Updated 10:10 p.m.
Several Green Lake businesses, landmarks and people are competing in this year’s KING 5′s Best of Western Washington contest.
Vote for your favorite Green Lake nominees by clicking the links below and then clicking “Vote for us!”:
Arts and Entertainment
Best Theater Venue: Bath House Theater, Greenlake
Best Theater Group: Seattle Public Theater (a My Green Lake advertiser)
Auto
Best Detailing: Pacific Auto Detail and Derek’s Auto Detail & Hand Car Wash
Best Motorcycle Shop: Moto International and Aurora Suzuki
Beauty
Best Facial: S Spa and SkinLogic Skin Center (a My Green Lake advertiser)
Best Hair Color: Illustrated Salon Spa and Beehive Salon
Best Hair Salon: Beehive Salon and Sugarcomb Salon
Best Massage: Christine Kommer, Elements Therapeutic Massage, Greenlake Massage, Prana Massage: Karen Hogan and Yellow Umbrella Massage.
Cheap Eats
Best Breakfast: Beth’s Cafe
Best Burger: Latona Pub
Best Burrito: Tacos Guaymas (a My Green Lake advertiser)
Best Crepes: Cafe Bonjour (a My Green Lake advertiser)
Best Greasy Spoon: Beth’s Cafe
Best Hotdog: Diggity Dog Hotdog & Sausage
Best Pizza: Davinci’s Pizza e Pasta and Zeeks Pizza
Great Meals
Best Brunch: BluWater Greenlake
Best Japanese: Kisaku
Best Mediterranean: Mykonos Greek Grill
Best Mexican: Rositas Mexican Grill and Tacos Guaymas (a My Green Lake advertiser)
Best New American: Nell’s
Best Seafood: Duke’s Chowder House
Best Sushi: Kisaku
Best Thai: Krittika’s Noodles and Thai Cuisine and Thai Ocean
Best Vietnamese: Than Brothers Pho
Health and Fitness
Best Bike Shop: Gregg’s Cycles Inc.
Best Crossfit: NW Crossfit
Best Dance Studio: Anthony Peters Tap Dance Seattle and eXit SPACE
Best Gym: NW Crossfit
Best Martial Arts: Greenlake Martial Arts
Best Personal Trainers: Always Running Personal Training Studio, Shani Levy and Vera Fitness
Best Running Gear: Road Runner Sports and Super Jock ‘n Jill
Best Skate Shop: Motion Boardshop
Best Yoga Studio: I Love Hot Yoga OF Greenlake Inc. and YogaLife Studios
Local Services
Best Day Care: Green Lake School Age Child Care
Best Dry Cleaning: Dry Cleaning Station
Nightlife
Best Beer Selection: Duck Island Alehouse and Uber Tavern
Best Cocktails: Mona’s
Best Happy Hour: Greenlake Bar and Grill
Best Karaoke: Little Red Hen
Best Live Music: Little Red Hen
Best Neighborhood Bar: Duck Island Ale House, Elysian Tangletown, Leny’s Place and Latona Pub
Best Sports Bar: Kangaroo and Kiwi and St. Andrews Bar and Grill
Best Wine Bar: Eva Restaurant & Wine Bar
Online and Social Media
Best Neighborhood Blog: My Green Lake :)
People
Best Bartender: Craig @ Saint Andrews, Randy Quarry and Sunny Echeverri
Best Chiropractor: Active Wellness Chiropractic & Massage, Oasis Chiropractic and Dr Barry Gjerdrum (Lifestyle Chiropractic, a My Green Lake advertiser)
Best Dentist: Dr Anthony S Nguyen (Green Lake Dentistry), Dr Heidi Hackett and Dr Meghan Crawford (Green Lake Dental Care)
Best Fitness Instructor: Tim Sinnett and Dhruva Mikkelson
Best Local Musician: No Ground and Wesley Jones
Best Pro Athlete: Ben Obomanu and James Riley
Best Teacher: Brad Bauer (Daniel Bagley Elementary School), Judith Agather (Daniel Bagley Elementary School), Chuck Milsap (Daniel Bagley Elementary School) and Jason Odem (Bishop Blanchet High School)
Pets
Best Dog Park: Woodland Park Dog Park
Best Doggie Daycare: Daily Dog
Shopping
Best Bookstore: Mockingbird Books
Best Musical Instruments: The Guitar Store
Specialty Food and Drink
Best Coffee Shop: 72nd Street Cafe, Boardroom Cafe, Cafe Lulu, Green Lake Boathouse and Revolutions Espresso
Best Desserts: Hiroki and zoeyogurt (a My Green Lake advertiser)
Best Donuts: Mighty O Donuts
Best Wine Shop: Greenlake Wines
Weddings
Best DJ: Puget Sound DJ
Best Flowers: Cashmere Floral Designs
Best Music: Atlas Stringband
Best Photographer: Laurel McConnell, Jenny Jimenez / PhotoJJ, Leo Chen Photography, Lola & Bliss:Life Inspired, Nancy Treder Photography and Stacy Schonhardt
Best Wedding Dresses: Calla Bridal
Where We Live
Biggest Public Eyesore: Greenlake Hole and Aurora Avenue
Best Pick-up Place: Greenlake Jogging Path
Best Place to People Watch: Green Lake Park
Best Playground: Greenlake Park and Lower Woodland Skatepark
School with the Most Spirit: Bishop Blanchet HS
Voting ends Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. You can vote once in each category.
Have we missed any Green Lake nominees? Please leave a comment below and we’ll add them to the list.
Thanks for the post suggestion, Coryn!
