The following businesses were voted the “Best of the Best”
Best Place to Buy an Automobile
Best Bakery
Best Place to Service an Automobile
Best Bank
Motor Inn Co.
Motor Inn Co. Best Body Shop
Blake's Body Shop Best Pharmacy
Curt's Pharmacy Best Hair Salon
Dinah’s Style Best Nail Salon
Nail Tech
MarketPlace Foods US Bank Best Plumber
Geno’s Plumbing & Heating Best Electrician
Albert Lea Electric Best Secondhand Store
Mary Go Round
Best Windows/Siding Company
Best Jewelry Store
Stadheim Jewelers Best Hardware Store
Raleighs Ace Hardware Best Insurance Agency
Security Insurance Best Tax Service
Albert Lea Tax Service Best Liquor Store
Cheers Best Bar
Harold's Bar
Best Health Club
Home Solutions
Best Hotel
Best Massage Salon
Best Place to Buy Home Improvement Items
Eaton Sport & Spine
Home Depot
Best Photographer
Best Dental Office
Best Place to Buy Carpeting/Rugs
Dr. Lundstrom
Home Depot
Best Golf Course
Best Chiropractic Office
Best Place to Buy Furniture
Best Place to Buy Sporting Equip.
Best Convenience Store
Best Place to Buy Appliances
Best Nursing Home
Albert Lea Family Y
Eaton Sport & Spine Kwik Trip Best Catering
Hy-Vee
Best Coffee Stop
Brick Furniture
Sorenson’s Appliance & TV
Best Place to Buy Lawn Equipment
M&S Outdoor Equipment
Hy-Vee/Caribou Coffee
Best Landscaping/Nursery
Best Dessert
Best Contractor
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Plaza Landscaping
Larson Contracting Best Computer Repair
Country Inn & Suites Peoble Photography Green Lea Golf Course Tiger City Sports St. John's
Best Place to Buy Glasses
Shopko Optical
Best Meat Market/Counter
Conger Meats
Best Carpet Cleaning
ServiceMaster Best Lawyer
Peterson, Savelkoul, Kolker, Haedt & Benda, LTD.
McDonald's
Pantheon Computer Systems
Best Pizza Place
Best Place to Buy a Hearing Aid
Accuquest
Overhead Door Company of Albert Lea
Best Burger/Fries
Best Waste Disposal Service
Best Place to Buy Window Treatments
Best Mexican Food
Best Flower Shop
Best Restaurant Overall
Best Gift Shop
Best Fast Food
Jake’s Pizza Elbow Room Casa Zamora Crescendo
Thompson Sanitation
Best Place to Buy Garage Doors
Budget Blinds
Addie's Floral & Gifts Addie’s Floral & Gifts
Thank you to everyone who voted to make this year’s Reader’s Choice Awards a huge success! Read on for special offers from your favorites as their way of saying, “Thanks for voting for us!”