Top of the Town Winners

HANGOUTS

Church
1. Riverview Church

2. Trinity Church (Jolly/Dunkel)

3. St. Gerard Catholic Church

Coffee Shop
1. Strange Matter Coffee Co.

2. Starbucks 

3. Espresso Royale

Biggby
1. 2006 S. Cedar St., Holt

2. 120 W. Ottawa St., Lansing

3. 115 W. Allegan St., Lansing

Dance Bar
1. Green Door

2. Spiral 

3. Dublin Square

Gay/Lesbian Bar
1. Spiral

2. Zoobie’s

3. Sir Pizza Grand Cafe (Old Town)

Happy Hour
1. Zoobie’s

2. Houlihan’s

3. HopCat

Karaoke
1. Crunchy’s

2. Sir Pizza Grand Cafe (Old Town)

3. Leroy’s

Lansing Area Brewery
1. Midtown Brewing Co.

2. EagleMonk

3. Bad Brewing Co.

Lansing Area Distillery
1. Red Cedar Spirits

2. American Fifth Spirits

3. Sleepwalker Spirits and Ale

Movie Theater
1. NCG Eastwood Cinemas

2. Celebration! Cinema

3. Studio C!

Music Venue
1. The Loft

2. Green Door

3. Wharton Center

Open Mic Night
1. Dagwood’s

2. Green Door – Comedy Night

3. Tripper’s Comedy Club

Patio
1. Waterfront Bar & Grill

2. Peanut Barrel

3. El Azteco

Place to Take Kids
1. Impression 5

2. Potter Park Zoo

3. Lansing Lugnuts

Place to Walk Dog
1. Soldan Dog Park (Hawk Island Park)

2. Lansing River Trail

3. In my neighborhood

Pub/Tavern
1. Zoobie’s

2. Dagwood’s

3. Crunchy’s

Spartan Sports Hangout
1. Buffalo Wild Wings

2. Spartan Hall of Fame Cafe

3. Crunchy’s

Sports Bar
1. Buffalo Wild Wings

2. Crunchy’s

3. Nuthouse

Vacation Spot in Michigan
1. Traverse City

2. Mackinac Island

3. Upper Peninsula

DINING

Asian
1. Maru

2. Sansu

3. Ukai (Westside)

Bakery
1. Roma Bakery

2. Bake N’ Cakes 

3. Great Harvest Bread Co.

BBQ
1. Meat

2. Famous Dave’s

3. King of the Grill

Breakfast
1  Golden Harvest

2. Fleetwood Diner

3. Soup Spoon Cafe

Burger

1. Crunchy’s

2. Five Guys

3. Dagwood’s

Cocktails
1. Zoobie’s

2. Houlihan’s

3. Soup Spoon Cafe

Craft Beer Selection
1. HopCat

2. Zoobie’s

3. Crunchy’s

Indian
1. Sindhu

2. Sultan’s

3. Swagath

Italian
1. DeLuca’s

2. Cugino’s

3. Bravo!

Dessert
1. MSU Dairy Store

2. Grand Traverse Pie Co.

3. Bake N’ Cakes

Diner
1. Golden Harvest

2. Fleetwood Diner

3. Lou & Harry’s

Fish Fry
1. Claddagh

2. Blue Gill Grill

3. Eastside Fish Fry

Fries
1. HopCat

2. Five Guys

3. Dagwood’s

Mediterranean
1. Woody’s Oasis (Trowbridge Road)

2. Zaytoon

3. TIE between Aladdin’s and Sultan’s

Mexican
1. El Azteco

2. Cancun

3. Los Tres Amigos

New Restaurant
1. The Cosmos

2. Black Cat Bistro

3. Longhorn Steakhouse

Pizza
1. DeLuca’s

2. Cosmos

3. Jet’s Pizza

Sandwich/Deli
1. Jersey Giant

2. Soup Spoon Cafe

3. Jimmy John’s

Seafood
1. Mitchell’s Fish Market

2. Red Lobster

3. Sansu

Steak
1. Capital Prime

2. Texas Roadhouse

3. Knight Cap

Gourmet
1. Soup Spoon Cafe

2. Capital Prime

3. Dusty’s Cellar

Greek
1. Lou & Harry’s

2. Zeus’

3. Olga’s Kitchen

Sushi
1. Sansu

2. Maru

3. AI Fusion

Thai
1. Bangkok House

2. No Thai!

3. Taste of Thai

LOCAL MUSIC

Cover Band
1. Starfarm

2. Soulstice

3. Hot Mess

Original Band
1. Root Doctor

2. Frog & the Beeftones

3. Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle

Club DJ
1. DJ Rachael

2. DJ John Cruz

3. DJ Face

PEOPLE

Bartender
1. Caitlan McSweeney - Zoobie’s

2. Craig Poepker – Mac’s Bar

3. Kevin – HopCat

Radio Station
1. 97.5 NOW FM

2. 88.9 The Impact

3. 94.1 The Edge

CATA Bus Driver
1. Ron De Leon

2. Lamarr Braggs

3. Colleen Whalen

Local Advocate/Activist
1. Rick Preuss

2. Barb Byrum

3. Carol Wood

Comedian
1. Virg Bernero

2. Melik Brown

3. Dwayne Gill

Local FM/AM Radio Personality
1. Josh Strickland (97.5)

2. Banana Don & Stephanie McCoy (100.7)

3. Deb Hart & Joey Pants (94.9)

Local TV News Personality
1. Jane Aldrich (WLNS)

2. Andy Provenzano (WILX)

3. Sheri Jones (WLNS)

Massage Therapist
1. Creative Wellness

2. Douglas J Salon & Aveda Institute

3. Angela Joseph

Restaurant Wait Staff
1. Golden Harvest

2. Soup Spoon Cafe

3. Meat

Seamstress/Tailor
1. Nu the Tailor

2. Liz’s Alterations

3. Silver Thread Tailor Shoppe

Travel Agent
1. AAA Michigan

2. Kathy at Apple Vacations

3. Classic Travel

Worst Local/State Politician

1. Gov. Rick Snyder 

2. All of them

3. Virg Bernero

BEST SERVICES

Accountant
1. Simplified Tax

2. H&R Block

3. Heather Cook

Audiologist/Hearing
1. Fluke Hearing

2. Mid-Michigan Ear, Nose and Throat

3. Advanced Audiology, DeWitt

Auto Repair
1. Belle Tire

2. Frankie D’s

3. Brogan’s

Bank/Credit Union
1. MSUFCU

2. Lake Trust

3. LAFCU

Bicycle Shop
1. SPIN Bicycle

2. Riverfront Cycle

3. Velocipede Peddler

Carwash/Detailing
1. Kwik Car Wash

2. Fast Eddie’s

3. Showroom Shine

Chiropractor
1. Creative Wellness

2. Delta Chiropractic Center

3. Rassel-Daigneault Family Chiropractic

Electrical
1. Bohnet Electric

2. Hager Fox

3. Capitol Electric Co.

Gym/Fitness Studio
1. Planet Fitness

2. YMCA

3. Michigan Athletic Club

Heating/Cooling
1. Hager Fox

2. A-1 Mechanical

3. Applegate Home Comfort

Hotel/Bed & Breakfast

1. English Inn

2. Wild Goose Inn

3. Kellogg Center

Laundromat/Dry Cleaners
1. Baryames

2. Sunshine Laundromat

3. Maurer’s

Lawyers
1. Abood Law Firm

2. Aaron Matthews at Clark Hill

3. Sinas Dramis Law Firm

Library Programming
1. Capital Area District Libraries

2. Delta Township District Library

3. East Lansing Public Library

Maid Services
1. Molly Maid

2. Merry Maids

3. Helpful Hands

Movers
1. Two Men and a Truck

2. Your Friends Moving Services

3. U-Haul

Nail Salon
1. Douglas J Salon & Aveda Institute

2. Jenny Nails

3. Polished Nail Salon

Pet Care/Services
1. Preuss Pets

2. Doggy Daycare

3. Annabelle’s Pet Station

Photographer
1. McShane Photography (Jena McShane)

2. Decadence Dolls (Autumn Luciano)

3. Studio M (Marvin Hall & Mary Gajda)

Plumber
1. Michigan Plumbing

2. Meridian Plumbing

3. Hedlund Plumbing

Salon/Spa/Barbershop
1. Douglas J Salon & Aveda Institute

2. Head Room Salon

3. Matthew Ryan Salon

Tanning Salon
1. J2 Tanning

2. Tanzmania

3. Pacific Tan

Tattoo Parlor
1. Fish Ladder Tattoo Co.

2. Splash of Color

3. Liquid Tattoo

Vet Services
1. Patterson Veterinary Hospital

2. Miller Animal Clinic

3. Riverfront Animal Hospital

Wedding Vendor
1. Becker’s Bridal

2. Fantastic Finds

3. David’s Bridal

Yoga Studio
1. Just B Yoga

2. Hilltop Yoga

3. East Lansing Hot Yoga

SHOPPING

Antique Shop
1. Mega Mall

2. Lamb’s Gate Antiques

3. Antiques Market of Williamston

Art Gallery
1  Broad Museum

2. Lansing Art Gallery

3. TIE – Absolute Gallery & Katalyst Gallery

Beer Shop
1. Horrocks

2. Oade’s Big 10

3. Big 10

Bookstore
1. Schuler – Eastwood

2. Barnes & Noble

3. Curious Books

Butcher
1. Mert’s Specialty Meats

2. Merindorf (Mason)

3. Horrock's

Candy Shop
1. Fabiano’s

2. Peanut Shop

3 Horrock's

Consignment/Resale Shop
1. Kellie’s Consignments

2. Volunteers of America

3. 2nd Time Around

Convenience/Liquor Store
1. Quality Dairy

2. Oade’s Big Ten (Kalamazoo St.)

3. Big Ten (Grand River)

Florist
1. Horrocks

2. Smith Floral

3. VanAtta’s

Gardening Center
1. Horrock's

2. VanAtta’s

3. Christians’ Greenhouse

Gift Shop
1. October Moon

2. Kean’s

3. Mackerel Sky

Indoor Grow Shop
1. VanAtta’s

2. H2O

3. Capital City Grower Supply

Jewelry Store
1. Becky Beauchine Kulka

2. Medawar (Frandor)

3. Su Casa Boutique

Local Clothing Store
1. Grace Boutique

2. Kohl’s

3. Curvaceous Lingerie

Michigan Made Wine

1. Chateau Grand Traverse

2. Horrock's

3. Leelanau Cellars

Michigan Made Products
1. Horrock's

2. Old Town General Store

3. Grand Traverse Pie Co.

Music Instrument Store
1. Elderly Instruments

2. Marshall Music

3. Music Manor

Organic Natural Shopping
1. Horrock's

2. Foods for Living

3. Better Health Store

Local Grocery Store
1. Horrock's

2. Meijer

3. Kroger

Pawn / Secondhand
1. Dicker and Deal

2. Goodwill

3. Volunteers of America

Pet Store
1. Preuss Pets

2. Soldan’s

3. Pet Supply Plus

Produce/Farmers Market
1. Horrocks

2. Allen Street Farmers Market

3. Meridian Township Farmers Market

Record Store
1. Flat, Black & Circular

2. Record Lounge

3. Schuler Books & Music

Wine Store

1. Horrocks

2. Dusty’s Cellar

3. Vine & Brew

WHATEVER

Annual Event/Festival
1. Common Ground Music Festival

2. East Lansing Art Festival

3. Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

Eye Candy
1. MSU Campus

2. Old Town

3. Broad Art Museum

First Date Place
1. Old Town

2. Soup Spoon Cafe

3. DeLuca’s

Local Outing with Friends
1. Lansing Lugnuts

2. Zoobie’s

3. Painting with a Twist

Local Theatre Group
1. Riverwalk Theatre

2. Wharton Center

3. Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.

Marijuana Dispensary
1. Best Buds

2. Danny Trevino

3. Emerald City

Vanity Plate
1. MSU

2. EEK A BUG (on a VW Beetle)

3. DEEZNUTS

Worst Eyesore
1. Panhandlers on every corner

2. Potholes

3. All vacant, run-down houses