JUST FOLKS
Best TV Reporter Who’s Too Good For This Market
– Dean Blevins
Best TV Reporter Most Likely to be an Android –
Mike Morgan
Best Morning Radio Team – Rick and Brad (KATT)
Best Larger Than Life Okie – Garth Brooks
Best Government Official – Gov. Frank Keating
Best Person you’d Like to Mix Your Genes With –
Vince Gill
Best Local Weasel – Ed Gaylord
Best Party Animal – Barry Switzer
Best Person Who Got What He/She Deserved –
Timothy McVeigh
Best Local Sports Figure – Shannon Miller
Best Person Who Needs to Lighten Up – Bob Macy
Best Person You Wish Would Move to Tulsa – Ed
Galord
DINING OUT
Best Restaurant – Ted’s Café Escondido
Best New Restaurant – Hideaway Pizza
Best Restaurant in Edmond – Café 501
Best Restaurant in Norman – Legends
Best Restaurant in the Middle of Nowhere, OK –
Eischen’s Bar (Okarche)
Best Service – Ted’s Café Escondido
Best Place for a Banquet or Party – Applewoods
Best Quick Breakfast – Jimmy’s Egg
Best Sunday Brunch – Classen Grill
Best Coffee House – Java Dave’s
Best Lunch Spot – City Bites
Best Barbecue – Leo’s Family Barbecue Factory
The Original
Best European Restaurant, Not Italian – La
Baguette
Best Healthy/Vegetarian – TerraLuna
Best Asian Restaurant – Hunana
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant – Jamil’s
Steakhouse
Best Italian Restaurant – Bellini’s Ristorante
& Grill
Best Mexican Restaurant – Ted’s Café Escondido
Best Delivered Pizza – Windy City
Best Seafood – Pearl’s Oyster Bar
Best Deli & Sandwich Shop – City Bites
Best Late Night Dining – Flip’s Wine Bar &
Trattoria
Best Martini – Hi-Lo Club
Best Wine List – Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria
Best Beer Selection – Tapwerks
THE RIGHT STUFF
Best Adult Toy Store – Christie’s Toy Box
Best Thrift Store – Vintage Plus
Best Portrait Photographer – Blunck Studios
Best Elegant Dress Shop – Balliet’s
Best Unique Gift Store – Kamber’s
Best Casual Clothing – Harold’s
Best Career Clothing – Harold’s
Best Tobacco Shop – Havana Leaf
Best Cosmetic Surgeon – Dr. Kelly
Best Furniture Store – Mathis Brothers Furniture
Co. Inc.
Best Cellular Phone and Paging – Metro Cellular
Best Store to Buy Wine – Byron’s Liquor
Warehouse
Best Health Food Store – Akins Natural Foods
Market
Best Bicycle Store – Al’s Bicycles
Best Jewelry Store – B.C. Clark Jewelers
Best Records, Tapes and CDs – CD Warehouse
Best Antiques – Elektra Deco
Best Fitness Club – The Adams Course
Best New Business in Edmond – The Adams Course
Best New Business in Norman – Bellini’s
Ristorante & Grill
Best New Business – Pricebuster Liquor
Best Named Business – Cock o’ the Walk
Best Specialty Sport Store – Athletic Village
Best Computer Store – Second Byte
Best Place to Buy Plants and Flowers – TLC
DIVERSIONS
Best Live Music Club – VZD’s
Best Place to Marvel at Humanity – Oklahoma
State Fair
Best Place to Take Out of Town Guests –
Bricktown
Best Dance Club – Angles
Best Place to Get Close to Nature – Oklahoma
City Zoo
Best Place for a First Date – Bricktown
Best Amusement in Edmond – Frontier City
Best Amusement in Norman – OU Football
Best Place to Meet Your Mate – Church
Best Gay Bar – Angles
Best Neighborhood Bar – VZD’s
Best New Attraction – Southwestern Bell
Bricktown Ballpark
Best Place to Spot Someone Famous – Will Rogers
World Airport
Best Place to Indulge in a Guilty Pleasure –
Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store
Best Restaurant/Nightclub District – Bricktown
Best Performing Arts Group – Lyric Theatre of
Oklahoma
THE REST OF THE BEST
Best Website for a Local Business – 9 Online
(KWTV Channel 9)
Best Community Spirited Business – Mathis
Brothers Furniture Co Inc.
Best Annual Fundraiser – Festival of the Arts
Best Way to Lure Tourists to Oklahoma City –
Finish MAPS
Best Disappointment – Daily Oklahoman
Best Target of OCAF – Itself
Best Shame of the City – Road/Highway Conditions
Best Alternate Use for the MAPS Arena – Concerts
This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2014.