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The Best of Frederick Awards

Each year Frederick Magazine asks its readers to vote for their favorites—favorite restaurants, favorite dishes, favorite services—the list goes on. This year marks the 16th annual Best of Frederick awards and, while we’ve kept the mainstays, we’ve also brought back some popular categories and added a few new ones. So take a look—you’ll find this wonderful city of ours continues to offer nothing but the best.

The number next to an entry indicates the total number of years it has been rated the best.

 

 

Best of Frederick Awards 2008

Top 10 Restaurants
  1. Dutch’s Daughter (13)
  2. Tasting Room
  3. Acacia Fusion Bistro
  4. Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar
  5. G. Hunter’s Restaurant & Raw Bar
  6. Firestone’s
  7. Danielle’s (formerly Tauraso’s)
  8. Monocacy Crossing
  9. Mealey’s Restaurant
  10. Mangia e Bevi

Best New Restaurant

  1. Mangia e Bevi
  2. Il Porto
  3. Philly’s Cheesesteak Factory

Best Asian Restaurant

  1. China Garden (16)
  2. Lotus Chinese Cuisine
  3. Peking Gourmet

Best Mexican

  1. La Paz (15)
  2. Cacique
  3. Mexicali Cantina

Best Italian

  1. Mangia e Bevi
  2. Danielle’s (formerly Tauraso’s)
  3. Venuti’s

Best Seafood

  1. May’s Restaurant (3)
  2. Liberty Road Seafood & Steak (2)
  3. Dutch’s Daughter (10)

Best Specialty Restaurant

  1. Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar (6)
  2. Cacique
  3. Miyako Japanese Steak & Seafood

Best BBQ Restaurant

  1. Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que (2)
  2. Chubby’s Barbeque
  3. Red Neck Ribs

Best Deli/Carry-Out

  1. Crabapples Delicatessen (15)
  2. AKA Frisco’s
  3. Market Street Deli

Best Worth the Drive

  1. The Bavarian Inn (2)
  2. Old South Mountain Inn
  3. Flaming Pit

Best Crab Cake

  1. Dutch’s Daughter (14)
  2. May’s Restaurant
  3. Liberty Road Seafood & Steak

Best Steak

  1. The Red Horse Restaurant (8)
  2. Longhorn Steakhouse
  3. Tasting Room

Best Pizza

  1. Ledo’s Pizza (9)
  2. J & P Pizza
  3. Luke’s Pizza Co.

Best Hamburger

  1. Wag’s (16)
  2. Five Guys® Famous Burgers & Fries
  3. Brewer’s Alley

Best Sandwich

  1. Griff’s Landing (14)
  2. Crabapple’s Delicatessen
  3. Wag’s

Best Dessert

  1. Proof Artisan Bakery & Barista
  2. Tasting Room
  3. Monocacy Crossing

Best Frozen Treat

  1. Rita’s Italian Ice (7)
  2. Freez-King
  3. Cold Stone Creamery

Best Bakery

  1. Proof Artisan Bakery & Barista
  2. Carriage House Candy & Bake Shop (9)
  3. Panera Bread

Best Service

  1. Tasting Room
  2. Dutch’s Daughter
  3. Mealey’s Restaurant

Best Power Lunch

  1. Firestone’s (2)
  2. Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery (3)
  3. Tasting Room

Best Happy Hour

  1. Firestone’s (3)
  2. Isabella’s
  3. Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery (8)

Best Special Occasion/Romantic

  1. Dutch’s Daughter (3)
  2. Carriage House Inn
  3. Mealey’s Restaurant

Best Sunday Brunch

  1. Dutch’s Daughter (7)
  2. Mealey’s Restaurant
  3. Acacia Fusion Bistro

Best Patio Dining

  1. Danielle’s (formerly Tauraso’s) (2)
  2. La Paz
  3. Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

  1. Chuck E. Cheese (2)
  2. Mangia e Bevi
  3. Beef O’Brady’s

Best Wine List

  1. Tasting Room (5)
  2. Danielle’s (formerly Tauraso’s)
  3. Firestone’s

Best Coffeehouse

  1. Starbucks Coffee Co. (6)
  2. Frederick Coffee Company & Café
  3. The Coffee Table

Best Liquor Store

  1. Ye Olde Spirit Shop (16)
  2. Old Farm Liquors
  3. Spring Ridge Liquors

Best Art Gallery

  1. The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center (2)
  2. McGuire Fine Arts Gallery & Framing
  3. Blue Elephant Gallery

Best Entertainment Bargain

  1. Holiday Cinemas (4)
  2. Frederick Keys Baseball
  3. Baker Park Summer Concert Series
Best Golf Course
  1. Hollow Creek Golf Club
  2. Maryland National Golf Club
  3. Musket Ridge Golf Club

Best Singles Scene
  1. Firestone’s (2)
  2. Pastimes Café
  3. Olde Town Tavern

Best Sports Bar

  1. Champions Billiards Sports Café (2)
  2. Bentz Street Sports Bar
  3. Glory Days Grill

Best Reception Venue

  1. Ceresville Mansion (9)
  2. Morningside Inn
  3. Dutch’s Daughter

Best Radio Show Host

  1. Linda West, WFRE-FM
  2. Dan Stevens, WAFY-FM
  3. Bob Miller, WFMD-AM

Best Auto Repair

  1. Spectra Auto Services (4)
  2. Triangle Motors
  3. Fredericktowne Auto Repair

Best Nail Salon

  1. Golden Orchid Spa & Shop (2)
  2. Thomas Scott Salon
  3. Rose Nails

Best Day Spa

  1. Golden Orchid Spa & Shop
  2. Thomas Scott Salon
  3. Pari Spa

Best Dry Cleaners

  1. Zips® Dry Cleaners
  2. Town Cleaners (14)
  3. Northend Cleaners

Best Lawn Care

  1. Holston Brothers Custom Landscaping (2)
  2. NaturaLawn of America
  3. Chad Barrick Lawn Care

Best Plumber

  1. N.E. “Bob” Waltz Plumbing & Heating
  2. Van Sant Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
  3. R.W. Warner

Best Carpentry

  1. Talon Construction
  2. Sanbower Builders
  3. Doug Chappell

Best Financial Planning

  1. Murray Financial Group (3)
  2. Voso Associates
  3. Moore Wealth

Best Antiques

  1. Emporium Antiques
  2. Little’s Furniture
  3. Great Stuff by Paul

Best Home Furnishings

  1. Wolf Furniture
  2. Ashley Furniture
  3. Gladhill Furniture

Best Fine Jewelry

  1. Colonial Jewelers (8)
  2. Gold Thumb Jewelry Creations
  3. Zaruba & Zaruba, LLC

Best Women’s Fashions

  1. Twisted Twill
  2. Ann Taylor Loft
  3. Vibrant Artwear

Best Gifts

  1. Flights of Fancy (2)
  2. The Muse
  3. The Book Center

Best Garden Center

  1. Dutch Plant Farm (16)
  2. Potomac Garden Center
  3. Stadler Nurseries

Best Fitness Center

  1. Gold’s Gym (2)
  2. Frederick County Family YMCA (9)
  3. Fitness First

Best Grocery Store

  1. Giant Food (14)
  2. Giant Eagle
  3. Bloom

Best Florist

  1. En Masse (2)
  2. Abloom
  3. Zimmerman’s

Best Book Store

  1. Borders Books & Music (2)
  2. Barnes & Noble
  3. The Book Center

Best Hair Salon

  1. Golden Orchid Spa & Shop
  2. Thomas Scott Salon
  3. New York, New York (12)

Best Pet-Friendly Store

  1. PetSmart
  2. 2 Paws Up
  3. SuperPetz

Best Vet

  1. Buckeystown Veterinary Hospital (2)
  2. West Frederick Pet Care Center
  3. Kingsbrook Animal Hospital

Best Interior Design

  1. Brad Weesner Design
  2. Mason-Dixon Interiors
  3. SJF Interiors

 

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