GOODS & SERVICES • FOOD & DRINK
NIGHTLIFE • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • MEDIA
GOODS & SERVICES
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Best Grocery Store
1. Kroger
2. Schnucks
3. Fresh Market
Best Liquor Store
1. Buster’s Liquors & Wine
2. Joe’s Wines & Liquor
3. Kimbrough Tower Fine Wine & Spirits
Best Department Store
1. Goldsmith’s-Macy’s — Best of the Best
2. Dillard’s
3. Target
Best Shopping Mall
1. Wolfchase Galleria
2. Oak Court Mall
3. Saddle Creek
Best Gift Shop
1. Hallmark Cards and Gift Shop
2. Babcock Gifts
3. Otherlands
Best Bookstore (new)
1. Davis-Kidd Booksellers
2. Borders Books Music & Cafe
3. Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Best Bookstore (used)
1. Burke’s Book Store — Best of the Best
2. Midtown Books/Sip
3. The Book Bank — tie — Tiger Book Store
Best Bank
1. First Tennessee
2. Union Planters
3. National Bank of Commerce
Best Place for Women’s Clothing
1. Goldsmith’s-Macy’s
2. Ann Taylor
3. Dillard’s
Best Place for Men’s Clothing
1. Goldsmith’s-Macy’s
2. James Davis — tie — Oak Hall
Best Place for Vintage Clothing
1. Flashback
2. Goodwill
3. Vintage Mania
Best Shoe Store
1. Designer Shoe Warehouse
2. Payless Shoe Source
3. Rack Room Shoes
Best Home Furnishings
1. Pier One
2. Haverty’s
3. Samuels Furniture & Interiors
Best Hair Salon
1. Gould’s Styling Salon
2. Hi Gorgeous
3. Fantastic Sams
Best Day Spa
1. Gould’s
2. Hi Gorgeous
3. Touch of Health
Best Health/Fitness Club
1. French Riviera Spa
2. YMCA
3. Six50
Best Fine Jewelry
1. Las Savell Jewelry
2. Mednikow
3. Kay Jewelers
Best Tattoo Parlor
1. Trilogy
2. Underground Art
3. Ramesses Shadow & Tattoos
Best Antique Store
1. Bojo’s Antique Mall
2. Toad Hall Antiques
3. Springer’s Antiques
Best Smoke Shop
1. Tobacco Corner
2. Madison Ave. Tobacco (Vince’s)
3. Wizard’s
Best Dry Cleaner
1. Dryve Cleaners
2. Mercury Valet
3. Bensinger’s Fine Cleaners
Best Florist
1. Flowers by Sandy
2. Pugh’s Flowers
3. Holliday’s Flowers Inc.
Best Sporting-Goods Store
1. Bass Pro Shops
2. Sports Authority
3. Outdoors Inc.
Best Place To Buy a Computer
1. Best Buy
2. Apple Store
3. Circuit City
Best Bicycle Shop
1. The Peddler
2. Midtown Bicycle Co.
3. Outdoors Inc.
Best Video Store
1. Blockbuster Video — Best of the Best
2. Midtown Video
3. Hollywood Video
Best Record Store (new)
1. Cat’s Compact Discs & Cassettes
2. Tower Records
3. Spin Street — tie — Pop Tunes Record Shops
Best Record Store (used)
1. Cat’s Compact Discs & Cassettes
2. Shangri-La Records
3. Pop Tunes Record Shops
Best Music-Equipment Store
1. Strings & Things
2. Yarbrough’s Music
3. Amro Music Stores
Best Place To Buy a Car Readers’ Choice
Dobbs Brothers
CarMax
Gossett
Covington Pike Toyota
Saturn of Memphis
FOOD & DRINK
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Best Chef
1. Erling Jensen
2. Rick Farmer
3. Wally Joe
Best Lunch Readers’ Choice
Huey’s
The Cupboard
McAllister’s
Buckley’s
Fino’s from the Hill
Elfo’s
Best Breakfast
1. Perkins
2. Brother Juniper’s
3. Barksdale Restaurant
Best Romantic Restaurant
1. Paulette’s
2. The Melting Pot
3. Jim’s Place East
Best Sunday Brunch
1. Owen Brennan’s Restaurant
2. Paulette’s
3. Peabody Skyway
Best Wine List
1. Le Chardonnay
2. McEwen’s on Monroe
3. Mélange
Best Steak
1. Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House
2. Buckley’s
3. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Best Barbecue
1. Corky’s
2. The Bar-B-Q Shop
3. Central BBQ
Best Burger
1. Huey’s
2. Back Yard Burgers
3. Belmont Grill
Best Hot Wings
1. D’Bo’s Buffalo Wings-N-Things
2. Hooters
3. Buffalo Wild Wings
Best Ribs
1. Charles Vergos’ Rendezvous
2. Corky’s
3. Central BBQ
Best Dessert
1. Paulette’s
2. Capriccio Grill
3. Perkins
Best Italian
1. Ronnie Grisanti & Sons
2. Olive Garden
3. Pete and Sam’s Restaurant
Best Mexican
1. El Porton Mexican Restaurant
2. Molly Gonzales’ La Casita Mexican Restaurant
3. Taqueria Guadalupana
Best Chinese
1. Wang’s Mandarin House
2. PF Chang’s China Bistro
3. Formosa Restaurant
Best Thai
1. Bhan Thai
2. Sawaddii
3. Jasmine Thai Restaurant
Best Vietnamese
1. Saigon Le
2. Pho Saigon
3. Pho Hoa Binh
Best Japanese/Sushi
1. Sekisui
2. Benihana of Tokyo
3. Mikasa
Best Indian
1. India Palace — Best of the Best
2. Golden India
3. Bombay House
Best Home Cooking/Soul Food
1. The Cupboard
2. Buntyn Restaurant
3. Dixie Cafe
Best Vegetarian
1. Wild Oats Market
2. La Montagne Natural Food Restaurant
3. Jasmine Restaurant
Best Seafood
1. Red Lobster
2. Joe’s Crab Shack
3. Anderton’s
Best Pizza
1. Memphis Pizza Cafe
2. Pizza Hut
3. Papa John’s
Best Deli
1. Lenny’s Sub Shop
2. Fino’s from the Hill
3. McAllister’s — tie –Bogie’s Delicatessen
Best Service Readers’ Choice
Houston’s
Paulette’s
Boscos Squared
Ronnie Grisanti & Sons
Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House
Best Place That Delivers
1. Camy’s
2. Pizza Hut
3. Papa John’s
Best Bakery
1. La Baguette
2. Kay’s
3. Perkins
Best Coffeehouse
1. Starbucks– Best of the Best
2. Otherlands
3. Republic Coffee
Best Restaurant
Readers’ Choice
Buckley’s
Paulette’s
Boscos Squared
McEwen’s on Monroe
Ronnie Grisanti & Sons
Best New Restaurant
1. Stella
2. Bonefish Grill
3. Petra Restaurant
NIGHTLIFE
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Best Place To See Live Music
1. Hi-Tone Cafe — tie — New Daisy Theatre
2. Young Avenue Deli
3. B.B. King’s
Best Local Band
Readers’ Choice
The Dempseys
Gabby Johnson
Saliva
Nation
Free Sol
Lucero
Best Bar
1. Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
2. Blue Monkey
3. T.J. Mulligan’s
Best New Bar
1. Swig
2. Senses
3. Plush Club
Best Hole-in-the-Wall
1. P&H Cafe
2. Alex’s
3. Two Way Inn
Best After-Hours Club
1. Club 152 on Beale
2. Alex’s
3. Backstreet — tie
Two Way Inn
Best Beer Selection
1. Flying Saucer Draught Emporium — Best of the Best
2. Boscos Squared
3. Young Avenue Deli
Best Happy Hour
1. Chili’s
2. Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
3. Blue Monkey
Best Place To Dance
1. Senses
2. Alfred’s
3. Club 152 on Beale
Best Jukebox
1. Alex’s
2. Earnestine & Hazel’s
3. Young Avenue Deli
Best Place To Shoot Pool
1. Fox & Hound English Tavern
2. Highland Cue
3. Clicks
Best Sports Bar
1. Fox & Hound English Tavern
2. Jillian’s
3. Buffalo Wild Wings
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Best Museum
1. Memphis Pink Palace Museum
2. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
3. National Civil Rights Museum — tie
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens
Best Art Gallery
1. David Lusk Gallery
2. Jay Etkin Gallery
3. Midtown Artist Market Gallery
Best Live Theater
1. Playhouse on the Square
2. The Orpheum
3. Theatre Memphis
Best Movie Theater
1. Paradiso
2. Studio on the Square
3. Muvico Peabody Place 22
Best Golf Course
1. The Links at Galloway
2. TPC at Southwind
3. Overton Park Golf Course
Best Casino
1. Horseshoe Casino
2. Grand Casino
3. Gold Strike Casino
Best Place for a Picnic
1. Shelby Farms
2. Overton Park
3. Audubon Park
Best Family Entertainment
1. Memphis Zoo
2. Memphis Redbirds
3. Jillian’s
Best Sports Team
1. Memphis Grizzlies– Best of the Best
2. Memphis Redbirds
3. University of Memphis Football
Best Local Athlete
1. Shane Battier
2. Pau Gasol
3. Lorenzen Wright
MEDIA
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Best FM Station
1. WMBZ-FM 94.1, The Buzz
2. WMPS-FM 107.5, The Q
3. WEGR-FM 102.7, Rock 103
Best AM Station
1. WREC-AM 600
2. WMC-AM 790
3. WHBQ-AM 560
Best Drive-Time Show
1. Drake & Zeke (WEGR-FM 102.7)
2. Karson & Kennedy (WMPS-FM 107.5)
3. Howard Stern (WMFS-FM 92.9)
Best Sports Radio Show
1. George Lapides, Sportstime with Lapides & Calkins, WHBQ-AM 560
2. Dave Woloshin, Sports Call, WMC-AM 790
3. Eric Hasseltine, formerly of WHBQ-AM 560
Best Local Talk Show
1. Mike Fleming (WREC-AM 600)
2. Live at 9 (WREG-TV, Channel 3)
3. Drake & Zeke (WEGR-FM 102.7)
Best Newspaper Columnist
1. Wendi C. Thomas (The Commercial Appeal)
2. Geoff Calkins (The Commercial Appeal)
3. Tim Sampson (The Memphis Flyer)
Best Weatherperson
1. Dave Brown (WMC-TV, Channel 5)
2. Jim Jaggers (WREG-TV, Channel 3)
2. Ron Childers (WMC-TV, Channel 5)
Best TV Sportscaster
1. Jarvis Greer (WMC-TV, Channel 5) — Best of the Best
2. Tara Pachmayer (WREG-TV, Channel 3)
3. Greg Gaston (WPTY-TV, Channel 24)
Best TV News Anchor
1. Joe Birch (WMC-TV, Channel 5)
2. Kym Clark (WMC-TV, Channel 5)
3. Jerry Tate (WREG-TV, Channel 3)
Best Radio Personality
1. John “Bad Dog” McCormack (WEGR-FM 102.7)
2. Kramer (WMBZ-FM 94.1)
3. — tie — Ron Olsen (WMC-FM 99.7)
Tom Prestigiacomo (WMC-FM 99.7)
Best Memphis-Themed Web Site
1. GoMemphis.com
2. MemphisFlyer.com
3. MemphisMojo.com