Eating
best overall restaurant: French Market Grill
best runner-up: Bistro 491
best new restaurant: Crums on Central
best downtown restaurant: Cafe 209
best hill area restaurant: French Market Grill
best columbia county restaurant: TakoSushi
best restaurant when someone else is paying: The Public House
best wait staff: French Market Grill
best caterer: Very Vera
best meat & 3 vegetables: Hot Foods by Calvin
best atmosphere: TakoSushi
best outdoor patio: Partridge Inn
best restaurant for children: Any Mexican
best appetizers: Bonefish
best japanese restaurant: Miyabi
best chinese restaurant: Shangri La
best thai restaurant: Thai Jong
best french restaurant: La Maisan
best italian restaurant: Luigi's
best mexican restaurant: Nacho Mamas
best greek restaurant: Luigis
best cheap meal: Barbaritos
best oysters: Rhinehart's Oyster Bar
best Sunday Brunch: Partridge Inn
best breakfast: Mally's Bagels & Grits
best late night meal: Waffle House
best hamburgers: Sportscenter
best french fries: Bistro 491
best sweat tee: Fat Man's
best pizza: Roma's
best subs: Subway
best wings: Wild Wing Cafe
best seafood: French Market Grill
best salad: Bistro 491
best steak: The Public House
best shrimp and grits: Rae's Coastal Cafe
best ice cream: Cold Store Creamery
best bbq: Firehouse
best hotdogs: The Hotdog House
best she crab soup: French Market Grill
best bagels: Mally's Bagels and Grits
best chain restaurant: Mellow Mushroom
best deli: My Friend's Place
best bakery: Sunshine Bakery
best desserts: Boll Weevil
best boiled peanuts: Fat Man's Forest
best mac & cheese: Wife Saver
best crab legs : Rhinehart's Oyster Bar
best appetizers: French Market Grill
best Waffle House: Wheeler Road
best chicken gizzards and livers: Wife Saver
best lasagna: The Boll Weevil
best crawfish: French Market Grill
best sushi: TakoSushi
best cafeteria: S&S Cafeteria
best rack of lamb: La Maison
best hawg chef: Gary Bittle
best gator chef: Scott Benjamin
best tuna: Cadwallader's Cafe
best fingers: Wife Saver
best jerk: Rae's Coastal Cafe
best salmon: Bistro 491
best pork chops: Blue Sky Cafe
Drinking
best overall bar: The Soul Bar
best runner-up: Stillwater Tap Room
best new bar: Vur Lounge
best coffee house: Metro
best wine selection (retail): Wine World
best wine selection (bar or restaurant): Bistro 491
best beer selection (retail): Harvard Wine & Beverage
best beer selection (bar or restaurant): Soul Bar
best happy hour: Wild Wing Cafe
best neighborhood bar: Helga's
best upscale bar: Partridge Inn
best downtown bar: Soul Bar
best authentic pub: The Highlander
best dance club: Modjeska
best pool hall: Robbie's Sports Bar & Grill
best sports bar: Somewhere in Augusta
best underground bar: Joe's Underground
best pick-up joint: Wild Wing Cafe
best interior design in a bar: Stillwater Tap Room
best view from a bar: Ramada Plaza Hotel Bar
best strip club: Discotheque Lounge
best bartender: Karen (French Market Grill)
best bartenders (group): The Soul Bar
best cold beer: Soul Bar
best martinis: The Bee's Knees
best margaritas: Nacho Mamas
best shots: The Soul Bar
best DJs: Modjeska
best fishbowl margaritas: Vallarta's
best liquor store: The White Horse
best bar stools: Partridge Inn
best juke box: Cue & Brew
best (most) TVs in a bar: Wild Wing Cafe
Music
best bar to hear good music: The Soul Bar
best bar to hear rock: Sky City
best bar to hear jazz: The Bee's Knees
best bar to hear bluegrass: Stillwater Tap Room
best bar to hear cover bands: Wild Wing Cafe
best bar to hear Motown songs: Surrey Tavern
best sound system in a bar: Wild Wing Cafe
best DJ: DJ Buddha
best concert: The Soul Generals - Soul Bar
News, Media, & Personalities
best parisian: Ronnie Strength
best news story: The launching of www.parisofthesouth.com
best TV anchor: Jennie Montgomery
best investigative reporter: George Eskola
best weatherman: Bob Smith
best sports anchor: Chris Kane
best TV station: WJBF channel 6
best newspaper columnist: Bill Kirby (Augusta Chronicle)
best radio station: WGAC 580 AM
best talk/news: WGAC 580 AM
best local radio show: A.B. Sportsline
best radio personality: Harley Drew
best radio agitator: Austin Rhodes
best city commissioner: Joe Bowles
best democrat: Ed Tarver
best republican: Charles Norwood
best community activist: Scott Benjamin
best stock broker: Cord Kilpatrick
best lawyer: Lee Brigham
best law firm: Garrett & Gilliard
best plumber: Brian Wheeler (Hardy Plumbing)
best mind reader: Readings by Angel
Sports, Recreation, Health, & Beauty
biggest local sports story: Ken Whisenhunt named Arizona Cardinals Head Coach
best SEC football player: Marcus Washington (Georgia)
best professional athlete: Vaughn Taylor
best professional wrestler: Hulk Hogan
best place for family fun: Fort Discovery
best park: Golf and Gardens (RIP)
best sporting goods: Sports Academy
best outdoor outfitters: American Wilderness Outfitters
best place to buy a boat: Lakeside Marine Inc.
best public golf course: River Course
best private golf course: Augusta National
best health club: The Muscle Factory
best physician: Dr. Jim Wynn
best tanning salon: Coco's Cabana
best dentist: Dr. J. Perry Davis
best hospital: Medical College of Georgia
best place to give birth: St. Joseph's Hospital
best hospital cafeteria: University Hospital
best sex shop: Xmart
best massage therapist: Fredrica's
best hair salon: Elements
best hotel: Partridge Inn
best bed and breakfast: Perrin Guest House
best veterinarian: Dr. Gary Wilkes
Attractions & City Living
best neighborhood: Murray Hills
best downtown living: Enterprise Mill
best tourist trap: Discotheque
best tour company: Cotton Exchange Welcome Center
best old building: Old Medical College
best new building: Richmond County Board of Education
best public school: Richmond Academy
best private school: Episcopal Day School
best place to walk a dog: Augusta Canal
best museum: Morris Museum of Art
best theatre: Imperial Theatre
best historical site: Sacred Heart Cultural Center
Shops
best shopping area: Surrey Center
best department store: Richs'/Macy's
best women's clothing: The Village
best men's clothing: Barksdale's
best children's clothing: Posh Tots
best spa: Tuscany
best jewelry: Ravens Hoard
best shoe store: Shoe Studio
best thrift store: Uturn Thrifty Store
best art gallery: Mary Pauline Gallery
best flea market: South Augusta Flea Market
best antiques: Merry's Trash & Treasures
best furniture: Merry's Trash & Treasures
best pet store: Monoca's School of Tropical Fish
best paint store: Benjamin Moore
best frame shop: Michael's
best car stereo store: Norton Car Stereo
best shutters: Plantation Shutters
best grocery store: Fresh Market
best health store: The Jamaican Herbalist
best tobacco shop: Tobacco Land
best liquor store: The White Horse
best dry cleaners: Tudor's
best florist: Fat Man's Forest
best Dawg paraphernalia: Aace Flags/Dawg House
best pawn shop: Guns & Things Pawn Brokers
best casket shop: Caskets & More
best bowling alley: AMF Masters Lanes
best sign shop: AAA Signs
best place to meet women at 10:00 am: Publix
best funerals: Poteet's
best kennel: Suggs
best store sign: Dawg House
best tire store: Washington Road Tire & Auto
best place to get you car fixed: Washington Road Tire & Auto
best motorcycle shop: Augusta Harley Davidson
best bookstore: Borders
best musical instruments: Rock Bottom's
best use cars: Catfish Used Cars
best new cars: Gerald & Andy Jones
best car wash: Bubba's Car Wash
best guns: The Gun Cabinet
best cab company: Radio Cabs
best limo company: Garden City
best realty company: Blanchard & Calhoun
best insurance agency: State Farm
best bank: SunTrust
