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Golden Valley
2 Sun Readers’ Choice – Thursday, January 26, 2012 – www.MinnLocal.com
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Thank You, Readers! You voted and we listened. Hundreds of our readers took time to vote for their favorite community businesses. Everything from the best teacher to the best travel agency, and everything in between. Today, the results are in. Check out all the winners inside or go online at minnlocal.com
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Thank You for Voting Us #1 “BEST” Optometrist/Eye Glass Store Our goal is to provide the ultimate eye care experience. Come see the difference.
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Catering Service in
Golden Valley! J.D. Hoyt’s, the popular steakhouse located in the heart of the booming historic warehouse district of Minneapolis and is a cozy spot with an extensive menu of fire grilled delights, a full bar and a wine list of extraordinary value
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Best Used Car Salesman Poquet Auto Sales
Best Insurance Company Allianz Life
Best Auto Body Shop Collision Center
Banking & Financial
Education
Best Auto Repair Shop Boulevard Automotive
Best Accountant/CPA Karl Krodel - Verbout Services
Best Business School Minnesota School of Business
Best Car Wash Mermaid
Best Accounting Firm Heutmaker Accounting & Business Advisors
Best College Rasmussen College
Automotive
Best Gas Station Cub Foods Best Import Car Dealership Lupient Infiniti Best Tire Store Discount Tire - Plymouth
Best Bank BNC Bank Best Credit Union General Mills Federal Credit Union Best Insurance Agent Pete Giancola
Thank you for voting us #1! BEST DELI
Best Montessori School Step By Step Montessori School
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Best Private School Good Shepherd Catholic School Best PTA International Spanish Language Academy PTO Best Public School International Spanish Language Academy PTO Best Teacher Vanessa Bera - International Spanish Language Academy
Best Preschool Calvary Pre-Kindergarten
Best University St. Mary's University
Best Principal Karen Terhaar - International Spanish Language Academy
Thank You for Voting Us #1 Again!
BEST APPLIANCE STORE!!
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Mort’s Delicatessen (763) 544-2900 Golden Valley Shopping Center 525 Winnetka Avenue
a.c. carlson Appliances SERVING SATISFIED CUSTOMERS SINCE 1954! As always... it is best to buy from A.C. Carlson with a reputation for good, prompt service. You’ll save time and expense later if problems of service or warranty adjustments arise.
8901 Bass Lake Road, New Hope 1 block east of 169 on Bass Lake Road
763.533.5333
HOURS Mon - Thurs 9am-8pm Fri & Sat 9am-5pm Closed Sundays
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Food & Drink Best Bakery Byerly's Best Barbecue Famous Dave's Best Beer/Bar Schullers Resturant Best Breakfast Good Day Cafe Best Brunch Good Day Cafe Best Buffet Taste of India
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Best Catering JD Hoyt
Best Health Food Store Byerlys
Best Meat Market Hackenmueller Meats
Best Cup of Coffee Caribou Coffee
Best Ice Cream/Yogurt Dairy Queen of Golden Valley
Best Mexican chipotle
Best Deli Mort's Delicatessen
Best Italian Taste of Italy
Best Pizza Davanni's Pizza
Best Desserts Truffles & Tortes
Best Liquor Store Liquor Barrel
Best Popcorn Boy Scouts of America
Best Dinner Travail
Best Locally Owned Grocery Store Byerly's
Best Romantic Restaurant Osaka Steakhouse
Best Hamburger Burger Jones
Best Lunch Chipotle
Best Sports Bar Sunshine Factory
Best Happy Hour Rojo
Best Margarita Teresa's Mexican Restaurant
Proud to Be in Your Community
Category Continues
“Nothing Speaks As Loudly As
Experience” 651-451-2222
Best Fence Company Golden Valley
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FREE ESTIMATES & FINANCING AVAILABLE
Thank you readers for choosing North Memorial in the category of “Best Hospital”. We are grateful for your confidence in our care!
northmemorial.com
Visit us at the Home & Patio Show in St. Paul February 16-19 & the Home & Garden Show in Minneapolis February 29-March 4
MIDWEST Fence
AND MANURACTURING COMPANY
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Food & Drink Continued
Best Hair Studio Bodair
Best Supermarket Cub Foods
Best Manicure/Pedicure Studio Bodair
Best Sushi Benihana - Golden Valley
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BEST FUNERAL HOME
Best Massage Therapy Golden Valley Chiro Center
Health & Beauty Best Aesthetic Center Studio Bodair
Best Personal Trainer Ali & Mark Holman Core Conditioning
Best Colorist Margaret Von Slouten Hair District - St. Louis Park
Best Spa Studio Bodair
Best Fitness Center Sabes JCC
Best Stylist Debi Pavelka Hair District - St. Louis Park
Thank You Golden Valley!
ESTES FUNERAL CHAPEL
Providing excellent service for your loved ones
2210 Plymouth Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411 612-521-6744
Thank you for voting us #1! BEST REMODELING COMPANY
Liquor Barrel Wine & Spirits
Voted #1 “BEST LIQUOR STORE” READERS’ CHOICE
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2 Year in a Row!
Thank You Golden Valley For Voting Us #1
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• Golden Valley • Mounds View • New Brighton • New Hope • Robbinsdale
COMPLETE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REMODELING
Windows • Insulation • Additions • Bathrooms
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Golden Valley Shopping Center
Over 30 Years Experience!
7890 Olson Mem. Hwy • Golden Valley
763-574-9769
(763) 544-9881
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Home & Garden Best Air Duct Cleaning Residential Heating & Cooling Best Appliance Store AC Carlson Best Arts & Crafts Store Michael's Best Cabinet/Countertop Company Inspiration Design Center Best Concrete Company G Gardner Best Deck Company David Johnson Construction
In the Community, With the Community, For the Community
Best Fence Company Mid west Fence
Best Home Improvement Store Home Depot
Best Remodeling Company Custom Home Remodeling
Best Flooring Store Inspiration Design Center
Best Hot Tub Store Sundance Spas
Best Residential Painting Company A Fresh Look
Best Gutter Company Coty Construction
Best Landscaping & Garden Center Dundee Nursery
Best Roofing Company The Chuba Company
Best Handyman Steve Nelson - Crystal
Best Landscaping Services Grounscare
Best Siding Company Sussel Builders
Best Hardware Store Fratallone's Ace Hardware New Hope
Best Lawn Care Service Peter Doran
Best Window Company New Windows For America
Best Heating & Air Company Flare
Best Paint Store Home Depot Best Plumbing Company Genz-Ryan Plumbing & Heating
THANK YOU FOR VOTING US #1 BEST CONCRETE COMPANY Awards READERS’ CHOICE
Eden Prairie, Golden Valley & Robbinsdale
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WE SPECIALIZE IN: WALL REPAIR • FOUNDATION REPAIR • WET BASEMEN T REPAIR • WALL RESURF ACING • BASEMENT FL OORS
• BUCKLING
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FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
(612) 824-2769 (952) 929-3224 www.gardnerconcrete.net
QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1949
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Thank you for voting us #1! BEST SHOPPING CENTER Best Lasik Whiting Clinic
Medical Best Clinic Park Nicollet Clinic Best Dentist Office Valley Dental Best Doctor North Memorial Clinic Golden Valley Best Emergency Room North Clinic
Best OB/GYN Dr. Trans-Stobe - North Memorial Golden Valley Clinic Best Orthodontist Reese Orthodontics Best Orthopedic Surgeon Twin Cities Orthopedic Dr. Paul Crowe
Best Hearing Center Sonus
Best Pediatrician Dr. Diane MeierPartners in Pediatrics
Best Hospital North Memorial Hospital
Best Pharmacy Walgreen's
BEAUTY
HOME & AUTO
Brookview Pet Boutique Fern's Hair Design Golden Valley Barber Stylists
Kuiper's ACE Hardware Lighting Outlet O'Reilly Auto Parts
FOOD & DRINK Chipotle Godfather's Pizza Jimmy John's Liquor Barrel Lui's Chow Mein Mort's Deli Smash Burger
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT All Strings Attached Down In The Valley My Music Store
Ragstock Way To Go Sports
SERVICES Liberty Tax Nationwide Insurance Pilgrim Cleaners The UPS Store
TECHNOLOGY & ELECTRONICS
RECYCLE & REUSE Mach 1 Security New To You Thriftique
& Audio Radio Shack
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Golden Valley Shopping Center Located on Highway 55 & Winnetka Avenue in Golden Valley
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You don’t want a college that’s just average, you want one that’s
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Winner of the 2012 Readers’ Choice Award in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Lakeville, Mounds View/New Brighton and St.Louis Park Thank you for the votes!
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Thank you for voting us #1! Medical Continued
Best Plastic Surgeon Dr. Landis
Best Kennel/Boarding Facility Animal Humane Society Golden Valley
Best Urgent Care Clinic North Clinic
Best Pet Grooming PetSmart
Other Shopping / Services
BEST ORTHODONTIST
Best Pet Store PetSmart
Best Book Store Barnes & Noble
Best Photographer Lee Prohofsky Photography
Best Camera Store National Camera Exchange
9401 36th Ave. N. New Hope (763) 544-8745
Best Veterinary Clinic All About Pets
Best Florist Bachman's
Best Theatre/Play House Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Best Funeral Home Estes
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6140 Lake Linden Dr. Excelsior (952) 401-1752
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Burnsville • Golden Valley • Minnetonka • Plymouth Best Senior Apartments Parkshore Senior Apartments
Real Estate Best Assisted Living Parkwood Assisted Living
Recreation
Best Mortgage Lender Marcia May - Prime Mortgage
Best Dance Studio Hollywood Studio of Dance
Best New Home Builder Centex
Best Driving Range Brookview Golf
Best Real Estate Agent Rosemary Beaurline - Edina Realty
Best Golf Course Brookview Golf Course
Best Real Estate Company Edina Realty
Best Hockey Equipment Store Total Hockey
Best Retirement Community Covenant Village
Best Place For Children's Party Skyzone Category Continues
2 years in a row!
Best Tire Store
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Best Place To Bowl Park Tavern Best Place To Gamble Mystic Lake Casino Best Place To Hear Live Music Schullers Resturant Best Rec Center Sabes JCC Best Recreational Vehicle Dealer Noble RV
Religion Best Church Choir/Music Program Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church Best Church Youth Group Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church Best Pastor Ed Dubose - Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church
Best Ski/Snowboard Store Way To Go Sports
Best Place of Worship Adath Jeshuran
Best Sporting Goods Store Hoigaard's
Best Vacation Bible School Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church
Best Summer Camp 3rd Lair
Thank You for voting us #1
B E S T R O O F I N G C O M PA N Y ! • Blaine
• Golden Valley
• Spring Lake Park
• Mounds View
• Columbia Heights
• New Brighton
• Fridley
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763.441.4488 | www.chubaco.com 19276 Vernon St. N.W., #100 | Elk River, MN 55330 | Lic #BC628158
Thank You Golden Valley! Voted #1 “Best” Ice Cream/Yogurt 2 Years in a Row www.flareheating.com Call Today! 763.542.1166
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Voted #1 Best Heating & Air Company 2 Years in a Row!
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Best Shoe Store Macy's
Style & Fashion Best Boutique Mainstream Boutique Best Consignment Store Turn Style Consignment Stores Best Dry Cleaners Clean 'n' Press
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Best Shopping Center Golden Valley Shopping Center Best Specialty Clothing Store Ragstock Best Women's Clothing Store Talbots
Best Eyeware Rose Fashion Optical
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Apartments | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Respite
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