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Best television personality
Brad Edwards, KFOR
Best radio personality or team
Jack and Ron, KYIS
Best person you’d like to breed with
My Spouse
Best Okie to become famous recently
Carrie Underwood, American Idol 2005
Best waiter or waitress
Eric Walker, Hideaway Pizza
Best bartender
Candice Kowalski, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill
Best chef
Ryan Parrott, Deep Fork Grill
Best person with blinders on
Gov. Brad Henry
Best candidate for Governor
Governor Brad Henry
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Best restaurant requiring reservations
Boulevard Steakhouse
Best come-as-you-are restaurant
Charleston’s
Best new restaurant to open since June 2005
Café NOVA
Best chain sit-down restaurant
Chili’s
Best fast food (even if it’s a chain)
Sonic
Best restaurant for breakfast or brunch
Jimmy’s Egg
Best coffee house
Java Dave’s
Best power lunch on an expense account
Deep Fork Grill
Best sandwich shop
City Bites
Best barbecue restaurant
Earl’s Rib Palace
Best pizza parlor
Hideaway Pizza
Best hamburger joint
Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler
Best Asian restaurant
Sushi Neko
Best restaurant to please your international palate
La Baguette Bistro and Bakery
Best south-of-the-border restaurant
Ted’s Café Escondido
Best gourmet grocer
Akin’s Natural Foods Market
Best seafood restaurant or market
Pearl’s
Best restaurant with great service
Ted’s Café Escondido
Best restaurant for a first date
Red Rock Canyon Grill
Best steakhouse
Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Best desserts
Braums Ice Cream and Dairy Stores
Best late-night supper
Deep Fork Grill
Best caterers
Ted’s Café Escondido
The Fast Track
Best martini
Skky Bar
Best margarita
Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant
Best neighborhood bar
Henry Hudson’s Pub
Best jukebox
Henry Hudson’s Pub
Best elegant drinkery
Nonna’s Purple Bar
Best live music club
Bricktown Brewery
Best dance club
City Walk
Best outdoor festival
Festival of the Arts
Best local attraction
Bricktown
Best volunteer opportunity
Habitat for Humanity
Best local performance group
Pinky and the Snakeshakers
Best place to soak up some culture
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Best casino
Remington Park Racino
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Best new business to open since June 2005
Remington Park Racino
Best neighborhood shopping district
Western Avenue
Best art gallery
Paseo Arts District
Best place to buy flowers
Trochta’s Flowers and Greenhouse
Best annual sale
Harold’s Warehouse Sale
Best service in a retail establishment
Painted Door
Best clothing for women
Harold’s
Best clothing for men
Harolds
Best chain retail store
Target
Best fine jewelry
BC Clark
Best place to inexpensively accessorize
Harry Hines Trading Co.
Best place to buy home furnishings
Mathis Brothers
Best exceptional gifts
BC Clark
Best place to register for your wedding
BC Clark
Grooming
Best salon or spa
Cottonwood Salon and Spa
Best pet services
Lucky Dog Lodge
Best business to assist with a job or career change
Express Personnel
Best travel service
AAA/Oklahoma
Best banking services (local or not)
Bank of Oklahoma
Best hotel (local or not)
Renaissance
Best place to work out
YMCA
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Best example of tax dollars at work
Bricktown
Best way to improve life in Oklahoma City
Fix roads
Best view from a window
Lake Hefner restaurants
Best restored building
Skirvin Hotel
Best next big thing
Tattoos
Best landscaping / beautification
Myriad Gardens
Best thing to show out-of-towners
Bricktown
Best change that should happen to OKC
Better Roads
Best thing about OKC that you hope never changes
Cost of Living
Best news we’ve had in a long time
Lottery
Best thing Gov. Henry has done
Teacher pay raises
Best advertising campaign
Sonic
Best evidence that Oklahoma City is coming alive
Bricktown/Downtown Development
Best situation needing investigation
DHS child services