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The Tri-Cities Official People’s Choice Awards
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Food & Restaurants Best Mexican? ❒ Andrade’s International Restaurant ❒ Don Jose ❒ El Arriero ❒ El Caporal ❒ Jalapenos ❒ Los Bandidos ❒ Mi Rodeo Mexican Grill
Best pizza? ❒ Brother’s Pizza ❒ Carinis ❒ Chanellos ❒ Dante ❒ Guisseppi’s ❒ Mad Italian ❒ Maria’s Old Town 21
Best fried chicken?
It’s in your hands: The 2016 Best of the Best Official Ballot. The Tri-Cities Official People’s Choice Awards
❒ Bojangles ❒ Hardees ❒ KFC ❒ King’s Barbecue ❒ Martins ❒ Nanny’s
This is your chance to recognize the people who do the best work, and the businesses that practice great customer service. If you like the job they are doing, let them know by casting your vote for them.
Best burger?
Here’s how to vote: • Check the box next to your choice for the Best in each category. You can vote for only one per category. Tip: The nominees request that you vote only for the businesses you know. For example, don’t vote for a restaurant simply because somebody told you it’s good. Pick the place where you personally have enjoyed the best meal and service. • Return ballot to The Progress-Index, 15 Franklin St., Petersburg, VA 23803, by March 29, 2016 • Online at www.progress-index.com • Ballots must have a name and contact information, and a minimum of 75% completed to be eligible. Only original ballots will be accepted. No photocopies will be accepted. What happens next? The votes will be tallied & the winners will be announced in The Progress-Index and online. Write In Ballots Available Online
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Best breakfast/brunch?
Best seafood?
❒ Cracker Barrel ❒ Demolition Coffee ❒ The Dixie Restaurant ❒ Golden Corral ❒ IHOP ❒ Yankee Coffee Shop
❒ Captain Tom’s ❒ Croakers Spot ❒ Greedy Spoon ❒ Red Lobster ❒ Riptides
Best lunch menu?
❒ Brickhouse Run ❒ The Dixie Restaurant ❒ Wabi Sabi ❒ Wagstaffs
❒ Alexanders ❒ Captain Tom’s ❒ The Dixie Restaurant ❒ Longstreet’s ❒ Panera Bread ❒ Quick Lunch
Best local chef by name? ❒ Drew Phelan – Brickhouse ❒ Mary- The Dixie Restaurant ❒ Russ Johnson – The Bistro at Market & Grove
Best deli? ❒ Central Park ❒ Ettrick Deli ❒ Longstreets ❒ Martins
❒ 5 Guys ❒ Brickhouse Run ❒ Jerry’s Burgers ❒ Steak n Shake ❒ What A Burger
Best desserts/sweets?
Best BBQ?
Best family restaurant?
❒ K & L Barbecue ❒ King’s Barbecue ❒ Saucys ❒ Sibleys BBQ ❒ Nanny’s
Best sushi? ❒ Hokkaido ❒ Martin’s ❒ Narita ❒ Sushi king ❒ Wabi sabi
Best coffee shop? ❒ Demolition Coffee ❒ The Dixie Restaurant ❒ Starbucks ❒ Yankee Coffee Shop
Best sweet tea? ❒ Alexanders ❒ Chick Fil A ❒ The Dixie Restaurant ❒ Hardees ❒ Mcdonalds ❒ Nanny’s
❒ Buttermilk Bake Shop ❒ Brickhouse Run ❒ Sweet Dixie ❒ Sweet Tooth Candy ❒ Dixie Restaurant ❒ Golden Corral ❒ Maria’s Old Town 21 ❒ Nanny’s ❒ Quck Lunch ❒ Shoney’s
Best Italian? ❒ Brothers ❒ Carini’s ❒ Guisseppes ❒ Mad Italian ❒ Maria’s Old Town 21 ❒ Pinos ❒ Romas ❒ Vincenzo’s
Best restaurant to take a date? ❒ Brickhouse Run ❒ Greedy Spoon ❒ Outback ❒ Riptides ❒ The Bistro at Market & Grove ❒ Wabi Sabi ❒ Wagstaff
Best waitstaff?
Arts & Entertainment Best place to watch the game? ❒ The Bucket Trade ❒ Buffalo Wild Wings ❒ Longstreet’s ❒ Pizza wings and things
Best place to hear live music? ❒ Harbor Blast ❒ I Don’t Know Sports ❒ Longstreets ❒ Old Town Civic Center ❒ Wabi Sabi
Best place to grab a beer? ❒ Appomattox River Peanut ❒ Brickhouse Run ❒ Old Towne’s Alibi ❒ The Bucket Trade ❒ Wabi Sabi
Best place to hit a bucket of balls? ❒ Dogwood Trace Golf Course ❒ Prince George Golf Course ❒ Swaders Sports Park
Best sports park? ❒ Ironbridge Sport Park ❒ Petersburg Sports Complex ❒ Swaders Sports Park
Best uniforms?
Retail & Shopping
❒ Cintas ❒ Clay Home Medicals ❒ London Uniform ❒ Uniform City
Best grocery store? ❒ Aldis ❒ Food Lion ❒ Kroger ❒ Martins ❒ Randolph Market
Mind, Body & Spirit Best gym to work out? ❒ American Family Fitness ❒ Gold’s Gym ❒ Hopewell Community Center ❒ YMCA
Best butcher? ❒ Kroger ❒ Martins ❒ Randolph Market
Best retail beer and wine selection?
Best place to get a massage?
❒ Appomattox River Peanut ❒ The Bucket Trade ❒ Food Lion ❒ Kroger ❒ Martins
❒ Crystal Spa ❒ Massage Envy ❒ The Retreat Salon & Spa ❒ Therapeutic Massage Center & Boutique
Best sporting goods store?
Best haircut? ❒ Abraham Isaac ❒ Broadway Barber ❒ The Avenue Salon ❒ The Retreat Salon & Spa ❒ Walnut Hill Barbershop
❒ Batter’s Choice ❒ Castaway Sporting Goods ❒ Dance’s Sporting Goods ❒ Dick’s Sporting goods ❒ Pat’s Sporting Goods
Best place to get ink?
Best antique store?
❒ City limits ❒ River City Tattoo ❒ Tantrum Tattoos ❒ USA Tattoo
❒ Ciao Bella ❒ Petersburg Pickers ❒ The Lazy Daisy ❒ The Oak
Best dance studio?
Best jeweler? ❒ Expressions Jewelers ❒ Jewelry Creations by Shirlie Witt ❒ Kay Jewelers ❒ Lastovica Jewelers ❒ Reeds ❒ She
Best locally made jewelry? ❒ Expressions Jewelry ❒ Jewelry Creations by Sherlie Witt
Best consignment/thrift shop? ❒ Goodwill ❒ Petersburg Pickers ❒ Revintage
Best tourist attraction? ❒ Beacon Theatre ❒ Old Town Petersburg ❒ On Broadway, Downtown Hopewell ❒ Pamplin Historical Park ❒ Petersburg National Battlefield
Best dollar or discount store?
Education Best higher learning?
Best happy hour? ❒ The Bucket Trade ❒ Longstreet’s ❒ Old Towne’s Alibi ❒ Wabi Sabi
❒ Angel Desouza School of Dance ❒ Dance Kraze ❒ Genia Johnson Dance Company ❒ That Dance Place
❒ Chester Career College ❒ John Tyler Community College ❒ Richard Bland ❒ Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) ❒ Virginia State
Best childcare facilities? ❒ Burrows Child Development ❒ Discovery World Daycare ❒ Goddard School ❒ Kidco Academy ❒ Wesley Methodist Church
❒ Dollar General ❒ Dollar Tree ❒ Family Dollar
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Health & Wellness Best urgent care clinic or emergency facility? ❒ BetterMed Urgent Care ❒ John Randolph Medical Center ❒ Patient First ❒ Southside regional ❒ VCU/MCV
Best dental/orthodontic practice? ❒ Baxter Perkinson ❒ Commonwealth Dentistry ❒ Southside Orthodontics ❒ Virginia Family Dentistry
Best optometrist? ❒ Americas Best ❒ Crater Vision ❒ Dr. Mark Moore ❒ Gilbert and Farley ❒ Lebow Eye Associates ❒ Virginia Eye institute
Home & Garden Best place to furnish your home? ❒ Ashley Furniture ❒ Butterworth’s ❒ Home Decor ❒ Petersburg Pickers ❒ ReVintage ❒ Target ❒ The Lazy Daisy
Best place to furnish your home on a budget? ❒ Ashley Furniture ❒ Big Lots ❒ Home Decor ❒ Petersburg Pickers ❒ Target
Best home decorating/ interior design services?
Best hearing specialist?
❒ Modvintique ❒ Petersburg Pickers ❒ Windows ‘n’ Walls
❒ Beltone Hearing Aid Center ❒ Miracle Ear ❒ Virginia Ear Nose & Throat
Best heating & air company?
Best home health care? ❒ At Home Care ❒ Care Advantage
Best assisted living facility? ❒ Brighter Living Assisted Living ❒ Dunlop House Assisted Living ❒ Petersburg Home for Ladies ❒ The Crossings at Ironbridge
Best nursing home/rehabilitation center? ❒ Brighter Living Assisted Living ❒ Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehab Center ❒ Dunlop House Assisted Living ❒ HealthSouth Rehab Hospital
❒ Air Excellence ❒ Colonial Plumbing and Heating ❒ Feder Mechanical Service ❒ Lin Jarrett Heating & Air ❒ Sligh Plumbing & Heating ❒ Waltman Heating & Electrical ❒ Woodfin
Best plumber? ❒ Aaron Story ❒ Colonial Plumbing and Heating ❒ Sligh Plumbing & Heating ❒ Tony Wells Plumbing ❒ Winns Plumbing
Best lawncare services? ❒ B & H Lawn Services ❒ Cox’s Lawn Care ❒ Heaton’s Lawn Maintenance
Best physical therapy? ❒ Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center ❒ Colonial Orthopedics ❒ HealthSouth Rehab Hospital ❒ Tidewater Physical Therapy
Best medical practice? ❒ Colonial Heights Medical Center ❒ Primary Health Group-Appomattox ❒ PrimeCare Family Practice
Best place to purchase appliances?
Best real estate services?
Services
❒ 1st Choice Realty Group ❒ Ford Agency ❒ Front Door Realty Group ❒ Hometown Realty ❒ Ingram & Associates ❒ Long and Foster Realtors ❒ Napier ❒ Parr & Abernathy Realty ❒ Prince George Realty ❒ ReMax ❒ Sunnyside ❒ Swearingen Realty Co. ❒ Weichert Realtors
Best vet/pet services?
Best real estate agent?
❒ Hill & Rainey ❒ Lee & Piracci ❒ McEachin & Gee ❒ Paul Perdue Law Firm ❒ Van Hardenbergh
❒ Bobby Perkins ❒ Holly Pond ❒ Mary Ann White ❒ Patty LaMarr ❒ Vickie Zevgolis and Larry Lewis
Best new home builder? ❒ Burt Harrison ❒ DanRich ❒ Main Street Homes
Best manufactured homes? ❒ Clayton homes ❒ Oakwood ❒ Ryan Homes
Best remodeling contractor/service provider? ❒ All-In-1 Services ❒ DF Lunsford ❒ Total Home Solutions
Best flooring provider? ❒ Accent on Floors ❒ Frank Poirier ❒ Home Depot ❒ Lowe’s ❒ Pro Care ❒ Southpark Carpet & Flooring
❒ Appliance Place ❒ Home Depot ❒ Lowes ❒ Sears
Best cabinet maker?
Best apartment complex?
❒ Boulevard Flower Gardens ❒ Home Depot ❒ Lowes ❒ Raines Garden Center
❒ High Street Lofts ❒ Lakeview ❒ Mayton Transfer Lofts ❒ Tanglewood
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❒ L.M. Gravitte & Son ❒ Steve Brockwell
❒ Colonial Heights Veterinary Hospital ❒ Crater Road Veterinary Hospital ❒ Town and Country Veterinary ❒ VetXpress
Best pet grooming? ❒ 4 the Love of Dogs ❒ Bark Avenue ❒ Petsmart
Best provider of legal services?
Best funeral services? ❒ Bland Funeral ❒ E. Alvin Small ❒ JL Dodson ❒ Johnson & Son ❒ J.T. Morriss ❒ Tri-Cities Funeral ❒ Wilkerson Funeral
Best pest control? ❒ Bug Busters ❒ Grants Home Services ❒ Houchins Pest Control ❒ Interstate Exterminator
Best taxi/limo services? ❒ Brockwell Limousine Service ❒ Brooks Limouisine Service ❒ Southern Excursions Limo ❒ Uber
Best self storage facility? ❒ AAAA ❒ Advantage Self Storage ❒ Ample Storage ❒ Disputanta Mini Storage ❒ Quality Self Storage ❒ Stay Over Storage
Best trash removal? Best garden center?
❒ CFS ❒ County Waste ❒ Duck’s
Best recycling facility? ❒ CFS ❒ CVWMA
Best florist?
Best insurance agency?
❒ Boulevard Flower Gardens ❒ Everything Grows ❒ The Flowergirl ❒ The Flower Mart ❒ The Gardeners Gate
❒ Ford Agency ❒ Geico ❒ Hales ❒ Ligon Jones ❒ Lundie Insurance ❒ State farm ❒ Talley Insurance
Best dry cleaners? ❒ Betty Brite ❒ Chester Cleaners ❒ Johnson’s Cleaners ❒ Prince George Cleaners ❒ Vergara’s Royal Cleaners ❒ Walnut Hill Cleaners
Best hotel/B&B? ❒ High Street Inn ❒ Hilton Garden Inn
Best carpet/upholstery cleaning ❒ A-1 Steem It ❒ Pond’s Carpet Cleaning ❒ Stanley Steamer
Best Tree Service ❒ Andrews Services ❒ Britts Tree ❒ Cotcamp’s Tree Service ❒ Kegley’s Tree ❒ Pecht’s Tree Service ❒ T. L. Wilkins Tree Service, Inc ❒ To the Top
Financial & Insurance Services Best overall banking services? ❒ Bank of McKenney ❒ BB&T ❒ BSV ❒ EVB ❒ VCB ❒ Wells Fargo
Best online banking? ❒ Bank of America ❒ BB&T ❒ BSV ❒ EVB ❒ VCB ❒ Wells fargo
Best mortgate lending? ❒ Presidential Mortgage ❒ Prosperity Home Mortgage ❒ Suntrust Mortgage ❒ Wells Fargo
Best insurance agent? ❒ Andy Clark ❒ Anne Page Henry ❒ Barbara Lucy ❒ Jason Dean ❒ Lee Mahaney ❒ Lin Lane
Best retirement planning services? ❒ Edward R. Jones ❒ MetLife
Automotive Best new car dealership? ❒ Colonial Honda ❒ Crossroads ❒ Gateway Hyundai ❒ Heritage Chevrolet ❒ Priority Auto Group ❒ Strosnider Chevrolet
Best auto glass repair/ window tinting ❒ A-1 Auto Glass ❒ East Coast Glass ❒ Safelite ❒ Virginia Auto glass
Best place to get tires? ❒ Colonial Tire and Auto ❒ Firestone ❒ Hopewell Tire ❒ Leete Tire & Auto ❒ OK Tire ❒ S&S Tire Co ❒ Sam’s Club ❒ Waller Tire
Best overall auto repair? ❒ Colonial Tire and Auto ❒ Firestone ❒ Leete Tire & Auto ❒ Midas ❒ Parham’s Service Center ❒ Starkes Muffler & Auto
Best body shop? ❒ Battlefield Body Shop ❒ Colonial Heights Collision Center ❒ Cruisers ❒ Lynn’s Body Shop ❒ Woods Automotive
Best pre-owned/used car dealership? ❒ Car Corral ❒ Colonial Honda ❒ Hi-Tech Auto Sales ❒ Jarmans Auto Sales ❒ Priority Auto Group ❒ Strosnider Chevrolet
Best motorcycle/ATV dealership ❒ Colonial Harley Davidson ❒ Commonwealth Powersports
Thank you for participating in The Progress-Index 2016 Best of the Tri-Cities!
Best place to get your oil changed? ❒ Colonial Tire and Auto ❒ Jiffy Lube ❒ Leete Tire & Auto ❒ Midas ❒ Parhams Service Center ❒ Starkes Muffler & Auto
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