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Ballot Results
Best of Seattle, 2000
Published on July 19, 2000
CITY LIFE |
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| 1. Best candidate for mayor | Greg Nickels |
| 2. Best-dressed public official | Gary Locke |
| 3. Best activist/hell-raiser | Charlie Chong |
| 4. Best municipal scandal | WTO |
| 5. Best off-leash area | Marymoor Park |
| 6. Best nude beach | "There is one?" |
| 7. Best historical building | Smith Tower |
| 8. Best jogging route | Green Lake |
| 9. Best affordable neighborhood | Ballard |
| 10. Best unaffordable neighborhood | Queen Anne |
| 11. Best Seattle pro athlete | Gary Payton |
| 12. Best amateur Seattle sports team | UW women's softball |
| 13. Best downtown all-day parking deal | Metro bus |
| 14. Best radio traffic reports | KIRO 710 |
| 15.a) Best TV weather reports (station) | KING-5 |
| 15.b) Best TV weather reports (person) | Steve Pool, KOMO-4 |
| 16. Best place for pick-up basketball | Green Lake |
| 17. Best place to propose to your significant other | Space Needle |
| 18. Best place to rent space for your dot-com startup | Pioneer Square |
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT |
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| 19. Best live-music club | Showbox |
| 20. Best dance-music night | Re-bar "Queer Disco" (Thurs.) |
| 21. Best place to rent an obscure foreign film | Scarecrow Video |
| 22. Best movie theater lobby to wait in | Harvard Exit |
| 23. Best intermission people-watching | Paramount Theater |
| 24. Best pre-show valet parking | 5th Avenue Theater |
| 25. Best all-ages club | "There are none left." |
| 26. Best place to bump into a Chihuly | Benaroya Hall |
| 27. Best TV news theme music | KING-5 |
| 28. Best place to heckle slam poets | OK Hotel |
| 29. Best place to sit in Benaroya Hall | Prime Orchestra |
| 30. Best karaoke | Sunset Bowl |
| 31. Best bowling alley | Sunset Bowl |
| 32. Best mini-golf | Interbay Family Golf Center |
| 33. Best museum | Seattle Art Museum |
| 34. Best gallery | Greg Kucera Gallery |
| 35. Best dot-com to buy your tickets online | Ticketmaster.com |
FOOD, BARS & RESTAURANTS |
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| 36. Best new restaurant | Tango |
| 37. Best nonsmoking bar | Virginia Inn |
| 38. Best burger | Red Mill |
| 39. Best pot stickers | Snappy Dragon |
| 40. Best waitstaff | Metropolitan Grill |
| 41. Best restaurant table decorations | Icon Grill |
| 42. Best pizza | Pagliacci |
| 43. Best barista banter | Vivace |
| 44. Best burritos | Taco Del Mar |
| 45. Best coffee joint to bring your laptop | Starbucks |
| 46. Best place to expect a huge tip if you're a waiter | Canlis |
| 47. Best neighborhood Italian joint | Bizzarro |
| 48. Best grocery store salad bar | QFC |
| 49. Best tofu dishes | Bamboo Garden |
| 50. Best place to order five-star spicy food | Tup Tim Thai |
| 51. Best corporate cafeteria | Microsoft |
| 52. Best bartender | Ben Dougherty, Zig Zag Caf鼯B> |
| 53. Best dot-com food delivery service | HomeGrocer.com |
STORES & SERVICES |
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| 54. Best in-person travel agency | Doug Fox Travel |
| 55. Best independent shoe store | Woolly Mammoth |
| 56. Best grocery store checkout line | QFC |
| 57. Best aerobics instructor | Trisha Murphy, Pumakicks Conditioning Club |
| 58. Best car detailing | Elephant Car Wash |
| 59. Best diaper service | Baby Diaper Service |
| 60. Best place to buy power tools | Home Depot |
| 61. Best department store sales staff | Nordstrom |
| 62. Best place to get a keg | Red Hook Ale Brewery |
| 63. Best place to gear up for climbing Rainier | REI |
| 64. Best tattoo/piercing parlor | Slave to the Needle |
| 65. Best place to buy vinyl records | Cellophane Square |
| 66. Best antique store | Pelayo Antiques |
| 67. Best place to buy eyeglasses | Market Optical |
| 68. Best pet grooming | Kristi's Grooming Co. |
| 69. Best high-end computer store for your dot-com startup | CompUSA |
| 70. (BONUS) Best idea for becoming a dot-com billionaire | See * |
PRIZE WINNERS
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Meet Jeffrey Smith! He's won a getaway for two to Vancouver, BC!
Q: Where are you from?
A: "I'm from Bellevue, born in Seattle."
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: Dishwasher
Q: Hobbies?
A: Reading, dog walking, and music
Q: Who will you take to Vancouver?
A: "I'll be taking my life partner, Jacqueline."
Q: What'll you do in Canada, eh?
A: "I'll be relaxing and walking in BC. Thanks!"
RUNNER-UP
Michael Harkovitch! You've won a dinner for two at the NEW Wild Ginger!
Q: Where are you from?
A: Fairbanks, Alaska
Q: What to you do?
A: Library assistant for Seattle Public Library; "However, I am an aspiring librarian. (Subject to change at a moment's notice.)"
Q: What's your favorite dinner spot?
A: "Currently, it's Bamboo Garden."
Q: Any final words?
A: "Wow, this is so cool! Thanks a lot!"
HONORABLE MENTION
Christie Overland! You've won a fabulous Seattle Weekly T-shirt!
Q: Where are you from originally?
A: Seattle
Q: What do you do?
A: Merchandising
Q: What will you do with your T-shirt?
A: "Wear it."
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