Readers' Choice Winners 2012
Who has the best pizza in the area? What about the barber? Here are your picks for Readers' Choice.
All this summer you've nominated and voted for your favorite local businesses in categories ranging from Best Burger and Most Family-Friendly Restaurant to Best Pediatrician and Best Dry Cleaner.
We've tallied all the poll votes and now it's time to announce the winners. See below for our complete list of 2012 Readers' Choice winners:
- Winner: McGuinn’s Place, 1781 Brunswick Pike
- 2nd Place: Houlihan’s, Mercer Mall
- 3rd Place: (Tie) Amalfi’s, 146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Rd., and Franklin Tavern, 175 Franklin Corner Rd.
- Winner: Cheeburger Cheeburger, Mercer Mall
- 2nd Place: (Tie) Burger King, 1839 Brunswick Pike, and Houlihan’s, Mercer Mall
- Winner: Dunkin’ Donuts, 1278 Lawrence Rd.
- 2nd Place: Starbuck’s Coffee, Mercer Mall
- 3rd Place: (Tie) Einstein Brothers Bagels, 3340 Brunswick Pike, and Fedora Café, 2633 Main St.
Most Family-Friendly Restaurant
- Winner: Captain Paul’s Firehouse Dogs, 2230 Princeton Pike
- 2nd Place: Leonardo's II Restaurant, 2021 Brunswick Ave.
- 3rd Place:(Tie) Amalfi's, 146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Rd.; Chambers Walk Café, 2667 Main St.; and Varsity Pizza, 1296 Lawrence Rd.
- Winner: Varsity Pizza, 1296 Lawrence Rd.
- 2nd Place: Candela Pizzeria & Ristorante, 22 Lawn Park Ave.
- 3rd Place: Amalfi's, 146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Rd.
- Winner: Blue Point Grill, 258 Nassau St., Princeton
- 2nd Place: Red Lobster, 3255 Brunswick Pike (Route 1)
- Winner: KC Prime Steakhouse, 4160 Quakerbridge Rd.
- 2nd Place: (Tie) Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse, Route 571, East Windsor, and Longhorn Steakhouse, Hamilton Marketplace, Hamilton
Best Karate/Tae Kwon Do Studio
- Winner: (Tie) Tom Bryan's White Tiger Kempo; East Coast Martial Arts Institute; and Tiger Schulmann’s Karate
- Winner: Westminister Conservatory
- 2nd Place: (Tie) Farrington's Music; Music and Arts Center; and Princeton School of Rock
- Winner: The Good Life
- 2nd Place: Billy Simmons
- 3rd Place: Steve the Band
- Winner: Greenacres Country Club, 2170 Lawrence Rd., Lawrence
- 2nd Place: (Tie) Silver Decoy Winery, 610 Windsor-Perrineville Rd., East Windso, and Hyatt Regency Princeton, Route 1, West Windsor
- Winner: (Tie) Hamilton Jewelers, 2542 Brunswick Pike, and Vecere Jewelers, Lawrence Shopping Center
- Winner: Village Barber Shop, 4 Gordon Ave.
- 2nd Place: Lawrenceville Men’s Hairstyling, 185 Franklin Corner Rd.
- 3rd Place: Fantastic Sams, Lawrence Shopping Center
- Winner: Dr. Sheldon S. Berkman, 2999 Princeton Pike
- 2nd Place: (Tie) Dr. Donald C. Thiel Jr., 3100 Princeton Pike; Dr. Lorraine Kosztyu, 82 Franklin Corner Rd.; and Dr. Robert B. Wolf, 3131 Princeton Pike
- Winner: Bridge Cleaners, 4110 Quakerbridge Rd.
- 2nd Place: (Tie) Franco’s Custom Tailoring and Dry Cleaning, 1241 Lawrence Rd., and Lawrence Cleaners, 1908 Princeton Ave.
- Winner: Delaware Valley Pediatric Associates, 132 Franklin Corner Rd.
- 2nd Place: Children First Medical Care, 1613 Princeton Ave.
- Winner: Twin Rivers Animal Hospital
- 2nd Place: Cranbury Animal Hospital
- 3rd Place (Tie): Lawrence Animal Hospital and Dr. John Kazmierczak, West Trenton Animal Hospital
- Winner: Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health and Wellness, Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton Township
- Winner: Massage Envy, Mercer Mall
- Winner: US Nails, Lawrence Shopping Center
- Winner: Russo Brothers Lawns, Landscapes & Ornamental Horticulture, 20 Hopkins Dr.
Best Garden/Plant Supply Store
- Winner: Willis Greenhouses, 1365 Lawrence Rd.
- 2nd Place: (Tie) Harvest Moon Nursery, 87 Federal City Rd.; Kale’s Nursery, 133 Carter Rd.; and Mazur Nursery, 265 Bakers Basin Rd.