FACES
Best Television Personality – Gary England, KWTV
9
Best Morning Radio Team – Jack and Rom, KYIS
98.9 FM
Best Person You’d Like to See in a Thong –
Jenifer Reynolds
Best Person to Receive a Wedgie – Gov. Frank
Keating
Best Egomaniac – Barry Switzer
Best Lying Politician – Gov. Frank Keating
Best City Council Conspiracy – Bass Pro Shop
Best Oklahoma Gazette Columnist – George Lang
Best Person Running for Governor – Steve Largent
Best Waiter/Waitress – Jackie Davis at Hideaway
Pizza in Edmond
Best Bartender – Shannon Barros at Flip’s Wine
Bar and Trattoria
Best Up-and-Coming Local Celebrity – Kristin
Chenoweth
Best Has-Been Local Celebrity – Garth Brooks
Best Person That Should Get the Hell Outta Here
– Gov. Frank Keating
PLACES
Best Live Music Club – Bricktown Brewery
Restaurant and Pub
Best Place to Dance Your Ass Off – CityWalk
Best Karaoke Joint – Henry Hudson’s Pub
Best Neighborhood Bar – Henry Hudson’s Pub
Best Gay/Lesbian Bar – Angles
Best Place to Meet Someone to Take Home (But Not
To Meet Mom) – NightTrips
Best Place to Indulge a Guilty Pleasure –
Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store
Best Place to Get/Stay in Shape – All American
Fitness Center
Best Public Golf Course – Lake Hefner Golf
Course
Best Salon or Spa – Renaissance Salon and Spa
Best Annual Party – Bricktown Blues and BBQ
Festival
Best-Named Business – Cock O’ The Walk
Best New Business – CityWalk
GOODS, BETTER, BEST
Best Book Store – Full Circle Books
Best Place to Buy Tunes – CD Warehouse
Best Women’s Clothing – Harold’s
Best Men’s Clothing – Harold’s
Best Furniture Store – Mathis Brothers
Best Home Accessories – Hobby Lobby
Best Place to Get “Gifty” – Christie’s Toy Box
Best Baubles – Samuel Gordon Jewelers
Best Bicycle Store – Al’s Bicycles
Best Store for the Outdoors – TLC Florist and Greenhouse
Best Art Gallery – Individual Artists of
Oklahoma
Best Blossoms – The Myriad Gardens
Best Community-Spirited Business – Mathis
Brothers
FOOD AND DRINK
Best Restaurant to Open within the Past Year –
Hideaway Pizza in Edmond
Best Upscale Restaurant – Boulevard Steakhouse
Best Casual Restaurant – Pearl’s
Best Restaurant for Romance – Haunted House
Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
Best Restaurant Institution – Cattlemen’s
Steakhouse
Best Hotel Restaurant – Murphy’s Chophouse at
the Waterford
Best Undiscovered Lunch Spot – Someplace Else
Deli and Bakery
Best Restaurant with Entertainment – Bricktown
Brewery Restaurant and Pub
Restaurant with the Best House Wine – Flip’s
Wine Bar and Trattoria
Restaurant with the Best House Salad –
Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Restaurant with the Best Appetizer Menu –
Pearl’s
Best Desserts – Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy
Store
Best Sunday Brunch – Applewood’s
Best Bakery – La Baguette Bistro and Baker
Best Late-Night Dining – Hideaway Pizza
Best Burgers – Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler
Best Italian – Zio’s Italian Kitchen
Best European, Not Italian – Old Germany
Restaurant
Best East Asian – Sushi Neko
Best Indian/Mediterranean – Zorba’s
Mediterranean Cuisine
Best Mexican – Ted’s Café Escondido
Best Sandwiches – City Bites
Best Family Restaurant – Johnnie’s Charcoal
Broiler
Best Seafood – Pearl’s Oyster Bar
Best Steakhouse – Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Best Vegetarian Eats – TerraLuna Grille
Best Pizza – Hideaway Pizza
Best Meat or Fish Market – Bill Kamp’s Meat
Market
Best Gourmet or Ethnic Grocery Store – Kamp’s
Market
Best Restaurant to Take Your Mistress – Junior’s
THE REST OF THE BEST
Best Radio Station for Punk, Funk or Elevator
Junk – KYIS, 98.9 FM
Best Local News Source – KWTV, Channel 9
Best Finished MAPS Project – Bricktown Canal
Best Waste of Public Money – Bass Pro Shops
Best Part of the Oklahoma Gazette – Best of
Oklahoma City Readers’ Poll
Best Part of the Daily Oklahoman – Nothing
Best Next Big Thing – Oklahoma Lottery
Best Achievement of the City This Year –
Revitalization of Bricktown
This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2014.