BOC '12: Complete Winners List

RETAIL

Best Antiques

Winner: Blue Moon Antique Mall

Alyssa’s Antique Depot

Poor Richards Antiques

Oooodles of Everything

Best Athletic Store

Winner: Running Wild

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Intracoastal Outfitters

Weatherford’s

Best Beauty Products

Winner: Skin Beauty Boutique

Belle Ame’

Escape Wellness Spa

The Skin Care Center

Best Bicycle Shop

Winner: Truly Spokin’

Bikes Plus

CycleSports Bicycles

Sports Authority

Best Boutique

Winner: Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique

Gibson Girl

Lee Tracy Shoes & Apparel

Scout

Best Cigar Shop

Winner: Cordova Cigars

Grand Reserve Cigar & Smoke Shop

Seville Quarter

Tinder Box

Best Consignment Store

Winner: Elite Repeats & Boutique

Lads & Lassies

Plato’s Closet

Rococo

Best Furniture/Home Décor Store

Winner: duh

Luxe Home Interiors

Rooms To Go

Urban Objects

Best Gift Shop

Winner: Pizzaz

Angel’s Garden

Artesana Imports

Celebrations

Best Gone-But-Not-Forgotten Store

Winner: Sarah’s

Gayfers

Ordon’s

Page & Palette

Best Gourmet/Specialty Food

Winner: Nancy’s Haute Affairs

Apple Market

The Bodacious Olive

Four Winds International Fine Food

Best “Green” Business

Winner: Ever’man Natural Foods

Lamar Advertising Company

Navy Federal Credit Union

Rodney Rich & Company

Best Hardware Store

Winner: Pensacola Hardware

Ace Hardware Gulf Breeze

Hall’s Hardware

Reynolds Hardware

Best Home Décor

Winner: Urban Objects

Mezza De Luna Consignment Shop

duh

McAlpin Interiors

Best Independent Market

Winner: Apple Market

City Grocery

Ever’man Natural Foods

Shoreline Food Store and International Deli

Best Jeweler Overall

Winner: Jewelers Trade Shop

Beré Jewelers

Elebash’s

Rock Hard Designs

Best Liquor Store

Winner: Richey’s East

Aloha Wine & Liquor

Fusion

Publix Super Market

Best Motorcycle Shop

Winner: Harley-Davidson of Pensacola

D&D Cycles

Pensacola Motorsports

Stokes Victory Polaris

Best Music Gear

Winner: Blues Angel Music

Dollarhide’s Music Center

Schmidt’s Music

Tringas Music

Best New Car Dealership

Winner: Sandy Sansing Dealerships

Centennial Imports

Pete Moore Chevrolet

Vince Whibbs

Best New Retail Shop

Winner: The Bodacious Olive

Mezza De Luna Consignment Shop

Francesca’s Collections

Your Dog’s Business

Best Nursery

Winner: Floral Tree Gardens

Garden Gate

Perdue Lawn & Maintenance

Woerner Landscape

Best Outdoor Apparel & Accessories

Winner: Intracoastal Outfitters

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Running Wild

Weatherford’s

Best Pet Store

Winner: The Spotted Dog Pet Boutique and Bakery

PetSmart

Pet Supermarket

Petland

Best Place to Buy an Engagement Ring

Winner: Elebash’s

Beré Jewelers

Jewelers Trade Shop

Meadows Jewelers

Best Surf/Skate Shop

Winner: Waterboyz

Innerlight

One Love! Surf Collective

Coastal Paddle Company

Best Thrift Store

Winner: Waterfront Rescue Mission

Goodwill

Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Loaves & Fishes

Best Unique Jewelry

Winner: Susan Campbell Jewelry

Beré Jewelers

Jewelers Trade Shop

Rock Hard Designs

Best Used Car Dealership

Winner: Frontier Motors

Mr. C’s

Pete Moore Chevrolet

Sandy Sansing Dealerships

Best Wine Shop

Winner: Aragon Wine Market

Anna’s Wine Shop

City Grocery

Wine World Outlet

Best Wine Tastings

Winner: Aragon Wine Market

City Grocery

Distinctive Kitchens

Seville Quarter

Best Women’s Accessories

Winner: Scout

Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique

Lee Tracy Shoes & Apparel

Susan Campbell Jewelry

Best Women’s Apparel

Winner: Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique

Gibson Girl

Lee Tracy Shoes & Apparel

Scout

SERVICES

Best Hair Salon

Winner: Eimaj Spa and Salon

Izzo Cutter & Company

Studio 7 Salon

Style Downtown

Best Hair Stylist

Winner: Cortney Campus, Style Downtown

Eddie Fancher, Studio 7 Salon

Rebecca Taylor, Eimaj Spa and Salon

Sarah Tucker, Style Downtown

Best Massage

Winner: Escape Wellness Spa

Eimaj Spa and Salon

Massage Envy Spa

Still Waters Day & Medical Spa

Best Pedicure

Winner: Nail Lounge

Escape Wellness Spa

Lisa’s Nails

Still Waters Day & Medical Spa

Best Nail Salon

Winner: Nail Lounge

Escape Wellness Spa

Natural Nails & Spa

Still Waters Day & Medical Spa

Best Facial

Winner: Still Waters Day & Medical Spa

Escape Wellness Spa

Renú

Dr. Kevin Welch/The Welch Skin Care Center

Best Skin Care Overall

Winner: Dr. Kevin Welch/The Welch Skin Care Center

Escape Wellness Spa

Renú

Still Waters Day & Medical Spa

Best Day Spa

Winner: Still Waters Day & Medical Spa

Eimaj Spa and Salon

Escape Wellness Spa

Fusion Spa Salon Aveda

Best Salon For Waxing

Winner: Escape Wellness Spa

Natural Nails & Spa

Eimaj Spa and Salon

Still Waters Day & Medical Spa

Best Tanning Salon

Winner: Club Sun Tanning

Style Downtown

Tropical Touch Tanning

Sun Shack

Best 24-Hour Gym

Winner: Anytime Fitness

Chips 24 Hour Gym

Powerhouse Gym

World Gym

Best Gym Overall

Winner: Omni Fitness

Anytime Fitness

Gulf Breeze Aerobics Fitness and Crossfit

YMCA Downtown

Best Yoga

Winner: Abhaya Yoga Center

Breathe Yoga Studio

Fitness Onboard

Everything Yoga

Best Pilates

Winner: Pilates Core Training

Fitness Onboard

Pilates By Val

YMCA Downtown

Best Fitness Classes

Winner: Fitness Onboard

BodyWorx

Fixed on Fitness

Omni Fitness

Best Running Club

Winner: McGuire’s Running Club

Running Wild

Seville Quarter Milers

PBBrew Running Club

Best Fitness Trend

Winner: Stand Up Paddleboarding

Outdoor Boot Camp

Yoga

Zumba

Best Non-Gym Workout

Winner: Fixed on Fitness

Zumba Pensacola with Priscilla

4 Shore Fit

Razor’s Edge CrossFit

Best Outdoor Boot Camp

Winner: Fixed on Fitness

4 Shore Fit

Fitness Onboard

YMCA Downtown

Best Hospital

Winner: Sacred Heart Hospital

Baptist Hospital

Gulf Breeze Hospital

West Florida Hospital

Best Bank

Winner: Regions

Bank Of America

Hancock Bank

Wells Fargo

Best Credit Union

Winner: Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union

Members First Credit Union

Navy Federal Credit Union

Pen Air Federal Credit Union

Best Residential Real Estate Agency

Winner: Coldwell Banker United

Connell & Manzieck Realty

Main Street Properties

RE/MAX On The Coast

Best Commercial Real Estate Agency

Winner: Beck Property Company

Coldwell Banker Commercial United Realtors

NAI Halford

Trademark Properties

Best Real Estate Agent

Winner: Conna O’Donovan, RE/MAX On The Coast

Mark Lee, Resort Realty

Fred Gunther, Gunther Properties

Randy Bricker, Sellstate Gulf Coast Realty

Best Boutique or Independent Hotel or Inn

Winner: Solé Inn and Suites

Lee House Bed & Breakfast

New World Landing, The Inn

Paradise Inn

Best Hotel–Pensacola Beach

Winner: Hilton Gulf Front Pensacola Beach

Hampton Inn

Holiday Inn Resort

Margaritaville Beach Hotel

Best Hotel–Not Pensacola Beach

Winner: Crowne Plaza

Hilton Garden Inn, Airport Blvd

Marriott Courtyard, Downtown

Solé Inn & Suites

Best Bed And Breakfast

Winner: Lee House Bed & Breakfast

Noble Manor

Pensacola Victorian B&B

Seahorse Bed & Breakfast

Best Pool & Spa Company

Winner: Aqua Pool & Patio

Dolphin Pools

Pensacola Pools

Pinch A Penny Pool Patio Spa

Best Architecture Firm

Winner: Dalrymple Sallis Architecture

Brett Duch Architect

Caldwell Associates

Spencer Maxwell Partington

Best Law Firm

Winner: Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz

Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon

Michles & Booth

Best Insurance Agency

Winner: McMahon & Hadder Insurance

Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance

Hiles-McLeod Insurance

McGraw Insurance

Best Attorney

Winner: Justin Witkin

Bryan Aylstock

Fred Levin

Robert Kerrigan

Best Chiropractor

Winner: Lindsey Jeudevine, Olde Seville Chiropractic

Baybridge Chiropractic

Gulfcoast Spinal Center

Newlin Chiropractic

Best Dentist

Winner: Dr. Stephen Zieman

Dr. Scott Booker

Dr. Edward Noland

Dr. Michael Shay Tilley

Best Local Interior Designer

Winner: Dee McDavid

Chance F. Jobe

Lacy Phillips

Tip McAlpin

Best Local Ad Agency

Winner: Clever Ogre

Appleyard Agency

Emagination Unlimited

idgroup

Best Art Gallery

Winner: Artel Gallery

Blue Morning Gallery

Pensacola Museum of Art

Quayside Art Gallery

Best Frame Shop

Winner: Framing By Design

Aiken Picture Frames

Framery and Gallery

Just Plain Putter

Best Tattoo Studio

Winner: Hula Moon Tattoo

Black Sparrow Tattoo Studio

Pensacola Tattoos

Skech1 Tattoo Studio

Best Piercing Studio

Winner: The Psychedelic Shack

Head 2 Toe Tattoo & Body Piercing

Hula Moon Tattoo

Kaoz Tattoo and Piercing Studio

Best Special Event Space

Winner: 5eleven Palafox

Heritage Hall, Seville Quarter

Paul’s On The Bay

Vinyl Music Hall

Best Bakery

Winner: J’s Pastry Shop

Milton Quality Bakery

Oh Snap! Cupcakes

Publix Super Market

Best Cake Shop

Winner: Betty Weber Cakes

J’s Pastry Shop

Oh Snap! Cupcakes

The Cake Shop

Best Caterer

Winner: Classic City Catering

Apple Market

Culinary Productions

Nancy’s Haute Affairs

Best Florist

Winner: Celebrations

Fiore

Blooms A Million

Flowerama

Best Photography

Winner: Cook Images Photography

Lindsey Friar Photography

Matthew Coughlin

Hara Cook, Documented Photography

Best Bowling Alley

Winner: Oops Alley

Cordova Lanes

Liberty Lanes

DeLuna Lanes

Best Movie Theatre

Winner: Gulf Breeze Cinema 4

Rave Motion Pictures

Breeze Cinema 8

Ridge Cinema 8

WEDDINGS

Best Place to Get Married

Winner: Palafox Wharf Waterfront

5eleven Palafox

Hilton Gulf Front Pensacola Beach

Old Christ Church

Best Reception Venue

Winner: 5eleven Palafox

Paul’s On The Bay

Pensacola Country Club

Seville Quarter

Best Bridal Store

Winner: Bridal Loft

Bridal Suite

David’s Bridal

Renee’s Bridal

Best Place to Rent a Tux

Winner: Gent’s Formal Wear

Men’s Wearhouse

Randall’s Formal Wear

Rein’s Formal Wear

Best Bridal Make-up Artist

Winner: Eliza George

Creagh Proctor, Skin Beauty Boutique

Tiffanie Park

Sheryl Schwartz

Best Wedding Hair Salon

Winner: Style Downtown

Fusion Spa Salon Aveda

Salon Allure

Shears Unlimited

Best Wedding Hair Stylist

Winner: Kelly Michelle

Brooke Miller, 10th Avenue Hair Designs

Heidi Taylor, Salon Allure

Rebecca Taylor, Eimaj Spa and Salon

Best Wedding Planner

Winner: Megan K. Events

Sara Gillianne Weddings and Events

Legacy Event Design

Samantha Jackson Weddings

Best Wedding Photography

Winner: Aislinn Kate Photography

Cook Images Photography

Jessi Field Photography

Patsy Brown Photography

Best Wedding Videography

Winner: Mike Wood Productions

Diva Productions

Momentus Films

Sublime Studios

Best Wedding Band

Winner: Mr. Big

The Astronauts

Clark and Company

Reunion Band

Best Wedding DJ

Winner: Anyday DJ

Boogie Inc.

Marty Stanovich

Roger Martinez

Best Wedding Caterer

Winner: Culinary Productions

Apple Market Catering

Classic City Catering

Nancy’s Haute Affairs

Best Wedding Cake

Winner: Betty Weber Cakes

Adonna’s Bakery

J’s Pastry Shop

The Cake Shop

Best Wedding Florist

Winner: Fiore

Blooms A Million

Celebrations

Southern Floral Traditions

Best Place to Buy a Wedding Gift

Winner: Artesana Imports

Distinctive Kitchens

Pizazz

Target

Best Place to Buy Wedding Invitations

Winner: Sassafras Stationery & Gifts

Nancy’s Haute Affairs

Artesana Imports

Invitations By Karina

Best Travel Agency

Winner: Elite Travel Agency

Around The Globe Travel

Gulf Breeze Travel Agency

Springdale Travel

Best Honeymoon Destination

Winner: New Orleans

Hawaii

The Bahamas

Destin

Restaurants

Best Restaurant–Downtown Pensacola

Winner: The Fish House

Dharma Blue

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant & Bar

Jackson’s Steakhouse

Best Restaurant–Cordova Area

Winner: O’Brien’s Bistro

Bonefish Grill

Shark Fin

The Tuscan Oven Pizzeria

Best Restaurant–North Pensacola/Nine Mile/UWF

Winner: Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse

Cock of the Walk

Hopjacks Nine Mile

Jasmine Fusion

Best Restaurant–West Pensacola/Perdido Key

Winner: Cactus Flower Cafe

Becky’s Eatery

Fisherman’s Corner

The Oar House

Best Restaurant–East Pensacola/Scenic Highway

Winner: New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria

Jerry’s Drive In

Scenic 90 Cafe

The Magnolia

Best Restaurant–Gulf Breeze

Winner: Aegean Breeze

Niki’s Restaurant

Shan Kishi

Mariachi’s Mexican Grill

Best Restaurant–Pensacola Beach

Winner: The Grand Marlin

Crabs We Got ‘Em

Hemmingway’s Island Grill

Peg Leg Pete’s

Best Restaurant–Pace/Milton

Winner: Blackwater Bistro

Chet’s Seafood

The Cutting Board

David’s Catfish House

Best New Restaurant–Escambia County

The Tin Cow

The Magnolia

Nick’s Boathouse

Polonza Bistro

Best New Restaurant–Santa Rosa County

Winner: Stinky’s Fish Camp

Mandarin Moon

Rotolo’s Pizzeria

Thai 54

Best Restaurant Overall

Winner: The Global Grill

The Fish House

The Grand Marlin

Jackson’s Steakhouse

Best Greek Cuisine

Winner: Founaris Bros.

Aegean Breeze

Jordan Valley Restaurant

Niki’s Restaurant

Best Mexican Cuisine

Winner: Cactus Flower Cafe

La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Nacho Daddies

Vallartas Mexican Grill

Best Italian Cuisine

Winner: Franco’s Italian Restaurant

Bonelli’s Cafe Italia

Petrella’s Italian Cafe

The Tuscan Oven Pizzeria

Best Chinese Cuisine

Winner: Shark Fin

Chow Tyme

Panda Express

Yum’s Chinese Restaurant

Best Japanese Cuisine

Winner: Horizen Restaurant

Ichiban Japanese Restaurant

Sake Café

Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse

Best Hibachi

Winner: Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse

Nobusei

Shan Kishi

Yamato Oriental Cuisine

Best Thai Cuisine

Winner: Bangkok Garden

Jasmine Fusion

Siam Thai

Thai 54

Best Cajun Cuisine

Winner: Cajun Specialty Meats

Fisherman’s Corner

H2O, Hilton on the Beach

Five Sisters Blues Café

Best Vegetarian/Vegan Cuisine

Winner: End of the Line Cafe

Ever’man Natural Foods

Sabor Tamales

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant & Bar

Best Seafood Cuisine

Winner: The Fish House

Chet’s Seafood

The Grand Marlin

Peg Leg Pete’s

Best Seafood Market

Winner: Joe Patti’s Seafood Market

Maria’s Fresh Seafood Market

L & T Seafood Market

Smokey J’s Seafood Market, Milton

Best Steakhouse

Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse

Angus Steak House

Coach-N-Four Steakhouse

McGuire’s Irish Pub

Best Original Menu

Winner: The Global Grill

Jackson’s Steakhouse

Lee House Dinners with Chef Blake Rushing

Polonza Bistro

Best Appetizers

Winner: Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille

The Global Grill

Jackson’s Steakhouse

Polanzo Bistro

Best Chef

Winner: Frank Taylor, The Global Grill

Blake Rushing, Lee House Bed & Breakfast

Irv Miller, Jackson’s Steakhouse

Thierry Reverse, Hilton Garden Inn

Best Up-and-Coming Chef

Winner: Kiley Bolster, The Magnolia

Tricia Horton, Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille

Alex McPhail, Iron at Marcus Pointe

Daniel Watts, The Wine Bar on Palafox

Best Looking Wait Staff

Winner: The Fish House

The Global Grill

Peg Leg Pete’s

The Leisure Club

Best Wait Staff

Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse

The Global Grill

Nick’s Boathouse

Polonza Bistro

Best Waiter

Winner: Jarrod McLendon, The Global Grill

Scottie Miller, Jackson’s Steakhouse

Sam Sumlin, The Global Grill

Johnny Wilding, Nick’s Boathouse

Best Waitress

Winner: Miranda Coley, Crabs We Got ‘Em

Libby Castellani, The Global Grill

Samantha (Flood) Ford, The Global Grill

Kaya Hard, The Grand Marlin

Best Coffee Shop

Winner: The Leisure Club

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Company

Maximilian Coffee

Polonza Bistro

Best Outdoor Dining

Winner: Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille

The Fish House/Atlas Oyster House

The Grand Marlin

The Oar House

Best View

Winner: Nick’s Boathouse

The Fish House

The Grand Marlin

Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille

Best Place to Splurge

Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse

The Global Grill

McGuire’s Irish Pub

The Melting Pot

Best Place to Blow Your Diet

Winner: Krispy Kreme Donuts

Five Sisters Blues Café

Jerry’s Drive-in

Oh Snap! Cupcakes

Best Place to Count Calories

Winner: End of the Line Cafe

Ever’man Natural Foods

Roly Poly

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant & Bar

Best Place to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Winner: Oh Snap! Cupcakes

32 Degrees Yogurt Bar

Dolce!

J’s Pastry Shop

Best Place to Feed The Whole Family

Winner: McGuire’s Irish Pub

Golden Corral

Jerry’s Drive In

Polonza Bistro

Best Romantic Dining

Winner: The Melting Pot

Dharma Blue

The Global Grill

Jackson’s Steakhouse

Best Place for a First Date

Winner: Dharma Blue

The Global Grill

The Grand Marlin

The Wine Bar on Palafox

Best Breakfast

Winner: Native Cafe

Another Broken Egg Cafe

Polonza Bistro

Scenic 90 Cafe

Best Brunch

Winner: H2O, Hilton on the Beach

The Fish House

Five Sister’s Blues Café

The Grand Marlin

Best Lunch Delivery

Winner: Sunshine Garden Cafe

Cottage Cafe

Nancy’s Haute Affairs

Portabello Market

Best Lunch Spot

Winner: New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria

Dharma Blue

Polonza Bistro

The Leisure Club

Best Place for a Business Lunch

Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse

The Fish House

Polonza Bistro

Portabello Market

Best Take Out

Winner: Nancy’s Haute Affairs

East Hill Market

Roly Poly

Tu-Do Vietnamese Restaurant

Best Fast Bite

Winner: Hub Stacey’s

Bagelheads

Jerry’s Drive In

Philly’s Cheesesteaks & Hoagies

Best Drive-Thru

Winner: Tops Choice Hamburgers

Bagelheads

Chick-fil-a

WhataBurger

Best Place for a Birthday Dinner

Winner: The Global Grill

The Fish House

Jackson’s Steakhouse

McGuire’s Irish Pub

Best Restaurant for Sports Fanatics

Winner: New York Nick’s

Buffalo Wild Wings

Miller’s Ale House

Sidelines Sports Bar and Restaurant

Best Late Night Eats

Winner: The Elbow Room

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Nacho Daddies

The Tin Cow

Best Most Missed Local Restaurant

Winner: Jerry’s Cajun Cafe

Hopkins Boarding House

Madison’s

Skopelo’s On The Bay

Best Restaurant You Haven’t Been To In Ages

Winner: Coach-N-Four

Flounder’s Chowder House

Jackson’s Steakhouse

McGuire’s Irish Pub

Best Place to Eat Like a Tourist

Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s

Flounder’s Chowder House

Landry’s Seafood

McGuire’s Irish Pub

FOOD

Best Bagel

Winner: Bagelheads

Bagels Del Sol

Panera Bread

Dunkin’ Donuts

Best BBQ

Winner: The Happy Pig Café

Arlene Williams BBQ

Shane’s Rib Shack

Sonny’s BBQ

Best Bread

Winner: Joe Patti’s Seafood Market

Bagelheads

Bread of Life Bake Shop

Panera Bread

Best Burrito

Winner: Cactus Flower Cafe

La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Nacho Daddies

Best Cheeseburger

Winner: The Tin Cow

Blue Dot Barbecue

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Jerry’s Drive In

Best Chicken Fingers

Winner: Sidelines Sports Bar and Restaurant

Guthrie’s

Seville Quarter

Zaxby’s

Best Specialty/Iced Coffee

Winner: Starbucks

Bagelheads

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Company

The Leisure Club

Best Cup of Coffee

Winner: The Leisure Club

Bad Ass Coffee

Bagelheads

Starbucks

Best Deli

Winner: Apple Market

City Grocery

New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria

Shoreline Food Store and International Deli

Best Desserts

Winner: Bread of Life Bake Shop

The Grand Marlin

Jackson’s Steakhouse

New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria

Best Doughnut

Winner: Krispy Kreme Donuts

Daylight Donuts

Dunkin’ Donuts

Milton Quality Bakery

Best Fish Sandwich

Winner: The Oar House—Forklift

Peg Leg Pete’s—Big Grouper

Jerry’s Drive In—Grouper

The Fish House—Fried Fish

Best French Fries

Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Jerry’s Drive In

Surf Burger

Best Fried Chicken

Winner: Five Sisters Blues Café

Becky’s Eatery

McGuire’s Irish Pub

Scenic 90 Cafe

Best Fried Foods

Winner: Five Sisters Blues Café

Jerry’s Drive In

The Oar House

Peg Leg Pete’s

Best Frozen Yogurt

Winner: 32 Degrees Yogurt Bar

Berry Yogurt

Sweet Frog

TCBY

Best Gumbo

Winner: The Fish House

The Grand Marlin

The Oar House

Peg Leg Pete’s

Best Ice Cream/Gelato

Winner: Dolce!

Baskin-Robbins

Marble Slab Creamery

TCBY

Best Original Menu Item

Winner: The Global Grill, Bacon-wrapped Lobster Tail

The Fish House, Grits a Ya Ya

The Magnolia, Pimiento Cheese Sandwich

The Tin Cow, Blue Balls Burger

Best Pizza

Winner: The Tuscan Oven Pizzeria

Georgio’s Pizza

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Ozone Pizza Pub

Best Pizza By The Slice

Winner: Papa’s Pizza

Georgio’s Pizza

Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub

Santino’s Pizza and Grinders

Best Place to Buy Produce

Winner: Bailey’s Farmers Market

Apple Market

Ever’man Natural Foods

Palafox Market

Best PoBoy

Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s

Becky’s Eatery

Cajun Specialty Meats

City Grocery

Best Salad

Winner: The Grand Marlin, Blue Cheese Wedge

The Fish House, MoMA Salad

The Global Grill, Heirloom Tomato Salad

Sunshine Garden Cafe, Farmer’s Market Salad

Best Salad Bar

Winner: Seville Quarter

Portabello Market

Rodizio Grill

Ruby Tuesday

Best Sandwich

Winner: Hub Stacey’s, Hub Club

City Grocery, Boss Hog

The Magnolia, Hummingbird

Polonza Bistro, Portobello Mushroom

Best Soul Food

Winner: Five Sisters Blues Café

Blue Dot Barbecue

H&O Cafe

Jerry’s Drive In

Best Soup

Winner: Cactus Flower Cafe, Tortilla

The Global Grill, Lobster Bisque

Jackson’s Steakhouse, Roasted Vidalia Onion

The Magnolia, White Bean Chicken Chili

Best Steak

Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse

Angus Steak House

The Global Grill

McGuire’s Irish Pub

Best Subs

Winner: City Grocery

Jersey Mike’s

New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria

Philly’s Cheesesteak & Hoagies

Best Sushi

Winner: Sake Café

Dharma Blue

Horizen Restaurant

Ichiban Japanese Restaurant

Best Taco

Winner: Cactus Flower Cafe

Nacho Daddies

Sabor Tamales

Taco Rock

Best Uniquely Pensacola Dish

Winner: The Fish House, Grits a Ya Ya

Dog House Deli, Bayou Grits

The Grand Marlin, Blue Angel Chips

Nancy’s Haute Affairs, Scamp Cervantes

Best Vegetarian/Vegan Dish

Winner: Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant & Bar, Sweet Thai Chili Bowl

End of the Line Cafe, Enchiladas

Dharma Blue, Vegetarian Paella

Jackson’s Steakhouse, Vegan Plate

Best Way to Get “Cheese-y”

Winner: The Wine Bar on Palafox, Cheese Plates

Cactus Flower Cafe, Queso

The Magnolia, Pimiento Cheese Sandwich

The Melting Pot-Cheese Fondue

Best Wings

Winner: Sidelines Sports Bar and Restaurant

Buffalo Wild Wings

Kooter Brown’s

New York Nick’s

BARS, DRINKS & NIGHTLIFE

Best Bar Overall

Winner: Emerald City

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Seville Quarter

World of Beer

Best Night Club

Winner: Seville Quarter

Emerald City

Capt’n Fun Beach Club

Vinyl Music Hall

Best Bar Downtown Pensacola

Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Play

Emerald City

World of Beer

Best Bar-Cordova Area

Winner: Coyotes Sports Bar

O’Riley’s Irish Pub

Shooter’s Sports Bar

Wisteria Tavern

Best Bar-North Pensacola/Nine Mile Road/UWF

Winner: Hopjacks Nine Mile

Chan’s Nightclub

LiVE

Mugs & Jugs

Best Bar-West Pensacola/Perdido Key

Winner: The Jellyfish

Flora-Bama Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar

The Oar House

Tippy’s Tavern

Best Bar-Gulf Breeze/Navarre

Winner: The Bridge Bar

Juana’s Pagodas

Third Base Pub & Eatery

Helen Back

Best Bar-Pensacola Beach

Winner: Sandshaker Lounge

Paradise Bar & Grill

The Islander

Paddy O’Leary’s

Best Bar-Milton/Pace

Winner: Ollie’s Neighborhood Grill

Hideaway Lounge & Package

The Oval Office Pub & Grub

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s

Best New Bar Escambia County

Winner: World of Beer

Hopjacks Filling Station

The Magnolia

Hopjacks Nine Mile Road

Best Place To Meet Friends After Work

Winner: The Otherside (at Emerald City)

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

The Wine Bar on Palafox

World of Beer

Best Happy Hour

Winner: The Fish House

The Otherside (at Emerald City)

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Play

Best Drink Specials

Winner: Emerald City

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Hub Stacey’s

Blend Lounge

Best Ladies Night

Winner: The Fish House

Hub Stacey’s

McGuire’s Irish Pub

Seville Quarter

Best Cover Charge Worth Paying

Winner: Emerald City

Bedlam/Top of the Town

Seville Quarter

Vinyl Music Hall

Best Place To Eavesdrop

Winner: Blend Lounge

5 1/2 Bar

The Fish House

The Wine Bar on Palafox

Best Bar To People Watch

Winner: Seville Quarter

Emerald City

The Fish House

Sandshaker Lounge

Best Bar To Drink Alone

Winner: 5 1/2 Bar

The Bridge Bar

The Elbow Room

Wisteria Tavern

Best Bar Where It Pays To Be A Regular

Winner: Emerald City

The Bridge Bar

Intermission

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Best Day Drinking

Winner: Bamboo Willie’s Beach Side Bar

The Dock

Paradise Bar & Grill

Sandshaker Lounge

Best Daiquiri

Winner: Bamboo Willie’s Beach Side Bar

The Dock

Flounder’s Chowder House

The Grand Marlin

Best Bushwacker

Winner: Sandshaker Lounge

Bamboo Willie’s Beach Side Bar

Capt’n Fun Beach Club

Flounder’s Chowder House

Best Martini

Winner: 5 1/2 Bar

Bonefish Grill

The Global Grill

Jackson’s Steakhouse

Best Margarita

Winner: The Oar House

Emerald City

5 1/2 Bar

Margaritaville Beach Hotel

Best Shot

Winner: Irish Car Bomb, Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub

Sweet Jesus, Emerald City

Dragon’s Breath, Play

Dirty Girl Scout, Sandshaker Lounge

Best Signature Drink

Winner: King Koopa, Play

Bushwhacker, Sandshaker Lounge

Diesel Fuel, Flounder’s Chowder House

Irish Wake, McGuire’s Irish Pub

Best Selection of Beer on Tap

Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Mellow Mushroom

Woodshed Grill & Brew Pub

World of Beer

Best Selection of Bottled Beer

Winner: World of Beer

Intermission

The Wine Bar on Palafox

Wisteria Tavern

Best Bartender

Winner: Christopher Peterson, Emerald City

Jon Muzzy, The Bridge Bar

Michele Klemm, Seville Quarter

Patrick Bolster, 5 1/2 Bar

Best Bar Personality

Winner: Buck Thomas, Seville Quarter

Lauren Mitchell, Emerald City

Seamas Hunt, Paddy O’Leary’s

Mike Ashby, Intermission

Best Heavy Pour

Winner: Emerald City

Azalea Lounge

Intermission

The Roundup

Best Bar For Getting Flat-Out Drunk

Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Emerald City

LiVE

Sir Richard’s

Best Place To Shake Your Stuff

Winner: Seville Quarter

Bamboo Willie’s Beach Side Bar

Emerald City

Vinyl Music Hall

Best Bar To Hook Up

Winner: Seville Quarter

Capt’n Fun Beach Club

Emerald City

Intermission

Best Dark Corner For PDA

Winner: The Elbow Room

5 1/2 Bar

Azalea Lounge

Emerald City

Best Place You Can’t Take Your Parents

Winner: Emerald City

The Roundup

Sammy’s Gentlemen’s Club

The Handlebar

Best Selection Of Wine By The Glass

Winner: The Wine Bar on Palafox

5 1/2 Bar

Jackson’s Steakhouse

The Magnolia

Best Selection Of Wine By The Bottle

Winner: The Wine Bar on Palafox

The Global Grill

Jackson’s Steakhouse

McGuire’s Irish Pub

Best Sports Bar

Winner: New York Nick’s

Miller’s Ale House

Sidelines Sports Bar and Restaurant

The Ticket Sports Bar

Best Sports Team Club Headquarters

Winner: Seville Quarter

Beef ‘O’Brady’s

Kooter Brown’s

New York Nick’s

Best Neighborhood Bar

Winner: The Magnolia

Azalea Lounge

Spanish Trail Pub & Eatery

Wisteria Tavern

Best Jazz Bar

Winner: Five Sisters Blues Café

RagTyme Grille

Seville Quarter

Best Hotel Bar

Winner: Crowne Plaza

Hilton Gulf Front Pensacola Beach

Margaritaville Beach Hotel

Paradise Bar & Grill

Best Bar With A View

Winner: The Bridge Bar

Jaco’s Bayfront Bar and Grille

The Fish House

The Grand Marlin

Best Bar Ambiance

Winner: 5 1/2 Bar

The Grand Marlin

The Otherside (at Emerald City)

The Wine Bar on Palafox

Best College Hangout

Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

The Fish House/The Deck Bar

O’Riley’s Irish Pub

Seville Quarter

Best Place For Bar Games

Winner: Play

The Elbow Room

Intermission

Seville Quarter

Best Bar For Poker

Winner: Paddy O’ Leary’s

Seville Quarter

Sandshaker Lounge

The Ticket Sports Bar

Best Bar For Bingo

Winner: Seville Quarter

The Otherside (at Emerald City)

Coyotes Sports Bar

Best Bar For Trivia

Winner: Mellow Mushroom

The Bridge Bar

Play

Sandshaker Lounge

Best Pet-Friendly Bar

Winner: Hub Stacey’s

The Cabaret

Play

The Oar House

Best Karaoke Night

Winner: Play

The Cabaret

The Roundup

Seville Quarter

Best Karaoke DJ

Winner: Krazy George

Jeremy Ward, The Cabaret

Shawn Rowe, A DJ Connection

KJ Wildo, Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Best Club DJ

Winner: Albert Lao

Dewight Barkley

Ramsey Coates

Bunnie Hopson

Best Bar For Live Music

Winner: Vinyl Music Hall

Paradise Bar & Grill

Seville Quarter

The Fish House/The Deck Bar

Best Jukebox

Winner: The Elbow Room

Azalea Lounge

Play

Wisteria Tavern

Best Bar Menu

Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

The Elbow Room

The Magnolia

Seville Quarter

Best Original Drink Menu

Winner: 5 1/2 Bar

Emerald City

The Grand Marlin

Jackson’s Steakhouse



MEDIA, MUSIC

Best TV Station

Winner: WEAR ABC 3

WALA Fox 10

WSRE

WFGX MyTV 35

Best TV Personality

Winner: Sue Straughn

Mollye Barrows Vigodsky

Lena DeFlores

Allen Strum

Best TV Anchor

Winner: Molly Barrows Vigodsky

Bob Solarski

Sue Straughn

Jared Willets

Best Radio Station

Winner: Cat Country 98.7

TK 101

WUWF

93 BLX

Best Talk/News Host

Winner: Don Parker

Jim Sanborn

Wendi Summers

Branden Rathert

Best Radio DJ

Winner: Brent Lane

Q-Tip (Glenn Johnson)

Mark “The Shark”

Scott Adams

Best Morning Show

Winner: Q-Tip and Blondie (WABB)

Cat Pak Morning Show (Cat Country)

Lex & Terry (TK101)

Marty White & Lindsey Marie (WXBM)

Best Reason To Pick Up An IN

Winner: Winners & Losers

Local Music Coverage

News Reporting

News of the Weird

Best News Story Of 2012

Winner: Blue Wahoos’ Success

A. A. Dixon Charter School Success

IN Coverage of Racial Issues

Maritime Park Completion

Best Local YouTube Star

Winner: Pixies Production Inc.

Blake Campbell

Nathan Monk

“Pensacola” by Manchester Orchestra

Best Local Person/Business To Follow On Twitter

Winner: Whitney Fike

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Pensaloca

Mayor Ashton (parody account)

Best Local Website

Winner: Pensacolawithkids.com

Gopensacola.com

NorthEscambia.com

Visitpensacola.com

Best Person To Friend On Facebook

Winner: Bradley B.J. “Beej” Davis

Brent Lane

Ashton Howard

Shelley Yates

Best Music Venue

Winner: Vinyl Music Hall

The Handlebar

Sandshaker Lounge

Seville Quarter

Best Local Band

Winner: Timberhawk

Paloma

Lektric Mullet

Pioneers! O Pioneers

Best Vocalist

Winner: Lucas Crutchfield

Giovanni Lugo

Kent Stanton

Jordan Richards

Best Concert or Live Show In 2011-12

Winner: DeLuna Fest

Hangout Music Fest

Blake Shelton at Pensacola Civic Center

Sleigh Bells and Diplo at Vinyl Music Hall

Best Regular Gig

Winner: Timberhawk, The Islander rooftop

Lucas Crutchfield, The Fish House Deck

Duelling Pianos, Seville Quarter

Mr. Lao (Albert Lao), Seville Quarter

KIDS

Best After School Activity

Winner: Pensacola Children’s Chorus

Ballet Pensacola

The Funplex of Gulf Breeze

Downtown YMCA

Best Birthday Party

Winner: Confetti Couture Events

The Funplex of Gulf Breeze Jump-N-Party

Sam’s Fun City

Best Daycare

Winner: Episcopal Day School

Blue Angel Early Learning Center Cokesbury Children’s Center

St. Ann Discovery School

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s Chick-fil-a Flounder’s Chowder House Red Robin

Best Kids’ Night

Winner: The Oar House

Chick-fil-a

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Sonny’s BBQ

Best Activity That Doesn’t Bore Mom and Dad

Winner: Pensacola MESS Hall

Catching a Blue Wahoos game

Naval Aviation Museum

Pensacola Museum of Art Free Tuesdays

Best Place to Buy Children’s Gifts/Toys

Winner: Pizzaz

Let’s Play

Fefe & Frogs

Target

Best Playground

Winner: Bayview Park

Perdido Kids Park

Benny Russell Park (Pace)

Shoreline Park (Gulf Breeze)

Best Sports/Rec Program

Winner: Southern Youth Sports Association

First Tee, Osceola Municipal Golf Course

SEASTARS Aquatics, Inc.

YMCA

COMMUNITY

Best Annual Event

Winner: DeLuna Fest

Pensacola Seafood Fest

Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival

Mardi Gras

Best Behind the Scenes Volunteer

Winner: Belle Bear

Bradley B.J. “Beej” Davis

Kristin Fairchild

Rishy Studer

Best Charity Event

Winner: Le Petits Enfants, Cordova Mall Ball

Culinary Productions, Gourmet Dinner Night

Panhandle Charitable Open

Pensacola Little Theatre, Cabaret

Best City Programs

Winner: Family Movie Nights

Curbside Recycling

Gallery Nights

Recreation Centers

Best Community Leader

Winner: Collier Merrill

Buzz Ritchie

Lewis Bear, Jr.

Quint Studer

Best Day Trip

Winner: Destin, Fla.

Mobile, Ala.

New Orleans

Seaside, Fla.

Best Food Event

Winner: Pensacola Seafood Festival

Pensacola Greek Festival

Pensacola Crawfish Festival

Taste of the Beach

Best Letdown

Winner: New City Logo

Escambia County School District

Loss of Evenings in Olde Seville

No Maritime Museum

Best Kept Local Secret

Winner: Wisteria Tavern

The Elbow Room

Fort Barrancas

The Magnolia

Best Local Artist

Winner: Ashton Howard

Margaret Biggs

Nina Fritz

Evan Levin

Best Local Boss

Winner: Quint Studer

Debbie Calder

Denis McKinnon, Jr.

Bill Wein

Best Local Politician

Winner: Ashton Hayward

Jeff Miller

David Morgan

David Stafford

Best Local Scandal

Winner: Team Santa Rosa Demise

Equestrian Center/Forest Gibbs

Sam Hall v. Nathan Monk

Public Defender’s Office

Best Local Sports Team

Winner: Blue Wahoos

Ice Flyers

UWF Baseball

UWF Soccer

Best Local Tourist Attraction

Winner: Pensacola Beach

Fort Pickens

Joe Patti’s Seafood

Naval Aviation Museum

Best Neighborhood

Winner: East Hill

Cordova Park

East Pensacola Heights

Scenic Heights

Best Neighborhood for Yard Sales

Winner: East Hill

Bayou Hills

Cordova Park

Stonebrook Village (Pace)

Best Nonprofit

Winner: ARC Gateway

Gulf Coast Kids’ House

Impact 100

Ronald McDonald House

Best Outdoor Market

Winner: Palafox Market

Bailey’s Farmers Market

Port City Farmers Market

T&W Flea Market

Best Parade

Winner: Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade

Downtown Christmas Parade

The Krewe Of Lafitte Illuminated Parade

Pensacola Beach Krewe of Wrecks Mardi Gras Parade

Best Person to Have on Your Side

Winner: Mike Papantonio

Fred Levin

Collier Merrill

David Morgan

Best Pet-Friendly Park

Winner: Bayview Dog Park and Beach

Shoreline Bark Park (Gulf Breeze)

Scott Complex Dog Park

Navarre Central Bark Dog Park

Best Place to Get Stuck in Traffic

Winner: Pensacola Bay Bridge

Bob Sikes Bridge

Davis Highway

Scenic Highway

Best Place to Mooch Free Wi-Fi

Winner: Panera Bread

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom

Starbucks

Whataburger

Best Place to Take Out-of-Town Guests

Winner: McGuire’s Irish Pub

Maritime Park

Naval Aviation Museum

Pensacola Beach

Best Place to Work

Winner: Pen Air Federal Credit Union

Coldwell Banker United

Navy Federal Credit Union

Sacred Heart Hospital

Best Public Park

Winner: Bayview Park

Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park

Seville Square

Blue Angel Recreation Park

Best Reasons to Watch Wahoos

Winner: View

Billy Hamilton

Fireworks

Thirsty Thursdays

Best Reasons to Watch Ice Flyers

Winner: Fights

Cold Beer

“Chuck The Puck”

Maverick

Best Rising Leader

Winner: Brian Hooper

Autumn Beck

Victor Cross

Andy Terhaar

Best Thing to Look Forward To

Winner: DeLuna Fest

Blue Angels Airshow

Main Street Plant Redevelopment

Downtown Revitalization

Best Up-and-Coming Neighborhood

Winner: Downtown Pensacola

Belmont-DeVilliers

Nature Trail subdivision

North Hill

Best Volunteer

Winner: John Peacock

Angela Baroco Eddy

Marianne Estess

Teri Levin

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