Locals Choice Nominees 2021

The Nominees

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

LOCALS CHOICE AWARDS

2021 Complete Ballot Inside Vote Online at Suffolknewsherald.com

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We want to thank the hundreds of readers that took the time to submit nominations for our LOCALS CHOICE edition. Your submissions were used to create this ballot.

Readers are now invited to vote online to help choose the final winners, which will be announced in September.

From the beginning, it was our hope to have your favorite local businesses get recognized for the hard work they

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Nominees were narrowed down to the top few submissions in each category to create the final ballot presented here.

Readers will see many well-known local businesses. A few have built such an exceptional reputation they appear in several categories.

We also hope you may be reminded of some old favorites you have not visited

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Best Art Exhibit —Suffolk Art League —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Best Art Gallery —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —The Suffolk Art Gallery

Best Attraction —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Suffolk Festivals Inc.

Best Entertainment Venue —Constant’s Wharf Public Park And Marina —Kay’s Acres, LLC

—Nansemond Brewing Station —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Best Family Entertainment —Constant’s Wharf Public Park And Marina —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Morgan Memorial Library —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Suffolk Festivals Inc. —Suffolk Parks & Recreation

Best Fundraising Event —Paws for the Arts —Suffolk Business Women Golf Tournament —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Suffolk Festivals Inc.

in a while, and you find time to visit them again soon.

Likewise, in going through the ballot you may discover a few places destined to become new favorites. We hope you try some new places too.

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Winners will be announced in a special edition planned for the end of September.

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Best Live Music Venue —Nansemond Brewing Station —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Best Live Theater —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Best Local Band —Bandit Suffolk Va —Carr Trouble Band —Celeste Kellogg —Chris Ride —Luke Willette —Shane Dollar

Best Local Event —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Shrimp Feast —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —The Peanut Festival

Best Museum —Riddick’s Folly House Museum

—Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum

Best Outdoor Event —Farmers Market —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Shrimp Feast —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —The Peanut Festival

Best Place for a Kid’s Birthday Party —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Lake Meade Park —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Triple T Sports Center

Best Tourist Spot —Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Lone Star Lakes —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Best Overall Best Community Service Organization —ForKids, Inc. —Obici Healthcare Foundation —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Suffolk Education Foundation —Suffolk Humane Society —Suffolk Meals on Wheels, Inc. —Suffolk Ruritan Club —The Salvation Army Corps & Community Center of Suffolk, Virginia

Best Curb Appeal —Allonge Dance Academy —Lake Prince Woods —Pour Favor Coffee Shop —Sentara Obici Hospital —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —The First Lady of Suffolk —Vintage Tavern

Best Employees

—Kay’s Acres, LLC —Lake Prince Woods —Nansemond Brewing Station —Scott Bradshaw & Rawls, PC —Starr Motors, Inc. —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Suffolk Pediatrics

Best Employer —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Lake Prince Woods —Scott Bradshaw & Rawls, PC —Starr Motors, Inc. —Suffolk Animal Hospital —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Suffolk Pawn and Gun

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Best Overall Restaurant

Best Breakfast

—Cazadores —El Korita Restaurante Mexicano —Fin & Tonic —George’s Steak House —Stillwater Tea House —The General Public —The Plaid Turnip —Vintage Tavern

—Farmer Frank’s Farm Market —First Watch —IHOP —The Plaid Turnip

Best Wait Staff —Chick-fil-A —George’s Steak House —Lake Prince Woods —Nansemond Brewing Station —Stillwater Tea House

Most Missed During Covid —Lake Prince Woods —Suffolk Animal Hospital —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Suffolk Fire & Life Safety Camp

Eats & Drinks Best Bakery —Food Lion —Panera Bread —Stillwater Tea House —Sugar Mama’s Bakeshoppe, LLC —The Pink Box

Best Barbecue Restaurant —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Owens Self Service —Suffolk BBQ Co.

Best Brewery/Tap House —Decent People Taproom —Nansemond Brewing Station

Best Buffet —Rajput Indian Cuisine Suffolk

Best Business Lunch —Cazadores —George’s Steak House —Taste —The Plaid Turnip —Wall Street Cafe Inc.

Best Catering —Holland’s —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Roy’s & Ricky’s Catering —The Catering Place

Best Cheap Meal —Brighter Day Cafe —Cazadores —El Korita Restaurante Mexicano —Holland’s Market —McDonald’s —Ryan’s Steaks & Cakes

Best Cheesesteak

—MeadowBrook Farm Bed and Breakfast —The Pinner House

—Jersey Mike’s Subs —Ryan’s Steaks & Cakes —Sal’s Pizza —Suffolk BBQ Co.

Best Beer Selection

Best Chef (Name & Workplace)

Best Bed & Breakfast

—Amicis —Decent People Taproom —Harris Teeter —Haven & Hull (Uncork’d) —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Nansemond Brewing Station

—Dan Kovelkoski, Lake Prince Woods —David Walters, Vintage Tavern —Harper Bradshaw, Harper’s Table —Lisa, Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Michael Hart, sushi aka —Victor Taglis, George’s Steak House

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Best Chicken Wings —America’s Best Wings —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Sal’s Pizza

Best Chinese Restaurant —China Moon —Great Wall —Hong Kong Restaurant —Shun Xing

Best Cocktails —Fin & Tonic —Harper’s Table —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —The Mod Olive —Vintage Tavern

Best Coffeehouse —Knott’s Coffee —Pour Favor Coffee Shop —Starbucks —Wall Street Cafe Inc.

Best Desserts —Bennett’s Creek Farm Market —George’s Steak House —Stillwater Tea House —Sugar Mama’s Bakeshoppe LLC —The Pink Box

Best Dive Bar —Baron’s Pub —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —High Tide

Best Donuts —Duck Donuts —Dunkin’ —O’doodleDoo’s Donuts

Best Family Restaurant —Amicis —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —El Korita Restaurante Mexicano —George’s Steak House —Rajput Indian Cuisine Suffolk

—Sal’s Pizza —The Plaid Turnip

Best French Fries —Bojangles —Chick-fil-A —George’s Steak House —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —McDonald’s —The General Public

Best Fried Chicken —Baron’s Pub —Bennett’s Creek Farm Market —Bojangles —Farmer Frank’s Farm Market —Feather-N-Fin Chicken & Seafood —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Roy’s & Ricky’s Catering

Best Hamburger —Baron’s Pub —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —George’s Steak House —Harper’s Table —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —The General Public —The Plaid Turnip

Best Happy Hour —Baron’s Pub —Buffalo Wild Wings —Harper’s Table —High Tide —La Parrilla Mexican Grill (Bridgeport | Bridge Road | Harbour Towne) —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —River Stone Chophouse

Best Hot Dog —Brighter Day Cafe —Cook Out —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —Hardee’s —Sonic Drive-In —Suffolk BBQ Co.

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Best Ice Cream

Best Mexican Restaurant

—Cold Stone Creamery —Cone Slingers —Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt

—Bangkok Garden —Rajput Indian Cuisine Suffolk

—Cazadores —El Korita Restaurante Mexicano —Gran Rodeo —La Parrilla Mexican Grill - (Bridgeport | Bridge Road | Harbour Towne) —Plaza Azteca Mexican Restaurant · Suffolk —Sante Fe Grill

Best Italian Restaurant

Best Romantic Restaurant

Best Indian Restaurant

—Al Forno Pizzeria —Amedeo’s Ristorante —Amicis —Gianna’s Pizzeria & Restaurant —Sal’s Pizza

Best Japanese Restaurant —Koi Sushi & Hibachi —Ninja Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar —Sakura Express —Sushi Aka —Tokyo Grill

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant —Cazadores —George’s Steak House —Sal’s Pizza —The Plaid Turnip

Best Local Winery —The Italian Cellar

Best Margarita —Cazadores —El Korita Restaurante Mexicano —Gianna’s Pizzeria & Restaurant —Gran Rodeo —La Parrilla Mexican Grill (Bridgeport | Bridge Road | Harbour Towne) —Plaza Azteca Mexican Restaurant · Suffolk

Best Martini —Amedeo’s Ristorante —Amicis —Fin & Tonic —The Mod Olive —Vintage Tavern

—Decoys Seafood —Harper’s Table —River Stone Chophouse —Sushi Aka —Vintage Tavern

Best New Bar —Amedeo’s Ristorante —Fin & Tonic —High Tide —The Mod Olive

Best New Restaurant —Amedeo’s Ristorante —Fin & Tonic —High Tide —Stillwater Tea House —The Mod Olive —Wall Street Cafe Inc.

Best Noodle House Restaurant —Pho 79

Best Outdoor Patio —Decoys Seafood —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —High Tide —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse

Best Pizza —Al Forno Pizzeria —Amicis —Gianna’s Pizzeria & Restaurant —Mod Pizza —Sal’s Pizza

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Best Salad

Best Sunday Brunch

—Amicis —Chick-fil-A —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —George’s Steak House —Ruby Tuesday —The General Public —The Plaid Turnip

—Amicis —First Watch —River Stone Chophouse —The Plaid Turnip

Best Seafood Restaurant —Baron’s Pub —George’s Steak House —High Tide —Old Bay Seafood —Skrimp Shack —sushi aka

Best Soul Food —Boogie’s Soul Food —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —Holland’s —Metro Diner —The General Public —The Plaid Turnip

Best Sports Bar —Baron’s Pub —Buffalo Wild Wings —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse

Best Steak —Applebee’s Grill + Bar —George’s Steak House —Harper’s Table —River Stone Chophouse —Texas Roadhouse —Vintage Tavern

Best Sub/Sandwich —Al Forno Pizzeria —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —Firehouse Subs Downtown Suffolk —Jersey Mike’s Subs —Ryan’s Steaks & Cakes —Sal’s Pizza

Best Sushi —Iron Chef Japanese Restaurant —Koi Sushi & Hibachi —Nana Sushi —Ninja Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar —Sakura Express —sushi aka

Best Take Out —El Korita Restaurante Mexicano —Enhanced Nutrition & Energy —George’s Steak House —Great Wall —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Rajput Indian Cuisine Suffolk —Taste —The General Public

Best Tea —Chick-fil-A —George’s Steak House —Hardee’s —Stillwater Tea House

Best Upscale Bar —Fin & Tonic —Harper’s Table —Riverstone Chop house —The Mod Olive —Vintage Tavern

Best Wine Bar —Branches Tasting Room —Haven & Hull (Uncork’d)

Best Wine Selection —Fin & Tonic —Harper’s Table —Haven & Hull (Uncork’d) —The Italian Cellar —Vintage Tavern

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Faces & Places

Best Church —Believers Church —Community Church —Ebenezer United Methodist Church —Liberty Spring Christian Church —Main Street United Methodist Church —Southside Baptist Church —The Mount - Suffolk —Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church

Best Council Member —LeOtis Williams —Leroy Bennett —Tim Johnson

Best Dance School/Studio —Allonge Dance Academy —Dynamic Movements School of Performing Arts —Impulse Arts Company —RPM Dance LLC

Best Civic Club

Best Elected Official

—Cypress Ruritan Club —Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Suffolk Alumnae Chapter —Junto Woman’s Club - Suffolk —Suffolk Pilot Club —Suffolk Rotary Club - Downtown Suffolk —Suffolk Ruritan Club

—E.C. Harris (Sheriff) —LeOtis Williams (City Council Member) —Mike Duman (Mayor) —Sherri Story (School Board Member) —Tim Johnson (City Council Member)

Best Equestrian Stables —Bit By Bit Farm —Harmonia Equestrian —Indian Point Farm Equestrian Center —Kay’s Acres, LLC

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Best Historic Site

—Sherri Story —Tamra Mabrey —Thurman Winborne

—Cedar Hill Cemetery —Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge —Riddick’s Folly House Museum —Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum

Best Local Legislator

Best Local Author

Best Local Personality

—Cindy Lane —Jessica E. Wilkins —Kim Ellis

—Joleen Neighbours —Luke Willette —Narendra Pleas —Shane Johnson

Best Local Cause —S. Delois Mayes Scholarship Foundation —Strongwill (Driver Days 5K) —Suffolk Humane Society

Best Local Hero —Amy Ford —Judy Raymond —LeOtis Williams —Major James (Danny) Buie, Suffolk PD —Shane Johnson

—Clinton Jenkins (Virginia House of Delegates, House District 76)

Best Local Sports Team —Kings Fork High School - Bulldogs —Nansemond River High School - Warriors —Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints —Suffolk Youth Athletic Association —Virginia Sting Girls Fastpitch Softball

Best Local Website —Suffolk Animal Hospital —Suffolk Public Library

—Suffolk Tourism —United Interventions

Best Locally Owned Restaurant —Cazadores —Derl’z Restaurant & Pub —George’s Steak House —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —The General Public —The Mod Olive —The Plaid Turnip

Best Neighborhood —Cove Point —Harbourview —Kilby Shores —Lake Prince Woods

Best Pastor —Chaplain Gary Newsome (Lake PrInc.e Woods) —Pastor Fred Gray (Southside Baptist Church) —Pastor Karl Wilkins (The Mount Suffolk)

—Pastor Michael Brueseke (Community Church) —Pastor Res Spears (Liberty Spring Christian Church) —Pastor Ruffin Alphin (Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church) —Richard “Rich” Meiser (Main Street UMC)

Best Philanthropist —Birdsong Trust —E.C. Harris (Sheriff) —Pastor Karl Wilkins

Best Place to Get Married —Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —The First Lady of Suffolk

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Best Place to Take Guests

Best School Principal

—Great Dismal Swamp —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Mason’s Grill & Smokehouse —Nansemond Brewing Station —Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Vintage Tavern

—Catherine Pichon (King’s Fork Middle School) —Chanel Woods (Booker T. Washington Elementary) —Dana Feeney (Suffolk Christian Academy) —Derrick Bryant (King’s Fork High School) —Douglas Wagoner (Lakeland High School) —Kristal Taylor (Hillpoint Elementary) —Shawn Green, Ed.D (Nansemond River High School) —Tamra VanDorn (Suffolk Christian Academy)

Best Place to Work —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Lake Prince Woods —Scott Bradshaw & Rawls, PC —Starr Motors —Suffolk Animal Hospital —Suffolk Pediatrics

Best Preschool —Apple Tree Learning Center —Main Street Day Care —Nansemond-Suffolk Academy —Oak & Lily Academy —St. Andrews Preschool —Suffolk Christian Academy —The Children’s Center

Best Private School —Montessori Academy of Virginia —Nansemond-Suffolk Academy —Oak & Lily Academy —Suffolk Christian Academy

Best School Teacher —Gabe Rogers (Suffolk Public Schools) —Joleen Neighbors, PhD. (Suffolk Public Schools) —Kristen Herto (Suffolk Christian Academy)

Best Staycation Location —Kay’s Acres, LLC —The Pinner House

Best Volunteer —Brad Sheffer —Jacque Edwards —Kay Hurley

Health & Wellness

Best Public School

Best Assisted Living Facility

—Booker T. Washington Elementary —Florence Bowser Elementary —King’s Fork High School —Lakeland High School

—Accordius Health at Nansemond Pointe —Bickford Assisted Living & Memory Care Of Suffolk —Lake Prince Woods

Best Scenic Spot

Best Audiologist

—Decoys Marina —Kay’s Acres LLC —Lone Star Lakes

—Beltone Hearing Aid Center —Connect Hearing —Knox Audiology & Hearing Care

Best School Board Member

Best Chiropractor

—Linda Johnson —Sherri Story

—Downing Chiropractic Center —Healthfirst Rehab & Wellness Center —Shearin Chiropractic - Elizabeth T. Shearin, DC (Formerly Slone Chiropractic)

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Best Cosmetic Dentist/Implants

—David A. Lotz, OD —Enochs Eye Care (A member of Clarity Vision) —Lane Eye Care —Suffolk Eye Physicians & Surgeons

—Dr. Heather Zak-Ramsay DMD —Dr. Jana Boyd, DDS —Gwaltney Dental —Heriford & Heriford: Smile Design Dental Center —Howell Dentistry

Best Hearing Aid Store

Best Cosmetic Dermatologist

—Beltone Hearing Aid Center —Knox Audiology & Hearing Care

—Clarity Acne & Aesthetic Dermatology —Pariser Dermatology Specialists, LTD —The Spa & Laser Center LLC —Virginia Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center

Best Cosmetic Surgeon —Dr. Helena Guarda (Plastic Surgery Specialists) —Dr. J Byers Bowen, MD (Galardi | Bowen | Rowan Plastic Surgery)

Best Dentist —All Kids Dental of Suffolk —Breeze Dental —Dr. Jana Boyd, DDS —Gwaltney Dental —Heriford & Heriford: Smile Design Dental Center —Howell Dentistry

Best Dermatologist —Clarity Acne & Aesthetic Dermatology —Lakeview Dermatology —Pariser Dermatology Specialists, LTD —Virginia Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center

Best Eye Clinic —America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses

Best Hospital —Sentara BelleHarbour —Sentara Obici Hospital

Best In-Home Elder Care Services —Comfort Keepers Western Tidewater —HLA Home Care —Home Instead —Lake Prince at Home

Best Laser Eye Center —Suffolk Eye Physicians & Surgeons — Virginia Eye Consultants

Best Massage —Hands on Massage LLC —Just For The Health Of It, Inc. —Massage Envy

Best Massage Therapist —Kathy Bass (Just for the Health of It) —Sheila Slocum (Hands on Massage)

Best Medical Group —Bayview Physicians Group —Sentara Family Medicine Physicians —Suffolk Pediatrics

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Best Memory Care Facility —Accordius Health at Nansemond Pointe —Bickford Assisted Living & Memory Care Of Suffolk —Lake Prince Woods

Best OB/GYN —Ashley Lubecki, DO (Lakeview Obstetrics & Gynecology) —Benigno Federici, MD (Specialists For Women) —Diana C. Fedei, MD (Genis Women’s Care) —Dr. Henry C. Demkowski, MD (Lakeview Obstetrics & Gynecology) —Edward E. Wing, MD (Lifetime Women’s Health OBGYN)

Best Orthodontist —Anderson Orthodontics —Hatcher & Frey Orthodontics —Suffolk Braces: Dr. Taylor & Dr. Hearne

Best Orthopedic Practice

—Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center - SMOC —Tidewater Orthopaedics

Best Pediatrician —Brittney Drames, MD (Suffolk Pediatrics) —Joanne R. Wunderlich, MD (Nansemond Pediatrics) —Lawrence Pasquinelli II, MD (Tidewater Children’s Associates in Suffolk)

Best Personal Trainer —C-FIT Studio —East Suffolk Recreation Center —Jessica Dubois —Lisa Groh

Best Physician —Brittney Drames, M.D. (Suffolk Pediatrics) —Erica L. Formato, M.D. (Sentara Family Medicine Physicians) —Jeffrey D. Forman, MD (Lakeview Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine) —William G. Jackson, M.D. (Sentara Family

Medicine Physicians)

Best Podiatrist —Matthew C. Dairman, DPM MS, (1Foot, 2Foot Centre Foot And Ankle Care) —Richard R. Bruno, DPM (Sentara Foot & Ankle Specialists) —Robert Marroquin, DPM (Sentara Foot & Ankle Specialists)

—C.E.B. Financial Accounting & Tax Services —Scott Bradshaw & Rawls, PC —Tatum Accounting Services, LLC

Best Advertising Agency —Addison Group —Hilton Multimedia —InDigiMar Inc.

Best Rehab Center

Best Apartment Community

—Lake Prince Woods —Sentara Therapy Center - Suffolk YMCA

—Bainbridge 3200 Apartments —Hillpoint Woods Apartments —Lake Prince Woods —Meridian Obici —PARK 216 Luxury Apartments —The Lofts at East Point

Best Urgent Care Clinic —NowCare - Suffolk —Sentara Family Medicine Physicians —Velocity Urgent Care

Best Attorney —Frank M. Rawls (Ferguson Rawls & Raines, PC) —Fred Taylor (Bush & Taylor, P.C).

—Jeffrey L. Gardy (Johnson, Gardy & Teumer) —Richard Campbell (Richard B. Campbell PLC)

Services Best Accounting Firm —Anderson & Anderson, CPAs, P.C. —Boyce, Spady & Moore PLC

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Best Auto Loan Provider —BayPort Credit Union —Bronco Federal Credit Union —Duke Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac —Langley Federal Credit Union —Mike Duman Auto Sales Inc. —Starr Motors —SunTrust

Best Auto Service / Repair —Automotive Care Express, Inc. —Chilton’s Auto Service —Duke Automotive —Lester Brothers Services & Repair —Sawyer Automotive —Starr Motors, Inc. —Suffolk Automotive Service, LLC

Best Bank —Atlantic Union Bank —Bank of America —BB&T —Farmers Bank —Navy Federal Credit Union —Southern Bank - Suffolk —TowneBank —Wells Fargo

Best Barber —Herb’s Original Cuts & Designs —Klassy Kutz —Mr D’s Barber Shop —Sport Clips Haircuts of Suffolk

Best Bookkeeping / Tax Service —Anderson & Anderson, CPAs, P.C. —Boyce, Spady & Moore PLC —C.E.B. Financial Accounting & Tax Services —Ea Tax Service LLC —Lookout Bookkeeping Solutions —Scott Bradshaw & Rawls, PC —Tatum Accounting Services

Best Camp Ground —Davis Lakes & Campgrounds

Best Car Wash —Duke Automotive —Green Clean Express Auto Wash

—The Corner Car Wash

Best Carpet Cleaning —American Steam, LLC —Chem Dry —Hobb’s Ultra-Clean Service

Best Cell Phone Provider —GrayFox Electronics LLC —T-Mobile —Verizon

Best Cemetery —Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery —Carver Memorial Cemetery —Cedar Hill Cemetery —Holly Lawn Cemetery

Best Child Care —Growing Up At Obici —Main Street Day Care and Preschool —Oak & Lily Academy —St. Andrew Preschool —Suffolk Christian Academy

Best Commercial Bank —Atlantic Union Bank —BB&T —Farmers Bank —SunTrust

Best Commercial Real Estate Company —Chorey & Associates Realty, Ltd.

Best Compensation Law —Bush & Taylor, P.C.

Best Computer & IT Services —GrayFox Electronics LLC —ubreakiFix

Best Contractor —Carr Construction —Custom Homes of Virginia —Durden Construction Inc. —LandWerks Contracting —MG Smith Building Company, Inc.

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Best Customer Service

Best Hair Salon

—CAS Dumpster Rentals, LLC —Chick-fil-A —Kay’s Acres, LLC —Kim Dunklee Real Estate Agent —Starr Motors, Inc. —Suffolk Pawn and Gun

—Crown of Glory Hair Salon —Hair Graphics —Meraki Hair Studio —Pin Ups Salon —Reactions Hair Design —Serendipity Hair Salon —Shine Hair Designs

Best Dry Cleaner —Master Cleaners

Best Electrician —David Rawls Electrical Service —Indian Trail Electric —Jethro Byrd Electrical & Plumbing —N P Williams Plumbing-Contracting —Relay Electric LLC

Best Financial Institution —Atlantic Union Bank —BayPort Credit Union —BB&T —Chartway Federal Credit Union —Navy Federal Credit Union —SunTrust

Best Financial Planning —Chartway Federal Credit Union —Davenport & Company LLC —Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Amy M Tucker —Freedom Street Partners - Margie Wiley —Scott Bradshaw & Rawls, PC

Best Hair Stylist —Becky Phelps (Shine Hair Designs) —Brandee McMurray (Shine Hair Designs) —Chelsea Deibert Gillis (Reactions Hair Desgin) —Jessica Wade (Shine Hair Designs) —Teresa Tomlin (Hair Graphics)

Best Heating & Air Conditioning Company —Atlantic Shores Heating and Cooling —Copeland’s Refrigeration —Little John’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. —M G Mechanical Inc. —Nansemond River Heating & Cooling Inc. —Suffolk Sheet Metal —Tidewater Pro Air

Best Hotel —Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront —Holiday Inn Express & Suites Suffolk

Best Insurance Agency

—CE Tactical —Southern Gun Works —Suffolk Pawn and Gun

—Nationwide Insurance: The Mayo Agency LLC —State Farm Insurance —Suffolk Insurance Corporation —Turntine Insurance Agency Inc.

Best Funeral Home

Best Insurance Agent

Best Firearms Dealer

—Crocker Funeral Home Inc. —Harris Funeral Home Inc. —Parr Funeral Home & Crematory —R.W. Baker & Company Funeral Home and Crematory —T.E. Cooke-Overton Funeral Home Inc.

—B J Willie (State Farm Insurance) —Hunter Odom (Suffolk Insurance) —Mills Hunter March (Nationwide Insurance: Mills Hunter March) —Shawn Conlogue (Nationwide Insurance: The Mayo Agency) —Stephanie Langkil (State Farm Insurance) —Warren Alexander (State Farm Insurance)

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Best Jeweler

—Saunders & Ojeda, P.C.

—D.B. Bowles Jewelers —Kay Jewelers —Suffolk Pawn And Gun

Best Local Construction Company

Best Kitchen & Bath Remodeler —Carr Construction —Heritage Woodworks

Best Landscaper —Burkey’s Landscaping and Tree Service —Dynamic Yards —Elizabeth River Landscape Management: A Davey Company —Nansemond Lawn & Landscaping —Native Greens Lawn, Landscapes & Grounds Maintenance —Tidewater Landscaping

Best Law Firm —Bush & Taylor, P.C. —Ferguson Rawls & Raines —Johnson, Gardy & Teumer —Michael D. Eberhardt Attorney —Richard B. Campbell, PLC

—Carr Construction —Durden Construction —LandWerks Contracting —MG Smith Building Company, Inc.

Best Local Credit Union —ABNB Federal Credit Union —BayPort Credit Union —Chartway Federal Credit Union —Navy Federal Credit Union

Best Luxury Apartments —Bainbridge 3200 Apartments —Lake Prince Woods —Meridian Obici —PARK 216 Luxury Apartments

Best Mechanic —Chilton’s Auto Service —Chip’s Repair & Towing Service —Duke Automotive —Lester Brothers Services & Repair

—Starr Motors, Inc. —Suffolk Automotive Service LLC

Best Mortgage / Home Loan Provider —Chartway Federal Credit Union —Farmers Bank Home Mortgage —SunTrust —TowneBank

Best Oil Change —Chilton’s Auto Service —Duke Automotive —Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers —Starr Motors, Inc. —Suffolk Automotive Service LLC

Best Paving Company

Best Motorcycle Shop

—R C Paving & Son LLC, —The Blair Brothers, Inc. —Tidewater Sealcoating and Paving

—Carts Unlimited —Tidewater Motorcycles, Inc.

Best Pest Control

Best Nail Salon —Happy Nails —Nail Time —Oasis Nail Salon —Stems Spa at 1Foot 2Foot —The Nailtique

Best New Home Builder —Carr Construction —Custom Homes of Virginia —Durden Construction

—Accurid Pest Solutions, Inc. —Coastal Pest Control LLC —Curtis & Joseph Mehalko Exterminating —Suffolk Pest Control Inc.

Best Pet Boarding / Grooming —Academy Animal Care —Bubbles Mobile Grooming Parlor —Dogwood Run —Nansemond Veterinary Clinic —Suffolk Animal Hospital

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Best Pet Groomer

—Bubbles Mobile Grooming Parlor —Nancy’s Animal Outfitters —Rub A Dub Dog Care —Suffolk Animal Hospital

Best Pet Store —Epps Farm Supply —Pet Paradise —Petco —PetSmart

Best Photographer —Beansprout Photography —Emily Conner Photography —Meghan Lupyan Photography —MLM Photography —O’Neal’s Studio of Portraiture —Portraits by Ashley Greene

Best Piercing Studio —Tattoo Skills LLC —The Original Folk City Tattoo

Best Place to Buy a Recreational Vehicle —Mike Duman Auto Sales Inc. —Ricky’s Custom Carts —Starr Motors, Inc.

Best Plumber —Jethro Byrd Electrical & Plumbing Contractor Inc. —Luke Willette Plumbing Inc. —N P Williams Plumbing-Contracting

Best Pool Services —Oliver’s Pool’s and Spas LLC —Suffolk Pool Builders —Wet & Wild Pools Inc.

Best Propane Company —Griffin Oil & Propane —Parker Oil Co

Best Property Management Company —Bainbridge 3200 Apartments

—Cross Management Corporation —Cross Realty

Best Real Estate Agent —Ashley McDougal SELL757 powered by Creed —Billy Chorey (Chorey & Associates Realty, Ltd.) —Kim Dunklee (Durden Construction/1st Class Realty) —Lee Cross (Cross Realty)

Best Real Estate Brokerage —Ashley McDougal SELL757 powered by Creed —Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty - Harbour View —Chorey & Associates Realty, Ltd. —Cross Realty —Long & Foster Suffolk/Smithfield —Sell757

Best Real Estate Law —Ferguson Rawls & Raines —Richard B. Campbell, PLC —Saunders & Ojeda, P.C.

Best Realtor —Ashley McDougal SELL757 powered by Creed —Billy Chorey (Chorey & Associates Realty, Ltd.) —Harry Cross (Cross Realty)

Best Realty Company —Chorey & Associates Realty, Ltd. —Long & Foster Suffolk/Smithfield —SELL757 powered by Creed —World Class Realty

Best Retirement Facility / Independent Living —Accordius Nansemond Commons —Harmony at Harbour View —Lake Prince Woods —The Commons at Centerbrooke Apartments

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Best Roofing Contractor —Chuck Parker Roofing Company, Inc. —Duke Roofing Co —Nansemond River Roofing & Siding, LLC —Temple Roofing

Best Small Engine Repair —Carts Unlimited —Roger Fowler Sales & Service, Inc. Tractor and Mower Sales —Starr Motors, Inc. —Walters Outdoor Power Equipment

—Greene’s Motor Sales —Harvey’s Servicecenter —West Suffolk Auto Towing Recovery Sale & Service

Best Travel Agent —The Italian Tour —Vacations by Karen, LLC

Best Used Car Dealership

Best Storage Facility

—Barton Ford —Duke Automotive —Mike Duman Auto Sales Inc. —Starr Motors, Inc.

—Conley’s Mini-Storage —Harbour View Self Storage —My Storage

Best Veterinarian / Animal Hospital

Best Tanning Salon —Sundays Sun Spa Shop

Best Tattoo Studio —Tattoo Skills LLC —The Original Folk City Tattoo

Best Tax Law —Ferguson Rawls & Raines —Pender & Coward Attorneys and Counsellors at Law

Best Tax Preperation —Anderson & Anderson, CPAs, P.C. —Boyce, Spady & Moore PLC —C.E.B. Financial Accounting & Tax Services —Scott Bradshaw & Rawls, PC

Best Tire Shop —Colony Tire and Service —Duke Automotive —Preacher’s Tire Services Inc. —Starr Motors, Inc. —Tidewater Tire Center

Best Towing Service —AAA Suffolk Car Care Center —Brinkley’s Wrecker Services —Chip’s Repair & Towing Service

—Academy Animal Care —Bennetts Creek Veterinary Care —Nansemond Veterinary Clinic —North Suffolk Animal Clinic —Suffolk Animal Hospital —The COVE - Center of Veterinary Expertise —Tidewater Animal Clinic

Shopping Best Accessories Store —Ann’s Hallmark Shop —Belk —Cecelia’s Boutique and Gifts —Stephanie’s Fashion Boutique

Best Antiques Store —Refined Relics Antiques & Salvage —Simply Vintage

Best Appliance Store —Lowe’s Home Improvement —Suffolk Appliance Parts

Best Boat Sales / Service —Motor Tech —Nansemond Marine

Best Bookstore —Friends of the Suffolk Library —The Christian Bookstore

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Best Boutique Store

Best Country Store

Best Garden Store/Nursery

Best Lawn & Garden Equipment

—A. Dodson’s —Cecelia’s Boutique and Gifts —Fireflies —Jester’s Gift Shop @ The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts —Johnson’s Gardens, Inc. —Michelle’s Hybrid Fashion Boutique —Stephanie’s Fashion Boutique

—Bennett’s Creek Farm Market —Farmer Frank’s Farm Market —South Point Saddlery

—ABS Greenhouses —Farmers Feed & Seed Co —G M Epps Farm Supply Co —Johnson’s Gardens, Inc. —Kellys Nursery & Greenhouses —Lancaster Farms —Lowe’s Home Improvement

—Lowe’s Home Improvement —Walters Outdoor Power Equipment

Best Bridal / Formal Wear

Best Flooring / Carpet Store

—Virginia’s Daughter

Best Children’s Clothing Store —Belk —The Velveteen Rabbit

Best Consignment Store —CHKD Thrift Store —Michelle’s Hybrid Fashion Boutique —Suffolk Pawn and Gun —Treasured Memories

Best Equestrian Tack Shop —Cypress Saddlery —South Point Saddlery

—Covenant Wood Flooring —Lilly Flooring Inc. —Tile & Terrazzo LLC —Wal-Win Carpet

Best Florist —Johnson’s Gardens, Inc. —Pinners Flower Shop

Best Furniture Store —Brandon House Furniture —Carter’s Quality Furniture

Best Generator Sales & Service —Tractor Supply Co. —Womble Generator Services Inc.

Best Gift Store —A. Dodson’s —Ann’s Hallmark Shop —Jester’s Gallery Shop

Best Home Improvement Store —Lowe’s Home Improvement —Tractor Supply —Taylor's Do It

Best Mattress Store —Carter’s Quality Furniture —Mattress Firm Suffolk Marketplace —Schewel Furniture Company

Best Men’s Clothing Store —Belk —Stephanie’s Fashion Boutique

Best New Car Dealership —Barton Ford —Duke Automotive —First Team Kia —First Team Subaru —Mike Duman Auto Sales Inc. —Starr Motors, Inc.

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Best Pawn / Resale Shop —Precision Pawn —Suffolk Pawn and Gun

Best Place to Buy A Used Car —Barton Ford —Duke Automotive —First Team Subaru Suffolk —Mike Duman Auto Sales Inc. —Starr Motors, Inc.

Best Place to Buy A Work Uniform —Scrubs Plus —Tractor Supply

Best Shoe Store —Belk —Shoe Dept.

—The Shoe Fits – Downtown Suffolk

Best Thrift Store —CHKD Thrift Store —Goodwill Suffolk Retail Store

Best Wine Shop —Great Bottles —Haven & Hull (Uncork’d) —The Italian Cellar

Sports & Rec Best Driving Range —Riverfront Golf Club —Sleepy Hole Golf Course —Suffolk Golf Course

Best Golf Course —Riverfront Golf Club —Sleepy Hole Golf Course —Suffolk Golf Course

Best Health & Fitness Club —Anytime Fitness —C-FIT Studio —East Suffolk Recreation Center —James’ Athletic Club —Planet Fitness

Best Local Park / Playground —Bennett’s Creek Park & Boat —Lake Meade Park —Sleepy Hole Park

Best Pilates Studio —Allonge Dance Academy —Club Pilates

Best Pool Hall

Best Women’s Clothing Store

—Derl’z Restaurant & Pub

—Belk —Cato Fashions —Cecelia’s Boutique and Gifts —Scrubs Plus —Stephanie’s Fashion Boutique

Best Yoga Studio —Bamboo Yoga Studio —C-FIT Studio —Nansemond Brewing Station

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