Thanks for all the votes!
Well over 1000 people cast ballots for the Best of Lawrence 2006. The top-three vote-getters in 50 of the 53 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.
And now for the results...
Best Appetizer
- 1st place: Free State Brewing Company
- 2nd place: Perkins Restaurant
- 3rd place: Chili's Grill & Bar
Best Art Gallery
- 1st place: The Olive Gallery and Art Supply
- 2nd place: Framewoods
- 3rd place: Lawrence Arts Center
Best Asian Food
- 1st place: Zen Zero
- 2nd place: The Jade Garden
- 3rd place: Thai House
Best Bagel
- 1st place: Einstein Bros. Bagels
- 2nd place: Panera
- 3rd place: Wheatfields Bakery
Best Bakery
- 1st place: Wheatfields Bakery
- 2nd place: Great Harvest Bread Co.
- 3rd place: Perkins Restaurant
Best Bar
- 1st place: The Replay Lounge
- 2nd place: Free State Brewing Company
- 3rd place: Johnny's Tavern
Best Barber Shop
- 1st place: Downtown Barber
- 2nd place: Amyx Barber Shop
- 3rd place: Z's Cosmetology
Best BBQ
- 1st place: Bigg's Barbeque
- 2nd place: Vermont Street BBQ
- 3rd place: Buffalo Bob's Smokehouse
Best Beer Selection
- 1st place: Free State Brewing Company
- 2nd place: Old Chicago
- 3rd place: 75th Street Brewery
Best Bike Shop
- 1st place: Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop
- 2nd place: Cycle Works
Best Bookstore
- 1st place: Border's Books and Music
- 2nd place: The Dusty Bookshelf
- 3rd place: The Raven Bookstore
Best Breakfast
- 1st place: Milton's
- 2nd place: First Watch Restaurant
- 3rd place: Perkins Restaurant
Best Burrito
- 1st place: Chipotle
- 2nd place: El Mezcal
- 3rd place: The Burrito King
Best Car Wash
- 1st place: Raco
- Auto Plaza Car Wash
- Rock Chalk Car Wash
Best Coffee
- 1st place: Z's Divine Espresso
- 2nd place: Miltons
- 3rd place: La Prima Tazza
Best Dinner
- 1st place: Free State Brewing Company
- 2nd place: Teller's
- 3rd place: Longhorn Steak House
Best Donut
- 1st place: Munchers Bakery
- 2nd place: Joe's Bakery
- 3rd place: Dunkin' Donuts
Best Fast Food
Best Flower Shop
- 1st place: Owens Flower Shop
- 2nd place: Englewood Florist
- 3rd place: Flowerama
Best French Fries
- 1st place: McDonalds
- 2nd place: Free State Brewing Company
- 3rd place: Bigg's Barbeque
Best Place To Buy Fresh Meat
- 1st place: Hy-Vee
- 2nd place: Checkers
- 3rd place: Community Mercantile
Best Place to Buy Fresh Veggies
- 1st place: Farmer's Market
- 2nd place: Checkers
- 3rd place: Community Mercantile
Best Convenience Store
- 1st place: Kwik Shop
- 2nd place: QuikTrip
- 3rd place: Phillips 66
Best Grocery Store
- 1st place: Hy-Vee
- 2nd place: Checkers Foods
- 3rd place: Dillon's
Best Hair Salon
- 1st place: Z's Cosmetology
- 2nd place: Images Salon
- 3rd place: Downtown Barber Shop
Best Historic Site
- 1st place: The Eldridge Hotel
- 2nd place: Allen Field House
- 3rd place: Mass. Street
Best Ice Cream
- 1st place: Sylas and Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream
- 2nd place: Coldstone Creamery
- 3rd place: Sheridan's Frozen Custard
Best Live Music Venue
- 1st place: The Bottleneck
- 2nd place: Liberty Hall
- 3rd place: The Granada
Best Lunch
- 1st place: PepperJax Grill
- 2nd place: Jeffersons
- 3rd place: Free State Brewing Company
Best Margarita
- 1st place: El Mezcal
- 2nd place: On The Border
- 3rd place: La Tropicana
Best New Restaurant
- 1st place: Zig & Macs
- 2nd place: Local Burger
- 3rd place: Ten
Best Pharmacy
- 1st place: Walgreens Pharmacy
- 2nd place: Round Corner Drug Co.
- 3rd place: Hy-Vee
Best Pizza
- 1st place: Papa Keno's Pizzeria
- 2nd place: Rudy's Pizzeria
- 3rd place: Pizza Hut
Best Place to Dance
- 1st place: Cadillac Ranch
- 2nd place:The Bottleneck
- 3rd place: Abe & Jake's Landing
Best Place to Take Your Dog
- 1st place: Clinton Lake Dog Park
- 3rd place: Clinton Lake
- 3rd place: South Park
Best Sandwich
- 1st place: Yello Sub
- 2nd place: Mass Stree Deli
- 3rd place: The Cheese Shoppe
Best Smoking Area
- 1st place: The Replay Lounge
- 2nd place: Free State Brewing Company
- 3rd place: Louise's Bar Downtown
Best Smoothie
- 1st place: Juice Stop
- 2nd place: Community Mercantile
- 3rd place: Coldstone Creamery
Best Sports Bar
- 1st place: JB Stout's Sports Bar & Grill
- 2nd place: Wayne & Larry's Sports Bar & Grill
- 3rd place: Henry T's
Best Steak
- 1st place: Longhorn Steakhouse
- 2nd place: Don's Steak House
- 3rd place: Montana Mike's
Best Sushi
- 1st place: Wa
- 2nd place: Sushi Station
- 3rd place: Kokoro
Best Taco
- 1st place: Taco John's
- 2nd place: El Mezcal
- 3rd place: Taco Bell
Best Tattoo Studio
- 1st place: Big Daddy Cadillac
- 2nd place: Skin Illustrations
Best Thrift Store
- 1st place: Arizona Trading Company
- 2nd place: Goodwill
- 3rd place: Wildman Vintage
Best Used CDs/Records
- 1st place: Love Garden Sounds
- 2nd place: Hastings
- 3rd place: Kief's Downtown Music
Best Vegetarian Food
- 1st place: Zen Zero
- 2nd place: Free State Brewing Company
- 3rd place: La Parrilla
Best Video Store
- 1st place: Hastings
- 2nd place: Blockbuster
- 3rd place: Liberty Hall
Best Place to Gossip
- 1st place: Downtown Barbershop
- 2nd place: Perkins Restaurant
- 3rd place: Mass. Street
Best Vegetarian Food
- 1st place: Zen Zero
- 2nd place: Local Burger
- 3rd place: Free State Brewing Company
