•Arts & Entertainment
Best Annual Festival
1. Kentucky Derby Festival
2. St. James Art Festival
3. World Festival
Best Charitable Event
1. Crusade for Children
2. St. Joseph Picnic
3. Light the Night Walk
Best Film Festival
1. Last Call Film Fest
2. 48 Hour Film Fest
3. Fright Night Film Fest
Best Music Festival
1. Forecastle
2. Abbey Road on the River
3. Waterfront Wednesdays
Best Church Picnic
1. St. Joseph
2. St. Agnes
3. St. Rita
Best Performing Arts Group
1. Actors Theatre of Louisville
2. Louisville Orchestra
3. Louisville Ballet
Best Live Theater
1. Actors Theatre of Louisville
2. Pandora Productions
3. Derby Dinner
Best Theater Production
1. “Dracula”
2. “Wicked”
3. “A Christmas Carol”
Best Theater Troupe
1. Actors Theatre of Louisville
2. Pandora Productions
3. Le Petomane
Best Comedian
1. Marty Pollio
2. Danny Browning
Best Art Gallery
1. Speed Art Museum
2. 21c Museum Hotel
3. Glassworks
Best Museum
1. Speed Art Museum
2. Frazier Museum
3. Louisville Science Center
Best Movie Theater
1. Baxter Avenue Theatres
2. Cinema de lux: Stonybrook
3. Cinemark Tinseltown
Best Bowling Alley
1. Vernon Lanes
2. King Pin
3. Ten Pin
Best Visual Artist
1. Ed Hamilton
2. Barry Motes
3. Matt Dobson
Best Public Mural
1. Highlands Mural
2. Muhammad Ali Center
3. Café Metro
Best Public Sculpture
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. The Thinker
3. Gallopalooza
Best Original Band
1. My Morning Jacket
2. Siren Falls
3. Wax Fang
Best Cover Band
1. Rocktimus Prime
2. V-Groove
3. Edgewood
Best Singer-Songwriter
1. Brigid Kaelin
2. Tim Krekel
3. Teneia Sanders
Best Rock Band
1. My Morning Jacket
2. Cougar Express
3. Siren Falls
Best Hip-Hop Artist/Group
1. Nappy Roots
2. Skyscraper Stereo
3. Villebillies
Best Orchestral Instrument
1. Violin
2. Cello
3. Viola
Best Blues Band
1. V-Groove
2. The Bad Reeds
3. Hambone
Best Country/Western Band
1. United States Military
2. Johnny Berry & the Outliers
Best Jazz Artist
1. Harry Pickens
2. Todd Hildreth
3. Squeeze-Bot
Best Live Music Venue
1. Headliners
2. Louisville Palace
3. Waterfront Park
Best Promoter
1. Production Simple
2. Terry Harper
3. Horseshoe Casino
•Goods & Services
Best Auto Dealer
1. Sam Swope
2. Toyota of Louisville
3. Carmax
Most Honest Mechanic
1. McCormick’s Motor Sports
2. Conn’s Auto Shop
3. Volksdoktor
Best Bank
1. Republic Bank
2. PNC
3. National City
Best Roofer
1. Highland Roofing
2. Christian Brothers
3. American Roofing
Best Plumber
1. BC Plumbing
2. Tom Drexler Plumbing
3. Dauenhauer Plumbing
Best Vet
1. Deck Veterinary Clinic
2. Shively Animal Hospital
3. St. Matthews Animal Hospital
Best Record Store
1. ear X-tacy
2. Underground Sounds
3. FYE
Best Instrument Shop
1. Doo Wop Shop
2. Guitar Emporium
3. Mom’s Music
Best Video Store
1. Wild ’n’ Woolly
2. Blockbuster
3. Redbox
Best Vintage Clothing Store
1. Nitty Gritty
2. Cherry Bomb
3. Elizabeth’s Timeless Attire
Best Adult/Erotic Store
1. Cirilla’s
2. Theatre X
3. Love Boutique
Best Health Food Store
1. Rainbow Blossom
2. Whole Foods
3. Amazing Grace
Best Liquor Store
1. Old Town Liquors
2. Liquor Barn
3. Party Mart
Best Tobacco Store
1. Cox’s Smokers Outlet
2. J. Shepherd Cigar Boutique
3. Kremer’s
Best Bookstore
1. Carmichael’s
2. Borders
3. Barnes & Noble
Best Bicycle Shop
1. Schellers Fitness & Cycling
2. Bardstown Bicycle
3. Bike Couriers Bike Shop
Best Antique Store
1. Joe Ley Antiques
2. Crazy Daisy
3. Louisville Antique Mall
Best Luxury Hotel
1. 21c Museum Hotel
2. The Seelbach Hotel
3. The Brown Hotel
Best Wedding-Night Hotel Room
1. The Seelbach Hotel
2. 21c Museum Hotel
3. The Brown Hotel
Best Place to Adopt a Pet
1. Kentucky Humane Society
2. Metro Animal Services
3. Shamrock Foundation
Best Tattoo Parlor
1. Tattoo Charlie’s
2. Acme Ink
3. Body Art Emporium
Best Screen Printer
1. Monkey Drive
2. Metro Promotional Services
3. Kopilot
Best Running Store
1. Swag’s Sport Shoes
2. Fleet Feet
3. Ken Combs Running Store
Best Gym
1. YMCA
2. Urban Active
3. Fitness on Frankfort
Best Golf Course
1. Valhalla
2. Seneca Golf Course
3. Cherokee Golf Course
Best Public Restroom
1. 21c Museum Hotel
2. Von Maur
3. Macy’s
Best Yoga Class
1. Yoga on Baxter
2. Betsey’s Hot Yoga
3. Yoga East
Best House of Worship
1. Southeast Christian Church
2. St. Francis of Assisi
3. Unity of Louisville
Best Plastic Surgeon: Breasts
1. Imaage, Dr. Thomas Haas
2. Louisville Plastic Surgery Center, Dr. Calobrace
3. Institute of Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Salzman
Best Plastic Surgeon: Face
1. Imaage, Dr. Thomas Haas
2. Louisville Plastic Surgery Center, Dr. Calobrace
3. Institute of Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Salzman
Best Liposuction Doctor
1. Imaage, Dr. Thomas Haas
2. Louisville Plastic Surgery Center, Dr. Calobrace
3. Smart Lipo, Dr. Crabtree
Best Dentist
1. Mortenson Family Dental
2. Family Dental Associates
3. Dr. Charles B. Barrett
Best Hair Salon
1. Icons Salon
2. Z Salon
3. Joseph’s Salon & Spa
Best Jewelry Store
1. Shane Company
2. Davis Jewelers
3. Kay Jewelers
Best Local Jewelry Store
1. Davis Jewelers
2. Aesthetics & Jewelry
3. Seng Jewelers
Best Spa
1. Z Salon & Spa
2. Imaage
3. Joseph’s Salon & Spa
Best Place to Buy a Unique Gift
1. Regalo
2. WHY Louisville
3. Edenside Gallery
Best Clothing Boutique
1. Dot Fox
2. Clodhoppers
3. Blink Boutique
Best Gift Boutique
1. Scout
2. Regalo
3. Dandelion
•Dining
Best Restaurant (Louisville)
1. Jack Fry’s
2. Ramsi’s Café on the World
3. 610 Magnolia
Best Restaurant (S. Indiana)
1. Rocky’s
2. La Rosita
3. Rich O’s
Best New Restaurant
1. 732 Social
2. Diamond Café
3. Sake Blue
Best Outdoor Dining
1. Captain’s Quarters
2. Avalon
3. Mike Linnig’s
Best Fine Dining
1. Jack Fry’s
2. Jeff Ruby’s
3. Vincenzo’s
Best Place for a Romantic Dinner
1. Jack Fry’s
2. Lily’s
3. Le Relais
Best Restaurant on the River
1. Captain’s Quarters
2. Rocky’s Italian Grill
3. Tumbleweed
Best Late-Night Bite
1. White Castle
2. Ramsi’s Café on the World
3. Spinelli’s Pizzeria
Best Chinese Restaurant
1. August Moon
2. Red Pepper
3. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
Best Indian Restaurant
1. Kashmir
2. Shalimar
3. India Palace
Best Japanese Restaurant
1. Sapporo
2. Osaka
3. Maido
Best Italian Restaurant
1. Come Back Inn
2. Le Gallo Roso
3. Porcini
Best Mexican Restaurant
1. El Mundo
2. El Nopal
3. Los Aztecas
Best Salsa
1. El Mundo
2. El Nopal
3. Tumbleweed
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
1. Shiraz
2. The Grape Leaf
3. Safier Mediterranean Deli
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
1. Vietnam Kitchen
2. Annie’s Cafe
3. Basa
Best Thai Restaurant
1. Simply Thai
2. Thai Smile
3. Thai Siam
Best Cajun/ Creole Restaurant
1. J. Gumbo
2. Joe’s OK Bayou
3. Furlongs
Best Chef
1. Dean Corbett, Corbett’s “An American Place”
2. John Varanese, Varanese
3. Anoosh Shariat, Browning’s
Best Buffet
1. Golden Corral
2. Bristol
3. Ramsi’s Café on the World
Best Takeout
1. Double Dragon
2. Annie’s Café
3. Simply Thai
Best Delivery
1. Jimmy John’s
2. Papa John’s
3. Domino’s
Best Ribs
1. Mark’s Feed Store
2. Famous Dave’s
3. Frankfort Avenue Beer Depot
Best Fish Sandwich
1. Stan’s Fish Sandwich
2. Mike Linnig’s
3. The Fishery
Best Produce
1. Paul’s Fruit Market
2. Whole Foods
3. Farmers Markets
Best Bakery
1. Plehn’s Bakery
2. Cake Flour
3. Blue Dog Bakery
Best Breakfast/Brunch
1. Wild Eggs
2. Toast on Market
3. Lynn’s Paradise Cafe
Best Coffee Shop
1. Heine Brothers
2. Starbucks
3. Highland Coffee
Best Deli
1. Stevens & Stevens
2. Jason’s Deli
3. Morris Deli
Best Dessert
1. Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen
2. Sweet Surrender
3. Desserts By Gretchen
Best Ice Cream Shop
1. Graeter’s
2. Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen
3. Baskin-Robbins
Best Seafood Restaurant
1. Mitchell’s Fish Market
2. Red Lobster
3. King Fish
Best Steakhouse
1. Pat’s Steakhouse
2. Jeff Ruby’s
3. Texas Roadhouse
Best Sushi
1. Sapporo
2. Osaka
3. Maido
Best BBQ
1. Mark’s Feed
Store
2. Kentucky BBQ Company
3. Famous Dave’s
Best Pub Grub
1. Flanagan’s Ale House
2. The Irish Rover
3. O’Shea’s Traditional Irish Pub
Best Burger
1. W.W. Cousins
2. Five Guys Burgers
3. Kentucky BBQ Company
Best Pizza
1. Tony BoomBozz
2. Wick’s Pizza
2. Impellizzeri’s Pizza
Best Vegetarian Offering
1. Zen Garden
2. Ramsi’s Café on the World
3. Third Avenue Café
Best Wings
1. Buffalo Wild Wings
2. Hooters
3. Rumors
Best Beer List
1. Flanagan’s Ale House
2. Bluegrass Brewing Company
3. Nachbar
Best Wine List
1. L&N Wine Bar
2. Napa River Grill
3. Proof on Main
Best Happy Hour
1. Maido
2. Napa River Grill
3. Bluegrass Brewing Company
Best Waitstaff
1. Bluegrass Brewing Company
2. Proof on Main
3. Hooters
Best Uniform for Waitstaff
1. Hooters
2. Varanese
3. The Pub
Best Dinner Roll
1. O’Charley’s
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Red Lobster
Best Décor
1. Lynn’s Paradise Cafe
2. Proof on Main
3. Sake Blue
Best Menu Design
1. Proof on Main
2. 732 Social
3. Z’s Fusion
Best French Fries
1. McDonald’s
2. Rally’s
3. Kentucky BBQ Company
Fastest Lunch
1. Jimmy John’s
2. McDonald’s
3. Qdoba
•Nightlife
Best Sports Bar
1. Buffalo Wild Wings
2. Hoops
3. Hooters
Best U of L Bar
1. Granville Inn
2. Kentucky BBQ Company
3. Hall of Fame Café
Best UK Bar
1. Dundee Tavern
2. Buffalo Wild Wings
3. None
Best New Bar/Club
1. Zanzabar
2. Swan Dive
3. Zeppelin Café
Best Blues Bar
1. Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar
2. Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge
3. Carly Rae’s
Best Country/Western Bar
1. Electric Cowboy
2. Coyote’s
3. Saddle Ridge
Best Neighborhood Bar/Pub
1. Monkey Wrench
2. Shenanigans
3. Back Door
Best Dance Club
1. The Connection
2. Hotel
3. Jim Porter’s
Best Comedy Club
1. Comedy Caravan
2. Improv
Best Dive Bar
1. Nachbar
2. Back Door
3. Mag Bar
Best Queer Bar
1. The Connection
2. Starbase Q
3. Tryangles
Best Place to Hear Jazz
1. The Seelbach Lounge
2. Nachbar
3. Sake Blue
Best Karaoke Bar
1. Akiko’s
2. Seidenfaden
3. Phoenix Hill Tavern
Best Singles Bar
1. Brendan’s
2. Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium
3. Phoenix Hill Tavern
Best Local Brewery
1. Bluegrass Brewing Company
2. Cumberland Brews
3. New Albanian Brewing Company
Best One-Tank Trip
1. Nashville
2. Cincinnati
3. Red River Gorge
Best Smoking Area
1. Outside
2. Phoenix Hill Tavern
3. Nachbar
Best Bartender
1. Eric Holloman, Kentucky BBQ Company
2. Becky Fey, Za’s Pizza
3. Stephen Dennison, Z’s Fusion
Best Gentleman’s Club
1. PT’s Showclub
2. Trixies Strip Club & Sports Bar
3. Godfather II
Most Unusual Tasty Cocktail
1. 732 Social
2. Varanese
3. Z’s Fusion
Best Margarita
1. El Mundo
2. Tumbleweed
3. El Nopal
Best Martini
1. Proof on Main
2. 60 West Bistro & Martini Bar
3. Martini Italian Bistro
Strongest Mixed Drink
1. Back Door
2. Cahoots
3. Mag Bar
Best Bar to Nurse a Hangover
1. Outlook Inn
2. Monkey Wrench
3. Back Door
Best Place to get Hungover
1. Back Door
2. Nachbar
3. Cahoots
Best Bar Bathroom
1. Proof on Main
2. Phoenix Hill Tavern
3. O’Shea’s Traditional Irish Pub
•Media
Best Local TV Station
1. WAVE-3
2. WHAS-11
3. Fox-41
Best Local TV News Anchor
1. Dawne Gee
2. Rachel Platt
3. Jackie Hays
Hottest Anchor (male or female)
1. Julie Tam
2. Jennifer Baileys
3. Carrie Weil
Best TV Morning Show
1. Fox in the Morning
2. Good Morning Kentuckiana
3. WAVE-3 Sunrise
Best Local TV Meteorologist
1. John Belski,
WAVE-3
2. Tom Wills,
WAVE-3
3. Jay Cardosi,
WLKY-32
Best TV Disaster Graphics
1. WAVE-3
2. WHAS-11
3. WLKY-32
Most Accurate Local Forecast
1. WAVE-3
2. WLKY-32
3. WHAS-11
Best Magazine
1. LEO Weekly
2. Louisville Magazine
3. Underwired
Best Local Radio Station
1. WFPK-FM
2. WDJX-FM
3. WFPL-FM
Best Local Radio DJ
1. Laura Shine, WFPK-FM
2. Ben Davis & Kelly K, WDJX-FM
3. Lambert & Lindsay, WXMA-FM
Best Local Writer
1. Bob Hill
2. Stephen George
3. Phillip M. Bailey
Best Local Website
1. LouisvilleMojo.com
2. ConsumingLouisville.com
3. LEOWeekly.com
Best Local News Blog
1. TheVilleVoice.com
2. LouisvilleMojo.com
3. FatLip.leoweekly.com
Best Local Arts Blog
1. LEOWeekly.com
2. LouisvilleMojo.com
Best Local Entertainment Blog
1. ConsumingLouisville.com
2. LEOWeekly.com
3. BackseatSandbar.com
Best Local Music Blog
1. BackseatSandbar.com
2. Bluegrass Catastrophe (bluecat.leoweekly.com)
3. Buzzgrinder.com
Best Social Networking Site
1. Facebook
2. LouisvilleMojo.com
3. MySpace.com
Best Reason to Use Social Networking
1. Connect with friends
2. Sex
3. Networking
Best Web Tool Available to Louisville Consumers
1. Google
2. LouisvilleMojo.com
3. Facebook
Best Reason to Read LEO Weekly
1. Events
2. Articles
3. News of the Weird
Best Place to Pick Up LEO Weekly
1. Heine Brothers Coffeeshops
2. Anywhere
2. Qdoba
Best Wrong News Story of the Year
1. Flood
2. Weather
3. Town Hall Meetings
Most Under-reported Story of the Year
1. Pitino/Sypher
2. Farrah Fawcett’s Death
3. Obama’s Hidden Agenda
Most Over-reported Story of the Year
1. Pitino/Sypher
2. Michael Jackson’s Death
3. The case of Jason Stinson
•Other Stuff
Best Domicile Style
1. Shotgun
2. Ranch
3. Tudor
Best Reason to get in the Ohio River
1. Polar Plunge
2. I’m on fire
3. No Reason
Best Local Attorney Gimmick
1. Heavy Hitter
2. Son in Jail Call Waddell
3. Ask Gary
Best Place to Make a Public Spectacle of Yourself
1. Fourth Street Live
2. Bardstown Road
3. Waterfront
Best Place to Take Your Dog to People-Watch
1. Cherokee Park
2. Waterfront
3. Bardstown Road
Best Excuse to Leave Town For a Day
1. Kentucky Derby
2. Thunder Over Louisville
2. A concert
Best Thing That’s Changed Here in the Last Year
1. Obama
2. No Bush
3. Bike Lanes
Best Person to Have Their Face on a Building
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Diane Sawyer
3. Hunter S. Thompson
Best Description of Louisville in Three Words or Less
1. Biggest Little City
Best Thing To Do With Your Used LEO Weekly
1. Recycle
2. Liner
3. Wrapping Paper
Best Local Urban Legend
1. Goatman
2. Waverly Hills
3. Pope Lick Monster
Best Local Landmark
1. Churchill Downs
2. Louisville Slugger Museum
3. Belle of Louisville
Best Place to Ride Your Bike
1. Cherokee Park
2. Waterfront
3. Seneca Park
Best Business to Have as a Facebook Friend
1. Cake Flour
2. Heine Brothers
3. Dot Fox
Best Month to be in Town
1. May
2. October
3. April
Best Place to Speak a Foreign Language
1. A foreign place
2. Churchill Downs (Backside)
3. Americana Apartments
Best Place to See Xmas Décor
1. Downtown
2. Lake Forest
3. Hillcrest
Most Frustrating Bridge to Drive Over
1. Kennedy Bridge
2. Second Street Bridge
3. Sherman Minton Bridge
Best Eyesore
1. House next to Genny’s Diner
2. The Galt House
3. The Downtown Arena
Best Neighborhood
1. Highlands
2. Crescent Hill
3. St. Matthews
Best Local Celebrity
1. George Clooney
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Rick Pitino
Best Community Role Model
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Jerry Abramson
3. Tom Owen
Best Politician you Love to Hate
1. Mitch McConnell
2. Jerry Abramson
3. Anne Northup
Best Nickname for the City
1. The Ville
2. Derby City
3. Possibility City
Most Likely Place to Get a Parking Ticket
1. Downtown
2. Belknap Campus, U of L
3. Baxter Avenue
Most Dangerous Intersection for Pedestrians
1. Second Street & Broadway
2. Bardstown Road & Eastern Parkway
3. Fourth Street & Broadway
Best Question for Mitch McConnell if you had him one-on-one
How are you enjoying your government health care?
Best Question for John Yarmuth if you had him one-on-one
When will we have universal health care?