Like stars in the sky, the hottest shine brightest, and in the realm of the universe, discoveries loom large. We were on a mission to find the best. In orbit: the winners of our 2017 Best of Sacramento survey. Everyone was allowed on the odyssey—online voting took place during a two-month balloting process earlier this year, and each respondent was allowed to fill out the survey once.
Our winners are, quite simply, out of this world.
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Radio Sportscaster Pat Walsh, KFBK |
Local Business Reporter Kelly Brothers, KFBK |
Local Entertainer Hip Service (Dance Band) |
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TV Morning News Anchor Deirdre Fitzpatrick, KCRA 3 |
Traffic Reporter Tina Macuha, Good Day Sacramento |
Local Newspaper Columnist Marcos Breton, The Sacramento Bee |
Karaoke Bar River City Saloon |
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TV Early Evening News Anchor Team Gulstan Dart and Edie Lambert, KCRA 3 |
Alternative Rock Radio Station KKDO 94.7 |
Sportswriter Evan Ream, The Davis Enterprise |
LGBT Bar Faces Nightclub |
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TV Late Night Anchor Team Kellie DeMarco and Lisa Gonzales, KCRA 3 |
Country Radio Station KNCI 105.1 |
Local Website Sacramento365.com |
Live Music Venue Harlow’s |
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TV Reporter Brian Hickey, KCRA 3 |
Jazz Radio Station KXPR Capital Public Radio 88.9 |
Local Elected Official Darrel Steinberg |
Live Theater B Street Theatre |
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TV Sportscaster Del Rodgers, KCRA 3 |
Talk Radio Station KFBK Newstalk 1530 AM | FUN AND LEISURE |
Movie Theater Arden Centery 14 and XD |
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TV Weatherperson Mark Finan, KCRA 3 |
Oldies Radio Station KHYL V101.1 |
Bartender Jim Wakeland, The Firehouse Restaurant |
Comedy Club Punch Line Sacramento |
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Morning Drive Radio Team The Wake Up Call, 106.5 The End |
Rock Radio Station KRXQ 98 Rock |
Dance Club Faces Nightclub |
Museum Crocker Art Museum |
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Afternoon Drive Radio Kitty O’Neal, KFBK |
Soft Rock Rado Station NOW 100.5 |
Event DJ DJ Eddie Z |
Reginal Winery Bogle Vineyards |
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Casino Thunder Valley Casino Resort |
Bed-and-Breakfast The Inn & Spa at Parkside |
Doggie Daycare Wag Hotels |
Music Instruction Kline Music |
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Local Public Golf Course Haggin Oaks Golf Complex |
Hotel Hyatt Regency Sacramento |
Dry Cleaners Fresh Cleaners |
Place to Get a Manicure/Pedicaure Total Beauty Experience |
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Local Sports Team Sacramento Kings | SERVICES |
Hair Salon Total Beauty Experience |
Place to Get Waxing Services European Wax Center |
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Miniature Golf Course Golfland Sunsplash |
Caterer Classique Catering |
Eyelash Salon Amazing Lash Studio |
Place to Get a Massage Massage Envy |
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Place to Take Dance Lessons Arthur Murray Dance Center |
Cooking School Good Eats: A Cooking Class with Paulette |
Fitness Center California Family Fitness |
Place to Get a Tan Arden Hills Club & Spa |
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Place to Volunteer Sac Event Crew |
Day Spa Arden Hills Club & Spa |
Martial Arts Kovar’s Satori Academy of Martial Arts |
Place to Get a Tattoo Royal Peacock Tattoo Parlor |
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Yoga Studio Purely Hot Yoga |
Wedding Venue Hyatt Regency Sacramento |
Garden Center Green Acres Nursery & Supply |
Place to Buy Art Tim Collom Gallery |
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Place For a Kid’s Birthday Party Fairytale Town | SHOPPING |
Grocery Store Nugget Markets |
Place to Buy Bread Panera Bread |
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Place to Take the Kids, Nonrestaurant Sacramento Zoo |
Bath Shop Total Beauty Experience |
Gourmet Grocery Store Corti Brothers |
Store to Buy Fruit and Vegges Sprouts Farmers Market |
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Wireless Service Verizon |
Beauty Supply Store Total Beauty Experience |
Health Food Store Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op |
Place to Buy Wine and Spirits Total Wine & More |
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Car Wash Quick Quack Car Wash |
Bicycle Store City Bicycle Works |
Jeweler Sharif Jewelers |
Place to Buy a Special Gift Total Beauty Experience |
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Pet Groomer Laguna Country Groomer |
Bookstore Barnes & Noble |
Locally Owned Women’s Boutique Eyechicks |
Place to Buy Children’s Clothing Cute N Classy Children’s Shoppe |
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Retirement Community Eskaton, Sun City (Tie) |
Camera Store Mike’s Camera |
Locally Owned Men’s Clothing Store R. Douglas Custom Clothier |
Place to Buy Home Furnishings Naturwood Home Furnishings |
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Home Builder Bardis Homes |
Farmers Market Midtown Farmers Market |
Locally Owned Shoe Store Birkenstock Midtown |
Place to Buy Music Equipment Skips’s Music |
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Limo Service About Time Limousines, LLC |
Florist Relles Florist |
Pet Store Petsmart |
Place to Buy a Motorcycle Harley-Davidson of Sacramento |
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Place to Buy Outdoor Gear REI |
Barbecue Tank House BBQ and Bar |
Cocktails The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar |
Italian Biba Ristorante Italiano |
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Place to Buy a Car The Niello Company |
Big Portions Cattlemens |
Cupcakes Icing on the Cupcake |
Japanese Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar |
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Place to Get a Costume Evangeline’s |
Boba Quickly |
Deli Corti Brothers |
Korean Oz Korean BBQ |
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Product Made in Sacramento Blue Diamond Almonds |
Bowls Fish Face Poke Bar |
Desserts Rick’s Dessert Diner |
Mexican Tres Hermanas |
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Local Craft Beer Track 7 Brewing Co. |
Brewpub Out of Bounds Brewing Company |
Dining and Dancing Spot Mix Downtown |
New American Hawks Public House |
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Shopping Mall Westfield Galleria at Roseville |
Breakfast Bacon & Butter |
Dive River City Saloon |
Thai The Coconut |
| DINING |
Brunch Fox and Goose Public House |
Dog-Friendly Patio Der Biergarten |
Vietnamese Pho ABC |
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Best of The Best (Money No Object) The Kitchen |
Burger, Non Fast Food Burgers and Brew |
Doughnuts Marie’s Donuts |
Food Truck Chando’s Tacos |
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Best of The Best (Inexpensive) Chando’s Tacos |
Butcher Taylor’s Market |
Chinese Frank Fat’s |
Fried Chicken South |
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Best of The Best (Medium Priced) Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar |
California Cuisine The Waterboy |
Comfort Food South |
Gluten Free Pushkin’s Bakery |
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New Hawks Public House |
Casino Restaurant High Steaks Steakhouse at Thunder Valley Casino Resort |
Fast Casual Jack’s Urban Eats |
Gourmet Cookies Cookie Connection |
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Ambiance Ella Dinning Room & Bar |
Charcuterie Plate Hawks |
French Plan B | |
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Appetizers Mikuni Japense Restaurant & Sushi Bar |
Chef Michael Grande, Hyatt Regency Sacramento |
German Petra Greek | |
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Bakery Freeport Bakery |
Chef, Up and Coming Dane Blom, Hawks |
Indian Bombay Bar & Grill | |
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Bar With Games Coin-Op Game Room |
Coffeehouse Temple Coffee |
Irish Pub de Vere’s Irish Pub |
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Happy Hour Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse |
Pho Pho ABC |
Sushi Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar |
In Lincoln Old Town Pizza |
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Health-Conscious Menu Mother |
Pizza Round Table Pizza |
Tacos Chando’s Tacos |
In Lodi Towne House Restaurant at Wine & Roses |
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Hotel Restaurant Dawson’s Steakhouse |
Place to Take the Kids The Old Spaghetti Factory |
Theme Restaurant The Jungle Bird |
In Loomis High-Hand Nursery & Cafe |
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Ice Cream Parlor Leatherby’s Family Creamery |
Poke Fish Face Poke Bar |
Vegetarian/Vegan Mother |
In Natomas Oshima Sushi |
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Frozen Treat Gunther’s Ice Cream |
Quick-Service Restaurant Selland’s Market-Cafe |
Wine Bar 58 Degrees & Holding Co. |
In Old Sacramento The Firehouse Restaurant |
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Kombucha Shine Sacramento |
Ramen Ryujin Ramen House |
Wine List The Firehouse Restaurant |
In Placerville The Independent Restaurant and Bar |
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Late-Night Dining Ink Eats and Drinks |
Restaurant to Take Out-of-Towners Hawks |
In Auburn Carpe Vino |
In Rancho Cordova Grills & Greens |
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Locally Sourced Ingredients Mulvaney’s B&L |
River Dining Crawdads on the River |
In Davis Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar |
In Rocklin Rubino’s Ristorante |
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Lunch, Budget Jack’s Urban Eats |
Romantic Dawson’s Steakhouse |
In Downtown/Midtown Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar |
In Roseville Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar |
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Lunch, Business The Firehouse Restaurant |
Seafood Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar |
In East Sacramento Hawks Public House |
In Uptown Uptown Pizza |
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Noodles Ryujin Ramen House |
Service Dawson’s Steakhouse |
In El Dorado Hills Sienna |
In West Sacramento Burges and Brew |
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Sandwich Shop The Sandwich Shop |
Special Ocassion Biba Ristorante Italiano |
In Elk Grove Boulevard Bistro |
In Woodland Savory Cafe |
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Sidewalk Lunch Tapa The World |
Spicy Food Thai Chef’s House |
In Fair Oaks Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar | |
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Outdoor Dining Towe Cafe |
Sports Bar Pitch & Fiddle |
In Folsom Sutters Street Steakhouse | |
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Pasta Biba Ristorante Italiano |
Steakhouse Dawson’s Steakhouse |
In Granite Bay Hawks |
