Best of Seattle 1999 Results
Published 7:00 am Monday, October 9, 2006
| 1. |
Best public official |
Governor Gary Locke |
| 2. |
Best activist/hellraiser |
Charlie Chong |
| 3. |
Best scandal of last year |
Mariners’ cost overruns |
| 4. |
Best city event |
Bumbershoot |
| 5. |
Best city park |
Discovery Park |
| 6. |
Best public art |
Hammering Man |
| 7. |
Best Sonic |
Gary Payton |
| 8. |
Best Mariner |
Ken Griffey, Jr. |
| 9. |
Best Seahawk |
Joey Galloway |
| 10. |
Best sports coach |
Lou Piniella |
| 11. |
Best bus route |
No. 7 |
| 12. |
Best new building |
Benaroya Hall |
| 13. |
Best place to park for free |
Beneath Highway 99 |
| 14. |
Best Y2K hideout |
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| 15. |
Best movie theater |
Cinerama |
| 16. |
Best place to buy CDs |
Tower Records |
| 17. |
Best place to buy vinyl records |
Cellophane Square |
| 18. |
Best nightclub |
ARO.space |
| 19. |
Best radio DJ |
Pat Cashman |
| 20. |
Best club DJ |
DJ Riz |
| 21. |
Best local music act |
Swamp Mama Johnson |
| 22. |
Best local TV show |
Almost Live |
| 23. |
Best local TV personality |
John Curley |
| 24. |
Best mainstage theater |
A Contemporary Theater (ACT) |
| 25. |
Best fringe theater |
Theater Schmeater |
| 26. |
Best theatrical performance |
Teatro Zinzanni |
| 27. |
Best art gallery |
Greg Kucera Gallery |
| 28. |
Best choreographer |
Mark Morris |
| 29. |
Best used book store |
Twice Sold Tales |
| 30. |
Best place to spend New Year’s Eve |
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| 31. |
Best new restaurant |
Brasa |
| 32. |
Best brunch |
Salty’s on Alki |
| 33. |
Best waitstaff |
Buca di Beppo |
| 34.a) |
Best restaurant for appetizers |
Wild Ginger |
| 34.b) |
Best food for an appetizer |
Crab |
| 35. |
Best french fries |
Dick’s |
| 36. |
Best burger |
Red Mill |
| 37. |
Best dessert |
Dilettante Chocolates |
| 38. |
Best happy-hour eats |
McCormick & Schmick’s |
| 39. |
Best sushi |
I Love Sushi |
| 40. |
Best vegetarian restaurant |
Café †lora |
| 41. |
Best pizza |
Pagliacci |
| 42. |
Best grocery store |
Matthew’s Red Apple Market |
| 43. |
Best bakery |
Macrina |
| 44. |
Best Eastside eatery |
Yarow Bay Grill |
| 45. |
Best place to have your last meal… ever |
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| 46. |
Best mall |
Bellevue Square |
| 47. |
Best beauty products |
Vain |
| 48. |
Best car wash |
Elephant Car Wash |
| 49. |
Best thrift/consignment store |
Value Village |
| 50. |
Best video store |
Scarecrow Video |
| 51. |
Best gym |
Sound Mind & Body |
| 52. |
Best florist |
Ballard Blossom |
| 53. |
Best shoe store |
Nordstrom |
| 54. |
Best cell-phone service provider |
AT&T |
| 55. |
Best bank |
Washington Mutual |
| 56. |
Best place to buy cheap computers |
Computer Renaissance |
| 57. |
Best kitchen supplies |
Sur La Table |
| 58. |
Best toy store |
FAO Schwarz |
| 59. |
Best nursery |
Molbak’s |
| 60. |
Best place to buy Y2K rations |
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| 61. |
Best reason to welcome the new millennium |
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