Readers Poll
Alex Fine
2010 Readers Poll: Goods and Services
Readers pick the best liquor store and more.
Published: September 22, 2010
Best Local Fashion Boutique
Winner: doubledutch Boutique, 3616 Falls Road, (410) 554-0055, doubledutchboutique.com
2nd: (tie) Cloud 9 and Cupcake
3rd: Fells Point Surf Co.
Best Local Children's Clothing Store
Winner: Corduroy Button, 1628 Thames St., (410) 276-5437
2nd: Pied Piper
3rd: (tie) SquidFire and Wee Chic
Best Local Clothing Designer
Winner: Natty Paint,
2nd: SquidFire
3rd: (tie) Red Prairie Press and Jill Andrews Gowns
Best Dry Cleaner
Winner: Sanitate Dry Cleaners, 3524 Chestnut Ave., (410) 467-9438
2nd: Metro Cleaners
3rd: Zips
Best Shoe Store
Winner: Ma Petite Shoe, 832 W. 36th St., (410) 235-3442, mapetiteshoe.com
2nd: Poppy and Stella
3rd: DSW
Best Eyewear Store
Winner: Paris West Optical, 521 N. Charles St., (410) 528-1877, pariswestoptical.com
2nd: Eye Candy Opticianry
3rd: For Eyes Optical
Best Thrift or Consignment Store
Winner: Fashion Attic, 1926 Fleet St., (410) 276-0817, thefashionattic.com
2nd: Vogue Revisited
3rd: Killer Trash
Best Place to Buy Gifts
Winner: Red Tree, 921 W. 36th St., (410) 366-3456, redtreebaltimore.com
2nd: Sideshow at the American Visionary Art Museum
3rd: Su Casa
Best Shopping District
Winner: Hampden
2nd: Fells Point
3rd: Harbor East
Best Local Furniture Store
Winner: Su Casa, 901 S. Bond St., (410) 522-7010, esucasa.com
2nd: Red Tree
3rd: David's in Hampden
Best Home Accessory Store
Winner: Red Tree
2nd: Su Casa
3rd: Ikea
Best Local Hardware Store
Winner: Falkenhan's Hardware, 3401 Chestnut Ave., (410) 235-7771
2nd: Belle Hardware
3rd: Lombard Hardware
Best "Adult" Store
Winner: Sugar, 927 W. 36th St., (410) 467-2632, sugartheshop.com
2nd: Chained Desires
3rd: Love Ones
Best Independent Bookstore
Winner: Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Road, (410) 662-4444, atomicbooks.com
2nd: Normal's Books and Records
3rd: Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse
Best Local Place to Buy Music
Winner: Sound Garden, 1616 Thames St., (410) 563-9011, cdjoint.com
2nd: True Vine
3rd: Record and Tape Traders
Best Liquor Store
Winner: Wine Source, 3601 Elm Ave., (410) 467-7777, the-wine-source.com
2nd: Beltway Fine Wine and Spirits
3rd: Wells Discount Liquors
Best Place to Buy Produce
Winner: Baltimore Farmers' Market
2nd: Waverly Farmers' Market
3rd: Whole Foods Market
Best CSA
Winner: One Straw Farm, 19718 Kirkwood Shop Road, White Hall, (410) 343-1828, onestrawfarm.com
2nd: Calvert's Gift Farm
3rd: Simmer Rock Farm
Best Bike Shop
Winner: Baltimore Bicycle Works, 1813 Falls Road, (410) 605-0705, baltimorebicycleworks.com
2nd: Joe's Bike Shop
3rd: (tie) Twenty20 Cycling and Velocipede Bike Project
Best Place to Buy a Car
Winner: Carmax, various locations
2nd: Anderson Automotive
3rd: (tie) Bill Kidds and Craigslist
Best Auto-Repair Shop
Winner: Comprehensive Car Care, 923 Cathedral St., (410) 539-1068, comprehensivecarcare.com
2nd: Tyre's Auto Repair
3rd: Brentwood Automotive
Best Realtor/Realty Company
Winner: Coldwell Banker, various locations
2nd: Long and Foster
3rd: ReMax
Best Handy Man
Winner: yourself
2nd: friends and family
3rd: (tie) Joey Bromfield, Larry Payne, and Roy Skeen
Best Contractor
Winner: (tie) Brett Chalfant and John Porter
2nd: (tie) Baltimore Green Construction and Bruce Philips
3rd: (tie) Simms Construction, Popeye's Remodeling, Wheatley Associates, David Winner, and Bradley Will
Best Plumber
WInner: Jensen Plumbing Service, 2801 N. Howard St., (410) 467-1813
2nd: Saffer Plumbing and Heating
3rd: Len the Plumber
Best Tattoo Parlor
Winner: Baltimore Tattoo Museum, 1534 Eastern Ave., (410) 522-5800, baltimoretattoomuseum.net
2nd: Saints and Sinners Ink
3rd: Read Street Tattoo Parlour
Best Place to Get a Haircut
Winner: Sprout, 925 W. 36th St., (410) 235-2269, sproutsalon.com
2nd: Beatnik Barbershop
3rd: Chop Shop
Best Place to Work out
Winner: outside
2nd: Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Family Center Y at Stadium Place
3rd: Merritt Athletic Clubs, Canton
Best Pet Supply
Winner: (tie) Dogma, 3600 Boston St. #20, (410) 276-3410; 1340-G Smith Ave., Suite B, (443) 708-4420; dogmaforpets.com; and Howl, 3531 Chestnut Ave., (410) 235-2469, howlbaltimore.com
2nd: PetSmart
3rd: Doggie Style
Best Animal Hospital/Veterinarian
Winner: Falls Road Animal Hospital, 6314 Falls Road, (410) 825-9100, fallsroad.com
2nd: Light Street Animal Hospital
3rd: Eastern Animal Hospital
Best Health Care Provider
Winner: Chase Brexton, 1001 Cathedral St., (410) 837-2050, chasebrexton.org
2nd: Johns Hopkins
3rd: Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Best Doctor
Winner: Dr. Susan Schrock, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, 1501 S. Clinton St., Suite 200, (410) 522-9940, hopkinsmedicine.org
2nd: Dr. Robert Connors, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
3rd: (tie) Dr. Janet O'Mahony, Mercy Medical Center, and Dr. Mari Blackburn
Best Dentist
Winner: K. Michael Murphy and Associates, 3900 N. Charles St., Suite 112, (410) 235-1233, smiledds.dentistryonline.com
2nd: Nicholas Garcia
3rd: Stephen Mastella
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