by Vote 9 May
2012 OFFICIAL BEST OF MISSOULA BALLOT
It gets so tiresome having people tell you what’s best all the time, doesn’t it? Damn elitists.That’s why it’s your time. We’re begging you to tell us which burger is the hands-down juiciest in Missoula, where the best place is to buy shoes and which bar has the best pour.
New Car Dealer
We know you; we take your calls and pore over your letters and comments, and realize some of you are nothing if not opinionated. That Best of Missoula ballot below? It’s one big soapbox and it’s all yours.
Adult Store
(We’re just old-school enough that we still like paper and glitter pen, but if you want to get all high-tech about it, go to www.missoulanews.com to vote, where you’ll also find a slew of åonline-only categories.)
Ranch Supply Store
Best Local Arts & Entertainment Art Gallery Band Musician Photographer Writer Movie Theater
Best Local Fashion & Beauty Cosmetics Day Spa Jewelry Kids' Clothing Women’s Clothing Men’s Clothing Lingerie Place for a Men’s Haircut Place for a Women’s Haircut Shoe Store Tattoo Parlor Thrift Store
Best Local Food & Drink Asian Food Bakery Breakfast Budget Lunch Coffee Delicatessen Burger French Fries Desserts
Used Car Dealer New Retail Store Pet Supplies Plant Nursery Store for Gifts Home Appliances
Ice Cream Milk Shake Mexican Food Pizza Restaurant New Restaurant Family-Friendly Restaurant Restaurant Service Restaurant Wine List Outdoor Dining Romantic Dining Salad Sandwich Shop
Home Electronics
Seafood Steak Supermarket Fresh Produce Retail Beer Selection Retail Wine Selection Vegetarian Food
Karaoke Bar
Best Local Goods & Services
Bike Shop
Auto Repair Bank/Credit Union Big Box Store Bookstore CDs and Music Dry Cleaner Furniture Store Hobby/Craft Shop Lodging Motorcycle/ATV Dealer
Bowling Alley
The rules are also pretty straightforward: We require ballots to include your full name, e-mail address and phone number in the spaces provided. Ballots missing any of this information, or ballots with fewer than 40 categories filled in, will be mocked, ridiculed and not counted. Same goes for photocopied ballots and ballots with unclear markings. Hard-copy ballots may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Indy office at 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801, or dropped at any of the ballot locations listed below. Ballots must be received by no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9. Rest assured, your deep thought, diligent answering and exceptional penmanship will pay off in the form of an invite to the Independent’s annual Best of Missoula Party at Caras Park on Thursday, July 12. Now, get to it. Missoula is counting on you.
Store for Musical Instruments Toy Store
Best Local Nightlife Bar Bar for a Stiff Pour Beer Selection Bloody Mary Margarita Martini Casino Happy Hour Microbrewery Place to Dance Place to Hear Live Music Pool Table Sports Bar
Best Local Sports & Recreation Fly-fishing Shop Golf Course Health Club Store for Paddle Sports Gear Place to Get a Snowboard Sporting Goods Store for Guns Store for Mountaineering Gear Store for Skis
Name: __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________
Bernice's Bakery, Bridge Pizza, Buttercup Market, Burger Shack, Butterfly Herbs, Draught Works Brewery, Food for Thought, Good Food Store, Iza Asian Restaurant, Kettlehouse, Le Petit Outre, Lucky Strike Sports Bar & Casino, Missoula Food Bank, Orange Street Food Farm, Press Box, Rockin Rudy's, Sushi Hana,Taco del Sol (all 3 locations), UC Center Market,Westside Lanes,Worden's Market,Yo Waffle Missoula Independent Page 9 April 26 – May 3, 2012