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HONORABLE MENTIONS
DINING
Best Asian Food • Malee’s Thai Bistro • Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill
Best Bakery/Dessert • Sprinkles Scottsdale • The Gelato Spot
Best BBQ • NakedQ BBQ • Arizona BBQ Shack
Best Bottle Service • Boondocks • The Bubble Room
Best Bottle Service Girls • Bubble Room • Dakota
Best Breakfast Spot • Butterfield’s Pancake House • Chompies
Best Brunch • Arcadia Farms Café • Daily Dose
Best Catering Company • New York Bagels ‘N Bialys • Kale Personal Chef Services
Best Coffee Shop • Starbucks • JOJO Coffee House
Best Deli/Sandwich Shop • Casella’s Italian Delicatessen • Andreoli Italian Grocer Best Executive Chef • Marcellino Verzino, Marcellino Ristorante • Branden Levine, Sel
Best Fast-Food Burger • Five Guys • Smashburger
Best Happy Hour • Pita Jungle • Farm and Craft Scottsdale
Best Healthy Food • Pita Jungle • Original ChopShop
Best Italian Food • Uncle Sals • Nick’s Italian Restaurants
Best Local Burger • Houston’s • The Habit Burger Grill
Best Mexican Food • The Mission
Best Pho • Tea Light Cafe
Best Pizza • Oregano’s Pizza Bistro • Barro’s Pizza
Best Place to Grab a Cocktail • Citizen Public House • Coach House Entertainment Best Place to Watch the Game • Goldie’s Sports Cafe • R.T. O’Sullivan’s Sports Grill
Best Seafood • Chula Seafood • Chart House
Best Sports Bar • Zipps Sports Grill • Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers
Best Steakhouse • Mastro’s City Hall • Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Best Sushi • Sushi Brokers Scottsdale • Sushi Roku Scottsdale
Best Tacos • The Mission
Best Takeout • Pho Cao • Roka Akor
Best Wine Bar • Uncorked Wine Lounge & Eatery • Su Vino
Best Wings • Long Wong’s • Barro’s Pizza
FUN & ACTIVITIES
Best Annual Scottsdale Event • Parada del Sol • Arabian Horse Show
Best Art Gallery • Art One Gallery • Xanadu Galley
Best Boutique Hotel • The Saguaro Scottsdale • The Scottsdale Plaza Resort
Best Family Entertainment • Butterfly Wonderland • Octane Raceway
Best Game and Entertainment Center • Octane Raceway • CrackerJax
Best Golf Course • Starfire Golf Club • Legend Trails
Best Group Activity • Arizona Party Bike - Scottsdale • iFly
Best Hotel/Resort • Four Seasons • Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Best Live Band/Music Venue • W Scottsdale • Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row
Best Place to Escape the Heat • Musical Instrument Museum • Polar Play Ice Bar at OdySea Aquarium
Best Scottsdale Holiday Activity • Scottsdazzle Tree Lighting and Sing Along • Scottsdale Santa Crawl in Old Town
Best Specialty Museum • Wonderspaces Arizona • Scottsdale Historical Museum
Best Venue to Go Dancing • Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row • Rusty Spur Saloon COMMUNITY
Best Best-Kept Secret Place in Scottsdale • Wilde Meyer Gallery • American Indian Art Gallery
Best Church/Place to Worship • Rock Church Assembly of God Scottsdale
Best Funeral Home • A. J. Moore and Sons
Best Nonprofit • NotMyKid.org • Scottsdale Arts
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BUSINESS
Best Air Conditioner/ Repair Service • Larson Air Conditioning • Collins Commercial Services
Best Accountant/Accountancy Firm • Jennifer Juhl CPA • High Rock Accounting
Best Architect/Architectural Firm • AAK Architecture & Interiors
Best Auto Repair/Body Shop • Ric’s Auto Body • Scottsdale Airport Autocare
Best Barber/Hair Salon • Pucci Day Spa • Cut Throat Barbershoppe Best Car Dealership • Right Toyota • Earnhardt Hyundai
Best Cleaning Services • Scottsdale House Cleaning by Audrina • Peak Cleaning Service
Best Clothing Boutique • iBoutique
Best Consignment Store • To Be Continued • Lost and Found
Best Customer Service • AZ/88 • Pita Jungle Best Day Spa/Massage/Lashes • Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, Old Town Scottsdale • Hand and Stone Massage
Best Doggy Day Care/Hotel • Romp LLC • Animal Medical & Surgical Center
Best Facial • Kay Jones, Pure Benefits • Pure Vanity Best Financial Planning Services • Remo Antoniolli, Merrill Lynch • Renee Hanson, Affinity Wealth Advisory Group
Best Garage Door Service • A-Authentic Garage Doors • Garage Door Repair North Scottsdale
Best Homebuilder • Blandford Homes • Camelot Homes
Best Home Furnishings • Potato Barn • Living Spaces
Best Home Services • Larson Air Conditioning • Titan Painting Best Jewelry Store • Shane Co. • London Gold
Best Lawyer/Law Firm • Longfellow Law Group
Best Manicure/Pedicure • Azure Nail Studio • Ethereal Nails & Express Spa
Best New Business • PedalJetz Ebikes • Royalty & Co.
Best Payroll • Nationalpeo
Best Pet Groomer • FurBabies Resort and Spa • Pet Smart
Best Place to Exercise • Lifetime Fitness • Village Health Club & Spa
Best Place to Shop • The Promenade • Scottsdale 101
Best Place to Work • Nothing Bundt Cakes • GoDaddy Best Plumbing Service • Collins Commercial Services • Hobaica services
Best Pool Service • Brothers Pool Service & Repair • Papago Pool Service
Best Real Estate Agency/Agent • Josie Pakula, Russ Lyon Sothebys • Carol Royse, Keller Williams Realty East Valley
Best Senior Living • Auberge at Scottsdale • Westminster Village
Best Veterinarian/Hospital • Scottsdale Animal Healthcare, Veterinary Hospital • North Scottsdale Animal Hospital MEDICAL
Best Audiologist • Costco Wholesale
Best Chiropractor • Better Health Solutions
Best Dentist • Dr. Brent Call • Dentistry of Old Town Scottsdale
Best Dermatologist • Skin Science by Cynthia Price M.D. • Dr. Gary McCracken
Best Eye Care • Dr. Stephen Cohen, Dr. My Eyes • Costco Vision Center, Hayden Location
Best Hospital/Medical Center • Phoenix Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center
Best Men’s Wellness • Ageless Men’s Health • Camelback Medical Clinic
Best OB/GYN • Eric Reuss, Scottsdale OB/GYN Best Orthodontics • Stieg & Wachtel Orthodontics • Wait Orthodontics
Best Physical Therapy • Banner Physical Therapy • Desert Institute of Physical Therapy Best Plastic Surgeon/ Body Improvement • Dr. David Hecht • Dr. Sean Lille
Best Urgent Care • Holistic Urgent Care • MedPost Urgent Care EDUCATION
Best Charter School • Arts Academy of Scottsdale • Noah Webster Schools - Pima
Best Child Care Center • Children’s Learning Adventure • Kiddie Kampus Best Dance School • Plumb Performing Arts Center Best Elementary School Teacher • Kelly Ackridge, STEAM, Laguna Elementary • Emily Chmura, Fifth Grade, Anasazi Elementary Best Martial Arts Studio • Mountain View Karate • Elite Martial Arts Academy Scottsdale
Best Mascot • Bulldogs (BASIS Scottsdale) • Don (Coronado High School) Best Preschool • The J Scottsdale • The Casy Preschool Best Private School • International School of Arizona
Best Public School/District • Desert Mountain High School