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Ther e ar e a There are lot of hidden gems out ther e there and that’ s one that’s of the rreasons easons we felt com com-pelled to cr ecreate a Reader’ s Reader’s Choice awar ds pr ogram five awards program years ago.

Some of the best restaurants, restaurants, lawn care care companies, deck resrestoration businesses and jewelry stores stor es ar are e found right her here, e, in your back yar yard. d.

This year marks the fifth fifth ananniversary of Sun Newspapers Readers’ Choice Awards Awards and none of it would have been pospossible without you, our readers readers who take the time to select and vote for your favorites in a varivariety of categories and community zones.

Each year year,, starting in 2010, we provided pr ovided you with a means for choosing your favorites from from a list of categories in communities throughout thr oughout our coverage ar areas. eas.

You You o could either identify your favorites from from that list of catcategories that we published durduring the summer months in Sun Sailor,, Sun Focus, Sun Current, Sailor Current, Sun Post and Sun Thisweek papapers or you could log onto lolocal Sun websites (sailor.mnsun. (sailor.mnsun. com, current.mnsun.com, current.mnsun.com, focus. mnsun.com, post.mnsun.com, sunthisweek.com) and cast your ballots there. there. Your Yo our next chance for voting will start again this coming June, so start thinking about all your favorite places and help them gain the extra at at-tention they deserve.

All the winners for 2015 were were chosen in the summer of 2014.

And all 2016 winners will be cho cho-sen this summer summer..

There Ther e are are a number of busibusinesses that have earned earned your votes as the “best” in their catcategory five years in a row, row, never missing a year. year. That is a true testestament to the quality quality,, effort effort and hard har d work of those businesses that they can stay at the top of their field for so many years.

We’ve W e’ve included a sampling of some of those multiple year winners on this page. It is not a comprehensive comprehensive list of all mulmultiple-year winners, but a good representation representation from from a wide area. area.

Elsewhere Elsewhere in this publication you will find the complete list of 2015 winners from from your area. area.

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A sampling of multiple year winners Best Hamb Hamburgers-Brooklyn urgers-Brooklyn P Park, ark, Eden Pr Prairie airie One of those businesses businesses is the 5-8 Grill and Bar in Champlin. It is a multiple multiple yyear ear rrecipient ecipient ffor or best o hamburger hamb urger of the year year in the north metro. metro. Known Known ffor o or its Juicy Juicy Lucy, Lucy, a ½ pound of mouth-watering, mouth-watering, cheese-infused ground ground beef patty, patty, customers never never leave lea ave hungry, hungry, but but always always y come back ffor o or mor more. mo e.

Prairie’s Lions T Not to be outdone outdone,, Eden Prairie’s Tap, ap a , loca located ted on the o, is also w ell kno wn as being the best ham other end of the metr metro, well known ham-estaurant in the south metro. metro. Bonnie and Bert Notermann burger b urger rrestaurant Notermann ha ave successfull y guided the tr easured T ap since 1977, serving up have successfully treasured Tap its o own wn vversion ersion of a hamb hamburger urger delight that that has been one of the most-awarded most-a awarded hamb hamburgers urgers in the T Twin w win Cities Citiies for fo or several several decades. decades.

Best A ppliance Stor Appliance Store-Edina e-Edina If it’s it’s appliances appliances you you need, W Warners aarners Stellian in Edina offers offffers some of the most knowledgeable knowledgeable staff staf ff in the metro. metro. As a five-year five-year award award winner in that that community community as the best appliance appliance store, store, it features fea tures some of the finest names in appliances, appliances, and ma matches tches it with outstanding customer service. service. Their stores stores are are designed to gi give ve yyou ou a sense ffor or ho o how w finding the right appliance appliance ffor or yyour o our home can mak makee yyour our life easier and happier. happier. T The he ffamilyamilyowned o wned b business usiness h has as m multiple ultiple llocations ocations throughout throughout the the Twin Twin C Cities. ities.

Best Hair Salon-Eagan Finding a hair salon that that offers offfers f quality cuts, cuts, consistent coloring and state state of the art facilities can be a challenge, challenge, but but not if you you are are a customer of Cole’s Cole’s Salon in Eagan.

Eagan. In eexistence xistence for for o more more than 35 years, years, Cole’ Cole’ss is another fiv five-year e-year winner of Readers’ Readers’ Choice, Choice, largely largely because of its customer service and making sure sure your your ongoing eexperience xperience is one that that is met with the highest stanstandards dards and satisfaction. satisfaction.

Best Meat Market-Apple Mark keet-Apple V Valley alle a y Von V oon Hanson’s Hanson’s Meats is another multiple-year multiple-y u ear winner in the Readers’ Readers’ Choice awards. awards. With With 23 locations locations throughout throughout Minnesota, you’re you’re never never far from from some of the finest selections in summer sausausage, sage, Cajun chicken chicken breast, breast, rib eye, eye, sirloin sirloin and famous grill steaks. steaks.

The A Apple pple Valley Valley a storee is a fiv stor five-year e-year award award winner winner..

Best Sports Bar Bar-Excelsior -Excelsior Although summer may maay seem like like a distant memory now, now, in a matter matter of months, months, we’ll we’ll all be heading for for o the lakes lakes for fo or swimming, swimming, fishing and dining. Close to home, home, Maynard’s Maynard’s Restaurant Restaurant on Lake Lake Minnetonka is a five-year five-year aaward ward winner ffor or o best sports bar. bar.

Located Located in Excelsior Excelsior on the shores shores of historic Lake Lake Minnetonka, it’s it’s known known for for o great great ffood, ood, gr o great eat vie views ws and a whole whole lot of dock side fun. Y You o ou can arri arrive ve aatt Ma Maynard’s aynar y d’s in the traditional traditional manner, mannerr, b byy car, car r, or yyou ou can also take take the leisurely leisurely route route and motor in by by boat. boat.

Best Car Wash-Golden Waash-Golden Valley Vaalley When When it comes to quality car washes, washes, Mermaid in Golden V Valley aalley is one of the best, and has been voted voted as such by by you you for for o five five years years straight. straight. The fafacility was was completely completely remodeled remodeled in 2013 and now now offfers offers f enhanced water water conservation, conservation, fewer fewer chemicals, chemicals, and still

brings the finest in detailing to the ar area. ea.

Best Jewelery Jewelery Store-New Store-New Brighton Among the giants in the je jewelry welry rretailers etailers of the Twin T win Cities w Cities,, it’ it’ss easy for fo or smaller operations operations to get lost, b but ut not Innsbruc Innsbruck brucck JJewelers eewelers of New New Brighton.

It has been pr providing oviding unique, unique, one-of-a-kind dedesigns ffor o or customers since 1982. Innsbruck is known known for for o quality service and je jewelry, welry, rrepeat epeat customers and industry knowledge knowledge that that rivals rivals any an ny other store store in the Twin Twi w win Cities.

Cities. It’s It’s one of the reasons reasons haave voted you you have voted them as a top jeweler jeweler in New New Brighton five five years years in a row. row.

Best Bakery-Minnetonka Bak keeryery-Minnetonka If it’s it’s the ssweet weet smell of pecan buns, buns, honey cake, cake, walnut walnut Babka, Babka, Irish soda bread bread or chocochocolate late panettone that that aawakens wakens your your senses, senses, then it’s it’s likely likely you’ve you’ve discovered discovered a little secret secret known known as Breadsmith, Breadsmith, a multiple multiple year year winner in the best bakery bakery category. category.

With W it iith locations locations in Edina, Minnetonka and St. Paul, Paul, you’re you’re never never far from from handcrafted handcrafted breads breads made from from scratch scratch and baked baked fresh fresh daily. daily. Breadsmith Breadsmith also places community community involvement involvement at at the top of its priorities, priorities, ha having avving donated donated more more than 10,000 loa loaves aves of bread bread to the area area in the past year. year.

Best Br Breakfast, eakfast, Best Steakhouse-W Steakhouse-Wayzata Wayyzata Back to the west west side of the metro, metro, there there are are always alwayys good reasons reasons to visit W Wayzata, ayzata, b but ut tw two o are are located located within a stones thr throw ow of each other on Lake Lake Street.

Street. Maggie’s Magggie’ g s Restaurant Restaurant is a five-year five-year winner ffor or best breakfast, o breakfast, pizza and family family dining.

Started in 1979 by

by Nick Homan, it is now now successsuccessfully fully operated operated by by his son, Scott. A local fa favorite avorite ffor o or years, years, it’s it’s just waiting waiting ffor o or you you to discover discover its pancakes, pancakes, eggs and wonderful wonderful pizza.

Just Just down down the road, road, Gianni’s Gianni’s has been voted voted best steakhouse five five years years running. Started in 1996, it is well well known known in the area area for fo or a superb 22-ounce porterhouse that that will leave leaave you you entirely entirely satisfied satisfied but but also scheduling your your next next reservation reservation before beffor o e you’re you’re out the door. door. And don’t don’t forget fo orget to try their masterpiece, masterpiece, a table table side CaeCaesar spun signature signature salad, custom created created at at the table. table. Gianni’s Gianni’s is upscale dining with a w welcoming elcoming atmosphere. atmosphere.

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There There are are man many ny other multiple multiple yyear ear winners winners,, like like Midwest Middwest F Fence ence e for for o Best F Fencing. encing. It is ar arguably guably the most comprehensive comprehensive fencing b business usiness in the Twin Twin w Cities, Cities, in operation operation since 1947.

Apple A pple Valley Valle a ey Ey Eyee Car Caree is also another in a long list of five-year five-year aaward ward winners winners,, along with All Saints Preschool Preschool in Minnetonka, Detello’ss Pizza & Pasta Detello’ Pasta a in Eden Prairie Prairie for fo or unbelievably unbelievably tasty pizpizza, and Cherie Consignment Boutique in Ex Excelsior, celsiorr, voted voted best conconsignment shop in the area. area. Although there there are are too many man ny multiple multiple ulti year year winners to list here, here, there there ar aree a lot of gr great eat b businesses usinesses out there there and as readers readers you’ve you’ve done a wonderful wonderful job sharing yyour our eexxperiences b by y vvoting oting ffor or them. Congr o Congratulations atulations to all of this yyear’s ear’s winners. winners. Can’t Can’t wait wait to try many many of yyour our pr products oducts and services services..

And thanks to all our readers readers who who have haave made Readers’ Readers’ Choice so successful.

-Sun Media Readers’ Readers’ Choice staff

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Best New Car Salesperson Greg Eiss - Morrie's Mazda

Best Investment Firm Munkeby Kramer

Best Tire Store Samaritan Tire

Best Tax Preparation Peter Shultz

Best Car Wash Sunshine Car Wash

Best Insurance Company Prudential - Minnetonka

Best Domestic Car Dealership Walser Chrysler Jeep

Best Accountant/CPA Stauber & Assoc

Best Auto Repair Shop Check Engine Express

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Best Bank US Bank

Best Oil Change Crystal Lake Automotive - Lakeville

Best Financial Planner Dean Norine - Ameriprise

Best Credit Union Wings Financial Credit Union

Best Gas Station Freedom

Best Insurance Agent Jim Lindahl

AUTOMOTIVE Best Towing Company AAA Travel Best Import Car Dealership Audi Best Auto Body Shop Auto & Marine Buddies

EDUCATION Best Preschool All Saints Minnetonka Best College Anoka Ramsey Community College Best Teacher Briana Bentz, ISLA Best University Concordia University Best PTA International Spanish Language Academy Category Continues

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Best Public School International Spanish Language Academy Best Principal International Spanish Language Academy - Karen Terhaar Best Business School Rasmussen College Best Private School St. Thomas Academy Best Tutoring Program Tutor Doctor West Metro

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Best Supermarket Byerly's Best Cup Of Coffee Caribou Coffee Best Lunch Crossroads deli Best Ethnic Curry & Noodles Best Locally Owned Grocery Store Driskill's Food Best Hamburger Five Guys Burgers & Fries Best Popcorn Frattallone's Ace Hardware

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Best Sports Bar Wild Boar

Best Margarita Mainstreet Bar & Grill

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Best Bakery Yo-Yo Donut

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Best Health Food Store Nutrition Plus Best Happy Hour Pairings Food & Wine Market Best Pizza Pizza Luce Best Seafood Samba

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Best Pool Store Custom Pools Best Roofing Company DJD Exteriors Best Handyman FH Construction Best Gutter Company Great River Remodeling Best Window Company Great River Remodeling Best Carpet Cleaning Green Clean Carpet Care Best Arts & Crafts Store Hancock Fabrics

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Best Fence Company Midwest Fence Best Concrete Company Miller Maintenance Best Residential Painting Company Minnesota's Best Painting Company Best Art Gallery Minnetonka Center for the Arts Best Air Duct Cleaning Mountain Duct Cleaning Best Lawn Care Service Nelson Lawn & Landscape

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Best Hearing Center Chears Hearing Center

Best Orthodontist Lake Minnetonka Orthodontics

Best Allergist Dr Brenda Guyer

Best OB/GYN Park Nicollet St. Louis Park

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Award Winners List 2015 Quality • Service • Detail • Care • Attention • Leader • Unrivaled • Finest • Outstanding Readers’ Choice Award winners are selected during a six-week voting period by print and online readers

OTHER SHOPPING/SERVICES Best Family Resort Arrowwood Resort

Best Place to Work Meadowbrook Golf Club

Best Employment Services Montu Staffing

Best Theatre/Play House Chanhassen Dinner Theatre

Best Camera Store National Camera Exchange

Best Tattoo Parlor Electric Dragonland

Best Florist Pamela Egan Floral Design

Best Book Store Half Price Books

Best Veterinary Clinic Pavek Animal Hospital

Best Pet Grooming Heidi's Elite Pet Grooming

Best Pet Store Pet Stuff

Best Toy/Hobby Store Hub Hobby

Best Kennel/Boarding Facility Pets are Inn

Best Lawyer/Attorney Margaux Soeffker - Tersich & Ort

Best Photographer Stan Waldhauser Photo Design

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REAL ESTATE

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Best Mortgage Lender Bell Mortgage - Rita Brooks

Best Place For Children's Party Air Maxx

Best Real Estate Agent Dayna Murray Keller Williams Realty

Best Indoor Waterpark Arrowwood Resort

Best Golf Course Brookview Golf Course

Best New Home Builder Gatehouse Properties

Best Summer Camp Cardboard Camp

Best Senior Apartments Hopkins Village

Best Rec Center Hitching Post

Best Retirement Community Parkshore

Best Gymnastics Mini-Hops Gymnastics

Best Assisted Living Shalom Home

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Recreation Continued

RELIGION

Best Travel Agency New Departures

Best Place Of Worship Our Lady of Grace - Edina

Best Martial Arts Northwest Martial Arts

STYLE & FASHION

Best Sporting Goods Store Play It Again Sports - Minnetonka Best Place To Gamble St. Croix Casino

Best Baby/Infant Store Baby Grand Best Children's Clothing Store CC & Mays

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Best Jewelry Store Evergreene Jewelers - Minnetonka Best Eyewear Kennedy Vision Health Center Best Men's Clothing Store Macy's Best Women's Clothing Store Opitz Outlet Best Dry Cleaners Pilgrim Cleaners

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