Celebrate your Best of Woodbury 2023 Readers’ Choice Poll winners and finalists!
Woodbury Magazine readers, welcome, to your annual Readers’ Choice Poll. You showed up online this January at woodburymag.com and wrote in your top picks in a host of categories—now we have your results.
This year, you may notice a couple of new additions to this year’s poll, including entirely new overarching categories dedicated to self-care, pet care, services and leisure. We’ve also expanded beyond Woodbury, so you’ll meet winners in our Best of the East Metro categories. And finally, we’re encouraging you to travel beyond our community into the great state of Minnesota with our Discover Minnesota categories.
Without further ado, let’s meet your winners and finalists!
Dining
Best Bakery
Runners-up: Key’s Cafe & Bakery, Nadia Cakes
Best Bar, Brewery or Distillery
Runners-up: Tamarack Tap Room, The Tavern Grill
Best Breakfast or Brunch
Runners-up: The New Woodbury Cafe, Ze’s Diner
Best Desserts or Ice Cream
Runners-up: Nothing Bundt Cakes, Nadia Cakes
Best International Cuisine
Runners-up: India Palace, Yang’s Chinese Restaurant
Best Locally Owned Coffee Shop
Runners-up: Sencha Tea Bar, Dorothy Ann Bakery & Cafe
Best Outdoor Dining Space
Runners-up: Tamarack Tap Room, The ’Wick Pub and Grill
Best Plant-Based or Vegan Menu
Runners-up: Crisp & Green, Fresh India
Best Restaurant
Runners-up: Hazelwood Food + Drink, The Tavern Grill
Best Restaurant for a Power Lunch
Runners-up: Crisp & Green, Hazelwood Food + Drink
Best Takeout or Curbside Service
Runners-up: Angelina’s Kitchen, Thanh Truc
Best Burger
Runners-up: Wayback Burgers, The Tavern Grill
Best Chicken Sandwich
Runners-up: Carmine’s Restaurant and Bar, The Tavern Grill
Best Pizza
Runners-up: Pizzeria Pezzo, Carbone’s Pizzeria
Abode
Best Builder
Runners-up: Cardinal Homebuilders, Custom One Homes
Best Carpet and Flooring Store
Runners-up: Erskine Floors & Interiors, Floor & Decor
Best Garden Center
Gerten’s, Inver Grove Heights
Runners-up: Laemmle Greenhouse, Bailey Nurseries
Best Home Cleaning Service
Sparkle Plenty Professional Cleaners
Runners-up: Molly Maid of North Dakota County, MaidPro
Best Home Decor and Furniture Store
Runners-up: Schneiderman’s Furniture, Merriment
Best Interior Design Firm
Runners-up: Interior Impressions, ShaSha Interiors LLC
Best Landscape Design Service
LNG Landscapes
Runners-up: Custom One Landscaping, Warner’s Outdoor Solutions
Best Lawn Service
Runners-up: Hansen’s Lawn Care, L.C.S Lawn and Tree Service, Inc.
Best Remodeler
Runners-up: Ispiri, Cardinal Remodeling
Best Senior Living Residence
Runners-up: Talamore Senior Living Woodbury, Prelude Homes & Services
Self-Care
Best Barbershop
Runners-up: Roosters Men’s Grooming Center, The Barbershop
Best Boutique Fitness or Yoga Studio
Runners-up: Farrell’s eXtreme Bodyshaping, FlowFit Yoga and Fitness
Best Med Spa
Runners-up: Spalon Montage, Blu Ice Med Spa
Best Place for a Manicure and Pedicure
Runners-up: SchoenRose Salon Spa, Sky Nails
Best Salon Spa
Runners-up: Spalon Montage, Salon Elite
Wellness
Best Allergy Practice
Runners-up: St. Paul Allergy & Asthma, Allergy and Asthma Center of Minnesota
Best Chiropractic Practice
Runners-up: Lifeline Chiropractic PA, Mindset Chiropractic
Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practice
Runners-up: Woodbury Dental Care, Dunn Orthodontics
Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice
Midwest Facial Plastic Surgery
Runners-up: Rocheford Plastic Surgery, Woodbury Plastic Surgery
Best Dental Practice
Runners-up: Woodbury Dental Care, Park Dental
Best Dermatology Practice
Runners-up: Pinnacle Dermatology, Advanced Dermatology Care, Stillwater
Best Eye Care Practice
Runners-up: St. Paul Eye Clinic, Horner Family Eyecare
Best Family Medicine Practice
Runners-up: HealthPartners Clinic, Entira Family Clinics
Best Holistic Wellness Practice
Runners-up: Restore Hyper Wellness, AK Hypnosis
Best OB-GYN Practice
Adefris & Toppin Women’s Specialists, M.D.P.C.
Runners-up: Minnesota Women’s Care, MetroPartners OBGYN, Woodbury
Best Orthodontic Practice
Runners-up: Henseler & Kocian Orthodontics, Horton Orthodontics
Best Orthopedic Practice
Runners-up: Twin Cities Orthopedics, TRIA
Best Pediatric Practice
Runners-up: Family Achievement Center, M Health Fairview Clinic
Learning
Best Dance Studio
Runners-up: Yackel Dance Studio, DelMonico Dance
Best Language Immersion Program or School
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion
Runners-up: Alma Flor Ada Spanish Immersion Early Learning Academy, Lake Elmo Elementary
Best Learning or Tutoring Center
Runners-up: Mathnasium, Stepping Stones Early Learning Center
Best Preschool Program
Runners-up: Primrose School of Woodbury, The Goddard School of Woodbury
Best Swim School or Lessons
Runners-up: Goldfish Swim School, Oakdale, YMCA
Pet Care
Best Dog Park
Runner-up: Battle Creek Dog Park
Best Pet Boarding or Daycare Service
Runners-up: Pet Images Country Inn, Hudson Road Animal Hospital
Best Pet Grooming Service
Posh Pooch Pet Salon and Boutique
Runners-up: Pet Evolution, Woodbury DogSpaw
Best Veterinarian Practice
Runners-up: Valley Creek Road Animal Hospital, Woodbury Animal Hospital
Services
Best Accounting
Runners-up: Genesis Financial & Tax Solutions, Magill Accounting and Tax, LLC
Best Family Photographer
Runners-up: Angela Ross Photography, Julie Greer Photography, Tom Dunn Photography
Best Law Practice
Runners-up: Spangler and de Stefano PLLP, Neyens Law PLLC
Best Mortgage Company
American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation
Runners-up: Bell Bank, Tradition Mortgage, LLC
Shops
Best Apparel Boutique
Runners-up: Evereve, Primp Boutique
Best Florist
Runners-up: Woodlane Flowers, Kowalski’s Markets
Best Gift Shop
Runners-up: La Vie Est Belle, Kowalski’s Markets
Best Jewelry Store
Runners-up: Wedding Day Diamonds, Greg Foote Jewelers
Best Specialty Kitchen or Foods Store
Runners-up: Lunds & Byerlys, Jerry’s Foods
Leisure
Best Park, Open Space or Beach
Runners-up: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Colby Lake Park
Best Place for a Date Night
Runners-up: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Hazelwood Food + Drink
Best Place for Family Activities
Runners-up: Central Park, Lake Elmo Park Reserve, YMCA
Best Place for an Outdoor Adventure
Runners-up: Afton State Park, Carver Lake Park and Beach
Best Place to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks
M Health Fairview Sports Center
Runners-up: East Ridge High School, 3rd Act Craft Brewery
Best of the East Metro
Best Golf Course
Runners-up: Eagle Valley Golf Course, Oak Marsh Golf Course
Best Music School
Runners-up: K&S Conservatory of Music, Aspire Music Academy
Best Private School
Runners-up: Hill-Murray School, New Life Academy
Best Outdoor Skating or Hockey Rink
M Health Fairview Sports Center
Runners-up: Colby Lake Park, Kargel Park
Best Staycation Hotel
Runners-up: Omni Viking Lakes Hotel, Great Wolf Lodge
Best Summer Camp
Runners-up: YMCA, SoWashCo Community Education
Best Theater Program
Runners-up: Open Door Community Theatre, Ashland Productions
Best Winery
Runners-up: Rustic Roots Winery, Saint Croix Vineyards
Discover Minnesota
Best Entertainment Venue
Runners-up: Woodbury 10 Theatre, Xcel Energy Center
Best Hiking or Biking Trail
Runners-up: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Gateway State Trail
Best Live Theater
Runners-up: Guthrie Theater, Orpheum Theatre
Best Museum
Runners-up: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Children’s Museum
Best Music Venue
Runners-up: The Armory, Xcel Energy Center
Best Nordic Ski Trail or Alpine Hill
Runners-up: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Battle Creek Regional Park
Best Resort or Lodge
Runners-up: Appeldoorn’s Sunset Bay Resort, Larsmont Cottages
Best Wedding Photographer or Videographer
Runners-up: Angela Ross Photography, Alison Lea Photography, Julie Greer Photography
Best Wedding Venue
Runners-up: Historic John P. Furber Farm, JX Venue
