Seattle, WA

Carolyn R.

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Arts and Entertainment 50% Complete

BEST Art Gallery Seattle Art Museum

BEST Fun Place for Kids Traxx Indoor Raceway

Our oldest grandson's favoirte place! He saves up to go there when his friend Cody comes to stay.

BEST Museum Imagine Children's Museum

Grandson's love this place! So much fun.

BEST Theatre Group 5th Avenue Theatre

BEST Winery Chateau Ste. Michelle

Great tour. Love the grounds surrounding.

Auto 38% Complete

BEST Car Wash Mill Creek Shur Kleen Car Wash

BEST Dealerships Bickford Ford

Always good service. We have bought different cars at 3 different Ford Dealers over the years, but now use Bickford exclusively for maintainence and service.

BEST Tire Shop Les Schwab Tire Centers

Always helpful and honest.

Beauty 18% Complete

BEST Children's Cut Zebadees Barber Shop

Now they can cut nappy hair!!

BEST Hair Salon Salon Zuberenz

Have used many of the staff for the last 28+ years. All are great! They aren't just great at what they do but best at who they are--very caring, upbeat and a day at Zuberenz is like a mini vacation for me!

Cheap Eats 42% Complete

BEST Barbecue Larry's Smokehouse

All I can say is YUMM!

BEST Breakfast Country Cafe

Tastes very homemade.

BEST Burger Conway Pub & Eatery

Great burgers and I love that families can now use the facility as they keep the bar area separate from the family area.

BEST Pizza Jimmys Pizza and Pasta

The Greek Pizza is outstanding!

BEST Teriyaki Lucky Teryaki

The best Mongolian Beef I have had to date. Friendly service. Clean

Fashion 17% Complete

BEST Eyewear Silver Lake Eye Care

Great service and thorough exams. Great selection of eyeglasses to choose from, even for my teenage granddaughters!

BEST Lingerie Victoria Secret

Great Meals 41% Complete

BEST Chinese Golden Cafe

Everything is wonderful!

BEST Fine Dining Canlis Restaurant

Impecable food, wine and service.

BEST Italian Amici Bistro

Everything on the menu is great!

BEST Kids Menu Red Robin

Grandkids are picky but they always find something they like at Red Robin. That is where they want to go on their birthdays.

BEST Mexican Avocado's Mexican

Fresh, healthy and delicious!

BEST New American Big Fish

Wow what a find we made on our way home from the Boeing Classic! Delicious menu, great wine selection at reasonable prices.

BEST Outdoor Dining Emory's on Silver Lake

BEST Seafood Chinook's at Salmon Bay

Our favorite place to take my MIL out to luch or dinner.

BEST Steakhouse Daniel's Broiler

Health and Fitness 27% Complete

BEST Bike Shop Tim's Bike Shop

Long history of great service!

BEST Golf Course Washington National Golf Course

Have golfed there for Charity events and love the layout.

BEST Golf Shop Puetz Golf

With a driving range at the facility you can try multiple clubs to see what works best for you--before buying!!!

BEST Sporting Goods Outdoor Emporium

From boots to boat anchors, fishing gear, hunting gear--they got it all!

Local Services 33% Complete

BEST Favorite Local Charity Everett Gospel Mission

They make such an impact in Everett working with the homeless. As an RN at Providence in Everett, many of our sick and injured homeless were referred to this facility on discharge. Many lives have been turned around by this wonderful group of caring people.

BEST Laundromat Blue Lagoon

The cleanest, attended laundromat I have ever been in. Our home under redo and have use them for the last 5 months. Staff always friendly. The bathrooms are spotless. Separate work stations with TV in all 4 corners of the facility. Casino Rd known for being a high crime area but I always felt safe here.

BEST Self Storage Affordable Storage

Clean. Heated. 24 Hour surviellance. It works! Our daughter rented a unit two or so down from us. We were delivering to hers as she was working. We forgot her code to access so used ours. We had her key but when opened her unit security was right on it as our code did not match her unit. We explained the situation and they looked up to see we have referred her. They let us proceed to put her things in her unit. For one I am glad the security is that good. My belongings are safe there. The staff is professional and friendly.

Nightlife 11% Complete

BEST Brewpub Pike Pub & Brewery

Great selection of beers and wines. The food is great! My favorite is a grilled salmon sandwich.

BEST Happy Hour Arnies Restaurant

Such relaxing views.

People 14% Complete

BEST Local Musician Vicci Martinez

What a voice! Lots of talent. She should have won!

BEST Local Newspaper Columnist/Reporter Jerry Brewer

Fairminded, well written coverage.

BEST Local TV Personality Jesse Jones

He gets it done when all others fail! Thanks Jessie.

Shopping 54% Complete

BEST Antiques Star Center Antique Mall

Wide variety of collections. Used to be able to find antique inkwells that my MIL loved to collect.

BEST Arts and Crafts Shipwreck Beads

Even my husband was in awe of the selections!

BEST Bookstore Half Price Books

What a busy place. I have been able to find books in a series that when the libraries no longer stoocked them for check out.

BEST Gift Shop J. Matheson Gifts, Kitchen & Gourmet

BEST Home and Garden Molbak's

I could spend all day there exploring.

BEST Housewares HouseWares

BEST Musical Instruments Kennelly Keys

Specialty Food and Drink 21% Complete

BEST Bakery Alki Bakery

Mom always shopped there when we were growing up in West Seattle. They made my wedding cake and met the challenge. It is still great!

BEST Fish Market Pike Place Fish Market

Great variety and fun!

BEST Wine Shop Wicked Cellars

Emense choices.

Where We Live 13% Complete

BEST Place to Work Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Worked here 27 years. The new Tower if sate of the arts. The new technology for surgery, imaging, cardiac care and emergency care is amazing!

Year in Review 67% Complete

BEST Man of the Year J.P. Patches

What joy he has brought us all these years.

BEST Woman of the Year Kathi Goertzen

Such perserverance and grace.

Voted Vicci Martinez for Best Local Musician and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted J. Matheson Gifts, Kitchen & Gourmet for Best Gift Shop.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Molbak's for Best Home and Garden and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Half Price Books for Best Bookstore and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Shipwreck Beads for Best Arts and Crafts and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Country Cafe for Best Breakfast and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Larry's Smokehouse for Best Barbecue and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Lucky Teryaki for Best Teriyaki and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Jerry Brewer for Best Local Newspaper Columnist/Reporter and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011
Voted Chinook's at Salmon Bay for Best Seafood and left a tip.

on October 7, 2011

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