Southern Illinois Readers Choice Award Winners

Best Asian Restaurant: Fujiyama
Best Auto Dealership: Ike Honda – 2^nd Place & Watermark Ford of Marion- Honorable Mention
Best Bank: First Southern Bank- 1st place & Banterra Bank- Runner Up with Peoples National Bank- Honorable Mention
Best Bowling Alley: SI Bowl – 1^st Place
Best Brewery: St. Nicolas Brewery – 1^st Place
Best Burgers: Culver’s - Honorable Mention
Best Butcher Shop: Small’s Meat Market – Honorable Mention
Best Car Wash: Finish Line Car Wash – 1^st Place
Best Caterer: Great Boars of Fire Catering – 1^st Place & 17^th Street – Honorable Mention
Best Chicken Wings: Buffalo Wild Wings – 1^st Place & 17^th Street BBQ – Runner Up
Best Children’s Clothing Store: Perfectly Posh Boutique – Honorable Mention
Best Chiropractor: Integrated Health of Southern Illinois – Runner Up
Best Credit Union:  SIU Credit Union – 1^st Place
Best Doctor (General Practice): Southern Illinois Healthcare – Runner Up
Best Dog Grooming Shop: Doggie Stylz – Honorable Mention
Best Dry Cleaner: Monroe’s – Runner Up & Fox’s Cleaners – Honorable Mention
Best Fitness Center: The Hub – 1^st Place & RAW Fitness – Runner Up
Best Flooring Shop: L&P Carpet – 1^st Place & Niemanns Flooring – Runner Up
Best Florist: Etcetera - 1st Place
Best Gift Shop: Spitting Image Boutique – Runner Up
Best Heating & Air Service Company: RSP Heating and Cooling- 1^st Place & Fowlers Heating & Air – Runner Up
Best Jewelry Store: Your Jeweler – Honorable Mention
Best Landscaping/Hardscaping: Family Lawn Care – Runner Up
Best Law Firm: Lawler Brown Law Firm – Runner Up
Best Liquor Store: Speakeasy – 1^st Place
Best Live Theater: Marion Cultural and Civic Center – 1^st Place
Best Local Golf Course: Crab Orchard Golf Course – 1^st Place & Kokopelli – 2^nd Place
Best Motorcycle/Motor Sports Store:  Black Diamond – 1^st Place
Best Music Store: Byassee Music and Sound – 1^st Place
Best Nursery/Lawn & Garden Store: Changing Seasons – Honorable Mention
Best Orthodontist: Smile Doctors/Dr. Kevin Cook-Kevin Cook Orthodontics – Honorable Mention
Best Place for BBQ: 17^th Street Bar & Grill – 1^st Place
Best Place for Pizza: Walt’s – 2^nd Place
Best Place for Soup: O’Charley’s – 2^nd Place
Best Place for Sushi: Fujiyama’s – 1^st Place
Best Place for a Wedding Reception: Great Boars of Fire – 1^st Place, Blue Sky Vineyard – 2^nd Place, and The Pavilion – Honorable Mention
Best Place to Buy A Car: Ike Honda – Honorable Mention
Best Real Estate Agency: House 2 Home Realty – 1^st Place and Century 21 – 2^nd Place
Best Retirement Facility: Liberty Village – 1^st Place
Best Roofing Services: Reynold’s Roofing Service – 1^st Place
Best Tax Preparation: H & R Block – 1^st Place
Best Tire Dealer: Best One Tire – Honorable Mention
Best TV Station: WSIL – 1^st Place and WSIU – Honorable Mention
Best Vision Center: Jacobs and Crabtree – Honorable Mention
Best Winery: Blue Sky Vineyard – 1^st Place and Walker’s Bluff – Honorable Mention