Thanks for all the votes...
More than 1,000 people cast ballots for the Best of Lawrence section. The top-three vote-getters in 47 of the 64 categories listed on the ballot are recognized in this section. Categories that didn't have at least 100 votes among the top three vote-getters were not included. Also, ballots that weren't 50 percent filled out did not qualify. Of the ballots submitted, 75 percent were sent online and 25 percent were delivered or mailed.
Special thanks to everyone that helped tabulate ballots: Linda Schimmel, Lisa Martin, Debbie and Kylie Hatfield, Chantel Guidry, Linda Vega and Emily Brookover. Additional thanks to Journal-World photographers Diane Guthrie and Richard Daley.
And now for the results...
Best Antique Shop
- 1st place: The Antique Mall
Best Appetizer
- 1st place: Free State Brewing Company
- 2nd place: Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
- 3rd place: Chili's Grill & Bar
Best Art Gallery
- 1st place: The Olive Gallery and Art Supply
- 2nd place: Spencer Museum of Art
- 3rd place: Art Center Gallery
Best Asian Food
- 1st place: Zen Zero
- 2nd place: Jade Mongolian Barbeque
- 3rd place: The Jade Garden
Best Bakery
- 1st place: Wheatfields Bakery
- 2nd place: Einstein Bros Bagels
- 3rd place: Great Harvest Bread Co.
Best Bar
- 1st place: Free State Brewing Company
- 2nd place: The Replay Lounge
- 3rd place: The Sandbar and Red Lyon Tavern (tie)
Best Barber Shop
- 1st place: Amyx Barber Shop
- 2nd place: Downtown Barber
- 3rd place: Da Shop
Best BBQ
- 1st place: Vermont Street BBQ
- 2nd place: Quick's Bar-B-Q & Catering Company
- 3rd place: Buffalo Bob's Smokehouse
Best Beer Selection
- 1st place: Free State Brewing Company
- 2nd place: Old Chicago
- 3rd place: JB Stout's Sports Bar & Grill
Best Bookstore
- 1st place: Border's Books and Music
- 2nd place: The Raven Bookstore
- 3rd place: The Dusty Bookshelf
Best Breakfast
- 1st place: First Watch Restaurant
- 2nd place: Milton's
- 3rd place: Wheatfields Bakery
Best Burrito
- 1st place: Chipotle
- 2nd place: El Mezcal
- 3rd place: The Burrito King
Best Car Wash
- 1st place: Auto Plaza Car Wash
- Raco Car Wash
- Rock Chalk Car Wash
Best Coffee
- 1st place: Milton's
- 2nd place: Starbucks
- 3rd place: Z's Divine Espresso
Best Dinner
- 1st place: Free State Brewing Company
- 2nd place: Pachamama's New World Cuisine
- 3rd place: Teller's
Best Donut
- 1st place: Munchers Bakery
- 2nd place: Joe's Bakery
- 3rd place: Great Harvest Bread Co.
Best Fast Food
- 1st place: Wendy's
- 2nd place: Sonic Drive In
- 3rd place: McDonalds
Best Flower Shop
- 1st place: Owens Flower Shop
- 2nd place: Englewood Florist
- 3rd place: Hy-Vee Floral
Best French Fries
- 1st place: McDonalds
- 2nd place: Free State Brewing Company
- 3rd place: Runza
Best Fresh Meat
- 1st place: Hy-Vee
- 2nd place: Community Mercantile
- 3rd place: Dillon's
Best Fresh Vegetables
- 1st place: Farmer's Market
- 2nd place: Community Mercantile
- 3rd place: Hy-Vee
Best Gas/Convenience Store
- 1st place: Kwik Shop
- 2nd place: Hy-Vee
- 3rd place: Conoco
Best Grocery Store
- 1st place: Hy-Vee
- 2nd place: Dillon's
- 3rd place: Community Mercantile
Best Historic Site
- 1st place: The Eldridge Hotel
- 2nd place: Watkins Museum
- 3rd place: Downtown Lawrence
Best Ice Cream
- 1st place: Sylas and Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream
- 2nd place: Sheridan's Frozen Custard
- 3rd place: The Cup
Best Live Music Venue
- 1st place: The Bottleneck
- 2nd place: Liberty Hall
- 3rd place: The Jazzhaus
Best Margarita
- 1st place: El Mezcal
- 2nd place: On The Border
- 3rd place: Carlos O'Kelly's Mexican Cafe
Best Milkshake
- 1st place: Steak 'n Shake
- 2nd place: Dairy Queen
- 3rd place: Sylas and Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream
Best New Restaurant
- 1st place: On The Border
- 2nd place: Longhorn Steakhouse
- 3rd place: Bigg's Barbeque
Best Pharmacy
- 1st place: Walgreens Pharmacy
- 2nd place: Round Corner Drug Co.
- 3rd place: Dillon's Pharmacy
Best Pizza
- 1st place: Papa Keno's Pizzeria
- 2nd place: Rudy's Pizzeria
- 3rd place: Pizza Hut
Best Place to Bike
- 1st place: Clinton Lake
- 2nd place: River Trails
- 3rd place: The Levee
Best Place to Walk
- 1st place: Mass Street
- 2nd place: KU Campus
- 3rd place: Clinton Lake
Best Restaurant For Kids
- 1st place: Mr. Gatti's
- 2nd place: McDonalds
- 3rd place: Free State Brewing Company
Best Sandwich
- 1st place: Yello Sub
- 2nd place: Quinton's Bar & Deli
- 3rd place: Jason's Deli
Best Smoking Area
- 1st place: The Replay Lounge
- 2nd place: Louise's Downtown
- 3rd place: Free State Brewing Company
Best Smoothie
- 1st place: Juice Stop
- 2nd place: Community Mercantile
- 3rd place: Sonic
Best Sports Bar
- 1st place: JB Stout's Sports Bar & Grill
- 2nd place: Henry T's Bar & Grill
- 3rd place: 75th Street Brewery
Best Steak
- 1st place: Hereford House
- 2nd place: Longhorn Steakhouse
- 3rd place: Don's Steak House
Best Sushi
- 1st place: Wa
- 2nd place: Sushi Station
- 3rd place: Kokoro
Best Taco
- 1st place: El Mezcal
- 2nd place: La Familia
- 3rd place: Taco John's
Best Thrift/Resale Store
- 1st place: Arizona Trading Company
- 2nd place: Goodwill
- 3rd place: The Salvation Army
Best Used CDs
- 1st place: Love Garden
- 2nd place: Hastings
- 3rd place: Kief's Downtown Music
Best Vegetarian Food
- 1st place: Zen Zero
- 2nd place: La Parrilla
- 3rd place: Free State Brewing Company
Best Video Store
- 1st place: Hastings
- 2nd place: Liberty Hall
- 3rd place: Blockbuster
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Posted by iPRAiSEghosty (anonymous) on December 4, 2004 at 7:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I didn't get to vote... :(
Posted by okbyme (anonymous) on February 2, 2005 at 12:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Best Pizza? Try Wheatstate! Best in town by far and they have Silas & Maddy's! You will come back for more. Best is the hand tossed wheat crust.
Posted by bgppabscts (anonymous) on February 4, 2005 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Free State? Best Bar in Lawrence? Are you joking?
Posted by craz22 (anonymous) on February 10, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The question was, The best Taco in town...NOT if your an idiot vote "El Mezcal." I would say El Mezcal has an average taco...Taco Johns & On The Border have superior Taco's
Posted by craz22 (anonymous) on February 10, 2005 at 6:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If your Name is Thunder: Have 2 Taco's, a RosaRoo, Try to smoke 1.8T Turbo, Throw a 330i Over a house, and then complete your lifes ambition and revisit the Electric Cowboy in Topeka one last Time....and while in Topeka stay away from The Spanish Fly and Taco's from El Mezcal.
Posted by Todd (anonymous) on February 11, 2005 at 11:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm surprised not to see Checker's on the list anywhere.
Posted by jks44 (anonymous) on February 15, 2005 at 2:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
people, try checkers. best produce in town. also, now that hy-vee is so high priced, checkers was a nice surprize.
Posted by CharlieBrownDawg (anonymous) on February 22, 2005 at 4:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have a bone to pick...there are no CharliRoo's for me to hound-dawg. All the Mary and HOLLYROO'S have left the pound and now I must go to the west to the Electric Cowboy to to dig up sum bones. Disco night is a must...me and my pack must scratch our paws and market our territory. No howl'in or bark'in in these parts will make me put my tail between my legs. So get sum beotches out of that Lawrence pound and lets dance1
Posted by CharlieBrownDawg (anonymous) on March 28, 2005 at 8:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh yeah Don't go to checkers...there's a poodle there who's really a Beotch! If they don't carry the "Mello Yello" Don't bother...real Dawgs don't drink Gin-n-Juice. They like the "Yello" and the "Two dogs." That's right 2 Dawgs are better the one Dawg.
Posted by freak2304 (anonymous) on May 2, 2005 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
JB Stouts as the best sports bar?!?!?!? hahhaha...that's the funniest thing i've heard all day!
Posted by dwfrance (anonymous) on June 30, 2005 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
i suggest everyone shops at checkers the best place for quality food
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