The Island News’ Favorites 2012 online contest gave our readers a chance to vote for their favorite food, services, businesses, people and places in 139 categories. After tallying the more than 2,500 votes, we are proud to announce this year’s winners. Thank you everyone who participated!
Best All Around Restaurant:
Maggies Pub
Favorite Antique Shop:
Pearls Before Noon
Best Annual Community Event:
Water Festival
Favorite Appliance Repair Co.:
Denny’s Appliance Service
Favorite Budget Friendly
Restaurant:
Fuji
Favorite Fundraiser:
Beaufort Twilight Run
Favorite Dining Atmosphere:
Breakwater
Favorite Dinner Spot:
Breakwater
Favorite Lunch Spot:
Plums Restaurant
Favorite Appliance Store:
Lowes
Favorite Art Gallery:The Gallery
Favorite Attorney:
Derek Gilbert
Favorite Auto Repair Shop:
Beaufort Auto
Favorite Auto Parts Store:
Advance Auto Parts
Favorite Automobile Salesperson:
Michael Coxwell
Favorite Automobile Dealership:
Stokes Honda
Favorite Bakery: Suzara’s Kitchen
Favorite Bank: SCB&T
Favorite Happy Hour Deals:
Bricks on Boundary
Favorite Bar Atmosphere:
Breakwater
Favorite Bar: Maggies Pub
Favorite Barbecue: Q on Bay
Favorite Beaufort Destination:
Hunting Island State Park
Favorite Bed & Breakfast:
Cuthbert House Inn
Favorite Bike Rental Shop:
Lowcountry Bicycles Inc
Favorite Boat Dealership:
Butler Marine
Favorite Book Store:
Beaufort Book Store
Favorite Breakfast:
Blackstone’s Cafe
Favorite Buffet: Golden Corral
Favorite Burger: Maggies Pub
Favorite Candy Store:
Chocolate Tree
Favorite Car Wash: Custom Clean
Favorite Carpet Cleaning Service:
Carolina Carpet
Favorite Carpet/Flooring Store:
Creative Interiors
Favorite Caterer: Southern Graces
Favorite Chef: Richard Wilson
Favorite Cell Phone Provider:
Verizon
Favorite Charity Worker:
Joe Gazdak
Favorite Children’s Clothing Store:
Doodlebug’s Childrens Boutique
Favorite Chiropractor:
Lowcountry Chiropractic
Favorite Cleaning Service:
Merry Maids
Favorite Coffee Shop:
Common Ground
Favorite Builder:
Allen Patterson
Favorite Convenience Store:
Circle K
Favorite Credit Union:
Navy Federal
Favorite Dance Studio:
Low Country School of Performing Arts
Favorite Day Spa: Aqua Med Spa
Favorite Day Care Center:
Hobbit Hill Preschool
Favorite Deli: Publix
Favorite Dentist: Dentistry At Habersham, William J. Zimmer
Favorite Elementary School:
Coosa Elementary
Favorite Event Rental Company:
Amazing Event Rentals
Favorite Kayak Outfitter:
Higher Ground Outfitters
Favorite Dry Cleaner:
Tucker Dry Cleaners
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant:
Chick Fil A
Favorite Finance Company:
Wells Fargo Advisors
Favorite Fishing Charter:
Danny Rourk, Tailwind Charters
Favorite Fitness Center: Earth Fit
Favorite Flower Shop:
Bitty’s Flower Shop
Favorite Fried Chicken:
Maryland Fried Chicken
Favorite Friend: Brian Lazenby
Favorite Furniture Store: FWDG
Favorite Gift Shop:
Lulu Burgess
Favorite Golf Course:
Lady’s Island Country Club
Favorite Grocery Store: Publix
Favorite Pet Groomer:
Beaufort Dog
Favorite Hair Salon: Bangs
Favorite Hair Dresser:
Amy Duncan
Favorite Hardware Store: Grayco
Favorite Health Store: GNC
Favorite HVAC Service:
Carolina Air
Favorite High School:
Beaufort High School
Favorite Historic Tour Company:
Southurn Rose Buggy Tours
Favorite Home Technology
Company: ISLC
Favorite Hospital:
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Favorite Hotel: City Loft Hotel
Favorite Ice Cream Shop:
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream
Favorite Insurance Agency:
Kinghorn Insurance of Beaufort
Favorite Insurance Agent:
Amy Bowman
Favorite Interior Designer:
Carol Waters
Favorite International Restaurant:
Berto’s Tex Mex Grill
Favorite Investment Group:
Larry Beaupre
Favorite Jewelry Store:
Modern Jewelers
Favorite Karaoke Show:
Steve Curless
Favorite Kitchen Store: Lowes
Favorite Landscaping Service:
Mother Earth Landscaping
Favorite Lighting Store: Ferguson’s
Favorite Liquor Store:
Bill’s Liquor Stores Inc
Favorite Live Entertainment Spot:
Luther’s Rare and Well Done
Favorite Local Artist: Chris Jones
Favorite Local Band: Broke Locals
Favorite Nail Salon: Best Nails
Favorite New Business:
Lowcountry Produce Market
& Cafe
Favorite Manufactured
Housing Center:
Clayton Homes
Favorite Marina:
Port Royal Landing Marina
Favorite Massage Therapist:
Marie Belden – YMCA
Favorite Medical Group:
Lowcountry Medical Group
Favorite Men’s Shop:
Bay Street Outfitters
Favorite Middle School:
Beaufort Middle
Favorite Mortgage Company:
Wells Fargo
Favorite Movie Theater:
Plaza Stadium Theatre
Favorite Moving Company:
Carolina Moving and Storage
Favorite Non-Profit Organization:
Len Miret Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Favorite Nursery: Mother Earth
Favorite Oil Changing Company:
Zippy Lube
Favorite Optical Service:
Shell Point Optical
Favorite Orthodontist:
Dr. Skeet Burris
Favorite Pest Control Company:
Collins Pest Control
Favorite Pet Supply: PetSmart
Favorite Pharmacist:
Clair Hannon
Favorite Pharmacy: Walgreen’s
Favorite Photographer:
Betty Laurent
Favorite Physician: Dr. Clark Trask
Favorite Pizza Parlor:
Piace Pizza at Habersham
Favorite Public Relations Firm:
Adagio Creative
Favorite Tire Store: Barnard’s Tire
Favorite Plumber:
Keith’s Plumbing
Favorite Copy Shop:
Murr Printing
Favorite Realtor: Lisa Evans
Favorite Real Estate Company:
Low Country Real Estate
Favorite Retirement/Assisted
Living Center:
Summit Place
Favorite Seafood Restaurant:
Dockside
Favorite Shoe Store: Divine Shoes
Favorite Sporting Goods Shop:
Higher Ground Outfitters
Favorite Sports Bar:
Hecklers Unique Sports Grille
Favorite Stable:
Deep Sigh Horse Farm
Favorite Sub Shop: Subway
Favorite Tanning Salon:
Palm Beach Tan
Favorite Tack Store: Tack n Tow
Favorite Tax Service:
Mims, McDuff and Wood P.A.
Favorite Taxi Service:
ADR
Favorite Teacher:
Ms. Joanne-
St. Helena’s Kindergarten
Favorite Toy Store:
Walmart
Favorite Vacation
Rental Company:
Seaside Getaways
Favorite Veterinarian:
Dr. Rob McBreyer-
Palmetto Veterinary Clinic
Favorite Video Store:
Video Warehouse
Favorite Wine Shop:
Bill’s Liquor Stores Inc
Favorite Women’s Clothing Shop:
Grace and Glory
Favorite Yoga Studio:
Dancing Dogs Yoga
