Results are in and our readers have selected this years Best of Southwest. The results are listed below!
Best Place to Live
1. Windermere
2. Dr. Phillips
3. Winter Garden
Best Golf Club/Course
1. Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge
2. MetroWest Golf Club
3. Orange Tree Golf Club
Best Family Restaurant
1. Gator’s Dockside
2. KeKe’s Breakfast Cafe
(tie)
3. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
3. Bravo Cucina Italiana
3. BurgerFi
Best Fine Dining Restaurant
1. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
2. Seasons 52
3. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Best Fast Food/Casual Restaurant
1. Chick–fil–A
2. Chipotle Mexican Grill
3. BurgerFi
Best Lunch Locale
1. Yellow Dog Eats
2. Dexter’s of Windermere
3. Panera Bread
Best Italian Restaurant
1. Bravo Cucina Italiana
2. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
3. Christini’s Ristorante Italiano
Best Mexican Restaurant
1. Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar
2. Agave Azul
3. Chuy’s
Best Sushi
1. Amura
2. Dragonfly Orlando
3. Seito Sushi
Best Pizza
1. Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza
2. Flippers Pizzeria
3. NYPD Pizza
Best Steak
1. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
2. Morton’s The Steakhouse
3. LongHorn Steakhouse of Winter Garden
Best Hamburger
1. BurgerFi
2. Five Guys Burgers and Fries
3. The Whiskey
Best Seafood
1. Bonefish Grill of Winter Garden
2. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
3. Big Fin Seafood Kitchen
Best Sports Bar
1. Miller’s Orlando Ale House
2. Gator’s Dockside
3. Craig Miller’s Field House
Best Wine Shop/Bar/Happy Hour
1. Tim’s Wine Market
2. Vines Wines & Spirits
3. Dexter’s of Windermere
Best Fitness Facility
1. Dr. P. Phillips YMCA
2. LA Fitness
3. Roper YMCA
Best Day Spa
1. Gentle Touch MediSpa & Wellness
2. Woodhouse Day Spa
3. The Ritz-Carlton Spa
Best Salon/Barber Shop
1. Nick’s Barber Shop
2. Hair Cuttery
3. Great Clips
Best Boutique
1. The Pink Châlet
2. Mimi’s Boutique & Intimates
3. Zou Zou, A Chic Boutique
Best Church
1. Holy Family Catholic Church
2. St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
3. First Baptist Orlando
Best Local Resort
1. Rosen Shingle Creek
2. Four Seasons Resort Orlando
3. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Best Wedding Location
1. Disney’s Wedding Pavilion
2. Bella Collina
3. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Best Venue for a Child’s Birthday
1. My Gym Children’s Fitness Center
2. Monkey Joe’s
3. Chuck E. Cheese’s
Best Private School
1. Holy Family Catholic School
2. The First Academy
2. Windermere Preparatory School
Best Auto Service
1. Pep Boys Auto Service & Tire
(tie)
2. Tire Kingdom
2. Universal Service Center
(tie)
3. Crawford Tire Service Inc.
3. Red’s Automotive Service
Best Contractor/Home Improvement
1. Lowe’s
2. DCH Custom Builder Inc.
3. The Home Depot
Best Real Estate Agent
1. Ron Ziolkowski of Re/Max Properties S.W.
2. Bobby Baldor of Re/Max Properties S.W.
3. David Bolton of Realty Executives Central Florida
Best Insurance Agent
1. Sun Insurance Services
2. State Farm Insurance
3. Brown & Brown Insurance
Best Attorney
1. William C. Voight II, Esq, of Voight Attorneys at Law
2. Dan Newlin of Dan Newlin & Partners
(tie)
3. Nathan A. McCoy, Esq., of Wilson McCoy, P.A.
3. Lisa R. Patten, Esq., of Patten & Associates Attorneys at Law
3. Lou Pendas, Esq., of The Pendas Law Firm
Best Veterinarian
1. Sand Lake Animal Clinic
2. Philip Callahan, DVM — MetroWest Veterinary Clinic
3. Doug Pearce, DVM — Animal Clinic of Windermere
Best Dentist
1. Rahim Bhanji, D.M.D., of Dental Care at Dr. Phillips
2. Jason Sotto, D.M.D., of Little Gators Pediatric Dentistry
3. Michael P. DiMauro, D.D.S.
Best Physician
1. Niral C. Patel, M.D., of Windermere Medical Center
2. David M. Duany, M.D., of All About Kids Pediatrics
(tie)
3. Gregory Gordon, M.D., of Pediatric Associates of Orlando
3. Ginny L. Guyton, M.D., of Windermere Pediatrics
3. Lara D. Hitchcock, M.D., of Hitchcock Health Institute
3. Kirti M. Kalidas, M.D, N.D., of The Center for
Natural & Integrative Medicine
3. Marla A. Robbins, M.D., of Personal Pediatric
Best Public Figure
1. Scott Boyd
2. Teresa Jacobs
3. Buddy Dyer
Most Needed Improvement
1. Better traffic control and congestion, especially around I-4 interchanges.
2. Road improvements.
3. More schools.