Voting for our 2017 City’s Choice Awards drew participants from New York to California, South Carolina to Colorado, Ohio, Florida, Texas and Wisconsin! We received nearly 23,000 votes and are happy to publish the list of your favorites in nearly 200 categories. Our thanks to all the voters and congratulations to the winners!
Food & Drink
Bagels Big Apple Bagels
Barbeque Beale Street Smokehouse BBQ
Beer Selection The Red Baron
Bloody Mary The Red Baron
Breakfast Leo’s Coney Island
Burgers The Torch Bar & Grill
Cheap Eats Soggy Bottom Bar
Chicken Wings Guido’s Premium Pizza – Grand Blanc
Chinese China House
Classic/Artisan Cocktail Churchill’s Food & Spirits
Coney Island Leo’s Coney Island
Cookies Crust-A Baking Company
Cupcakes Fun with Frosting
Deli Hoffman’s Deco Deli & Cafe
Dive Bar The Torch Bar & Grill
Doughnuts Donna’s Donuts
Family Restaurant Lucky’s Steak House
Fine Dining Cork on Saginaw
Fish 'n' Chips Whitey’s Restaurant
French Fries Soggy Bottom Bar
Gluten-free Menu 501 Bar and Grill
Greek Leo’s Coney Island
Happy Hour Bar Louie
Ice Cream Parlor Uncle Ray’s Dairyland
Independent Coffeehouse CafÉ Rhema
Indian Grill of India
Italian Italia Gardens
Japanese Sagano Japanese Bistro & Steakhouse
Late-night Dining The Red Baron
Locally-Made Beer Tenacity Brewing
Locally-Owned Bakery Crust-A Baking Company
Locally-Produced Food Brand Koegel Meats
Mexican Sagebrush Cantina
Middle Eastern La Marsa Mediterranean Cuisine
Nightcap Spot Churchill’s Food & Spirits
Outdoor Dining/Patio Brick Street of Grand Blanc
Pancakes IHOP
Pizza Guido’s Premium Pizza – Grand Blanc
Raw Juice or Smoothie Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Restaurant Ambience Cork on Saginaw
Restaurant Dessert The Laundry
Ribs Beale Street Smokehouse BBQ
Romantic Restaurant Cork on Saginaw
Sandwich Hoffman’s Deco Deli & Cafe
Seafood (non-chain) Whitey’s Restaurant
Service (attentive) The Red Baron
Soul Food Chip’s Shrimp & Fish Shack
Soup Panera Bread
Steak House (non-chain) Redwood Steakhouse & Brewery
Sunday Brunch Cork on Saginaw
Sushi Sagano Japanese Bistro & Steakhouse
Thai Bangkok Peppers-Fenton
Vegetarian Menu 501 Bar and Grill
Wine List Cork on Saginaw
Shopping
Antiques Collette’s Vintage & Antique Mall
Appliances Sears Hometown Store – Fenton
Athletic Wear Dunham’s Sports
Auto Dealership LaFontaine Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Beer Oliver T’s Market
Bike Shop Assenmacher Bicycle Company
Candy Sweet Variations
Children's Clothing Laurie’s & Timothy’s
Comic Books Comic Relief
Electronics Best Buy
Ethnic Food Flint Farmers’ Market
Farmers' Market Flint Farmers’ Market
Fish Donlan’s Fish & Seafoods
Furniture Art Van Furniture
Gifts Treasure Baskets
Gourmet Market Oliver T’s Market
Hardware Store Gill-Roy’s
Jewelry Medawar Jewelers
Meat Colony Meats
Men's Clothing – TIE Bridge Street Exchange & Craig Ryan Menswear
Nursery/Greenhouse Wojo’s Garden Splendors
Optical Flint Optical
Organic Produce The Local Grocer
Pet Supplies PetSmart
Produce Flint Farmers’ Market
Resale/Consignment Gotta Have It Consignments
Shoes DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse
Smoke Shop Paul’s Pipe Shop & Pipe Hospital
Specialty Cakes Tasty Layers Custom Cakes
Sporting Goods Dunham’s Sports
Stationery Underhill’s Hallmark Shop
Trendy Fashions Eclections
Used Books Totem Books
Vintage Collette’s Antiques & Vintage Mall
Wine d’Vine Wines
Women's Fashions Glik’s
Services
Architecture Firm Gazall Lewis & Associates
Auto Detailing LaFontaine Automotive
Bank/CreditUnion ELGA Credit Union
Barber Consolidated Barber Shop
Car Rental Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Caterer Bella Birches Cakery & Catering
Charity/Non-profit Whaley Children’s Center
Child Day Care Creative Learning Academy
Custom Framing Billmeier Camera Shop
Doggie Day Care/Kennel Four Paws Hotel & Day Resort
Dressmaker Chrysa Studio
Dry Cleaner Pro Clean
Florist Vogt’s
Fitness Center Fit Body Boot Camp
Hair Salon Pure Bliss Salon & Spa
Heating/Cooling Blessing Plumbing & Heating Co.
Hospital Hurley Medical Center
Makeup Artist Lindsey Stevenson – Pure Bliss Salon & Spa
Massage Therapist Lauren Birchmeier – Pure Bliss Salon & Spa
Pet Grooming Happy Tails
Plumbing Blessing Plumbing & Heating Co.
Realtor John Wentworth Group
Spa Pure Bliss Salon & Spa
Tailor/Alterations Alterations by Shar
Tanning Salon Tropi Tan Salons
Tattoo Shop Electric Chair Tattoo
Veterinarian Companion Animal Hospital
Yoga Studio Revolution Fitness
People
Bartender Johnny Saites – Churchill’s Food & Spirits
Businessman Ryan LaFontaine
Businesswoman Kelly LaFontaine
Chef Chef Jody Brunori – The Laundry
Chiropractor Dr. Khaled El-Ganainy, DC – Renaissance
Doctor Christopher Tykocki, DO
Educator Loresa Finton – Elsa Meyer Elementary
Event DJ Peter McFray – Club 93.7
Financial Advisor Fred Hensler – Sapphire Blue Investment Partners
Flint Ambassador Kathleen Gazall
Hairstylist Dan Buccilli – Pure Bliss Salon & Spa
Local Sports Figure Claressa Shields
Personal Trainer Tammy Covill & Paige Sieloff
Philanthropist Phil Hagerman
Volunteer Laura Jasso, Hurley
Leisure
All Sports Lake Lake Fenton
Annual Sporting Event CRIM Festival of Races
Art Film Venue Flint Institute of Arts
Bike Trail Flint River Trail
Bowling Alley Galaxy Lanes
Charity Event Tux & Tennies – Whaley Children’s Center
Comedy Club Holly Hotel
Community Theater Flint Youth Theater
Cultural Program Flint Institute of Music
Dance Studio Smooth Steps Dance & Gymnastics
Fine Arts Program Flint Institute of Arts
Live Music Venue Machine Shop
Museum Sloan Museum
Outdoor Event Back to the Bricks
Sports Bar Sharky’s Sports Bar
Media
Magazine My City Magazine
Newspaper Columnist Andrew Heller
Radio DJ Peter McFray – Club 93.7
Radio Program Pat & AJ in the Morning – WCRZ Cars 108
Radio Station WWCK 105.5FM
Talk-Radio Host Tom Sumner – 1470 WFNT
TV Meteorologist J.R. Kirtek – ABC 12 News
TV News Anchor David Custer – WNEM TV 5
TV News Station WJRT Channel 12
TV Sportscaster Ryan Slocum – ABC 12 News
Misc & Etc.
Downtown Building Capitol Theatre
Downtown Event Back to the Bricks
Flint City Park Mott Park
Genesee County Park For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum
Hotel Holiday Inn Gateway Center
Local Attraction Flint Farmers’ Market
Local Band Avalon Black
Local Cover Band Iron Snake
Senior Residence/Community Rosehaven Manor
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