2016 City’s Choice Awards Winners

♦ 24-hour Restaurant
Starlite Coney Island

♦ Bagels
Big Apple Bagels

♦ Barbecue
Beale St. Smokehouse BBQ

♦ Beer Selection
Table & Tap

♦ Bloody Mary
Brick Street Bar & Grill

♦ Breakfast
Leo’s Coney Island

♦ Burger
Torch Bar & Grill

♦ Cheap Eats TIE:
Soggy Bottom Bar
Starlite Coney Island

♦ Chicken Wings (chain)
Guido’s Premium Pizza – Grand Blanc

♦ Chinese
Empress of China

♦ Classic/Artisan Cocktail
Churchill’s Food & Spirits

♦ Coney Island
Leo’s Coney Island

♦ Cookies
Crust

♦ Cupcakes
Tasty Layers Custom Cakes

♦ Deli
Hoffman’s Deco Deli & Café

♦ Dive Bar
Torch Bar & Grill

♦ Doughnuts
Donna’s Donuts

♦ Family Restaurant
Leo’s Coney Island

♦ Fine Dining
Cork on Saginaw

♦ Fish ‘n’ Chips
Whitey’s Restaurant

♦ French Fries
Soggy Bottom Bar

♦ Gluten-free Menu
Flint Crepe Company

♦ Gourmet Market
Oliver T’s

♦ Greek
Leo’s Coney Island

♦ Happy Hour
Bar Louie

♦ Ice Cream Parlor
Uncle Ray’s

♦ Independent Coffeehouse
Café Rehma

♦ Indian
Grill of India

♦ Italian
Italia Gardens

♦ Japanese
Sagano Japanese Bistro

♦ Locally Made Beer
Tenacity Brewing

♦ Locally Owned Bakery
Crust

♦ Locally Produced Food Brand
Crust

♦ Mexican
Tia Helita’s

♦ Middle Eastern
Taboon

♦ Nightcap Spot
Torch Bar & Grill

♦ Outdoor Dining/Patio
Brick Street Bar & Grill

♦ Pancakes
Starlite Coney Island

♦ Pizza
Guido’s Premium Pizza – Grand Blanc

♦ Late-night Dining
Starlite Coney Island

♦ Raw Juice/Smoothie
Tropical Smoothie Café

♦ Restaurant Ambience
Cork on Saginaw

♦ Restaurant Dessert
Cork on Saginaw

♦ Ribs
Beale St. Smokehouse BBQ

♦ Romantic Restaurant
Cork on Saginaw

♦ Sandwich
Hoffman’s Deco Deli & Café

♦ Seafood (non-chain)
Whitey’s Restaurant

♦ Service (attentive)
Cork on Saginaw

♦ Soup
The Lunch Studio

♦ Steakhouse (non-chain)
Lucky’s Steakhouse

♦ Sunday Brunch
The Laundry

♦ Sushi
Sagano Japanese Bistro

♦ Thai
Bangkok Peppers

♦ Vegetarian Menu
Flint Crépe Company

♦ Wine List
Cork on Saginaw

♦ Antique Store
Collette’s Vintage & Antique Mall

♦ Appliances
Carl’s Appliance Sales & Service

♦ Athletic Wear
Dunham’s Sports

♦ Auto Dealership (single dealership)
Al Serra Auto Plaza

♦ Beer Store
Oliver T’s Market

♦ Bike Shop
Assenmacher’s Cycling Center

♦ Bridal Shop
David’s Bridal

♦ Candy Shop
Sweet Variations

♦ Children’s Clothes
Pipsqueak Boutique

♦ Comic Book Store
Comic Relief

♦ Electronics
Best Buy

♦ Ethnic Food Market
Kamil’s Mid-Eastern Foods

♦ Farmers’ Market
Flint Farmers’ Market

♦ Fish Market
Donlan’s Fish & Seafoods

♦ Furniture Store
Skaff Furniture

♦ Gift Shop
The Iron Grate

♦ Gourmet Market
Oliver T’s Market

♦ Hardware Store
Gil-Roy’s

♦ Jeweler
Medawar Jewelers

♦ Meat Market
Colony’s Quality Meats

♦ Nursery/Greenhouse
Wojo’s Garden Splendors

♦ Optical Store TIE:
Flint Optical
Grand Blanc Vision

♦ Organic Produce
The Local Grocer

♦ Pet Supplies
Pet Supplies Plus

♦ Produce
Flint Farmer’s Market

♦ Resale Shop
Gotta Have It Consignments

♦ Shoe Store
DSW

♦ Smoke Shop
Paul’s Pipe Shop

♦ Specialty Cake
Tasty Layers Custom Cakes

♦ Sporting Goods
Dunham’s Sports

♦ Trendy Fashion
Mainstream Boutique

♦ Used Books
Totem Books

♦ Vintage Store
Collette’s Vintage & Antique Mall

♦ Wine Store
Oliver T’s Market

♦ Women’s Clothing Store
Mainstream Boutique

♦ Local Newspaper Columnist
Andrew Heller

♦ Local TV Anchor
David Custer WNEM-TV5

♦ Local Magazine
My City Magazine

♦ Local Newspaper
Flint Journal

♦ Local Radio Personality
Pat & AJ – WCRZ-FM

♦ Local Radio Program
Mike & Stephanie in the Morning – WWCK-FM

♦ Local Radio Station
WCRZ-FM Cars 108

♦ Local Sportscaster
Ryan Slocum ABC12

♦ Local Talk-Radio Host
Michael J. Thorp – WWCK-AM

♦ Local TV Newscast
ABC12

♦ Local Meteorologist
J.R. Kirtek ABC12

♦ Best Downtown Building
Mott Foundation Building

♦ Hotel
Holiday Inn Gateway Center

♦ Flint City Park TIE:
Kearsley Park
Mott Park

♦ Local Attraction
Flint Farmers’ Market

♦ Genesee County Park
For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum

♦ Chain you wish we had here
Trader Joe’s

♦ Downtown Event
Back to the Bricks

♦ Tattoo Shop
Electric Chair Tattoo

♦ Charity/Non-profit
Whaley Children’s Center

♦ Architecture Firm
Gazall, Lewis & Associates

♦ Bank / Credit Union
Dort Federal Credit Union

♦ Barber Shop
Consolidated Barber Shop

♦ Car Rental
Enterprise

♦ Caterer
Bella Birches Cakery & Catering

♦ Child Day Care
Terry Matlock School of Performing Arts

♦ Doggie Daycare/Kennel
Paw Palace

♦ Dry Cleaner
Jan’s Professional Dry Cleaners

♦ Florist
Ketzler’s Florist

♦ Fitness Center
Revolution Fitness

♦ Hair Salon
Pure Bliss Salon & Spa

♦ Heating/Cooling
Blessing Company

♦ Hospital
Hurley Medical Center

♦ Makeup Artist
Lindsey Stevenson – Pure Bliss Salon & Spa

♦ Massage
Andrea Munsell – Pure Bliss Salon & Spa

♦ Realtor
John Wentworth

♦ Spa
Pure Bliss Salon & Spa

♦ Tanning Salon
Tropi Tan

♦ Veterinarian
Grand Blanc Veterinary Hospital

♦ Wedding Photographer
Mike Naddeo Weddings

♦ Yoga Studio
The Yoga Retreat & Boutique

♦ Bartender
Johnny Saites – Churchill’ Food & Spirits

♦ Chef
Jody Brunori, The Laundry

♦ Dentist
Bo Schumaker, DDS

♦ Detroit Tiger
Miguel Cabrera

♦ Detroit Red Wing
Pavel Datsyuk

♦ Detroit Piston
Andre Drummond

♦ Detroit Lion
Matthew Stafford

♦ Event DJ
Black Tie Productions

♦ Financial Advisor
Fred Hensler

♦ Fine Artist
Luminist

♦ Hairstylist
Dan Buccilli – Pure Bliss Salon & Spa

♦ Local Band (cover music)
Ironsnake

♦ Local Band (original music)
Cash O’Riley – Ownsome Outlaw

♦ Philanthropist
Phil Hagerman

♦ All Sports Lake
Lake Fenton

♦ Annual Sporting Event
HealthPlus Crim Festival of Races

♦ Art Film Venue
Flint Institute of Arts

♦ Bike Trail
Flint River Trail

♦ Bowling Alley
Galaxy Lanes

♦ Charity Event
Tux & Tennies for Whaley Children’s Center

♦ Comedy club
Holly Hotel

♦ Community Theater
Flint Youth Theater

♦ Dance Studio
Terry Matlock School of Performing Arts

♦ Fine Arts Program
Flint Institute of Arts

♦ Golf Course TIE:
Flint Golf Club
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club

♦ Live Music Venue
The Machine Shop

♦ Museum
Sloan*Longway

♦ Outdoor Event
Back to the Bricks

♦ Sports Bar
Sharky’s Sports Bar