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Best of Folsom 2012

Posted on: May 3, 2012

It’s been 10 years since we started the Best of Folsom campaign. Folsom has changed quite a bit! 10 years ago, Palladio Mall was a mere dream and an empty field, while Broadstone was largely undeveloped as well. The Iron Point shopping area was largely barren as well. The last 10 years have been good to Folsom.

This year, we decided to mix it up a bit. The goal of the Best of Folsom was to recognize local businesses and hopefully drive a little traffic their way. After all, Folsom dollars should support Folsom businesses! Since our goal was to support local businesses, we removed a number of chains and fast food restaurants from a number of lists. Though it likely did not impact many results, we heard your feedback. Next year these fast food restaurants and notable chains will be back, but we have some ideas to mix it up a bit. Stay tuned.

Hats off to Chicago Fire! It was a good year for them. Not only did they open their second location in Folsom, they were also your choice for Restaurant of the Year. It was a good year for Bidwell Street Bistro as well… 4 awards and Best Waitress! Not bad!

Best Gift Shop:
1. Grapes & Ivy
2. Snooks
3. The Bag Lady		 Best Beauty Salon:
1. Colourz
2. Hoshall’s for Hair
3. Maribou
Best Sutter Street Merchant:
1. Snook’s
2. The Bag Lady
3. The Black Rooster		 Best Palladio Merchant:
1. Whole Foods
2. Chicago Fire
3. Panera Bread
Best Veterinarian:
1. Blue Ravine Animal Hospital
2. Pet Vets
3. Folsom Vet Hospital		 Best Health Club:
1. California Family Fitness
2. 24 Hour Fitness
3. Broadstone Racquet Club
Best Grocery Store:
1. Trader Joe’s
2. Whole Foods
3. Raley’s		 Best Park:
1. Lembi Park / Folsom Aquatic Center
2.Castle Park
3. Livermore Park
Favorite City Council Member:
1. Kerri Howell
2. Ernie Sheldon
3. Steve Miklos		 Who MyFolsomites Want to Run for City Council:
1. Robert Giacommetti
2. John Gladding (aw, shucks!)
3. Steve “The Dad” Heard
Best Barber:
1. Lucky’s Barber Shop
2. Sport Clips
3. Folsom barber		 Favorite Folsom Event:
1. Folsom LIVE
2. Folsom Rodeo & Cattle Drive
3. Concerts in the Park
Folsom’s “Next Big Thing”
1. Palladio Mall
2. Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill
3. Folsom Railroad Block		 Best Perk of Living in Folsom:
1. American River Bike Trail
2. Safety
3. Location (close to everything)
Desired Business (You Listening, Palladio?)
1. Macy’s
2. Cheesecake Factory
3. Barnes & Noble		 Folsomites Can’t Wait Until…
1. Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill
2. Palladio Mall Completion
3. Summer!
Best Bar:
1. Manderes
2. Samuel Horne’s
3. Streets of London		 Best Wine Bar:
1. Back Wine Bar
2. Bidwell Street Bistro
3. The Cellar
Best Bartender:
1. Kevin Kindlespire, Folsom Lake Bowl
2. Andrew, Fat’s
3. Aaron, Bidwell Street Bistro		 Best Waiter or Waitress:
1. Michelle Serrano, Bidwell Street Bistro
2. Mandi, Land Ocean
3. Jill, Strings
Best Place to Take a Date:
1. Bidwell Street Bistro
2. Sutter Street Steakhouse
3. Chez Daniel		 Best Lunch Spot:
1. Bidwell Street Bistro
2. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. Karen’s Bakery
Best Desserts:
1. Karen’s Bakery
2. Bidwell Street Bistro
3. Snooks		 Best Breakfast Spot:
1. Sutter Street Grill
2. Gold Miner Cafe
3. Karen’s
Best Happy Hour:
1. Fat’s
2. BJ’s
3. Sutter Street Steakhouse		 Best Appetizers:
1. Fat’s
2. BJ’s
3. Manderes
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1. Beach Hut Deli
2. Panera Bread
3. Mr. Pickle 

Best Salads:
1. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. Karen’s Bakery
3. La Bou

 

Best Local Chain:
1. Chicago Fire
2. Fat’s
3. Jack’s Urban Eats
Best Vegetarian Food:
1. Freshii
2. Mylapore
3. Whole Foods		 Best Bistro:
1. Bidwell Street Bistro
2. Jack’s Urban Eats
3. Manderes
Best Casual Dining:
1. BJ’s
2. Jack’s
3. Samuel Horne’s		 Best Indian Food:
1. Ruchi Indian Cuisine
2. India House
3. Curry Club
Best Cultural Cuisine:
1. Old Europe
2. Kabob House
3. Ruchi Indian Cuisine		 Best Thai Food:
1. Thai Paradise
2. Krua Thai
3. Thai Siam
Best Chinese Food:
1. Fat’s
2. Hop Sing
3. Sunny Garden		 Best Sushi:
1. Blue Nami
2. Wasabi Sushi
3. Taiko Sushi
Best Italian Food:
1. Visconti
2. Sergio’s
3. Macaroni Grille 

Best Pizza:
1. Chicago Fire
2. Pizzeria Classico
3. Round Table Pizza

 

Best Mexican Food:
1. La Fiesta
2. Dos Coyotes
3. Mexquite

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Best Surf or Turf:
1. Sutter Street Steakhouse
2. Bidwell Street Bistro
3. Scott’s Seafood		 Best Frozen Treat:
1. Nuyo
2. Cold Stone Ice Cream
3. Pinkberry
Best Coffee Bar:
1. Peet’s
2. Karen’s
3. Coffee Republic		 Best Bicycle Shop:
1. Bicycles Plus
2. Folsom Bike
3. Bicycle Planet
Best New Restaurant 2012:
1. Blue Nami
2. Land Ocean
3. Chicago Fire		 Best French Fries:
1. Bidwell Street Bistro
2. Jack’s Urban Eats
3. Red Robin
Best Burgers:
1. Bidwell Street Bistro
2. In-N-Out
3. Smashburger		 Restaurant of the Year 2012:
1. Chicago Fire
2. Bidwell Street Bistro
3. Fat’s Asia Bistro and Dim Sum Bar
Best Tourist Spot:
1. Sutter Street
2. Folsom Bike Trail
3. Folsom Lake		 Best Kept Secret:
1. CSUS Aquatic Center
2. Folsom Zoo
3. 48 Natoma Gallery
Best Place That Could Use Your Business:
1. Strings
2. Folsom Lake Bowl
3. Sutter Street		 Best Place to Watch the Olympics:
1. Home
2. Folsom Lake Bowl
3. Folsom Sports Garage
Best Place to Ride out the 2012 Apocalypse…!
1. Home
2. Church
3. Folsom Lake Bowl
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Best of Folsom 2011

Posted on: May 5, 2011

 

 




Can you believe this effort has been going on 9 years now? The great thing about this contest is that there’s always a great new business around the corner. It wasn’t too long ago Jack’s or Manderes were in the fray, now they dominate the awards.

This year we did a run-off with the top vote getters for Restaurant of the Year. It was a good year for Fat’s… not only did they clean up Happy Hour, Appetizers, and Chinese Food, they scored as the Best Restaurant in town. If you only have one night to experience Folsom, it’s hard to go wrong at Fat’s.













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Best Restaurant 2011 1. Fat’s Asia Bistro
2. Jack’s Urban Eats
3. Sutter Street Steakhouse
Best New Business 2011

1. Smashburger
2. Sergio’s
3. Buffalo Wild Wings
Best Pizza 1. Chicago Fire
2. Pizzeria Classico
3. Dominick’s Italian Deli
Best Mexican Food 1. La Fiesta
2. Mexquite
3. Q’Bole
Best Steak or Seafood 1. Sutter Street Steakhouse
2. Scott’s Seafood
3. Tahoe Joe’s
Best Italian Food 1. Visconti Ristorante
2. Sergio’s
3. Dominick’s Italian Deli
Best Chinese Food 1. Fat’s Asia Bistro
2. Hop Sing
3. T2 Yan
Best California Cuisine
 1. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. Bidwell Street Bistro
3. Manderes
Best Sushi 1. Wasabi Sushi
2. Taiko Sushi
3. Aloha Sushi
Best Thai Food 1. Thai Paradise
2. Krua Thai
3. Thai Siam
Best Cultural Cuisine 1. Kabob House
2. Old Europe
3. Pho Boc Hoa Viet
Best Vegetarian Food 1. Krua Thai
2. Mylapore
3. Jack’s Urban Eats
Best Sandwiches 1. Beach Hut Deli
2. Mr. Pickle
3. Dominick’s Italian Deli
Best Casual Dining 1. BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery
2. Jack’s Urban Eats
3. The Purple Place
Best Salad 1. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. La Bou
3. The Big Salad Shop
Best Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt 1. Nuyo
2. Big Spoon Yogurt
3. Cold Stone Creamery
Best Coffee Bar 1. Starbucks
2. Peet’s Coffee
3. Coffee Republic
Best Burgers 1. In-N-Out
2. Smashburger
3. Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks
Best French Fries 1. In-N-Out
2. McDonald’s
3. Jack’s Urban Eats
Best Dessert 1. Karen’s Bakery
2. Snook’s
3. Chicago Fire
Best Breakfast 1. Sutter Street Grill
2. Gold Miner Cafe
3. Karen’s Bakery
Best Lunch Spot 1. Jack’s Urban Eats
2. Dominick’s Italian Deli
3. Karen’s Bakery
Best Place to Take a Date 1. Sutter Street Steakhouse
2. Bidwell St Bistro
3. Sergio’s 
Best Local Chain 1. Chicago Fire
2. Jack’s Urban Eats
3. Fat’s Asia Bistro
Best Bar 1. Manderes
2. Folsom Lake Bowl
3. Powerhouse Pub
Best Wine Bar 1. Back Wine Bar
2. Bidwell St Bistro
3. The Cellar
Best Bartender 1. Lindsay Stone, Manderes
2. Jenna Greene, Cellar Wine Bar
3. Brent, Manderes
Best Waiter/Waitress 1. Gina Nikitas, Purple Place
2. Ariel Addison, ?
3. Lindsay Stone, Manderes
Best Appetizers 1. Fat’s Asia Bistro
2. BJ’s Brewpub
3. Manderes
Best Happy Hour  1. Fat’s Asia Bistro
2. Manderes
3. BJ’s Brewpub
   
Best Tourist Attraction 1. Sutter Street
2. Folsom Lake
3. American River Bike Trail
Best Kept Secret
 1. Kid’s Camp
2. Folsom Lake Bowl
3. Trail Behind Folsom City Park
Best Folsom Event 1. Folsom Live!
2. Folsom Rodeo & Cattle Drive
3. Thursday Night Market
Best Barber 1. Lucky’s Barbershop
2. Tom’s Barber Stylist
3. Folsom Barbershop
Best Grocery Store 1. Trader Joe’s
2. Raley’s
3. Winco
Best Gift Store 1. Hallmark
2. Grapes & Ivy
3. Melange
Best Sutter Street Merchant 1. Snook’s
2. Samuel Horne’s
3. Dorothea’s Christmas
Best Beauty Salon 1. Sculptures Salon & Spa
2. Hoshall’s for Hair
3. Republic Salon
Best Veterinarian 1. Blue Ravine Animal Hospital
2. Lakeside Pet Hospital
3. Pet Vets Animal Hospital
Best Health Club 1.California Family Fitness
2. 24 Hour Fitness
3. Broadstone Racquet Club
Favorite City Council Member 1. Kerri Howell
2. Andy Morin
3. Ernie Sheldon

Assorted Nonsense

Most Requested Business 1. Fresh Choice
2. Macy’s
3. Nordstrom Rack
Best Folsom “Perk” 1. Bike Trails
2. Good People
3. Location!
   
Best Place to Mooch off Free WiFi It’s a Grind
Best Bang for Your Buck In-N-Out
Best Sunday Drive Salmon Falls Road
Best Restaurant That Didn’t Make It Malabar
Best View Sudwerks
Best Zoo Animal Bear
   
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