volunteer: 1. Michelle Fakeri – Bodkin Elementary

Best HOA Volunteer: 1. Lauryn Willey – Country Place

Best Business Leader: 1. Christopher Whaley – Whaley Enterprises

Most Promising Student: 1. Timmy Sank – St. Jane Frances School 2. Aleah Ashburn – Northeast High School