THOROUGHBREDS
Best Television Personality – Brad Edwards,
KFOR-TV Channel 4
Best Radio Personality or Team – Jack and Ron,
KYIS-FM 98.9
Best Person You’d like to Breed with – My Spouse
Best Okie to Become Famous Recently – Carrie
Underwood, “American Idol” Winner 2005
Best waiter or Waitress – Eric Walker, Hideaway
Pizza
Best Bartender – Candice Kowalski, Toby Keith’s
I Love This Bar & Grill
Best Chef – Ryan Parrott, Deep Fork Group
Best Person with Blinders On – Gov. Brad Henry
Best Candidate for Governor – Gov. Brad Henry
FEED
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
Drive-In
Best Restaurant for Breakfast or Brunch –
Jimmy’s Egg
Best Coffeehouse – 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 – Redrock
Canyon Grill
Best Steak House – Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Best Dessert – Braum’s 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 – CityWalk
Best Outdoor Festival – Festival of the Arts
Best Local Attraction – Bricktown
Best Volunteer Opportunity – Central Oklahoma
Habitat for Humanity
Best Local Performance Group – Pinkie and the
Snakeshakers
Best Place to Soak Up Some Culture – Oklahoma
City Museum of Art
PURSE
Best Casino – Remington Park Racino
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 – Harold’s
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 Furniture
Best Exceptional Gifts – BC Clark
Best Place to Register for Your Wedding – BC
Clark
GROOMING
Best Salon or Spa – Cottonwood Salon Spa
Best Pet Services – Lucky Dog Lodge
Best Business to Assist with A Job or Career
Change – Express Personnel Services
Best Travel Service – AAA Oklahoma
Best Banking Services (Local or Not) – Bank of
Oklahoma
Best Hotel (Local or Not) – Oklahoma City
Renaissance
Best Place to Workout – YMCA
TRIPLE CROWN
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
Botanical 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. Brad 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 –
Department of Human Services, Child Services
This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2014.