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BY THE EDITORS
Best Of 2006
Best of 417 Reader's Choice Awards 2006: Food & Drink Awards
| BEST FIVE RESTAURANTS 1. Bijan's Sea & Grille 2. Clary's Restaurant 3. Agrario 4. Haruno 5. Gallery Bistro BEST RESTAURANT IN BRANSON Candlestick Inn BEST THREE NEW RESTAURANTS 1. Ocean Zen 2. Fish 3. Flame BEST NEW RESTAURANT IN BRANSON Tony Z's BEST BAKERY Supreme Bakery Panera Bread (chain winner) Beth's Bake Shoppe Julie's Chewies BEST BAR Patton Alley Pub Bodega Bar Cartoons BEST BAR FOOD Patton Alley Pub Galloway Station Cartoons BEST BARBECUE Buckingham's Smokehouse & BBQ Rib Crib (chain winner) Crosstown BBQ Pappy's Place BEST BEER MENU Patton Alley Pub Fox & Hound (chain winner) Springfield Brewing Company MudLounge BEST BRUNCH Agrario Hemingway's Blue Water Cafe BEST BUSINESS LUNCH Nearly Famous Deli & Pasta House Fish Haruno BEST CASHEW CHICKEN Lucy's Mr. Yen's Hong Kong Inn BEST CHILI Casper's Steak n Shake (chain winner) Patton Alley Pub Fish Longhorn Grill BEST PLACE FOR COFFEE MudHouse Starbucks (chain winner) BEST DESSERTS Clary's Restaurant Village Inn (chain winner) Gallery Bistro MudLounge BEST FRIED CHICKEN Riverside Inn KFC (chain winner) BEST FROZEN DESSERTS Andy's Frozen Custard Emack & Bolio's Nutty Munkey BEST HAMBURGER W.F. Cody's Hardee's (chain winner) Galloway Station Ebbets Field BEST HAPPY HOUR Patton Alley Pub Fox & Hound (CHAIN WINNER) Flame Schultz & Dooley's BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT Gilardi's Ristorante Zio's (chain winner) Bruno's Avanzare BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT Nakato Japanese Steakhouse Haruno Hinode BEST MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT Touch Agrario Riad BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT Maria's Mexican Villa Cielito Lindo BEST OMELETTE Ziggie's Cafe Anton's Coffee Shop Agrario BEST OUTDOOR DINING Touch Galloway Station Pairings BEST PIES (TIE) Beth's Bake Shoppe Spring Creek Tea Room Village Inn (chain winner) Ziggie's Caf� BEST PIZZA Arris' Pizza Imo's pizza (chain winner) McSalty's Pizza South Avenue Pizza & The Bar Next Door BEST PLACE FOR VEGETARIANS Wellspring Cafe Jimmy John's (chain winner) Agrario Nearly Famous BEST ROMATIC DATE RESTAURANT Bijan's Sea & Grille Clary's Restaurant Flame BEST SALADS Agrario Panera Bread (chain winner) Garbo's Valentine's BEST SANDWICH Sub Shop Panera Bread (chain winner) Nearly Famous Deli & Pasta House Patton Alley Pub BEST SEAFOOD Fish Red Lobster (chain winner) Ocean Zen Bijan's Sea & Grille BEST SERVICE Bijan's Sea & Grille Clary's Restaurant Agrario BEST SINGLES HANGOUT Trolley's Cartoons Patton Alley Pub BEST SMOOTHIES MudHouse Smoothie King (chain winner) Club Nutrition & Fitness BEST SPORTS BAR Skybox Ebbets Field Cartoons BEST STEAKS Flame Clary's Restaurant Agrario BEST SUSHI Haruno Nakato Ocean Zen BEST TEA ROOM Beth's Bake Shoppe Galloway Village Tea Room Spring Creek Tea Room BEST THAI Thai House Tong's Thai Peppers BEST WAFFLES Bric's Belgian Waffle House IHOP (chain winner) Aunt Martha's Anton's BEST WINE LIST Bijan's Sea & Grille Flame Agrario BEST CATERER Bijan's Sea & Grille Clary's Restaurant Agrario Best of 417 Reader's Choice Awards 2006: Service AwardsBEST PLACE FOR A MASSAGE Grove Spa Esthetiques Spa Valencia BEST HAIR SALON Details Studio 417 ID Salon The Alley BEST GYM OR HEALTH CLUB Meyer Center (CoxHealth) Club Nutrition & Fitness Ozark Fitness BEST KENNEL Caroline's Pet Motel Happy Hollow Holiday Boarding BEST LIMOUSINE SERVICE J. Howard Fisk Limousines Joey Riley Limousine Majestic Limousines BEST PERSONAL TRAINER Kevin Walker Gary King Brandon Muzik BEST FLORIST Linda's Flowers A New Leaf Wickman's Gardens | BEST PET GROOMER Pampered Paws Petsmart (chain winner) BEST PLACE FOR A MANICURE Esthetiques Spa Valencia Clip Joint Details The Alley BEST SPA Spa Valencia Grove Spa Esthetiques Aundria Spa & Salons BEST VETERINARIAN Springfield Veterinarian Hospital Deerfield Veterinary Hospital Parkcrest Veterinary Hospital BEST TANNING SALON Body FX Hawaiian Sun Paradise Sun Best of 417 Reader's Choice Awards 2006: Shopping AwardsBEST ART GALLERY Randy Bacon Photography Keyes Gallery Walnut Street Gallery BEST ANTIQUES Country Road Collection Gatehouse Antiques South Pier Antiques BEST CHILDREN'S CLOTHING STORE Jelly Beans Kid's Court m-b-tweens BEST DOG BAKERY Three Dog Bakery The Gourmet Paw Barkery & Flea Market All About Cats & Dogs BEST FURNITURE STORE Wheeler's Furniture Tradewinds Quixote Habersham Interiors BEST GARDEN CENTER Wickman's Garden Lowe's (chain winner) Steinert's Carson's BEST GIFT STORE The Thicket Countryside Cottage Trenique BEST HOME DECOR STORE The Thicket Boomland Square Quixote Kirklands Pier 1 Imports BEST JEWELRY Justice Jewelers Helzberg (chain winner) Maxon's Diamond Merchants Taft Design Studio Silver Gypsy BEST RESALE SHOP The Review Shoppe The Plaid Door Plato's Closet BEST PLACE FOR SHOPPING Battlefield Mall Downtown Springfield Brentwood Center BEST TRENDY FASHION Boutique (Both Genders) Staxx 2 Doors Down Prima Donna BEST WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES Town & County Staxx Harem & Company BEST MEN'S FASHION Town & County 2 Doors Down Staxx BEST WOMEN'S FASHION Town & County Staxx Harem & Co. 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Bold = category winner
Plain = runners up
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