1. Best Apartment

1st Place: Deerfield

2nd Place: Tallgrass

3rd Place: Village at Bluegrass

2. Best Attorney

1st Place: Barberi

2nd Place: Bloehm

3rd Place: O’Neil

3. Best Auto Body Shop

1st Place: Pete’s

2nd Place: Krapohl

3rd Place: Heritage

4. Best Bank

1st Place: National City

2nd Place: Independent

3rd Place: Isabella Bank

5. Best Bar

1st Place: O’Kelly’s

2nd Place: Pub

3rd Place: Bird

6. Best Barbershop

1st Place: Bob’s

2nd Place: Westside Barber

3rd Place: Bo Rics

7. Best Ice Cream Store

1st Place: Doozies

2nd Place: Coldstone

3rd Place: Dairy Queen

8. Best Bookstore

1st Place: SBX

2nd Place: Bookmark

3rd Place: CMU Bookstore

9. Best Free Event

1st Place: Wares Fair

2nd Place: Mainstage

3rd Place: CMU Sporting Events

10. Best Breakfast Place

1st Place: Lil’ Chef

2nd Place: Stans

3rd Place: Bob Evans

11. Best Place for a Tailgate

1st Place: CMU Parking Lots

2nd Place: Main Street

3rd Place: Bird

12. Best Car Dealer

1st Place: Krapohl’s

2nd Place: Graff

3rd Place: Heritage Chrysler

13.Best Cell Phone Provider

1st Place: Nextel

2nd Place: Alltell

3rd Place: Sprint

14.Chinese Restaurant

1st Place: Dragon Express

2nd Place: Hunan House

3rd Place: China 1

15.Best Church

1st Place: Sacred Heart

2nd Place: St. Mary’s

3rd Place: MPCC

16. Best Class

1st Place: HEV 213

2nd Place: HEV 355

3rd Place: Bowling

17. Best Coach

1st Place: Jay Smith

2nd Place: Brian Kelly

3rd Place: Jerry Reighard

18. Best Coffee Shop

1st Place: Kaya

2nd Place: University Cup

3rd Place: Java City

19. Best Convenience Store

1st Place: 7-11

2nd Place: The Store

3rd Place: C3

20. Best Deli

1st Place: Meijer

2nd Place: Max & Emily’s

3rd Place: Tumas

21. Best Delivery

1st Place: Jimmy John’s

2nd Place: Papa John’s

3rd Place: Pita Pit

22. Best Place to get something tattooed

1st Place: Intricate Decor

2nd Place: Heritage

3rd Place: Sinister Productions

23. Best Downtown Business

1st Place: Bird

2nd Place: Max & Emily’s

3rd Place: Chloe

24. Best Dollar Store

1st Place: Dollar Tree

2nd Place: Dollar Daze

3rd Place: Family Dollar

25. Best Dry Cleaners

1st Place: Miller’s

2nd Place: American

3rd Place: Sunshine

26. Best Excuse to skip class

1st Place: alcohol- related

2nd Place: sleep-related

3rd Place: weather-related

27. Best Fast Food Restaurant

1st Place: Taco Bell

2nd Place: Wendy’s

3rd Place: McDonald’s

28. Best Florist

1st Place: Elliott’s

2nd Place: Jim & Donna’s

3rd Place: 4 Seasons

29. Best Fraternity

1st Place: Lamba Chi Alpha

2nd Place: Phi Sigma Phi

3rd Place: Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon

30. Best Place to get something pierced

1st Place: Intricate decor

2nd Place: Claire’s

3rd Place: Heritage

31. Best Weekend Adventure

1st Place: tubing

2nd Place: canoeing

3rd Place: Windsor

32. Best Gift Shop

1st Place: Hallmark

2nd Place: SBX

3rd Place: Chloe

33. Best Golf Course

1st Place: Riverwood

2nd Place: Pohl Cat

3rd Place: Buck’s Run

34. Best Gym/Health Club

1st Place: SAC

2nd Place: Wellness Central

3rd Place: Holiday Inn

35. Best Grocery Store

1st Place: Kroger

2nd Place: Meijer

3rd Place: Ric’s

36. Best Hair Salon

1st Place: Side Door Salon

2nd Place: Waterworks

3rd Place: Fiesta, Sheer Magic

37. Best Hamburgers

1st Place: Freddie’s

2nd Place: BW 3

3rd Place: Wendy’s

38. Best Happy Hours

1st Place: Bird

2nd Place: O’Kelly’s

3rd Place: La Senorita

39. Best Place to take your parents

1st Place: Mountain Town

2nd Place: Bird

3rd Place: Embers

40. Best Place for your parents to take you

1st Place: Mountain Town

2nd Place: Embers

3rd Place: Casino

41. Best Music Store

1st Place: Sam Goodies

2nd Place: New Moon

3rd Place: Target

42. Best Place for Lunch

1st Place: Pita Pit

2nd Place: Bird

3rd Place: Subway

43. Best Meal Under $5

1st Place: Taco Bell

2nd Place: McDonald’s

3rd Place: Wendy’s

44. Best Men’s Clothing Store

1st Place: Gliks

2nd Place: Old Navy

3rd Place: Martin’s

45. Best Mexican Restaurant

1st Place: La Senorita

2nd Place: Los Palomino

3rd Place: Taco Boy

46. Best Nail Care/Salon

1st Place: LA Nails

2nd Place: Water Works

3rd Place: Gigi

47. Best Newspaper

1st Place: CM Life

2nd Place: Morning Sun

3rd Place: USA Today, Detroit
Free Press/News

48. Best Party Store

1st Place: The Store

2nd Place: Underground

3rd Place: 7-11, Big Mikes, Empty Keg

49. Best Pharmacy

1st Place: Walgreens

2nd Place: Rite Aid

3rd Place: Mission Pharmacy

50. Best CMU Athlete

1st Place: Kara Reighard

2nd Place: Jerry Seymour

3rd Place: Adam Kieft, Chris Kamen

51. Best Pizza Place

1st Place: Papa John’s

2nd Place: Pizza Hut

3rd Place: Pizza Planet

52. Best Local DJ

1st Place: Mike Scheutte

2nd Place: J Blizzard

3rd Place: CFX

53. Best Place to Meet People

1st Place: Bird

2nd Place: The bar

3rd Place: Pub, Wayside

54. Best Place to Study

1st Place: Library

2nd Place: Bird

3rd Place: Kaya

55. Best Place to take a Date

1st Place: Cinema

2nd Place: Mountain Town

3rd Place: Bird

56. Best Thrift Shop

1st Place: Goodwill

2nd Place: Bizarre Bazaar

3rd Place: Salvation Army

57. Best Professor

1st Place: Usha Chowdhar

2nd Place: Steve Scheer

3rd Place: Bert Nelson, Patrick Okankwo

58. Best Vintage/Antique Shop

1st Place: Bizarre Bizaar

2nd Place: St. Germain

3rd Place: Goodwill

59. Best CMU Actor

1st Place: Jeff Daniels

2nd Place: Eric Wisniews

3rd Place: Jason Pintar

60. Best Residence Hall

1st Place: Cobb

2nd Place: Carey

3rd Place: Kulhavi, Towers

61. Best Restaurant

1st Place: Bennigans

2nd Place: Mountain Town

3rd Place: Applebee’s

62. Best Salad Bar

1st Place: Ruby Tuesdays

2nd Place: Sweet Onion

3rd Place: Big Boy

63. Best Saturday Night

1st Place: Bird

2nd Place: Blackstone

3rd Place: Main Street

64. Best CMU Actress

1st Place: Rachel Kruppa

2nd Place: Sarah Ray

3rd Place: Kell Crump

65. Best Shoe Store

1st Place: Payless

2nd Place: J C Penneys

3rd Place: Shoe Horn

66. Best Restaurant Dessert Menu

1st Place: Bennigans

2nd Place: Applebees

3rd Place: Big Boy

67. Best Sorority

1st Place: Sigma Kappa

2nd Place: Delta Zeta

3rd Place: ZTA

68. Best Sporting Goods Store

1st Place: MC

2nd Place: Dunhams

3rd Place: Jays

69. Best Student Organization

1st Place: SAPA

2nd Place: SGA

3rd Place: Sigma Kappa

70. Best Sub Shop

1st Place: Subway

2nd Place: Jimmy John’s

3rd Place: Quiznos

71. Best Tanning Salon

1st Place: B Tan

2nd Place: Mirage

3rd Place: Sunsations

72. Best Thursday Night

1st Place: Pub

2nd Place: Boomers

3rd Place: Wayside

73. Best Place to Get Caught Speeding

1st Place: Mission

2nd Place: M-20

3rd Place: West Campus

74. Best Coolest Neighborhood

1st Place: Main St.

2nd Place: Downtown

3rd Place: Deerfield

75. Best Reason to go to CMU

1st Place: partying

2nd Place: people

3rd Place: education program

76. Best Video Store

1st Place: Family Video

2nd Place: Blockbuster

3rd Place: Videoland

77. Best Women’s Clothing Store

1st Place: Dots

2nd Place: Old Navy

3rd Place: Maurices

78. Best Kept Secret Bar

1st Place: Bird

2nd Place: Marty’s

3rd Place: Freddies

79. Best Place for Last Call

1st Place: Blackstone

2nd Place: Bird

3rd Place: O’Kellys

80. Best Place to go after bars close

1st Place: Lil’ Chef

2nd Place: home

3rd Place: Taco Bell

81. Best Kept Secret Restaurant

1st Place: Agnes

2nd Place: Dinner Bell

3rd Place: Los Palominos

82. Best Bakery

1st Place: Robaires

2nd Place: Morningstar

3rd Place: Meijer

83. Best Place to Propose

1st Place: Island Park

2nd Place: Bird

3rd Place: Warriner

84. Best Place to find a pick-up game

1st Place: SAC

2nd Place: Island Park

3rd Place: Bird

85. Best Festival

1st Place: Reggae

2nd Place: Summer Fest

3rd Place: Mardi Gras

86. Best Bar to people watch

1st Place: Wayside

2nd Place: Bird

3rd Place: Pub

87. Best Bar worth cover charge

1st Place: Pub

2nd Place: Boomers

3rd Place: Wayside

88. Best looking bar staff

1st Place: O’Kelly’s

2nd Place: Pub

3rd Place: Bird

89. Best looking bar clientele

1st Place: Pub

2nd Place: O’Kelly’s

3rd Place: Bird

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