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Best Used Boots
Texas Junk Company
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Best Of Houston®
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Arts & Entertainment
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Best Manly Ballet
Ben Stevenson's Cleopatra
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Best Manly Ballet
Ben Stevenson's Cleopatra
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Best Band Stage Show
Middlefinger
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Best Band Stage Show
Middlefinger
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Best Pastime for Hands When Not Servicing $100,000 Automobiles
Playin' in a rock 'n' roll band
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Best Pastime for Hands When Not Servicing $100,000 Automobiles
Playin' in a rock 'n' roll band
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Best Open-Mike Night
Thursdays at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
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Best Open-Mike Night
Thursdays at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
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Best Open-Mike Poetry Reading
Mausoleum
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Best Open-Mike Poetry Reading
Mausoleum
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Best Band Name
Trailer Park Playboys
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Best Band Name
Trailer Park Playboys
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Best IMAX Theater
Edwards Marq*E IMAX Theatre
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Best IMAX Theater
Edwards Marq*E IMAX Theatre
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Best Radio Talk Show
The Matthew Momoh Show, KPFT/90.1 FM, (713)526-5738
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Best Radio Talk Show
The Matthew Momoh Show, KPFT/90.1 FM, (713)526-5738
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Best Theater Season
Alley Theatre
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Best Theater Season
Alley Theatre
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Best Designer
Devlin Browning, Infernal Bridegroom Productions
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Best Designer
Devlin Browning, Infernal Bridegroom Productions
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Best Choreographer
Trey McIntyre
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Best Choreographer
Trey McIntyre
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Best One-Man Show
Rob Nash
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Best One-Man Show
Rob Nash
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Best New Theater
Ashland Street Theatre Co.,
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Best New Theater
Ashland Street Theatre Co.,
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Best Poetry Magazine
tongue magazine
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Best Poetry Magazine
tongue magazine
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Best Radio Station
KTRU/91.7 FM
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Best Radio Station
KTRU/91.7 FM
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Best Local Cookbook
Supper Time, by Leon Hale, Winedale Publishing
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Best Local Cookbook
Supper Time, by Leon Hale, Winedale Publishing
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Best Band to Break Up/ Get Together
Clay Farmer Band/Clay Farmer
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Best Band to Break Up/ Get Together
Clay Farmer Band/Clay Farmer
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Best Live Music Venue
Sidecar Pub
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Best Live Music Venue
Sidecar Pub
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Best Circus
P.T. Barnum's Kaleidoscape
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Best Circus
P.T. Barnum's Kaleidoscape
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Best Swells of Houstonian Pride
Shannon Elizabeth
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Best Swells of Houstonian Pride
Shannon Elizabeth
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Best Local Television Show Causing a Commotion
Street Flava, KUHT Channel 8
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Best Local Television Show Causing a Commotion
Street Flava, KUHT Channel 8
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Best Director
Jason Nodler
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Best Director
Jason Nodler
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Best Sex Scene
Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby
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Best Sex Scene
Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby
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Best Gay Theater
Bienvenue Theatre
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Best Gay Theater
Bienvenue Theatre
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Best Rant
Ray Hill
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Best Rant
Ray Hill
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Best Angst-Ridden Show
This Is Our Youth
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Best Angst-Ridden Show
This Is Our Youth
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Best New Black Novelist
Troy L. Martin
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Best New Black Novelist
Troy L. Martin
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Best Dollar Movie Theater
Windchimes Cinema 8
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Best Dollar Movie Theater
Windchimes Cinema 8
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Best Honky-tonk
Blanco's
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Best Honky-tonk
Blanco's
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Best Blues Club
The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club
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Best Blues Club
The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club
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Best Karaoke
Spotlight Karaoke
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Best Karaoke
Spotlight Karaoke
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Best Comedy Club
Laff Stop
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Best Comedy Club
Laff Stop
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Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Cafe
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Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Cafe
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Best A Cappella Group
The Lager Rhythms
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Best A Cappella Group
The Lager Rhythms
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Best Actor
John Feltch
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Best Actor
John Feltch
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Best Production
Wit
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Best Production
Wit
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Best Adulterated Shakespeare
Gregory Boyd's The Comedy of Errors, Alley Theatre
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Best Adulterated Shakespeare
Gregory Boyd's The Comedy of Errors, Alley Theatre
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Best Camp
When Pigs Fly
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Best Camp
When Pigs Fly
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Best Christmas Show
David Mamet's Edmond, by Infernal Bridegroom Productions
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Best Christmas Show
David Mamet's Edmond, by Infernal Bridegroom Productions
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Best Out-of-Print Book by a Dead Local Columnist
Sig Byrd's Houston, Sigman Byrd, The Viking Press, 1955
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Best Out-of-Print Book by a Dead Local Columnist
Sig Byrd's Houston, Sigman Byrd, The Viking Press, 1955
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Best Nasty Puppets
Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre
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Best Nasty Puppets
Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre
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Best Band to Leave Houston
I-45
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Best Band to Leave Houston
I-45
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Best Unsigned Band
Los Skarnales
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Best Unsigned Band
Los Skarnales
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Best New Effort to Inject Culture into Houston
Brazos Projects
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Best New Effort to Inject Culture into Houston
Brazos Projects
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Best Movie Theater That Will Never Show Gladiator
Aurora Picture Show
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Best Movie Theater That Will Never Show Gladiator
Aurora Picture Show
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Best Impersonations on the Radio
Lance Zierlien, KILT/610 AM
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Best Impersonations on the Radio
Lance Zierlien, KILT/610 AM
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Best Radio Sidekick
Jay Mack, The Madd Hatta Show, KBXX/97.9 FM
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Best Radio Sidekick
Jay Mack, The Madd Hatta Show, KBXX/97.9 FM
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Best Actress
Natalie Maisel
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Best Actress
Natalie Maisel
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Best Place to Watch a Belly Dancer
Al Diwan
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Best Place to Watch a Belly Dancer
Al Diwan
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Best Show You Can Chew Over
The Great Caruso Dinner Theater
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Best Show You Can Chew Over
The Great Caruso Dinner Theater
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Best Theater the Size of a Postage Stamp
The Little Room Downstairs Theater
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Best Theater the Size of a Postage Stamp
The Little Room Downstairs Theater
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Best Dancing by the Side of the Road
Drive By Dancing 2000
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Best Dancing by the Side of the Road
Drive By Dancing 2000
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Best Out-of-Print Book by a Living Local Columnist
Houston: Land of the Big Rich, The Story of a Fabulous City, by George Fuermann
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Best Out-of-Print Book by a Living Local Columnist
Houston: Land of the Big Rich, The Story of a Fabulous City, by George Fuermann
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Best Local Song About Drivin'
"Supercop," by the Road Kings
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Best Local Song About Drivin'
"Supercop," by the Road Kings
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Best Guitarist Who Never Plays in Public
Cherie Craze
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Best Guitarist Who Never Plays in Public
Cherie Craze
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Best Club for Local Acts
Cezanne
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Best Club for Local Acts
Cezanne
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Best Reading Series
Margarett Root Brown Reading Series
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Best Reading Series
Margarett Root Brown Reading Series
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Food & Drink
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Best Restaurant in the Tunnels
Panini
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Best Restaurant for Lunch
Ouisie's Table
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Best Hunk o' Meat
Capital Grille
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Best Cajun Restaurant
Floyd's Cajun Kitchen
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Best Indian Restaurant
Bombay Brasserie
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Best Latin Grill
Elvia's Latin Grill and Bar
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Best Tex-Mex Restaurant
Felix Mexican Restaurant
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Best Drive-thru Breakfast
Kolache Factory
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Best Late-Night Spot
Mai's Restaurant
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Best Neighborhood Spot in the Village Area
The Raven Grill
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Best New Restaurant
Amazon Grill
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Best Un-Diner
Fox Diner, 905 Taft, (713)523-5369
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Best Chef's Table
Rainbow Lodge, 1 Birdsall, (713)861-8666
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Best Restaurant to Impress a Date
La Colombe d'Or
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Best Alfresco Dining
Backstreet Cafe
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Best Chinese Restaurant
Hunan's
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Best Italian Restaurant
Osteria d'Aldo
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Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Cedars Mediterranean Cafe
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Best Pizzeria
Star Pizza
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Best Thai Restaurant
Taste of Thai
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Best Drive-thru Eatery
Miyagi Bowl
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Best Deli
Kenny & Ziggy's
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Best Family Restaurant
Tokyohana
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Best Neighborhood Spot in West University
Edloe St. Cafe & Deli, 6119 Edloe, (713)666-4302
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Best Service
La Griglia
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Best Value
La Vista
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Best Comfort Food
59 Diner
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Best Kids' Meal Toys
Mission Burritos
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Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Madras Pavilion
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Best Cuban Restaurant
Cafe Piquet
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Best Japanese Restaurant
Kaneyama Japanese Restaurant
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Best Place to Indulge Anglophilia
The Black Labrador
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Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Nga's
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Best Sit-Down Breakfast
Goode Co. Texas Burgers & Taqueria
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Best Neighborhood Spot in Bellaire
Auntie Pasto's
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Best Neighborhood Spot Outside the Loop
Barcelona
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Best Atmosphere
The Mercantile
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Best Cheap Lunch
Cahill's on Durham
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Best Place to Eat When You Can't Decide What You Want
Super Steak & More
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Best Restaurant Playground
Joe's Crab Shack
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Best Barbecue Joint
Pizzitola's
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Best Greek Restaurant
Mykonos Island Restaurant
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Best Korean Restaurant
Seoul Garden
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Best Taqueria
Gorditas Aguascalientes
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Best Restaurant
Mark's American Cuisine
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Best Hole-in-the-Wall Burger Joint
Someburger Hamburger Stands
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Best Neighborhood Spot in Montrose
Baba Yega
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Best Diner
Avalon Diner II
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Best Cafeteria
Cleburne Cafeteria
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Best Orange Juice
El Charro Taqueria No. 1
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Best Salsa
La Bamba Meat Market
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Best Beer Selection
The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
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Best Bloody Mary
Four Seasons Hotel
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Best Chicken Salad Sandwich
Brasil, 2604 Dunlavy, (713)528-1993
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Best Steamed Dumplings
Lai Lai Dumpling House
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Best Drive-thru Java
Starbucks
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Best Non-Cold Boiled Shrimp
Blue Agave
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Best Enchilada
Irma's Southwest Grill
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Best Soup
El Rey Taqueria
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Best Licuado
Banana flavor, Nuo Leon
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Best Muffuletta
Murphy's Deli
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Best Mussels
Cafe Montrose
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Best Oysters
Fung's Kitchen
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Best Sandwich
Urban Foods
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Best Appetizer
Nachos cubanos, El Meson Restaurant
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Best Bread
Whole Foods Market
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Best Tamales
Berryhill Baja Grill
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Best Drive-thru Food
Chicken tortas, Taqueria Fiesta Guadalajara,
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Best Crabs
Kim Son, 2001 Jefferson, (713)222-2461
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Best French Fries
Cafe Annie
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Best Burger
Market Square Bar & Grill
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Best Mariscos
Pico's Mexican Restaurant
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Best Nachos
Italian nachos, Ciro's Italian Grill
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Best Pasta
Josephine's Ristorante
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Best Shish Kebab
Cafe East
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Best Beignets
Crescent City Beignets
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Best Catfish
Goode Co. Seafood
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Best Steak Dinner for Two for 20 Bucks
PJ's Sports Bar
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Best Club Sandwich
Express Deli
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Best Curried Goat
Sheshahnen
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Best Fried Chicken
Frenchy's Chicken
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Best Iced Tea
Kaldi Cafe
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Best Martini
The Twister, The Remington Grill
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Best New York Deli Sandwich
Kahn's Deli
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Best Poor Boy
La Tapatia Taqueria Mexican Cafe
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Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
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Best Bar Food
Pizza at Kenneally's
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Best Chicken-Fried Steak
Treebeards
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Best Margarita
Cafe Adobe
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Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
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Best Cold Boiled Shrimp
Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bars
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Best Dim Sum
Ocean Palace
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Best Fried Rice
Chinese Cafe
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Best Garlic Beef
The Golden Room
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Best Lemonade
Barnaby's Cafe
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Best Mashed Potatoes
Vallone's Steaks, Fish & Chops
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Shopping & Services
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Best (Pile of) Junk
300 block of West 19th Street
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Best Plants
Suzan Prejean, The Plant Lady
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Best Dentist's Office Inside the Loop
Outreach Dentistry
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Best Used Car Lot
Lawrence Marshall Antique Cars
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Best Place to Get a Car TV Installed
All-Star Audio Video
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Best Bartender
Patti D'Amato
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Best Yoga Studio
The Yoga Institute & Bookshop
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Best Hairdresser
Kevin Roberts, On the Cover
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Best Place to Pick Up a Slightly Worn Copy of the Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom
Detering Book Gallery Inc.
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Best Place to Buy Middle Eastern Groceries
Phoenicia Specialty Foods
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Best Place to Buy a Live Chicken
Tai Hung Farm Poultry
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Best Place to Buy Art Supplies
Art Supply
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Best Place to Buy Doughnuts
Shipway Donuts
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Best Person to Consult About Renting Movie Videos
George St. Clair, Cactus Music & Video
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Best Place to Buy an Action Figure
Jams Collectibles
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Best Car Wash
Carriage Car Care
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Best Garish Ties
Tie Rack
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Best Retro Goods
Flashback Fun-tiques
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Best Retro Furniture
Metro Modern
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Best Thrift Store
Salvation Army
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Best Salad
Carraba�s
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Best Professional Wench
Lucenden "Loosey" Crotch
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Best Banjo Teacher
Anton Ullrich
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Best Place for a Free Massage
The Sharper Image
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Best Music Store
Soundwaves
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Best Former Soviet Union Grocery and Deli
Russian General Store
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Best Place to Buy Used CDs
Wherehouse Music
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Best Cake Shop
Goodness Cake House
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Best Place to Get Impressive Art Cheap
Glassell School of Art Fund-raiser and Auction
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Best Veterinarian
Southside Place Animal Hospital
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Best Science Teacher
Jamie Scott
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Best Place to Buy a Gun
Top Gun of Texas
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Best Toy Store
Toys for All Inc.
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Best Local Designer
Vanessa Riley
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Best Appraiser
Paul F. Wishnow, ASA
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Best Local Invention
FrogPad
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Best Tow Truck Driver
Jerry Turner
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Best Liquor Store
Spec's
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Best Body Piercing
Taurian Piercing and Metals
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Best Bookstore
Brazos Bookstore
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Best Asian Grocery
Hong Kong Market No. 4
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Best Newsstand
SuperStand
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Best Ballpark Vendor
Arnie the Peanut Dude
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Best Museum Gift Shop
Houston Museum of Natural Science
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Best Mobile Barbecue Pit
The Gator Pit
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Best Florist
In Bloom
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Best Drive-thru Bank
Bank of America
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Best Used Clothing
Buffalo Exchange
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Best Live Window-Dressing
North Beach Leather
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Best Junkyard
Pick-n-Pull
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Best Developer
Pierce Scarpulla Development Group
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Best Pool Guy
Bill Jordan
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Best Bike Shop
Shirar's Bicycle Store
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Best Microbrewery
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
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Best Place to Get Flavored Condoms Free
AIDS Foundation Houston
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Best Bookstore for Poetry
Bookstop
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Best Tofu/Soy Products
Thanh Son-Hien Khanh
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Best Place to Buy CDs by Local Musicians
www.420radio.com
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Best Mexican Bakery
La Victoria
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Best Place to Learn "The Whip"
SSQQ Dance Studio
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Best Store in the Galleria
Discovery Channel store
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Best Oil Change
K&R Tire
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Best Gourmet Doggy Biscuits
Three Dog Bakery
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Best Auto Parts Store
SGP Racing
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Best Used Boots
Texas Junk Company
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Sports & Recreation
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Best Bowling Alley
Diamond Lanes
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Best Bowling Alley
Diamond Lanes
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Best Tube Trip
Howell's Tire Supply
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Best Tube Trip
Howell's Tire Supply
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Best Place to Mountain Bike
The Ant Hills
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Best Place to Mountain Bike
The Ant Hills
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Best Bobsledder
Meg Henderson
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Best Bobsledder
Meg Henderson
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Best Houston Comet
Sheryl Swoopes
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Best Houston Comet
Sheryl Swoopes
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Best Sports Columnist
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
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Best Sports Columnist
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
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Best Adventure Race Series
Texas State Championship Sprint Adventure Races
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Best Adventure Race Series
Texas State Championship Sprint Adventure Races
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Best Golf Hole
No. 4, Stables Course, Old Orchard Golf Club
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Best Golf Hole
No. 4, Stables Course, Old Orchard Golf Club
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Best Place to Play Table Tennis
Houston Table Tennis Center
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Best Place to Play Table Tennis
Houston Table Tennis Center
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Best Pool Hall
Waugh Drive Pool Hall
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Best Pool Hall
Waugh Drive Pool Hall
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Best Water Park
Adventure Bay
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Best Water Park
Adventure Bay
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Best Place to In-line Skate
River Oaks
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Best Place to In-line Skate
River Oaks
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Best Place to Get Away from Cars
Cypresswood Stables
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Best Place to Get Away from Cars
Cypresswood Stables
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Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
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Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
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Best Roller Rink
Dairy Ashford Roller Rink, 1820 South Dairy Ashford, (281)493-5651
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Best Roller Rink
Dairy Ashford Roller Rink, 1820 South Dairy Ashford, (281)493-5651
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Best Houston Rocket
Cuttino Mobley
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Best Houston Rocket
Cuttino Mobley
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Best Houston Astro
Lance Berkman
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Best Houston Astro
Lance Berkman
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Best Sports Bar
SRO Sports Bar & Cafe
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Best Sports Bar
SRO Sports Bar & Cafe
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Best Ass-Whipping
Browning Boxing, Radisson Suite Hotel Astrodome
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Best Ass-Whipping
Browning Boxing, Radisson Suite Hotel Astrodome
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Best Bicycle Day Trip
Houston to Fulshear
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Best Bicycle Day Trip
Houston to Fulshear
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Best Place to Play Racquetball
Memorial Athletic Club
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Best Place to Play Racquetball
Memorial Athletic Club
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Best Bird-Watching
Barker Reservoir, Highway 6 at Briar Forest
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Best Bird-Watching
Barker Reservoir, Highway 6 at Briar Forest
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Best Video Game
KNOWMAD, at the Art Car Museum
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Best Video Game
KNOWMAD, at the Art Car Museum
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Best Friends
Kay Poe and Esther Kim
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Best Friends
Kay Poe and Esther Kim
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Best Area Team
Brazoswood Girls' Softball Team
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Best Area Team
Brazoswood Girls' Softball Team
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Best Thing About Enron Field
Lots of Foul-Ball and Home-Run Souvenirs
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Best Thing About Enron Field
Lots of Foul-Ball and Home-Run Souvenirs
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Best Name for Houston's New Football Team
The Developers
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Best Name for Houston's New Football Team
The Developers
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Best Place to See a College Football Game
Robertson Stadium, University of Houston
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Best Place to See a College Football Game
Robertson Stadium, University of Houston
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Best Participatory Sporting Event
Houston Marathon, www.compaqhoustonmarathon.com
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Best Participatory Sporting Event
Houston Marathon, www.compaqhoustonmarathon.com
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Best Mall-Walking
Memorial City Mall
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Best Mall-Walking
Memorial City Mall
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Best Frisbee Players
The intramural, lacrosse and rugby fields at Rice University
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Best Frisbee Players
The intramural, lacrosse and rugby fields at Rice University
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Best Apartment Complex Tennis Center
Westchase Ranch Resort Apartments
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Best Apartment Complex Tennis Center
Westchase Ranch Resort Apartments
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Best Place to Canoe
Armand Bayou Nature Center
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Best Place to Canoe
Armand Bayou Nature Center
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Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
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Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
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Best Gymnast
Sean Townsend
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Best Gymnast
Sean Townsend
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Best Franchise Owner
Mark Rice, Houston Marshals
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Best Franchise Owner
Mark Rice, Houston Marshals
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Best Baseball Announcer
Jim DeShaies, Astros radio and TV
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Best Baseball Announcer
Jim DeShaies, Astros radio and TV
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Best Place to See a Polo Game
Houston Polo Club
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Best Place to See a Polo Game
Houston Polo Club
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Best Driving Range
Memorial Golf Course
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Best Driving Range
Memorial Golf Course
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Best Place to Work Out and Not Be Intimidated
The Memorial-Hermann HBU Wellness Center
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Best Place to Work Out and Not Be Intimidated
The Memorial-Hermann HBU Wellness Center
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Best Place for a Pickup Soccer Game
Bear Creek Park
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Best Place for a Pickup Soccer Game
Bear Creek Park
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People & Places
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Best Bar Manager
Betty Campbell, Little Woodrow's
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Best 15 Minutes of Fame
A.J. McClure, Kaufman County
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Best Car-Commercial Jingle
Mossy Nissan
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Best Bar Bathroom
Prague
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Best Motorcycle Parking Lot
Wortham Theater Center
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Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars
Truck Enforcement Unit, Houston Police Department
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Best Place for a First Date
Mi Luna
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Best Random Act of Kindness
J. Mark Davis
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Best Public Make-out Place
The underground parking lot at Compaq Center
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Best Reason Not to Take Public Transportation
Smog ranking
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Best Democrat
Billie McClain Carr, the long-serving Democratic National Committeewoman from Houston
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Best Local Girl Made Good
Courtney Lanier
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Best Billboard
Tony's signage on the Southwest Freeway at Kirby
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Best Patio
The Terrace on Main, Warwick Hotel
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Best Community Newspaper
El Día
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Best Restoration Project
Rothko Chapel
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Best Place to Beat Road Rage
Cullen Center park
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Best Rest Stop
Interstate 10, one mile west of FM 1489 in Brookshire
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Best Birthday Present
Gulf Coast's salute to the University of Houston Creative Writing Program
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Best Do-It-Yourself Nature Park
The woods on 11th Street in Timbergrove Manor
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Best Gay Role Model
Gene Mikulenka
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Best Downtown Bar That's Still There
Brewery Tap
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Best Bridge
Dunlavy Street bridge over U.S. 59
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Best Judges
14th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Paul Murphy and Justice John Anderson
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Best New Downtown Club
Mercury Room
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Best Bureaucrat
City Parks Director Oliver Spellman
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Best Country Club
Harrisburg Country Club
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Best Local Terrorist
Lloyd Kelley
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Best Road to Drive When You Happen to Have Your Martini Shaker Handy and Are Thirsty
Westheimer
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Best Bar Decor
Dean's Credit Clothing
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Best Mystery
Why Lee Brown hired Jerry King as public works director
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Best Nonprofit
Avenue Community Development Corporation
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Best Place for a Last Date
Valentino's
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Best Event That No One Thought Would Ever Happen
Opening of the Historic Oaks of Allen Parkway
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Best Speed Trap
Memorial Drive/Woodway, from Loop 610 through Memorial Park to Crestwood
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Best Car for Houston Roads
High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (Humvee/Hummer)
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Best Local Boy Gone Bad
District G City Councilman Bert Keller
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Best Use for the Astrodome
Mock naval battles
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Best Dot-com Ad Campaign
www.GroceryWorks.com
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Best Zoo Animal
Orangutan, Houston Zoo, Hermann Park, (713)523-5888
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Best Archival Project No One Has Heard About
Crazy Cajun Records catalog
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Best Hidden Neighborhood
Forest Hill
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Best Explanation of a Traffic Accident
"...and then we were flying"
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Best Name for a Dry Cleaners
$1.39? Dry Clean
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Best Neighborhood Sculpture Garden
Blossom Street Gallery & Sculpture Garden
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Best Time and Place to See Low-Riders
Richmond Strip, late Saturday night
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Best Bus Stop
Outside Sears
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Best Administrative Judge
Chief Justice Michael Schneider, First Court of Appeals
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Best Y2K Story
Butch Forest
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Best Contribution to Downtown Redevelopment
Randall Davis Company
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Best Ferry
Lynchburg
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Best Happy Hour
JR.'s Bar & Grill
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Best Mile of Houston
The 1000 block of Memorial Drive to 900 Texas Avenue
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Best Place to Park Your Car and Walk Two Feet for an Ice-Cold Shiner
West Alabama Ice House
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Best Revolution
Seabrook's recall election
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Best Bar with a Ghost Story
The Ale House
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Best Citizens
Mark and Louise Zwick
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Best Place to Meet Single Men
Kay's Lounge
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Best Lawyer
Richard Burr
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Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
Cleveland Turner's house, 3311 Sampson Street
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Best Politician
Paul Bettencourt, Harris County tax-assessor collector
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Best Local Girls Gone Bad
Krystal Maddox, Lisa Warzeka, Katie Dunn and Michelle Morneau
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Best Landlord
Brian Copeland
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Best Local TV News Anchor
Lisa Foronda, KHOU-TV Channel 11
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Best Reason to Join the Houston Zoo
Zoobilee
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Best Amnesia
Phillip Lopate
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Best Street Festival
The Southwestern Bell African-American Arts Festival
-
Best View
Chase Tower
-
Best Name for a Nail Salon
Nail a La Mode
-
Best Insider's Shortcut
The 2000 and 3000 blocks of Brazos
-
Best Time and Place to See Street Racers
Westheimer
-
Best Flack/ Public Information Officer
Children's Protective Services of Harris County's Judy Hay
-
Best Postcollegiate Fraternity Experience
Bronx Bar
-
Best White House Intern
Kristen Jones
-
Best Freeway to Get Lost On
Loop 610
-
Best Jukebox
Warren's Inn
-
Best Bike Path
Brays Bayou along North and South Braeswood
-
Best Whistle-Blower
Charles Max Jennings
-
Best Place to Get a Traffic Ticket
Revitalized section of downtown
-
Best Hero
Texas Ranger Sergeant Drew Carter
-
Best Place to Meet Single Women
Ceramics class, Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studio
-
Best Place to Smoke
The State Bar and Lounge
-
Best Republican
State Representative John Culberson, winner of the GOP nomination in the Seventh Congressional District
-
Best Local Boy Made Good
Tilman Fertitta
-
Best Response to a Houston Press Story
Karen Gerstner
-
Best Place to Smoke a Hookah
Star Cafe
-
Best Weathercaster
Chuck George, KPRC-TV Channel 2
-
Best Use of Dental Floss
Texas prisons
-
Best Execution of a Business Plan
Dickie Rosenfeld, KILT/610 AM
-
Best Bike Lanes
West Alabama at South Shepherd
-
Best Roadway Improvement
U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble
-
Best Ditch
East of the power lines between Gramercy and North Braeswood Boulevard
-
Best Aquarium
Sawadee Thai Restaurant
-
Best New Downtown Bar
Slainte
-
Best Driving Accessory
Key Maps
-
Best Lobbyist
New Houston Port Commission Chair Jim Edmonds
-
Best Gadfly
Dan Hart
-
Best Source for Texas Political Info
Quorum Report
-
-
City Life
-
Best Bar Manager
Betty Campbell, Little Woodrow's
-
Best 15 Minutes of Fame
A.J. McClure, Kaufman County
-
Best Car-Commercial Jingle
Mossy Nissan
-
Best Bar Bathroom
Prague
-
Best Motorcycle Parking Lot
Wortham Theater Center
-
Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars
Truck Enforcement Unit, Houston Police Department
-
Best Place for a First Date
Mi Luna
-
Best Random Act of Kindness
J. Mark Davis
-
Best Public Make-out Place
The underground parking lot at Compaq Center
-
Best Reason Not to Take Public Transportation
Smog ranking
-
Best Democrat
Billie McClain Carr, the long-serving Democratic National Committeewoman from Houston
-
Best Local Girl Made Good
Courtney Lanier
-
Best Billboard
Tony's signage on the Southwest Freeway at Kirby
-
Best Patio
The Terrace on Main, Warwick Hotel
-
Best Community Newspaper
El Día
-
Best Restoration Project
Rothko Chapel
-
Best Place to Beat Road Rage
Cullen Center park
-
Best Rest Stop
Interstate 10, one mile west of FM 1489 in Brookshire
-
Best Birthday Present
Gulf Coast's salute to the University of Houston Creative Writing Program
-
Best Do-It-Yourself Nature Park
The woods on 11th Street in Timbergrove Manor
-
Best Gay Role Model
Gene Mikulenka
-
Best Downtown Bar That's Still There
Brewery Tap
-
Best Bridge
Dunlavy Street bridge over U.S. 59
-
Best Judges
14th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Paul Murphy and Justice John Anderson
-
Best New Downtown Club
Mercury Room
-
Best Bureaucrat
City Parks Director Oliver Spellman
-
Best Country Club
Harrisburg Country Club
-
Best Local Terrorist
Lloyd Kelley
-
Best Road to Drive When You Happen to Have Your Martini Shaker Handy and Are Thirsty
Westheimer
-
Best Bar Decor
Dean's Credit Clothing
-
Best Mystery
Why Lee Brown hired Jerry King as public works director
-
Best Nonprofit
Avenue Community Development Corporation
-
Best Place for a Last Date
Valentino's
-
Best Event That No One Thought Would Ever Happen
Opening of the Historic Oaks of Allen Parkway
-
Best Speed Trap
Memorial Drive/Woodway, from Loop 610 through Memorial Park to Crestwood
-
Best Car for Houston Roads
High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (Humvee/Hummer)
-
Best Local Boy Gone Bad
District G City Councilman Bert Keller
-
Best Use for the Astrodome
Mock naval battles
-
Best Dot-com Ad Campaign
www.GroceryWorks.com
-
Best Zoo Animal
Orangutan, Houston Zoo, Hermann Park, (713)523-5888
-
Best Archival Project No One Has Heard About
Crazy Cajun Records catalog
-
Best Hidden Neighborhood
Forest Hill
-
Best Explanation of a Traffic Accident
"...and then we were flying"
-
Best Name for a Dry Cleaners
$1.39? Dry Clean
-
Best Neighborhood Sculpture Garden
Blossom Street Gallery & Sculpture Garden
-
Best Time and Place to See Low-Riders
Richmond Strip, late Saturday night
-
Best Bus Stop
Outside Sears
-
Best Administrative Judge
Chief Justice Michael Schneider, First Court of Appeals
-
Best Y2K Story
Butch Forest
-
Best Contribution to Downtown Redevelopment
Randall Davis Company
-
Best Ferry
Lynchburg
-
Best Happy Hour
JR.'s Bar & Grill
-
Best Mile of Houston
The 1000 block of Memorial Drive to 900 Texas Avenue
-
Best Place to Park Your Car and Walk Two Feet for an Ice-Cold Shiner
West Alabama Ice House
-
Best Revolution
Seabrook's recall election
-
Best Bar with a Ghost Story
The Ale House
-
Best Citizens
Mark and Louise Zwick
-
Best Place to Meet Single Men
Kay's Lounge
-
Best Lawyer
Richard Burr
-
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
Cleveland Turner's house, 3311 Sampson Street
-
Best Politician
Paul Bettencourt, Harris County tax-assessor collector
-
Best Local Girls Gone Bad
Krystal Maddox, Lisa Warzeka, Katie Dunn and Michelle Morneau
-
Best Landlord
Brian Copeland
-
Best Local TV News Anchor
Lisa Foronda, KHOU-TV Channel 11
-
Best Reason to Join the Houston Zoo
Zoobilee
-
Best Amnesia
Phillip Lopate
-
Best Street Festival
The Southwestern Bell African-American Arts Festival
-
Best View
Chase Tower
-
Best Name for a Nail Salon
Nail a La Mode
-
Best Insider's Shortcut
The 2000 and 3000 blocks of Brazos
-
Best Time and Place to See Street Racers
Westheimer
-
Best Flack/ Public Information Officer
Children's Protective Services of Harris County's Judy Hay
-
Best Postcollegiate Fraternity Experience
Bronx Bar
-
Best White House Intern
Kristen Jones
-
Best Freeway to Get Lost On
Loop 610
-
Best Jukebox
Warren's Inn
-
Best Bike Path
Brays Bayou along North and South Braeswood
-
Best Whistle-Blower
Charles Max Jennings
-
Best Place to Get a Traffic Ticket
Revitalized section of downtown
-
Best Hero
Texas Ranger Sergeant Drew Carter
-
Best Place to Meet Single Women
Ceramics class, Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studio
-
Best Place to Smoke
The State Bar and Lounge
-
Best Republican
State Representative John Culberson, winner of the GOP nomination in the Seventh Congressional District
-
Best Local Boy Made Good
Tilman Fertitta
-
Best Response to a Houston Press Story
Karen Gerstner
-
Best Place to Smoke a Hookah
Star Cafe
-
Best Weathercaster
Chuck George, KPRC-TV Channel 2
-
Best Use of Dental Floss
Texas prisons
-
Best Execution of a Business Plan
Dickie Rosenfeld, KILT/610 AM
-
Best Bike Lanes
West Alabama at South Shepherd
-
Best Roadway Improvement
U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble
-
Best Ditch
East of the power lines between Gramercy and North Braeswood Boulevard
-
Best Aquarium
Sawadee Thai Restaurant
-
Best New Downtown Bar
Slainte
-
Best Driving Accessory
Key Maps
-
Best Lobbyist
New Houston Port Commission Chair Jim Edmonds
-
Best Gadfly
Dan Hart
-
Best Source for Texas Political Info
Quorum Report
-
-
Dishes & Drinks
-
Best Orange Juice
El Charro Taqueria No. 1
-
Best Salsa
La Bamba Meat Market
-
Best Beer Selection
The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
-
Best Bloody Mary
Four Seasons Hotel
-
Best Chicken Salad Sandwich
Brasil, 2604 Dunlavy, (713)528-1993
-
Best Steamed Dumplings
Lai Lai Dumpling House
-
Best Drive-thru Java
Starbucks
-
Best Non-Cold Boiled Shrimp
Blue Agave
-
Best Enchilada
Irma's Southwest Grill
-
Best Soup
El Rey Taqueria
-
Best Licuado
Banana flavor, Nuo Leon
-
Best Muffuletta
Murphy's Deli
-
Best Mussels
Cafe Montrose
-
Best Oysters
Fung's Kitchen
-
Best Sandwich
Urban Foods
-
Best Appetizer
Nachos cubanos, El Meson Restaurant
-
Best Bread
Whole Foods Market
-
Best Tamales
Berryhill Hot Tamales
-
Best Drive-thru Food
Chicken tortas, Taqueria Fiesta Guadalajara,
-
Best Crabs
Kim Son, 2001 Jefferson, (713)222-2461
-
Best French Fries
Cafe Annie
-
Best Burger
Market Square Bar & Grill
-
Best Mariscos
Pico's Mexican Restaurant
-
Best Nachos
Italian nachos, Ciro's Italian Grill
-
Best Pasta
Josephine's Ristorante
-
Best Shish Kebab
Cafe East
-
Best Beignets
Crescent City Beignets
-
Best Catfish
Goode Co. Seafood
-
Best Steak Dinner for Two for 20 Bucks
PJ's Sports Bar
-
Best Vietnamese Sandwic
-
Best Club Sandwich
Express Deli
-
Best Curried Goat
Sheshahnen
-
Best Fried Chicken
Frenchy's Chicken
-
Best Iced Tea
Kaldi Cafe
-
Best Martini
The Twister, The Remington Grill
-
Best New York Deli Sandwich
Kahn's Deli
-
Best Poor Boy
La Tapatia Taqueria Mexican Cafe
-
Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
-
Best Bar Food
Pizza at Kenneally's
-
Best Chicken-Fried Steak
Treebeards
-
Best Margarita
Cafe Adobe
-
Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
-
Best Cold Boiled Shrimp
Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bars
-
Best Dim Sum
Ocean Palace
-
Best Fried Rice
Chinese Cafe
-
Best Garlic Beef
The Golden Room
-
Best Lemonade
Barnaby's Cafe
-
Best Mashed Potatoes
Vallone's Steaks, Fish & Chops
-
-
Goods & Services
-
Best (Pile of) Junk
300 block of West 19th Street
-
Best Plants
Suzan Prejean, The Plant Lady
-
Best Dentist's Office Inside the Loop
Outreach Dentistry
-
Best Used Car Lot
Lawrence Marshall Antique Cars
-
Best Place to Get a Car TV Installed
All-Star Audio Video
-
Best Bartender
Patti D'Amato
-
Best Yoga Studio
The Yoga Institute & Bookshop
-
Best Hairdresser
Kevin Roberts, On the Cover
-
Best Place to Pick Up a Slightly Worn Copy of the Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom
Detering Book Gallery Inc.
-
Best Place to Buy Middle Eastern Groceries
Phoenicia Specialty Foods
-
Best Place to Buy a Live Chicken
Tai Hung Farm Poultry
-
Best Place to Buy Art Supplies
Art Supply
-
Best Place to Buy Doughnuts
Shipway Donuts
-
Best Person to Consult About Renting Movie Videos
George St. Clair, Cactus Music & Video
-
Best Place to Buy an Action Figure
Jams Collectibles
-
Best Car Wash
Carriage Car Care
-
Best Garish Ties
Tie Rack
-
Best Retro Goods
Flashback Fun-tiques
-
Best Retro Furniture
Metro Modern
-
Best Thrift Store
Salvation Army
-
Best Salad
Carrabas
-
Best Professional Wench
Lucenden "Loosey" Crotch
-
Best Banjo Teacher
Anton Ullrich
-
Best Place for a Free Massage
The Sharper Image
-
Best Music Store
Soundwaves
-
Best Former Soviet Union Grocery and Deli
Russian General Store
-
Best Place to Buy Used CDs
Wherehouse Music
-
Best Cake Shop
Goodness Cake House
-
Best Place to Get Impressive Art Cheap
Glassell School of Art Fund-raiser and Auction
-
Best Veterinarian
Southside Place Animal Hospital
-
Best Science Teacher
Jamie Scott
-
Best Place to Buy a Gun
Top Gun of Texas
-
Best Toy Store
Toys for All Inc.
-
Best Local Designer
Vanessa Riley
-
Best Appraiser
Paul F. Wishnow, ASA
-
Best Local Invention
FrogPad
-
Best Tow Truck Driver
Jerry Turner
-
Best Liquor Store
Spec's
-
Best Body Piercing
Taurian Piercing and Metals
-
Best Bookstore
Brazos Bookstore
-
Best Asian Grocery
Hong Kong Market No. 4
-
Best Newsstand
SuperStand
-
Best Ballpark Vendor
Arnie the Peanut Dude
-
Best Museum Gift Shop
Houston Museum of Natural Science
-
Best Mobile Barbecue Pit
The Gator Pit
-
Best Florist
In Bloom
-
Best Drive-thru Bank
Bank of America
-
Best Used Clothing
Buffalo Exchange
-
Best Live Window-Dressing
North Beach Leather
-
Best Junkyard
Pick-n-Pull
-
Best Developer
Pierce Scarpulla Development Group
-
Best Pool Guy
Bill Jordan
-
Best Bike Shop
Shirar's Bicycle Store
-
Best Microbrewery
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
-
Best Place to Get Flavored Condoms Free
AIDS Foundation Houston
-
Best Bookstore for Poetry
Bookstop
-
Best Tofu/Soy Products
Thanh Son-Hien Khanh
-
Best Place to Buy CDs by Local Musicians
www.420radio.com
-
Best Mexican Bakery
La Victoria
-
Best Place to Learn "The Whip"
SSQQ Dance Studio
-
Best Store in the Galleria
Discovery Channel store
-
Best Oil Change
K&R Tire
-
Best Gourmet Doggy Biscuits
Three Dog Bakery
-
Best Auto Parts Store
SGP Racing
-
Best Used Boots
Texas Junk Company
-
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Restaurants
-
Best Restaurant in the Tunnels
Panini
-
Best Restaurant for Lunch
Ouisie's Table
-
Best Hunk o' Meat
Capital Grille
-
Best Cajun Restaurant
Floyd's Cajun Kitchen
-
Best Indian Restaurant
Bombay Brasserie
-
Best Latin Grill
Elvia's Latin Grill and Bar
-
Best Tex-Mex Restaurant
Felix Mexican Restaurant
-
Best Drive-thru Breakfast
Kolache Factory
-
Best Late-Night Spot
Mai's Restaurant
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in the Village Area
The Raven Grill
-
Best New Restaurant
Amazon Grill
-
Best Un-Diner
Fox Diner, 905 Taft, (713)523-5369
-
Best Chef's Table
Rainbow Lodge, 1 Birdsall, (713)861-8666
-
Best Restaurant to Impress a Date
La Colombe d'Or
-
Best Alfresco Dining
Backstreet Cafe
-
Best Chinese Restaurant
Hunan's
-
Best Italian Restaurant
Osteria d'Aldo
-
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Cedars Mediterranean Cafe
-
Best Pizzeria
Star Pizza
-
Best Thai Restaurant
Taste of Thai
-
Best Drive-thru Eatery
Miyagi Bowl
-
Best Deli
Kenny & Ziggy's
-
Best Family Restaurant
Tokyohana
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in West University
Edloe St. Cafe & Deli, 6119 Edloe, (713)666-4302
-
Best Service
La Griglia
-
Best Value
La Vista
-
Best Comfort Food
59 Diner
-
Best Kids' Meal Toys
Mission Burritos
-
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Madras Pavilion
-
Best Cuban Restaurant
Cafe Piquet
-
Best Japanese Restaurant
Kaneyama Japanese Restaurant
-
Best Place to Indulge Anglophilia
The Black Labrador
-
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Nga's
-
Best Sit-Down Breakfast
Goode Co. Texas Burgers & Taqueria
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in Bellaire
Auntie Pasto's
-
Best Neighborhood Spot Outside the Loop
Barcelona
-
Best Atmosphere
The Mercantile
-
Best Cheap Lunch
Cahill's on Durham
-
Best Place to Eat When You Can't Decide What You Want
Super Steak & More
-
Best Restaurant Playground
Joe's Crab Shack
-
Best Barbecue Joint
Pizzitola's
-
Best Greek Restaurant
Mykonos Island Restaurant
-
Best Korean Restaurant
Seoul Garden
-
Best Taqueria
Gorditas Aguascalientes
-
Best Restaurant
Mark's American Cuisine
-
Best Hole-in-the-Wall Burger Joint
Someburger Hamburger Stands
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in Montrose
Baba Yega
-
Best Diner
Avalon Diner II
-
Best Cafeteria
Cleburne Cafeteria
-
Best Of
-
Arts & Entertainment
-
Best Manly Ballet
Ben Stevenson's Cleopatra
-
Best Manly Ballet
Ben Stevenson's Cleopatra
-
Best Band Stage Show
Middlefinger
-
Best Band Stage Show
Middlefinger
-
Best Pastime for Hands When Not Servicing $100,000 Automobiles
Playin' in a rock 'n' roll band
-
Best Pastime for Hands When Not Servicing $100,000 Automobiles
Playin' in a rock 'n' roll band
-
Best Open-Mike Night
Thursdays at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
-
Best Open-Mike Night
Thursdays at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
-
Best Open-Mike Poetry Reading
Mausoleum
-
Best Open-Mike Poetry Reading
Mausoleum
-
Best Band Name
Trailer Park Playboys
-
Best Band Name
Trailer Park Playboys
-
Best IMAX Theater
Edwards Marq*E IMAX Theatre
-
Best IMAX Theater
Edwards Marq*E IMAX Theatre
-
Best Radio Talk Show
The Matthew Momoh Show, KPFT/90.1 FM, (713)526-5738
-
Best Radio Talk Show
The Matthew Momoh Show, KPFT/90.1 FM, (713)526-5738
-
Best Theater Season
Alley Theatre
-
Best Theater Season
Alley Theatre
-
Best Designer
Devlin Browning, Infernal Bridegroom Productions
-
Best Designer
Devlin Browning, Infernal Bridegroom Productions
-
Best Choreographer
Trey McIntyre
-
Best Choreographer
Trey McIntyre
-
Best One-Man Show
Rob Nash
-
Best One-Man Show
Rob Nash
-
Best New Theater
Ashland Street Theatre Co.,
-
Best New Theater
Ashland Street Theatre Co.,
-
Best Poetry Magazine
tongue magazine
-
Best Poetry Magazine
tongue magazine
-
Best Radio Station
KTRU/91.7 FM
-
Best Radio Station
KTRU/91.7 FM
-
Best Local Cookbook
Supper Time, by Leon Hale, Winedale Publishing
-
Best Local Cookbook
Supper Time, by Leon Hale, Winedale Publishing
-
Best Band to Break Up/ Get Together
Clay Farmer Band/Clay Farmer
-
Best Band to Break Up/ Get Together
Clay Farmer Band/Clay Farmer
-
Best Live Music Venue
Sidecar Pub
-
Best Live Music Venue
Sidecar Pub
-
Best Circus
P.T. Barnum's Kaleidoscape
-
Best Circus
P.T. Barnum's Kaleidoscape
-
Best Swells of Houstonian Pride
Shannon Elizabeth
-
Best Swells of Houstonian Pride
Shannon Elizabeth
-
Best Local Television Show Causing a Commotion
Street Flava, KUHT Channel 8
-
Best Local Television Show Causing a Commotion
Street Flava, KUHT Channel 8
-
Best Director
Jason Nodler
-
Best Director
Jason Nodler
-
Best Sex Scene
Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby
-
Best Sex Scene
Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby
-
Best Gay Theater
Bienvenue Theatre
-
Best Gay Theater
Bienvenue Theatre
-
Best Rant
Ray Hill
-
Best Rant
Ray Hill
-
Best Angst-Ridden Show
This Is Our Youth
-
Best Angst-Ridden Show
This Is Our Youth
-
Best New Black Novelist
Troy L. Martin
-
Best New Black Novelist
Troy L. Martin
-
Best Dollar Movie Theater
Windchimes Cinema 8
-
Best Dollar Movie Theater
Windchimes Cinema 8
-
Best Honky-tonk
Blanco's
-
Best Honky-tonk
Blanco's
-
Best Blues Club
The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club
-
Best Blues Club
The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club
-
Best Karaoke
Spotlight Karaoke
-
Best Karaoke
Spotlight Karaoke
-
Best Comedy Club
Laff Stop
-
Best Comedy Club
Laff Stop
-
Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Cafe
-
Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Cafe
-
Best A Cappella Group
The Lager Rhythms
-
Best A Cappella Group
The Lager Rhythms
-
Best Actor
John Feltch
-
Best Actor
John Feltch
-
Best Production
Wit
-
Best Production
Wit
-
Best Adulterated Shakespeare
Gregory Boyd's The Comedy of Errors, Alley Theatre
-
Best Adulterated Shakespeare
Gregory Boyd's The Comedy of Errors, Alley Theatre
-
Best Camp
When Pigs Fly
-
Best Camp
When Pigs Fly
-
Best Christmas Show
David Mamet's Edmond, by Infernal Bridegroom Productions
-
Best Christmas Show
David Mamet's Edmond, by Infernal Bridegroom Productions
-
Best Out-of-Print Book by a Dead Local Columnist
Sig Byrd's Houston, Sigman Byrd, The Viking Press, 1955
-
Best Out-of-Print Book by a Dead Local Columnist
Sig Byrd's Houston, Sigman Byrd, The Viking Press, 1955
-
Best Nasty Puppets
Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre
-
Best Nasty Puppets
Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre
-
Best Band to Leave Houston
I-45
-
Best Band to Leave Houston
I-45
-
Best Unsigned Band
Los Skarnales
-
Best Unsigned Band
Los Skarnales
-
Best New Effort to Inject Culture into Houston
Brazos Projects
-
Best New Effort to Inject Culture into Houston
Brazos Projects
-
Best Movie Theater That Will Never Show Gladiator
Aurora Picture Show
-
Best Movie Theater That Will Never Show Gladiator
Aurora Picture Show
-
Best Impersonations on the Radio
Lance Zierlien, KILT/610 AM
-
Best Impersonations on the Radio
Lance Zierlien, KILT/610 AM
-
Best Radio Sidekick
Jay Mack, The Madd Hatta Show, KBXX/97.9 FM
-
Best Radio Sidekick
Jay Mack, The Madd Hatta Show, KBXX/97.9 FM
-
Best Actress
Natalie Maisel
-
Best Actress
Natalie Maisel
-
Best Place to Watch a Belly Dancer
Al Diwan
-
Best Place to Watch a Belly Dancer
Al Diwan
-
Best Show You Can Chew Over
The Great Caruso Dinner Theater
-
Best Show You Can Chew Over
The Great Caruso Dinner Theater
-
Best Theater the Size of a Postage Stamp
The Little Room Downstairs Theater
-
Best Theater the Size of a Postage Stamp
The Little Room Downstairs Theater
-
Best Dancing by the Side of the Road
Drive By Dancing 2000
-
Best Dancing by the Side of the Road
Drive By Dancing 2000
-
Best Out-of-Print Book by a Living Local Columnist
Houston: Land of the Big Rich, The Story of a Fabulous City, by George Fuermann
-
Best Out-of-Print Book by a Living Local Columnist
Houston: Land of the Big Rich, The Story of a Fabulous City, by George Fuermann
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Best Local Song About Drivin'
"Supercop," by the Road Kings
-
Best Local Song About Drivin'
"Supercop," by the Road Kings
-
Best Guitarist Who Never Plays in Public
Cherie Craze
-
Best Guitarist Who Never Plays in Public
Cherie Craze
-
Best Club for Local Acts
Cezanne
-
Best Club for Local Acts
Cezanne
-
Best Reading Series
Margarett Root Brown Reading Series
-
Best Reading Series
Margarett Root Brown Reading Series
-
-
Food & Drink
-
Best Restaurant in the Tunnels
Panini
-
Best Restaurant for Lunch
Ouisie's Table
-
Best Hunk o' Meat
Capital Grille
-
Best Cajun Restaurant
Floyd's Cajun Kitchen
-
Best Indian Restaurant
Bombay Brasserie
-
Best Latin Grill
Elvia's Latin Grill and Bar
-
Best Tex-Mex Restaurant
Felix Mexican Restaurant
-
Best Drive-thru Breakfast
Kolache Factory
-
Best Late-Night Spot
Mai's Restaurant
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in the Village Area
The Raven Grill
-
Best New Restaurant
Amazon Grill
-
Best Un-Diner
Fox Diner, 905 Taft, (713)523-5369
-
Best Chef's Table
Rainbow Lodge, 1 Birdsall, (713)861-8666
-
Best Restaurant to Impress a Date
La Colombe d'Or
-
Best Alfresco Dining
Backstreet Cafe
-
Best Chinese Restaurant
Hunan's
-
Best Italian Restaurant
Osteria d'Aldo
-
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Cedars Mediterranean Cafe
-
Best Pizzeria
Star Pizza
-
Best Thai Restaurant
Taste of Thai
-
Best Drive-thru Eatery
Miyagi Bowl
-
Best Deli
Kenny & Ziggy's
-
Best Family Restaurant
Tokyohana
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in West University
Edloe St. Cafe & Deli, 6119 Edloe, (713)666-4302
-
Best Service
La Griglia
-
Best Value
La Vista
-
Best Comfort Food
59 Diner
-
Best Kids' Meal Toys
Mission Burritos
-
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Madras Pavilion
-
Best Cuban Restaurant
Cafe Piquet
-
Best Japanese Restaurant
Kaneyama Japanese Restaurant
-
Best Place to Indulge Anglophilia
The Black Labrador
-
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Nga's
-
Best Sit-Down Breakfast
Goode Co. Texas Burgers & Taqueria
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in Bellaire
Auntie Pasto's
-
Best Neighborhood Spot Outside the Loop
Barcelona
-
Best Atmosphere
The Mercantile
-
Best Cheap Lunch
Cahill's on Durham
-
Best Place to Eat When You Can't Decide What You Want
Super Steak & More
-
Best Restaurant Playground
Joe's Crab Shack
-
Best Barbecue Joint
Pizzitola's
-
Best Greek Restaurant
Mykonos Island Restaurant
-
Best Korean Restaurant
Seoul Garden
-
Best Taqueria
Gorditas Aguascalientes
-
Best Restaurant
Mark's American Cuisine
-
Best Hole-in-the-Wall Burger Joint
Someburger Hamburger Stands
-
Best Neighborhood Spot in Montrose
Baba Yega
-
Best Diner
Avalon Diner II
-
Best Cafeteria
Cleburne Cafeteria
-
Best Orange Juice
El Charro Taqueria No. 1
-
Best Salsa
La Bamba Meat Market
-
Best Beer Selection
The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
-
Best Bloody Mary
Four Seasons Hotel
-
Best Chicken Salad Sandwich
Brasil, 2604 Dunlavy, (713)528-1993
-
Best Steamed Dumplings
Lai Lai Dumpling House
-
Best Drive-thru Java
Starbucks
-
Best Non-Cold Boiled Shrimp
Blue Agave
-
Best Enchilada
Irma's Southwest Grill
-
Best Soup
El Rey Taqueria
-
Best Licuado
Banana flavor, Nuo Leon
-
Best Muffuletta
Murphy's Deli
-
Best Mussels
Cafe Montrose
-
Best Oysters
Fung's Kitchen
-
Best Sandwich
Urban Foods
-
Best Appetizer
Nachos cubanos, El Meson Restaurant
-
Best Bread
Whole Foods Market
-
Best Tamales
Berryhill Baja Grill
-
Best Drive-thru Food
Chicken tortas, Taqueria Fiesta Guadalajara,
-
Best Crabs
Kim Son, 2001 Jefferson, (713)222-2461
-
Best French Fries
Cafe Annie
-
Best Burger
Market Square Bar & Grill
-
Best Mariscos
Pico's Mexican Restaurant
-
Best Nachos
Italian nachos, Ciro's Italian Grill
-
Best Pasta
Josephine's Ristorante
-
Best Shish Kebab
Cafe East
-
Best Beignets
Crescent City Beignets
-
Best Catfish
Goode Co. Seafood
-
Best Steak Dinner for Two for 20 Bucks
PJ's Sports Bar
-
Best Club Sandwich
Express Deli
-
Best Curried Goat
Sheshahnen
-
Best Fried Chicken
Frenchy's Chicken
-
Best Iced Tea
Kaldi Cafe
-
Best Martini
The Twister, The Remington Grill
-
Best New York Deli Sandwich
Kahn's Deli
-
Best Poor Boy
La Tapatia Taqueria Mexican Cafe
-
Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
-
Best Bar Food
Pizza at Kenneally's
-
Best Chicken-Fried Steak
Treebeards
-
Best Margarita
Cafe Adobe
-
Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
-
Best Cold Boiled Shrimp
Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bars
-
Best Dim Sum
Ocean Palace
-
Best Fried Rice
Chinese Cafe
-
Best Garlic Beef
The Golden Room
-
Best Lemonade
Barnaby's Cafe
-
Best Mashed Potatoes
Vallone's Steaks, Fish & Chops
-
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Shopping & Services
-
Best (Pile of) Junk
300 block of West 19th Street
-
Best Plants
Suzan Prejean, The Plant Lady
-
Best Dentist's Office Inside the Loop
Outreach Dentistry
-
Best Used Car Lot
Lawrence Marshall Antique Cars
-
Best Place to Get a Car TV Installed
All-Star Audio Video
-
Best Bartender
Patti D'Amato
-
Best Yoga Studio
The Yoga Institute & Bookshop
-
Best Hairdresser
Kevin Roberts, On the Cover
-
Best Place to Pick Up a Slightly Worn Copy of the Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom
Detering Book Gallery Inc.
-
Best Place to Buy Middle Eastern Groceries
Phoenicia Specialty Foods
-
Best Place to Buy a Live Chicken
Tai Hung Farm Poultry
-
Best Place to Buy Art Supplies
Art Supply
-
Best Place to Buy Doughnuts
Shipway Donuts
-
Best Person to Consult About Renting Movie Videos
George St. Clair, Cactus Music & Video
-
Best Place to Buy an Action Figure
Jams Collectibles
-
Best Car Wash
Carriage Car Care
-
Best Garish Ties
Tie Rack
-
Best Retro Goods
Flashback Fun-tiques
-
Best Retro Furniture
Metro Modern
-
Best Thrift Store
Salvation Army
-
Best Salad
Carraba�s
-
Best Professional Wench
Lucenden "Loosey" Crotch
-
Best Banjo Teacher
Anton Ullrich
-
Best Place for a Free Massage
The Sharper Image
-
Best Music Store
Soundwaves
-
Best Former Soviet Union Grocery and Deli
Russian General Store
-
Best Place to Buy Used CDs
Wherehouse Music
-
Best Cake Shop
Goodness Cake House
-
Best Place to Get Impressive Art Cheap
Glassell School of Art Fund-raiser and Auction
-
Best Veterinarian
Southside Place Animal Hospital
-
Best Science Teacher
Jamie Scott
-
Best Place to Buy a Gun
Top Gun of Texas
-
Best Toy Store
Toys for All Inc.
-
Best Local Designer
Vanessa Riley
-
Best Appraiser
Paul F. Wishnow, ASA
-
Best Local Invention
FrogPad
-
Best Tow Truck Driver
Jerry Turner
-
Best Liquor Store
Spec's
-
Best Body Piercing
Taurian Piercing and Metals
-
Best Bookstore
Brazos Bookstore
-
Best Asian Grocery
Hong Kong Market No. 4
-
Best Newsstand
SuperStand
-
Best Ballpark Vendor
Arnie the Peanut Dude
-
Best Museum Gift Shop
Houston Museum of Natural Science
-
Best Mobile Barbecue Pit
The Gator Pit
-
Best Florist
In Bloom
-
Best Drive-thru Bank
Bank of America
-
Best Used Clothing
Buffalo Exchange
-
Best Live Window-Dressing
North Beach Leather
-
Best Junkyard
Pick-n-Pull
-
Best Developer
Pierce Scarpulla Development Group
-
Best Pool Guy
Bill Jordan
-
Best Bike Shop
Shirar's Bicycle Store
-
Best Microbrewery
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
-
Best Place to Get Flavored Condoms Free
AIDS Foundation Houston
-
Best Bookstore for Poetry
Bookstop
-
Best Tofu/Soy Products
Thanh Son-Hien Khanh
-
Best Place to Buy CDs by Local Musicians
www.420radio.com
-
Best Mexican Bakery
La Victoria
-
Best Place to Learn "The Whip"
SSQQ Dance Studio
-
Best Store in the Galleria
Discovery Channel store
-
Best Oil Change
K&R Tire
-
Best Gourmet Doggy Biscuits
Three Dog Bakery
-
Best Auto Parts Store
SGP Racing
-
Best Used Boots
Texas Junk Company
-
-
Sports & Recreation
-
Best Bowling Alley
Diamond Lanes
-
Best Bowling Alley
Diamond Lanes
-
Best Tube Trip
Howell's Tire Supply
-
Best Tube Trip
Howell's Tire Supply
-
Best Place to Mountain Bike
The Ant Hills
-
Best Place to Mountain Bike
The Ant Hills
-
Best Bobsledder
Meg Henderson
-
Best Bobsledder
Meg Henderson
-
Best Houston Comet
Sheryl Swoopes
-
Best Houston Comet
Sheryl Swoopes
-
Best Sports Columnist
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
-
Best Sports Columnist
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
-
Best Adventure Race Series
Texas State Championship Sprint Adventure Races
-
Best Adventure Race Series
Texas State Championship Sprint Adventure Races
-
Best Golf Hole
No. 4, Stables Course, Old Orchard Golf Club
-
Best Golf Hole
No. 4, Stables Course, Old Orchard Golf Club
-
Best Place to Play Table Tennis
Houston Table Tennis Center
-
Best Place to Play Table Tennis
Houston Table Tennis Center
-
Best Pool Hall
Waugh Drive Pool Hall
-
Best Pool Hall
Waugh Drive Pool Hall
-
Best Water Park
Adventure Bay
-
Best Water Park
Adventure Bay
-
Best Place to In-line Skate
River Oaks
-
Best Place to In-line Skate
River Oaks
-
Best Place to Get Away from Cars
Cypresswood Stables
-
Best Place to Get Away from Cars
Cypresswood Stables
-
Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
-
Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
-
Best Roller Rink
Dairy Ashford Roller Rink, 1820 South Dairy Ashford, (281)493-5651
-
Best Roller Rink
Dairy Ashford Roller Rink, 1820 South Dairy Ashford, (281)493-5651
-
Best Houston Rocket
Cuttino Mobley
-
Best Houston Rocket
Cuttino Mobley
-
Best Houston Astro
Lance Berkman
-
Best Houston Astro
Lance Berkman
-
Best Sports Bar
SRO Sports Bar & Cafe
-
Best Sports Bar
SRO Sports Bar & Cafe
-
Best Ass-Whipping
Browning Boxing, Radisson Suite Hotel Astrodome
-
Best Ass-Whipping
Browning Boxing, Radisson Suite Hotel Astrodome
-
Best Bicycle Day Trip
Houston to Fulshear
-
Best Bicycle Day Trip
Houston to Fulshear
-
Best Place to Play Racquetball
Memorial Athletic Club
-
Best Place to Play Racquetball
Memorial Athletic Club
-
Best Bird-Watching
Barker Reservoir, Highway 6 at Briar Forest
-
Best Bird-Watching
Barker Reservoir, Highway 6 at Briar Forest
-
Best Video Game
KNOWMAD, at the Art Car Museum
-
Best Video Game
KNOWMAD, at the Art Car Museum
-
Best Friends
Kay Poe and Esther Kim
-
Best Friends
Kay Poe and Esther Kim
-
Best Area Team
Brazoswood Girls' Softball Team
-
Best Area Team
Brazoswood Girls' Softball Team
-
Best Thing About Enron Field
Lots of Foul-Ball and Home-Run Souvenirs
-
Best Thing About Enron Field
Lots of Foul-Ball and Home-Run Souvenirs
-
Best Name for Houston's New Football Team
The Developers
-
Best Name for Houston's New Football Team
The Developers
-
Best Place to See a College Football Game
Robertson Stadium, University of Houston
-
Best Place to See a College Football Game
Robertson Stadium, University of Houston
-
Best Participatory Sporting Event
Houston Marathon, www.compaqhoustonmarathon.com
-
Best Participatory Sporting Event
Houston Marathon, www.compaqhoustonmarathon.com
-
Best Mall-Walking
Memorial City Mall
-
Best Mall-Walking
Memorial City Mall
-
Best Frisbee Players
The intramural, lacrosse and rugby fields at Rice University
-
Best Frisbee Players
The intramural, lacrosse and rugby fields at Rice University
-
Best Apartment Complex Tennis Center
Westchase Ranch Resort Apartments
-
Best Apartment Complex Tennis Center
Westchase Ranch Resort Apartments
-
Best Place to Canoe
Armand Bayou Nature Center
-
Best Place to Canoe
Armand Bayou Nature Center
-
Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
-
Best Racetrack
Houston Raceway Park
-
Best Gymnast
Sean Townsend
-
Best Gymnast
Sean Townsend
-
Best Franchise Owner
Mark Rice, Houston Marshals
-
Best Franchise Owner
Mark Rice, Houston Marshals
-
Best Baseball Announcer
Jim DeShaies, Astros radio and TV
-
Best Baseball Announcer
Jim DeShaies, Astros radio and TV
-
Best Place to See a Polo Game
Houston Polo Club
-
Best Place to See a Polo Game
Houston Polo Club
-
Best Driving Range
Memorial Golf Course
-
Best Driving Range
Memorial Golf Course
-
Best Place to Work Out and Not Be Intimidated
The Memorial-Hermann HBU Wellness Center
-
Best Place to Work Out and Not Be Intimidated
The Memorial-Hermann HBU Wellness Center
-
Best Place for a Pickup Soccer Game
Bear Creek Park
-
Best Place for a Pickup Soccer Game
Bear Creek Park
-
-
People & Places
-
Best Bar Manager
Betty Campbell, Little Woodrow's
-
Best 15 Minutes of Fame
A.J. McClure, Kaufman County
-
Best Car-Commercial Jingle
Mossy Nissan
-
Best Bar Bathroom
Prague
-
Best Motorcycle Parking Lot
Wortham Theater Center
-
Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars
Truck Enforcement Unit, Houston Police Department
-
Best Place for a First Date
Mi Luna
-
Best Random Act of Kindness
J. Mark Davis
-
Best Public Make-out Place
The underground parking lot at Compaq Center
-
Best Reason Not to Take Public Transportation
Smog ranking
-
Best Democrat
Billie McClain Carr, the long-serving Democratic National Committeewoman from Houston
-
Best Local Girl Made Good
Courtney Lanier
-
Best Billboard
Tony's signage on the Southwest Freeway at Kirby
-
Best Patio
The Terrace on Main, Warwick Hotel
-
Best Community Newspaper
El Día
-
Best Restoration Project
Rothko Chapel
-
Best Place to Beat Road Rage
Cullen Center park
-
Best Rest Stop
Interstate 10, one mile west of FM 1489 in Brookshire
-
Best Birthday Present
Gulf Coast's salute to the University of Houston Creative Writing Program
-
Best Do-It-Yourself Nature Park
The woods on 11th Street in Timbergrove Manor
-
Best Gay Role Model
Gene Mikulenka
-
Best Downtown Bar That's Still There
Brewery Tap
-
Best Bridge
Dunlavy Street bridge over U.S. 59
-
Best Judges
14th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Paul Murphy and Justice John Anderson
-
Best New Downtown Club
Mercury Room
-
Best Bureaucrat
City Parks Director Oliver Spellman
-
Best Country Club
Harrisburg Country Club
-
Best Local Terrorist
Lloyd Kelley
-
Best Road to Drive When You Happen to Have Your Martini Shaker Handy and Are Thirsty
Westheimer
-
Best Bar Decor
Dean's Credit Clothing
-
Best Mystery
Why Lee Brown hired Jerry King as public works director
-
Best Nonprofit
Avenue Community Development Corporation
-
Best Place for a Last Date
Valentino's
-
Best Event That No One Thought Would Ever Happen
Opening of the Historic Oaks of Allen Parkway
-
Best Speed Trap
Memorial Drive/Woodway, from Loop 610 through Memorial Park to Crestwood
-
Best Car for Houston Roads
High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (Humvee/Hummer)
-
Best Local Boy Gone Bad
District G City Councilman Bert Keller
-
Best Use for the Astrodome
Mock naval battles
-
Best Dot-com Ad Campaign
www.GroceryWorks.com
-
Best Zoo Animal
Orangutan, Houston Zoo, Hermann Park, (713)523-5888
-
Best Archival Project No One Has Heard About
Crazy Cajun Records catalog
-
Best Hidden Neighborhood
Forest Hill
-
Best Explanation of a Traffic Accident
"...and then we were flying"
-
Best Name for a Dry Cleaners
$1.39? Dry Clean
-
Best Neighborhood Sculpture Garden
Blossom Street Gallery & Sculpture Garden
-
Best Time and Place to See Low-Riders
Richmond Strip, late Saturday night
-
Best Bus Stop
Outside Sears
-
Best Administrative Judge
Chief Justice Michael Schneider, First Court of Appeals
-
Best Y2K Story
Butch Forest
-
Best Contribution to Downtown Redevelopment
Randall Davis Company
-
Best Ferry
Lynchburg
-
Best Happy Hour
JR.'s Bar & Grill
-
Best Mile of Houston
The 1000 block of Memorial Drive to 900 Texas Avenue
-
Best Place to Park Your Car and Walk Two Feet for an Ice-Cold Shiner
West Alabama Ice House
-
Best Revolution
Seabrook's recall election
-
Best Bar with a Ghost Story
The Ale House
-
Best Citizens
Mark and Louise Zwick
-
Best Place to Meet Single Men
Kay's Lounge
-
Best Lawyer
Richard Burr
-
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
Cleveland Turner's house, 3311 Sampson Street
-
Best Politician
Paul Bettencourt, Harris County tax-assessor collector
-
Best Local Girls Gone Bad
Krystal Maddox, Lisa Warzeka, Katie Dunn and Michelle Morneau
-
Best Landlord
Brian Copeland
-
Best Local TV News Anchor
Lisa Foronda, KHOU-TV Channel 11
-
Best Reason to Join the Houston Zoo
Zoobilee
-
Best Amnesia
Phillip Lopate
-
Best Street Festival
The Southwestern Bell African-American Arts Festival
-
Best View
Chase Tower
-
Best Name for a Nail Salon
Nail a La Mode
-
Best Insider's Shortcut
The 2000 and 3000 blocks of Brazos
-
Best Time and Place to See Street Racers
Westheimer
-
Best Flack/ Public Information Officer
Children's Protective Services of Harris County's Judy Hay
-
Best Postcollegiate Fraternity Experience
Bronx Bar
-
Best White House Intern
Kristen Jones
-
Best Freeway to Get Lost On
Loop 610
-
Best Jukebox
Warren's Inn
-
Best Bike Path
Brays Bayou along North and South Braeswood
-
Best Whistle-Blower
Charles Max Jennings
-
Best Place to Get a Traffic Ticket
Revitalized section of downtown
-
Best Hero
Texas Ranger Sergeant Drew Carter
-
Best Place to Meet Single Women
Ceramics class, Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studio
-
Best Place to Smoke
The State Bar and Lounge
-
Best Republican
State Representative John Culberson, winner of the GOP nomination in the Seventh Congressional District
-
Best Local Boy Made Good
Tilman Fertitta
-
Best Response to a Houston Press Story
Karen Gerstner
-
Best Place to Smoke a Hookah
Star Cafe
-
Best Weathercaster
Chuck George, KPRC-TV Channel 2
-
Best Use of Dental Floss
Texas prisons
-
Best Execution of a Business Plan
Dickie Rosenfeld, KILT/610 AM
-
Best Bike Lanes
West Alabama at South Shepherd
-
Best Roadway Improvement
U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble
-
Best Ditch
East of the power lines between Gramercy and North Braeswood Boulevard
-
Best Aquarium
Sawadee Thai Restaurant
-
Best New Downtown Bar
Slainte
-
Best Driving Accessory
Key Maps
-
Best Lobbyist
New Houston Port Commission Chair Jim Edmonds
-
Best Gadfly
Dan Hart
-
Best Source for Texas Political Info
Quorum Report
-
-
City Life
-
Best Bar Manager
Betty Campbell, Little Woodrow's
-
Best 15 Minutes of Fame
A.J. McClure, Kaufman County
-
Best Car-Commercial Jingle
Mossy Nissan
-
Best Bar Bathroom
Prague
-
Best Motorcycle Parking Lot
Wortham Theater Center
-
Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars
Truck Enforcement Unit, Houston Police Department
-
Best Place for a First Date
Mi Luna
-
Best Random Act of Kindness
J. Mark Davis
-
Best Public Make-out Place
The underground parking lot at Compaq Center
-
Best Reason Not to Take Public Transportation
Smog ranking
-
Best Democrat
Billie McClain Carr, the long-serving Democratic National Committeewoman from Houston
-
Best Local Girl Made Good
Courtney Lanier
-
Best Billboard
Tony's signage on the Southwest Freeway at Kirby
-
Best Patio
The Terrace on Main, Warwick Hotel
-
Best Community Newspaper
El Día
-
Best Restoration Project
Rothko Chapel
-
Best Place to Beat Road Rage
Cullen Center park
-
Best Rest Stop
Interstate 10, one mile west of FM 1489 in Brookshire
-
Best Birthday Present
Gulf Coast's salute to the University of Houston Creative Writing Program
-
Best Do-It-Yourself Nature Park
The woods on 11th Street in Timbergrove Manor
-
Best Gay Role Model
Gene Mikulenka
-
Best Downtown Bar That's Still There
Brewery Tap
-
Best Bridge
Dunlavy Street bridge over U.S. 59
-
Best Judges
14th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Paul Murphy and Justice John Anderson
-
Best New Downtown Club
Mercury Room
-
Best Bureaucrat
City Parks Director Oliver Spellman
-
Best Country Club
Harrisburg Country Club
-
Best Local Terrorist
Lloyd Kelley
-
Best Road to Drive When You Happen to Have Your Martini Shaker Handy and Are Thirsty
Westheimer
-
Best Bar Decor
Dean's Credit Clothing
-
Best Mystery
Why Lee Brown hired Jerry King as public works director
-
Best Nonprofit
Avenue Community Development Corporation
-
Best Place for a Last Date
Valentino's
-
Best Event That No One Thought Would Ever Happen
Opening of the Historic Oaks of Allen Parkway
-
Best Speed Trap
Memorial Drive/Woodway, from Loop 610 through Memorial Park to Crestwood
-
Best Car for Houston Roads
High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (Humvee/Hummer)
-
Best Local Boy Gone Bad
District G City Councilman Bert Keller
-
Best Use for the Astrodome
Mock naval battles
-
Best Dot-com Ad Campaign
www.GroceryWorks.com
-
Best Zoo Animal
Orangutan, Houston Zoo, Hermann Park, (713)523-5888
-
Best Archival Project No One Has Heard About
Crazy Cajun Records catalog
-
Best Hidden Neighborhood
Forest Hill
-
Best Explanation of a Traffic Accident
"...and then we were flying"
-
Best Name for a Dry Cleaners
$1.39? Dry Clean
-
Best Neighborhood Sculpture Garden
Blossom Street Gallery & Sculpture Garden
-
Best Time and Place to See Low-Riders
Richmond Strip, late Saturday night
-
Best Bus Stop
Outside Sears
-
Best Administrative Judge
Chief Justice Michael Schneider, First Court of Appeals
-
Best Y2K Story
Butch Forest
-
Best Contribution to Downtown Redevelopment
Randall Davis Company
-
Best Ferry
Lynchburg
-
Best Happy Hour
JR.'s Bar & Grill
-
Best Mile of Houston
The 1000 block of Memorial Drive to 900 Texas Avenue
-
Best Place to Park Your Car and Walk Two Feet for an Ice-Cold Shiner
West Alabama Ice House
-
Best Revolution
Seabrook's recall election
-
Best Bar with a Ghost Story
The Ale House
-
Best Citizens
Mark and Louise Zwick
-
Best Place to Meet Single Men
Kay's Lounge
-
Best Lawyer
Richard Burr
-
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
Cleveland Turner's house, 3311 Sampson Street
-
Best Politician
Paul Bettencourt, Harris County tax-assessor collector
-
Best Local Girls Gone Bad
Krystal Maddox, Lisa Warzeka, Katie Dunn and Michelle Morneau
-
Best Landlord
Brian Copeland
-
Best Local TV News Anchor
Lisa Foronda, KHOU-TV Channel 11
-
Best Reason to Join the Houston Zoo
Zoobilee
-
Best Amnesia
Phillip Lopate
-
Best Street Festival
The Southwestern Bell African-American Arts Festival
-
Best View
Chase Tower
-
Best Name for a Nail Salon
Nail a La Mode
-
Best Insider's Shortcut
The 2000 and 3000 blocks of Brazos
-
Best Time and Place to See Street Racers
Westheimer
-
Best Flack/ Public Information Officer
Children's Protective Services of Harris County's Judy Hay
-
Best Postcollegiate Fraternity Experience
Bronx Bar
-
Best White House Intern
Kristen Jones
-
Best Freeway to Get Lost On
Loop 610
-
Best Jukebox
Warren's Inn
-
Best Bike Path
Brays Bayou along North and South Braeswood
-
Best Whistle-Blower
Charles Max Jennings
-
Best Place to Get a Traffic Ticket
Revitalized section of downtown
-
Best Hero
Texas Ranger Sergeant Drew Carter
-
Best Place to Meet Single Women
Ceramics class, Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studio
-
Best Place to Smoke
The State Bar and Lounge
-
Best Republican
State Representative John Culberson, winner of the GOP nomination in the Seventh Congressional District
-
Best Local Boy Made Good
Tilman Fertitta
-
Best Response to a Houston Press Story
Karen Gerstner
-
Best Place to Smoke a Hookah
Star Cafe
-
Best Weathercaster
Chuck George, KPRC-TV Channel 2
-
Best Use of Dental Floss
Texas prisons
-
Best Execution of a Business Plan
Dickie Rosenfeld, KILT/610 AM
-
Best Bike Lanes
West Alabama at South Shepherd
-
Best Roadway Improvement
U.S. 59 from I-10 to just south of Humble
-
Best Ditch
East of the power lines between Gramercy and North Braeswood Boulevard
-
Best Aquarium
Sawadee Thai Restaurant
-
Best New Downtown Bar
Slainte
-
Best Driving Accessory
Key Maps
-
Best Lobbyist
New Houston Port Commission Chair Jim Edmonds
-
Best Gadfly
Dan Hart
-
Best Source for Texas Political Info
Quorum Report
-
-
Dishes & Drinks
-
Best Orange Juice
El Charro Taqueria No. 1
-
Best Salsa
La Bamba Meat Market
-
Best Beer Selection
The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
-
Best Bloody Mary
Four Seasons Hotel
-
Best Chicken Salad Sandwich
Brasil, 2604 Dunlavy, (713)528-1993
-
Best Steamed Dumplings
Lai Lai Dumpling House
-
Best Drive-thru Java
Starbucks
-
Best Non-Cold Boiled Shrimp
Blue Agave
-
Best Enchilada
Irma's Southwest Grill
-
Best Soup
El Rey Taqueria
-
Best Licuado
Banana flavor, Nuo Leon
-
Best Muffuletta
Murphy's Deli
-
Best Mussels
Cafe Montrose
-
Best Oysters
Fung's Kitchen
-
Best Sandwich
Urban Foods
-
Best Appetizer
Nachos cubanos, El Meson Restaurant
-
Best Bread
Whole Foods Market
-
Best Tamales
Berryhill Hot Tamales
-
Best Drive-thru Food
Chicken tortas, Taqueria Fiesta Guadalajara,
-
Best Crabs
Kim Son, 2001 Jefferson, (713)222-2461
-
Best French Fries
Cafe Annie
-
Best Burger
Market Square Bar & Grill
-
Best Mariscos
Pico's Mexican Restaurant
-
Best Nachos
Italian nachos, Ciro's Italian Grill
-
Best Pasta
Josephine's Ristorante
-
Best Shish Kebab
Cafe East
-
Best Beignets
Crescent City Beignets
-
Best Catfish
Goode Co. Seafood
-
Best Steak Dinner for Two for 20 Bucks
PJ's Sports Bar
-
Best Vietnamese Sandwic
-
Best Club Sandwich
Express Deli
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Best Curried Goat
Sheshahnen
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Best Fried Chicken
Frenchy's Chicken
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Best Iced Tea
Kaldi Cafe
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Best Martini
The Twister, The Remington Grill
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Best New York Deli Sandwich
Kahn's Deli
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Best Poor Boy
La Tapatia Taqueria Mexican Cafe
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Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
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Best Bar Food
Pizza at Kenneally's
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Best Chicken-Fried Steak
Treebeards
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Best Margarita
Cafe Adobe
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Best Drive-thru Drink
Frozen lemonade, Bambolino's
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Best Cold Boiled Shrimp
Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bars
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Best Dim Sum
Ocean Palace
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Best Fried Rice
Chinese Cafe
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Best Garlic Beef
The Golden Room
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Best Lemonade
Barnaby's Cafe
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Best Mashed Potatoes
Vallone's Steaks, Fish & Chops
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Goods & Services
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Best (Pile of) Junk
300 block of West 19th Street
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Best Plants
Suzan Prejean, The Plant Lady
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Best Dentist's Office Inside the Loop
Outreach Dentistry
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Best Used Car Lot
Lawrence Marshall Antique Cars
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Best Place to Get a Car TV Installed
All-Star Audio Video
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Best Bartender
Patti D'Amato
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Best Yoga Studio
The Yoga Institute & Bookshop
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Best Hairdresser
Kevin Roberts, On the Cover
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Best Place to Pick Up a Slightly Worn Copy of the Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom
Detering Book Gallery Inc.
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Best Place to Buy Middle Eastern Groceries
Phoenicia Specialty Foods
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Best Place to Buy a Live Chicken
Tai Hung Farm Poultry
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Best Place to Buy Art Supplies
Art Supply
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Best Place to Buy Doughnuts
Shipway Donuts
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Best Person to Consult About Renting Movie Videos
George St. Clair, Cactus Music & Video
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Best Place to Buy an Action Figure
Jams Collectibles
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Best Car Wash
Carriage Car Care
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Best Garish Ties
Tie Rack
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Best Retro Goods
Flashback Fun-tiques
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Best Retro Furniture
Metro Modern
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Best Thrift Store
Salvation Army
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Best Salad
Carrabas
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Best Professional Wench
Lucenden "Loosey" Crotch
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Best Banjo Teacher
Anton Ullrich
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Best Place for a Free Massage
The Sharper Image
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Best Music Store
Soundwaves
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Best Former Soviet Union Grocery and Deli
Russian General Store
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Best Place to Buy Used CDs
Wherehouse Music
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Best Cake Shop
Goodness Cake House
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Best Place to Get Impressive Art Cheap
Glassell School of Art Fund-raiser and Auction
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Best Veterinarian
Southside Place Animal Hospital
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Best Science Teacher
Jamie Scott
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Best Place to Buy a Gun
Top Gun of Texas
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Best Toy Store
Toys for All Inc.
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Best Local Designer
Vanessa Riley
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Best Appraiser
Paul F. Wishnow, ASA
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Best Local Invention
FrogPad
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Best Tow Truck Driver
Jerry Turner
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Best Liquor Store
Spec's
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Best Body Piercing
Taurian Piercing and Metals
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Best Bookstore
Brazos Bookstore
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Best Asian Grocery
Hong Kong Market No. 4
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Best Newsstand
SuperStand
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Best Ballpark Vendor
Arnie the Peanut Dude
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Best Museum Gift Shop
Houston Museum of Natural Science
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Best Mobile Barbecue Pit
The Gator Pit
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Best Florist
In Bloom
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Best Drive-thru Bank
Bank of America
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Best Used Clothing
Buffalo Exchange
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Best Live Window-Dressing
North Beach Leather
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Best Junkyard
Pick-n-Pull
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Best Developer
Pierce Scarpulla Development Group
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Best Pool Guy
Bill Jordan
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Best Bike Shop
Shirar's Bicycle Store
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Best Microbrewery
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
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Best Place to Get Flavored Condoms Free
AIDS Foundation Houston
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Best Bookstore for Poetry
Bookstop
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Best Tofu/Soy Products
Thanh Son-Hien Khanh
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Best Place to Buy CDs by Local Musicians
www.420radio.com
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Best Mexican Bakery
La Victoria
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Best Place to Learn "The Whip"
SSQQ Dance Studio
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Best Store in the Galleria
Discovery Channel store
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Best Oil Change
K&R Tire
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Best Gourmet Doggy Biscuits
Three Dog Bakery
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Best Auto Parts Store
SGP Racing
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Best Used Boots
Texas Junk Company
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Restaurants
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Best Restaurant in the Tunnels
Panini
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Best Restaurant for Lunch
Ouisie's Table
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Best Hunk o' Meat
Capital Grille
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Best Cajun Restaurant
Floyd's Cajun Kitchen
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Best Indian Restaurant
Bombay Brasserie
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Best Latin Grill
Elvia's Latin Grill and Bar
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Best Tex-Mex Restaurant
Felix Mexican Restaurant
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Best Drive-thru Breakfast
Kolache Factory
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Best Late-Night Spot
Mai's Restaurant
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Best Neighborhood Spot in the Village Area
The Raven Grill
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Best New Restaurant
Amazon Grill
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Best Un-Diner
Fox Diner, 905 Taft, (713)523-5369
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Best Chef's Table
Rainbow Lodge, 1 Birdsall, (713)861-8666
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Best Restaurant to Impress a Date
La Colombe d'Or
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Best Alfresco Dining
Backstreet Cafe
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Best Chinese Restaurant
Hunan's
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Best Italian Restaurant
Osteria d'Aldo
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Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Cedars Mediterranean Cafe
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Best Pizzeria
Star Pizza
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Best Thai Restaurant
Taste of Thai
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Best Drive-thru Eatery
Miyagi Bowl
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Best Deli
Kenny & Ziggy's
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Best Family Restaurant
Tokyohana
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Best Neighborhood Spot in West University
Edloe St. Cafe & Deli, 6119 Edloe, (713)666-4302
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Best Service
La Griglia
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Best Value
La Vista
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Best Comfort Food
59 Diner
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Best Kids' Meal Toys
Mission Burritos
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Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Madras Pavilion
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Best Cuban Restaurant
Cafe Piquet
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Best Japanese Restaurant
Kaneyama Japanese Restaurant
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Best Place to Indulge Anglophilia
The Black Labrador
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Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Nga's
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Best Sit-Down Breakfast
Goode Co. Texas Burgers & Taqueria
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Best Neighborhood Spot in Bellaire
Auntie Pasto's
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Best Neighborhood Spot Outside the Loop
Barcelona
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Best Atmosphere
The Mercantile
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Best Cheap Lunch
Cahill's on Durham
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Best Place to Eat When You Can't Decide What You Want
Super Steak & More
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Best Restaurant Playground
Joe's Crab Shack
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Best Barbecue Joint
Pizzitola's
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Best Greek Restaurant
Mykonos Island Restaurant
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Best Korean Restaurant
Seoul Garden
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Best Taqueria
Gorditas Aguascalientes
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Best Restaurant
Mark's American Cuisine
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Best Hole-in-the-Wall Burger Joint
Someburger Hamburger Stands
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Best Neighborhood Spot in Montrose
Baba Yega
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Best Diner
Avalon Diner II
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Best Cafeteria
Cleburne Cafeteria
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