2007 Readers’ Choice Awards

readers choice 2007ARTS, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENTANNUAL FESTIVAL1) Kentucky Derby Festival (www.kdf.org)2) St. James Art Fair (www.stjamescourtartshow.com)3) Forecastle (www.forecastlefest.com)CHARITABLE EVENT1) Crusade for Children (www.whascrusade.org)2) Brew at the Zoo (www.louisvillezoo.org)3) Pride Festival (www.kentuckianapridefestival.com)FILM FESTIVAL1) Last Call Film Festival (www.lastcallmovies.com)2) Hitchcock Series at the Palace (www.louisvillepalace.com)3) Lebowski Fest (www.lebowskifest.com)CHURCH PICNIC1) St. Joseph Children’s Home Orphans’ Picnic (www.sjkids.org)2) St. Agnes Picnic (1800 Newburg Road)3) Our Mother of Sorrows Picnic (747 Harrison Ave.)PERFORMING ARTS GROUP1) Grotesque Burlesque (MySpace)2) Louisville Ballet (www.louisvilleballet.org)3) Louisville Orchestra (www.louisvilleorchestra.org)LIVE THEATER1) Actors Theatre of Louisville (www.actorstheatre.org)2) Derby Dinner Playhouse (www.derbydinner.com)3) Pandora Productions (www.pandoraprods.org)ART GALLERY 1) Speed Art Museum (www.speedmuseum.org)2) Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center (www.mellwoodartscenter.com)3) 21c Museum Hotel (www.21cmuseumhotel.com)MUSEUM 1) The Frazier International History Museum (www.fraziermuseum.org)2) Speed Art Museum (www.speedmuseum.org)3) Ali Center (www.alicenter.org)MOVIE THEATER1) Baxter Avenue Theatres (www.apextheaters.com/Baxter)2) Tinseltown (www.cinemark.com)3) Village 8 Theatres (www.apextheater.com/village8)BOWLING1) Ten Pin Lanes (200 Ten Pin Lane, St. Matthews; 896-1727)2) Lucky Strike (www.bowlluckystrike.com)3) King Pin Lanes (www.bowlkingpin.com)GENTLEMAN’S CLUB1) PT’s Show Club (www.ptsshowclub.com)2) Gold Show Club (12305 Westport Road)3) Trixie’s (6112 Preston Hwy.)SPORTS BAR1) Buffalo Wild Wings (www.buffalowildwings.com)2) Rich-O’s (www.richos.com)3) Tailgater’s (2787 S. Floyd St.)NEW BAR/CLUB 1) Nachbar (MySpace)2) Angel’s Rock Bar (www.angelsrockbar-ky.com)3) Club Exile (www.clubexilelouisville.com)BLUES BAR 1) Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar (www.stevieraysbluesbar.com)2) Zena’s (122 W. Main St.)3) Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge (MySpace)COUNTRY BAR1) Coyote’s (www.omalleyscorner.com)2) Saddle Ridge (www.saddleridgelouisville.com)3) Howl at the Moon (www.howlatthemoon.com)DANCE CLUB1) The Connection (www.the-connection.com)2) O’Malley’s Corner (www.omalleyscorner.com)3) Electric Cowboy (www.electriccowboylouisville.com)DIVE BAR 1) 3rd Street Dive (MySpace)2) The Back Door (www.thebackdoor.us)3) Mag Bar (MySpace)GAY/LESBIAN BAR 1) The Connection (www.the-connection.com)2) Fuzion (www.fuzionnightclub.com)3) Starbase Q (www.starbaseq.com)JAZZ CLUB 1) The Jazz Factory (www.jazzfactory.us)PLACE TO SHOOT POOL1) The Back Door (www.thebackdoor.us)2) Oliver’s Billiards (www.oliversbilliards.com)3) Mag Bar (MySpace)SINGLES BAR 1) Phoenix Hill Tavern (www.phoenixhill.com)2) O’Shea’s (www.osheaslouisville.com)3) Molly Malone’s (www.mollymalonesirishpub.com)ORIGINAL BAND1) Vampire Squid (MySpace)2) Paradigm (MySpace)3) Lucky Pineapple (www.luckypineapple.com)LOCAL ROCK BAND1) SubRosa (MySpace)2) Tim Krekel and TKO (www.timkrekel.com)3) Wax Fang (www.waxfang.com)HIP-HOP ARTIST/BAND1) The Villebillies (MySpace)2) Code Red (MySpace)3) Kentucky Prophet (MySpace)BLUES BAND1) V-Groove (v-groove.net)2) Bella Blues Band (www.bellablueband.com)3) Big Daddy & the Kings of LoveCOUNTRY/WESTERN BAND1) Johnny Berry and the Outliers (www.johnnyberrymusic.com)2) American Freedom Machine (MySpace)3) Fat Tony & the Bluegrass Mafia (MySpace)JAZZ ARTIST/BAND1) Sarah Stivers (www.sarahstivers.com)2) Walter & Kays (www.walkerandkays.com)3) Harry Pickens Trio (www.harrypickens.com)TAKE AN OUT-OF-TOWN GUEST1) Churchill Downs (www.churchilldowns.com)2) The Highlands3) 4th Street Live (www.4thstlive.com)GOODS & SERVICESAUTO DEALERSHIP1) Sam Swope Auto Group (www.samswope.com)2) Bales Motor Co. (www.balesmotors.com)3) CarMax (www.carmax.com)AUTO SERVICE CENTER 1) St. Matthews Imports (www.stmatthewsimports.com)2) Sam Swope Auto Group (www.samswope.com)3) Volksdoktor (www.volksdoktor.com)BANK1) Republic Bank (www.republicbank.com)2) Commonwealth Bank & Trust (www.cbandt.com)3) Stockyards Bank (www.syb.com)MUSIC/CD STORE1) ear X-tacy (www.earx-tacy.com)2) Books & Music Exchange (www.booksandmusicexchange.com)3) Underground Sounds (MySpace)MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORE1) Mom’s Music (www.momsmusic.com)2) Doo-Wop Shop (www.doowop.com)3) Music Go-Round (www.musicgoround.com)VIDEO STORE1) Wild & Woolly Video (www.wandwvideo.com)2) Blockbuster (www.blockbuster.com)3) Movie Gallery (various locations)MEN’S CLOTHING STORE1) Rodes (www.rodes.com)2) Cherry Bomb (MySpace)3) Lazarus/Macy’s (www.macys.com)WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE1) Dot Fox (dotfoxclothingculture.com)2) Cherry Bomb (MySpace)3) Clodhopper’s (3745 Lexington Road)VINTAGE CLOTHING1) The Nitty Gritty (nittygrittyvintage.com)2) Unique Thrift Store (617 Carter St.; 6201 Preston Hwy.)3) Dot Fox (dotfoxclothingculture.com)ADULT STORE1) Priscilla’s (various locations)2) Love Boutique (140 W. Jefferson St.)3) Red Alley (www.redalley.com)LINGERIE STORE1) Victoria’s Secret (www.victoriassecret.com)2) Priscilla’s (various locations)3) Taboo Crush (www.taboocrush.com)FLORIST1) Nanz & Kraft Florist (nanzandkraft.com)2) Wildflowers (www.wildflowersflorist louisville.com)3) Old Louisville Florist (www.oldlouisvilleflorist.com)GIFT STORE 1) Regalo (www.regaloart.com)2) WHY Louisville (www.whylouisville.com)3) Luna Boutique (www.lunaboutique.com)HAIR SALON 1) Kaleidoscope Hair Salon (1436 Bardstown Road)2) William Dean Salon (www.williamdeans.com)3) Blades (132 Chenoweth Lane)DAY SPA1) Z Spa and Salon (www.zsalon.com)2) Joseph’s Salon and Spa (www.josephssalon.com)3) Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center (www.baptistmilestone.com)HEALTH FOOD STORE 1) Rainbow Blossom (www.rainbowblossom.com)2) Amazing Grace (www.amazinggrace wholefoods.com)3) Wild Oats (www.wildoats.com)TANNING SALON1) Suntan City (www.suntancity.com)2) Tan Now (various locations)3) Ultra Tan (various locations)LIQUOR STORE1) Old Town Liquor (www.oldtownwine.com)2) Nita’s Package Liquor (2354 Frankfort Ave.)3) Liquor World (various locations)TOBACCO1) Cox’s Smokers Outlet (various locations)2) Kaiser’s Tobacco Store (326 Pearl St., New Albany)3) Kremer’s Smoke Shoppe (401 East Jefferson St.)BOOKSTORE 1) Carmichael’s Bookstore (www.carmichaels  bookstore.com)2) Books & Music Exchange (www.booksandmusic  exchange.com)3) Border’s (www.bordersstores.com)BICYCLE SHOP1) Scheller’s Fitness & Cycling (www.schellers.com)2) Quest Outdoors (www.questoutdoors.com)3) Bicycle Sport (www.bicyclesportinc.com)ANTIQUE STORE1) Louisville Antique Mall (www.louisvilleantiquemall.com)2) Red Tree (701 E. Market St.; 11508 Shelbyville Road)3) Derby City Antiques (www.tias.com/stores/dcam/)FURNTURE/HOME ACCESSORIES1) Red Tree (701 E. Market St.; 11508 Shelbyville Road)2) Burdorf’s Furnishings and Flooring (www.burdorf.com)3) Ashley Furniture (various locations)CHURCH1) St. Francis of Assisi (www.ccsfa.org)2) St. Joseph (www.sjosephcatholic.org)3) Unity of Louisville (www.unityoflouisville.org)MEDIALOCAL TV STATION1) WLKY-32 (www.wlky.com)2) WDRB-41 (www.wdrb.com)3) CW Network (Wikipedia)TV NEWS ANCHOR1) Dawne Gee (WAVE)2) Barry Bernson (WDRB)3) Jean West (WHAS)LOCAL SPORTS ANCHOR1) Keith Farmer (WLKY)2) Fred Cowgill (WLKY)3) Gary Montgomery (WDRB)TV METEOROLOGIST 1) Jay Cardosi (WLKY)2) Tom Wills (WAVE)3) John Belski (WAVE)LOCAL RADIO STATION1) WFPK-FM (www.wfpk.org)2) WLRS-FM (www.wlrs.com)3) WDJX-FM (www.wdjx.com)LOCAL RADIO DEEJAY1) Laura Shine (WFPK-FM)2) Terry Meiners (WHAS-AM)3) Lambert & Lindsey (WXMA-FM)LOCAL WRITER1) Bob Hill (The Courier-Journal)2) Billy Reed (www.billyreedsays.com)3) Stephen George (LEO)TV MORNING SHOW 1) Fox in the Morning (www.wdrb.com)2) WAVE at Sunrise (wave-tv.com)3) Good Morning America (www.abcnews.go.com/gma)LOCAL BLOG1) Louisville Mojo (www.louisvillemojo.com)2) Louisville Hot Bytes (www.louisville hotbytes.com)3) Craig’s List (www.craigslist.com)PLACE TO PICK UP A LEO1) Heine Bros. Coffee (heinebroscoffee.com)2) Highland Coffee (www.highlandcoffee.com)3) Java Brewing (www.javabrewingco.com)FOOD & DRINKNEW RESTAURANT 1) Mojito’s Tapas Restaurant (2231 Holiday Manor)2) Toast on Market (www.toastonmarket.com)3) Basa Modern Vietnamese(www.basarestaurant.net)OUTDOOR DINING1) Captain’s Quarters (www.cqriverside.com)2) Bristol Bar and Grille/Highlands (www.bristolbarandgrille.com)3) Café 360 (www.cafe-360.com)FINE DINING1) Jack Fry’s (www.jackfrys.com)2) Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse (www.jeffruby.com)3) Avalon (www.avalonfresh.com)PLACE FOR A ROMANTIC DINNER1) Le Relais (www.lerelaisrestaurant.com)2) Avalon (www.avalonfresh.com)3) Vincenzo’s (www.vincenzos italianrestaurant.com)RESTAURANT ON THE RIVER1) Buckhead Mountain Grill (707 W. Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville)2) Captains Quarters (www.cqriverside.com)3) Tumbleweed (www.tumbleweedrestaurants.com)LATE-NIGHT BITE1) Ramsi’s Café on the World (www.ramsiscafe.com)2) Bristol Bar and Grille (www.bristolbarandgrille.com)3) White Castle (www.whitecastle.com)CHINESE RESTAURANT 1) P.F. Chang’s China Bistro (www.pfchangs.com)2) August Moon (www.augustmoonbistro.com)3) Café Mimosa (www.cafemimosatogo.com)INDIAN RESTAURANT1) Kashmir Indian Restaurant (www.kashmirlouisville.com)2) India Palace (www.indiapalaceky.com)3) Shalimar (www.shalimarlouisville.com)JAPANESE RESTAURANT1) Sapporo Japanese Grill & Restaurant (www.sapporojapanese.com)2) Shogun (9024 Taylorsville Road)3) Maido (www.maidosakebar.com)MEXICAN RESTAURANT1) El Mundo (www.502elmundo.com)2) Tumbleweed (www.tumbleweedrestaurants.com)3) El Nopal (www.elnopalonline.com)MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT 1) Grape Leaf (2217 Frankfort Ave.)2) Queen of Sheba (www.queenofshebalouisville.com)3) Saffron’s (www.saffronrestaurant.com)THAI RESTAURANT1) Thai Siam (www.thaisiam-ky.com)2) Lemongrass Café (1019 Bardstown Road; 106 Fairfax Ave.)3) Thai Smile (5800 Preston Hwy.)VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT1) Vietnam Kitchen (5339 Mitscher Ave.)2) Basa Modern Vietnamese(www.basarestaurant.net)3) Cafe Mimosa (www.cafemimosatogo.com)BAKERY1) Plehn’s Bakery (3940 Shelbyville Road)2) Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen (www.piekitchen.com)3) Blue Dog Bakery and Café (2868 Frankfort Ave.)BREAKFAST/BRUNCH SPOT1) Lynn’s Paradise Café (www.lynnsparadisecafe.com)2) Bristol Bar & Grill (www.bristolbarandgrille.com)3) Toast on Market (www.toastonmarket.com)COFFEEHOUSE1) Heine Brothers’ Coffee (www.heinebroscoffee.com)2) Highland Coffee (www.highlandcoffee.com)3) Java Brewing (www.javabrewingco.com)DELI1) Stevens & Stevens Deli (www.stevensandstevensdeli.com)2) Lotsa Pasta (www.lotsapastalouisville.com)3) Valu Market (www.valumarket.com)DESSERT SPOT1) Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen (www.piekitchen.com)2) Sweet Surrender (www.sweetsurrender dessertcafe.com)3) Ermin’s (various locations)ICE CREAM SHOP1) Graeter’s (www.graeters.com/Louisville)2) Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen (www.piekitchen.com)3) Cold Stone Creamery (www.coldstonecreamery.com)SEAFOOD RESTAURANT1) Mitchell’s Fish Market (www.mitchellsfishmarket.com)2) The Fishery (3624 Lexington Road)3) Mike Linnig’s (www.realpagessites.com/linnigsmike/)STEAKHOUSE1) Pat’s Steakhouse (2437 Brownsboro Road)2) Z’s Oyster Bar & Steakhouse (www.zoysters.com)3) Texas Roadhouse (www.texasroadhouse.com)SUSHI1) Sapporo Japanese Grill & Restaurant (www.sapporojapanese.com)2) Maido (www.maidosakebar.com)3) Raw Sushi Lounge (520 S. Fourth St.)BARBECUE1) Mark’s Feed Store (www.marksfeedstore.com)2) Smoketown USA (1153 Logan St.)3) Famous Dave’s (www.famousdaves.com)BURGER1) Bristol Bar & Grille (www.bristolbarandgrille.com)2) Kaelin’s (www.kaelins.com)3) Genny’s Diner (2223 Frankfort Ave.)PIZZA1) Spinelli’s Pizzeria (614 Baxter Ave.; 568-5665)2) Wick’s Pizza (www.wickspizza.com)3) Tony Boombozz (www.tonyboombozz.com)VEGETARIAN MENU1) Zen Garden (www.zengardenrestaurant.com)2) Ramsi’s Café on the World (www.ramsiscafe.com)3) Café 360 (www.cafe-360.com)WINGS1) Buffalo Wild Wings (www.buffalowildwings.com)2) Hooter’s (www.hooters.com)3) Wings-N-Things (2809 N. Hurstbourne Pkwy.)BEER LIST1) Bluegrass Brewing Co. (www.bbcbrew.com)2) O’Shea’s (www.osheaslouisville.com)3) Flanagan’s Ale House (934 Baxter Ave.)HAPPY HOUR1) Cumberland Brews (1576 Bardstown Road)2) BBC Taproom (www.bluegrassbrew.com)3) O’Shea’s (www.osheaslouisville.com)WINE LIST1) L&N Wine Bar (www.landnwinebarandbistro.com)2) Riverbend Winery (www.riverbendwine.com)3) Avalon (www.avalonfresh.com)WAITSTAFF1) Ramsi’s Café on the World (www.ramsiscafe.com)2) Bristol Bar & Grill (www.bristolbarandgrille.com)3) The Monkey Wrench (MySpace)ITALIAN1) Comeback Inn (www.comebackinn.biz)2) Vincenzo’s (www.vincenzositalianrestaurant.com)3) Porcini (www.porcinilouisville.com)AND SO ON …BEST PLACE TO IMPREGNATE A CELEBRITYBarnstable Brown PartyBEST/WORSE REASON TO GET IN THE OHIO RIVERPolar Bear PlungeBEST PERSON/BUSINESS TO ACQUIRE NAMING RIGHTS FOR NEW ARENAYUM! Brands (The Bucket)BEST BUSINESS TO BE FLAGSHIP IN NEW THIRD STREET LIVE!Third Street DiveBEST QUESTION FOR THE MAYOR IF YOU HAD HIM ONE-ON-ONEWhen are the bridges going to built?BEST CANDIDATE TO TAKE ON MITCH MCCONNELL IN 08Jack ConwayBEST STATE MOTTO TO TAKE THE PLACE OF “UNBRIDLED SPIRIT”Getting Lucky in KentuckyBEST DESCRIPTION OF LOUISVILLE IN THREE WORDS OR LESSBig Small TownBEST RETIREMENT OPTION FOR DAVID HAWPENo commentBEST LOCAL LEGENDMuhammad Ali