BEST OF SOUTHWEST 2016

 

 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 Palmers Bay Hill Club & Lodge
2. MetroWest Golf Club
3. Orange Tree Golf Club


Best Family Restaurant

1. Gators Dockside
2. KeKe’s Breakfast Cafe
(tie)
3. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
3. Bravo Cucina Italiana
3. BurgerFi


Best Fine Dining Restaurant

1. Eddie Vs Prime Seafood
2. Seasons 52
3. Ruth’s Chris Steak House


Best Fast Food/Casual Restaurant

1. ChickfilA
2. Chipotle Mexican Grill
3. BurgerFi


Best Lunch Locale

1Yellow Dog Eats
2. Dexter’s of Windermere
3. Panera Bread


Best Italian Restaurant

1Bravo Cucina Italiana
2. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
3. Christini’s Ristorante Italiano


Best Mexican Restaurant

1Roccos Tacos and Tequila Bar
2. Agave Azul
3. Chuy’s


Best Sushi

1Amura
2. Dragonfly Orlando
3. Seito Sushi


Best Pizza

1Anthonys Coal Fired Pizza
2. Flippers Pizzeria
3. NYPD Pizza


Best Steak

1Ruths Chris Steak House
2. Morton’s The Steakhouse
3. LongHorn Steakhouse of Winter Garden


Best Hamburger

1BurgerFi
2. Five Guys Burgers and Fries
3. The Whiskey


Best Seafood

1Bonefish Grill of Winter Garden
2. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
3. Big Fin Seafood Kitchen


Best Sports Bar

1Millers Orlando Ale House
2. Gator’s Dockside
3. Craig Miller’s Field House


Best Wine Shop/Bar/Happy Hour

1Tims Wine Market
2. Vines Wines & Spirits
3. Dexter’s of Windermere


Best Fitness Facility

1DrPPhillips YMCA
2. LA Fitness
3. Roper YMCA


Best Day Spa

1Gentle Touch MediSpa & Wellness
2. Woodhouse Day Spa
3. The Ritz-Carlton Spa


Best Salon/Barber Shop

1Nicks Barber Shop
2. Hair Cuttery
3. Great Clips


Best Boutique

1The Pink Châlet
2. Mimi’s Boutique & Intimates
3. Zou Zou, A Chic Boutique


Best Church

1Holy Family Catholic Church
2. St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
3. First Baptist Orlando


Best Local Resort

1Rosen Shingle Creek
2. Four Seasons Resort Orlando
3. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa


Best Wedding Location

1Disneys Wedding Pavilion
2. Bella Collina
3. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa


Best Venue for a Child’s Birthday

1My Gym Childrens Fitness Center
2. Monkey Joe’s
3. Chuck E. Cheese’s


Best Private School

1Holy Family Catholic School
2. The First Academy
2. Windermere Preparatory School


Best Auto Service

1Pep 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

1Lowes
2. DCH Custom Builder Inc.
3. The Home Depot


Best Real Estate Agent

1Ron 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

1Sun Insurance Services
2. State Farm Insurance
3. Brown & Brown Insurance


Best Attorney

1William CVoight IIEsqof 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

1Sand Lake Animal Clinic
2. Philip Callahan, DVM — MetroWest Veterinary Clinic
3. Doug Pearce, DVM — Animal Clinic of Windermere


Best Dentist

1Rahim BhanjiD.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

1Niral CPatelM.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.