MAY 2015
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WHITTIER BUSINESS FOCUS
DINING
FITNESS
BAKERY/ DESSERTS/CUPCAKES
FAMILY
Nominees: Nominees: Corner Bakery Café • Courtney French, Pastry Chef • Crepes & Grapes Café The 6740 Pub & Grill • Bailey Street Kitchen • Bizarra Capital • California Grill Dunkin Donuts • Emmy Doo’s • Hollywood Bagels • JK Donuts • Lucky Treats Canoe Café • The Cat and the Custard Cup • Chris & Pitts Manuel’s Original El Tepeyac Café • New York Bagels LA • Northwoods Inn Ciao Italia Ristorante • Crepes & Grapes Café • Greenleaf Café Panera Bread • Phlight • Simply Delicious • Simply Irresistible Cakes & Desserts Jack’s Whittier Restaurant • Lascari’s Italian Deli Stuie’s Brooklyn Bagel Bakery • Sugar and Spice Manuel’s Original El Tepeyac Café • NORMS Restaurant • Olive Garden Sweet Dreams Desserts & Bistro • Uptown Sweets • Village Sweets Pizzamania • Red Robin • Rocky Cola Café • Ruby’s Diner • The Rusty Monk Scotty’s Family Restaurant • Señor Peppers • Silver Palace • Tacos Baja Thai Table Restaurant • Togo’s Eatery Winner:
Winner:
BREAKFAST
Nominees: Arthur’s Coffee Shop • Bailey Street Kitchen • California Grill Crepes & Grapes Café • Forking Good Café • Friendly Hills Country Club Greenleaf Café • The Habit • IHOP • Jack’s Whittier Restaurant • Mimi’s Café Mimo’s Cafe • New York Bagels LA • NORMS Restaurant • Rocky Cola Café Ruby’s Diner • Sage Restaurant & Lounge • Scotty’s Family Restaurant
Nominees: Claylees’s Dance Academy Dance Image L.A. Dance Connection Michael Seril Fitness Studio One Body Studios RMH Dance & Productions Studio “Danza Folklorica de Colores” Winner:
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ORGANIC/HEALTH FOODS FINE DINING
Nominees: Azabu Restaurant • Clearman’s Steak n Stein • Dal Rae Restaurant Dattilo Ristorante • Friendly Hills Country Club • Phlight • Portsmouth The Rusty Monk • Sage Restaurant & Lounge • Setá Tacos Baja • Vintage Café
Nominees: Advocare – Desiree Boyle Herbie’s Natural Foods • Sprouts
Winner:
VITAMINS/SUPPLEMENTS
Winner: Restaurant
Wine Bar
FROZEN TREATS
Nominees: Baskin Robbins • Emmy Doo’s • Frugo’s Yogurt • Rockies Frozen Yogurt Ruby’s Diner • Talia’s Coffee Co. • Yogurtland
Nominees: Bright Plaza Pharmacy & Home Medical Equipment Herbie’s Natural Foods • Sprouts
Winner:
FITNESS STUDIO
Winner:
Scotty’s Family Restaurant
DANCE STUDIO
Winner:
BARS/CRAFT BEER
Nominees: The 6740 Pub & Grill • Bambooze Sushi and Brew House • The Bottle Room The Cellar Bottle Shop • Geezers • Mimi’s Café • Phlight Red Robin • The Rusty Monk • Sage Restaurant & Lounge • The Spin Lounge
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Nominees: 24 Hour Fitness Balanced Energy Studios BURGER Crossfit Whittier • Fit Body Boot Camp HAPPY HOUR Nominees: Greenleaf Yoga • Iron Dog Fitness Nominees: The 6740 Pub & Grill • Bailey Street Kitchen • The Bottle Room Kidspace • LA Fitness The 6740 Pub & Grill • Bambooze Sushi & Brew House • The Bottle Room California Grill • Douglas Burgers • Five Guys • Golden Ox • The Habit Michael Seril Fitness Studio The Cellar Bottle Shop • El Cholo • El Tepeyac Café • Joy Sushi In-N-Out Burger • Mimo’s Café • Norm’s Famous Charbroiled Burgers Marie Calendar’s • Original Roadhouse Grill • Phlight • Radisson Hotel Whittier One Body Studios • Project Crossfit Orchard’s Fresh Foods • Phlight • Rick’s Drive In and Out • Rocky Cola Cafe Studio “Danza Folklorica de Colores” Setá • Shakey’s Pizza • Vintage Café Ruby’s Diner • The Rusty Monk • Sophia’s at Radisson Hotel Whittier YMCA of Greater Whittier Tam’s Burgers • Vintage Café Winner: Winner: Winner: Winner:
The Bottle Room
Norm’s Famous Charbroiled Burgers CASUAL DINING
Nominees: Pizza Studio • Rick’s In & Out Burger • Ruby’s Diner • Togo’s Eatery Winner:
CATERING
Nominees: Bakery 4 Less • Bella Events Catering Company • Bon Appetit @ Whittier College Café n Stuff • California Grill • Catering by Herach & Ara • Chris & Pitts Crepes & Grapes Café • Forking Good Cafe • Lascari’s Italian Deli Manuel’s Original El Tepeyac Café • Tacos Baja • Togo’s Eatery • Vintage Café Winner:
COCKTAIL
Nominees: The Cellar Bottle Shop • Dal Rae Restaurant • Friendly Hills Country Club New Canton Chinese Restaurant • Radisson Hotel Whittier Sage Restaurant & Lounge • Setá • Vintage Café
LUNCH
Nominees: The 6740 Pub & Grill • Bailey Street Kitchen • Bizarra Capital • California Grill Chipotle • Chris & Pitts • Crepes & Grapes Café • Datillos Ristorante Honey Baked Ham • Lascari’s Italian Deli • Manuel’s Original El Tepeyac Café Marie Calendars • Mimo’s Café • Mr. Sandwich • New York Bagels LA Olive Garden • Orchard’s Fresh Foods • Panda Express • Panera Bread Red Robin • Ruby’s Diner • Silver Palace • Tacos Baja • Togo’s Eatery • Veracruz
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Winner:
PIZZA
Nominees: 3 Alarm Pizza • Barro’s Pizza • Blackjack Pizzeria • Brickhouse Pizza Ciao Italia Ristorante • Domino’s Pizza • Double or Nothing Pizza Joe Peep’s NY Pizza • La Pizza Loca • Lascari’s Italian Deli Little Caesars Pizza • Marco Polo Pizza • Papa John’s • Papa Murphy’s Paramore Pizza • Pizza Station • Pizza Studio • Pizzamania • Stuft Pizza Tony’s Pizza • Uptown Pizza Co. Winner:
SPECIALTY
Nominees: The 6740 Pub & Grill • Azabu Restaurant • Bizarra Capital • Brickhouse Pizza Ciao Italia Ristorante • Casa Jimenez • Chipotle • Crepes & Grapes Café Dakara Sushi • Datillo Ristorante • El Camino • El Cholo • Joy Sushi COFFEE SHOP La Casita Olvera • La Victoria • Lascari’s Italian Deli Nominees: Luna Estrella Mexican Cocina • Manuel’s Original El Tepeyac Café Arthur’s Coffee Shop • The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf • Corner Bakery Café Mr. Giant • Munguia’s Restaurant • Orange House Take Out • Phlight Crepes & Grapes Café • Dunkin Donuts • Forking Good Café • Greenleaf Café Pho & Roll • Rosarito Taco Grill • Tacos Baja • Uptown Mexican Café Jack’s Whittier Restaurant • Mimo’s Café • NORMS Restaurant Veracruz • Vic’s Tacos • Zumaya’s Mexican Café Rocky Cola Café • Ruby’s Diner • Scotty’s Family Restaurant Starbucks • Talia’s Coffee Co. Winner: Winner: Winner:
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Jack’s Whittier Restaurant
Other Fitness Nominees: Dragon Fire
WINE SELECTION
Nominees: The Bottle Room • The Cellar Bottle Shop • Phlight • The Rusty Monk Setá • Trader Joe’s • Uptown Liquor • Vintage Café Winner: Other Dining Nominees: Steve’s BBQ • Gu Thai
Chamber’s website, which includes a community resource guide and calendar of events. Winners were announced during the Chamber ’s annual installation event last month and are also listed online at www.whittierchamber.com/ bestofthebest. Congratulations to each and every nominee, fi nalist, and winner, and thank you for making Whittier such a great place to live, work, and shop!