Style Magazine November 2020 RGBR
In this issue’s Readers’ Choice Awards, we give over 500 businesses a reason to pop a bottle of bubbly. Voted the “Best of 2020” by more than 130,000 locals, each winner—be it a bookstore, brewery, bike shop, restaurant, or real estate agent—is a cornerstone of our community and the crème de la crème in their respective industry. Read about all the prized people and places starting on page 35, and then go and support them! They need your patronage now more than ever. We also share a special “Editor’s Picks” portion where you’ll find some fun, off-the-beaten ballot categories, like “Best Binge-Worthy Show” (no spoilers here, but I highly recommend streaming it stat) and “Best Woman-Owned Business.” If you’re new to the area and happen to be on the hunt for a mental health professional, personal trainer, or other expert, it serves as a perfect place to find a trusted favorite. In need of some new recipes? Turn to Taste on page 52 for 5 simple sides that are easy on the eyes and even easier to make. Submitted by beloved eateries, each dish is guaranteed to have your guests going back for seconds (and maybe even thirds!). There’s plenty more uplifting, articles in the pages that follow—from social media stars who live locally (“Almost Famous,” page 16), to a picture-perfect hike in Pilot Hill (page 32), and a spotlight on area organizations fighting food insecurity (“Hunger Hits Home,” page 20)—so shift your attitude to one of gratitude and see where it takes you. Cheers! — Megan // megan@stylemg.com @meggoeggowaffle
In this issue’s Readers’ Choice Awards, we give over 500 businesses a reason to pop a bottle of bubbly. Voted the “Best of 2020” by more than 130,000 locals, each winner—be it a bookstore, brewery, bike shop, restaurant, or real estate agent—is a cornerstone of our community and the crème de la crème in their respective industry. Read about all the prized people and places starting on page 35, and then go and support them! They need your patronage now more than ever.
We also share a special “Editor’s Picks” portion where you’ll find some fun, off-the-beaten ballot categories, like “Best Binge-Worthy Show” (no spoilers here, but I highly recommend streaming it stat) and “Best Woman-Owned Business.” If you’re new to the area and happen to be on the hunt for a mental health professional, personal trainer, or other expert, it serves as a perfect place to find a trusted favorite.
In need of some new recipes? Turn to Taste on page 52 for 5 simple sides that are easy on the eyes and even easier to make. Submitted by beloved eateries, each dish is guaranteed to have your guests going back for seconds (and maybe even thirds!).
There’s plenty more uplifting, articles in the pages that follow—from social media stars who live locally (“Almost Famous,” page 16), to a picture-perfect hike in Pilot Hill (page 32), and a spotlight on area organizations fighting food insecurity (“Hunger Hits Home,” page 20)—so shift your attitude to one of gratitude and see where it takes you. Cheers!
— Megan // megan@stylemg.com
@meggoeggowaffle
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<strong>2020</strong> READERS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNERS FOLSOM – EL DORADO HILLS<br />
Best Performing Arts Organization<br />
1. Hawkins School of Performing Arts<br />
2. Sutter Street Theatre<br />
3. El Dorado Musical Theatre<br />
Honorable mention:<br />
Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet<br />
Best Art Gallery<br />
1. Sutter Street Artists Gallery<br />
2. Bank of America Gallery<br />
at Harris Center for the Arts<br />
3. American Visions Art Gallery<br />
Best Artist<br />
1. Jenny Williams<br />
2. Julie Bjorgum<br />
3. Sandy Hilton<br />
Best Museum<br />
1. Folsom History Museum<br />
2. California State Railroad Museum<br />
3. Roseville Telephone Museum<br />
Best Performing Arts Center<br />
1. Harris Center for the Arts<br />
2. Sacramento Community Center Theater<br />
3. Wells Fargo Pavilion<br />
Best Auto Body Shop<br />
1. Caliber Collision Folsom Lake<br />
2. Solis Collision Center<br />
3. B&J Body Shop<br />
Best Auto Repair Shop<br />
1. Shannon Family Automotive<br />
2. Folsom Automotive Service<br />
3. Folsom Car Care Center<br />
Best Car Dealership<br />
1. Folsom Lake Toyota<br />
2. Folsom Lake Honda<br />
3. Mercedes Benz of El Dorado Hills<br />
A very close #4: Folsom Chevrolet<br />
Best Car Wash Place<br />
1. Folsom Glenn Car Wash & Lube<br />
2. Suds Car Wash & Detail<br />
3. Quick Quack Car Wash<br />
Best Oil Change Place<br />
1. Folsom Car Care Center<br />
2. Folsom Glenn Car Wash & Lube<br />
3. Jiffy Lube<br />
Best Smog Shop<br />
1. Folsom Smog Test Only<br />
2. Smog ‘N Go<br />
3. Folsom Car Care Center<br />
Best Annual Event<br />
1. Folsom Pro Rodeo<br />
2. Live on the Blvd.<br />
3. Fireworks and Freedom Concert<br />
Best Charitable Organization<br />
1. Friends of Folsom<br />
2. Twin Lakes Food Bank<br />
3. Powerhouse Ministries<br />
A very close #4: El Dorado Community<br />
Foundation<br />
Best Place to Volunteer<br />
1. Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary<br />
2. Harris Center for the Arts<br />
3. Twin Lakes Food Bank<br />
Best Dental Office<br />
1. Folsom Oral Surgery and Implant Center<br />
2. Lucas Orthodontics<br />
3. Make a Smile<br />
A very close #4: Esthetics Reflections in<br />
Dentistry<br />
Best Dentist<br />
1. Sean Roth, DDS<br />
2. Jack Gorman, DDS<br />
3. TIE: Shaina DiMariano, DDS, AND Jonah<br />
Tabrizi, DDS<br />
Best Oral Surgeon<br />
1. Gregory G. Olsen, DDS, FICOI, at Folsom Oral<br />
Surgery and Implant Center<br />
2. Donald R. Liberty, DDS, at Golden Foothills<br />
Oral & Facial Surgery Center<br />
3. Jason A. Straw, DDS, at El Dorado Oral and<br />
Maxillofacial Surgery and Implant Center<br />
Best Orthodontist<br />
1. Paolo Poidmore, DDS, at Poidmore<br />
Orthodontics<br />
2. Mark Holt, DDS, MS, at Holt Orthodontics<br />
3. TIE: Seth Lucas, DDS, at Lucas Orthodontics<br />
AND Jeffrey Kwong, DDS, MSD, at Jeffrey<br />
Kwong Orthodontic<br />
A very close #4: Tim Lyons, DDS, at Lyons<br />
Orthodontics<br />
Best Pediatric Dental Practice<br />
1. Make A Smile<br />
2. Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics<br />
3. Dimples Pediatric Dental<br />
Best Pediatric Dentist<br />
1. Sabrina Jang, DDS,<br />
at Smile Time Dental<br />
2. Rohini Rattu, DDS, at Dimples Pediatric<br />
Dental<br />
3. Cindy Weideman, DDS, at Weideman<br />
Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics<br />
A very close #4: Jared Danielson, DDS, at Smile<br />
Pediatrics<br />
Best Bar<br />
1. Folsom Tap House<br />
2. The Purple Place Bar & Grill<br />
3. 36 Handles<br />
Honorable mention: Manderes<br />
Best Bartender<br />
1. Tista Visconti at Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
2. Aaron Blitvich at Milestone Restaurant<br />
3. Brad Walker at FLB Entertainment Center<br />
Best Brewery<br />
1. Red Bus Brewing Company<br />
2. Mraz Brewing Company<br />
3. Fort Rock Brewing Company<br />
Best Cocktail Place<br />
1. Sienna Restaurant<br />
2. 36 Handles<br />
3. Milestone Restaurant<br />
Best Coffee/Tea Shop<br />
1. Coffee Republic<br />
2. TIE: Cooper’s Coffee House AND Argos Caffe<br />
3. World Traveler Coffee Roasters<br />
A very close #4: Reset: Café by Day<br />
Best Happy Hour<br />
1. Fat’s Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar<br />
2. Aji Japanese Bistro<br />
3. Milestone Restaurant<br />
Best Place to Grab a Beer<br />
1. Out of Bounds Craft Kitchen and Biergarten<br />
2. Samuel Horne’s Tavern<br />
3. Dolan’s Bar & Grill<br />
Best Sports Bar<br />
1. TIE: Folsom Tap House AND Manderes<br />
2. FLB Entertainment Center<br />
3. Corner Tavern<br />
Best Wine Bar<br />
1. Back Bistro<br />
2. Citizen Vine<br />
3. Bacchus House Wine, Bar & Bistro<br />
Best Winery<br />
1. Helwig Winery<br />
2. Boeger Winery<br />
3. Miraflores Winery<br />
Best Bakery<br />
1. BJ Cinnamon<br />
2. Karen’s Bakery and Café<br />
3. Julian’s Patisserie and Café<br />
Best BBQ<br />
1. Buckhorn BBQ<br />
2. Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Luke and Lucy<br />
Catering<br />
3. Back Forty Texas BBQ<br />
Best Breakfast<br />
1. Karen’s Bakery and Café<br />
2. The Purple Place Bar & Grill<br />
3. Friends with Benedicts Mimosa House<br />
Best Brunch<br />
1. Milestone Restaurant<br />
2. Sienna Restaurant<br />
3. The Purple Place Bar & Grill<br />
Best Burger & Fries<br />
1. Relish Burger Bar<br />
2. Folsom Tap House<br />
3. Land Ocean New American Grill<br />
Best Cakes and Cupcakes<br />
1. Icing on the Cupcake<br />
2. Nothing Bundt Cakes<br />
3. Pretty Sweet<br />
Best Casual Restaurant<br />
1. Rock-N-Fire<br />
2. Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse<br />
3. El Dorado Saloon<br />
Best Caterer<br />
1. Off the Vine Catering<br />
2. Bocca Catering<br />
3. Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Luke and Lucy<br />
Catering<br />
Best Chef<br />
1. Frank Visconti at Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
2. Michael Liu at Hisui Sushi<br />
3. Victor Octavio at Bacchus House Wine, Bar<br />
& Bistro<br />
Best Chinese Restaurant<br />
1. Fat’s Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar<br />
2. Folsom Palace<br />
3. TIE: Lotus 8 AND Hop Sing Garden<br />
A very close #4: Sunny Garden Restaurant<br />
Best Deli<br />
1. Beach Hut Deli<br />
2. Whole Foods Market<br />
3. Sourdough & Co.<br />
Best Family Restaurant<br />
1. Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
2. Rock-N-Fire<br />
3. Milestone Restaurant<br />
Best Ice Cream/Frozen Treats<br />
1. Snooks Candies<br />
2. TIE: Handel’s Ice Cream AND NuYo<br />
3. Cia di Gelateria<br />
Best Indian Restaurant<br />
1. Ruchi Indian Cuisine<br />
2. Curry Club Indian Bistro<br />
3. TIE: Sanskrit AND Bawarchi Indian Cuisine<br />
Best Italian Restaurant<br />
1. Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
2. Strings Italian Café<br />
3. Skipolini’s Pizza<br />
Best Mexican Restaurant<br />
1. Mexquite Mexican Cuisine and Tequila<br />
Lounge<br />
2. Hacienda Del Rio<br />
3. La Rosa Blanca<br />
Honorable mention: Mezcalito Oaxacan Cuisine<br />
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant<br />
1. Bamiyan Afghan Restaurant<br />
2. The Kabob House<br />
3. Folsom Pizza and Kabob<br />
Best Outdoor Dining<br />
1. Hacienda Del Rio<br />
2. Relish Burger Bar<br />
3. Milestone Restaurant<br />
Best Overall Restaurant<br />
1. Land Ocean New American Grill<br />
2. Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
3. Milestone Restaurant<br />
Best Pizza<br />
1. Sacramento Pizza Company<br />
2. Chicago Fire<br />
3. Pizzeria Classico<br />
Best Romantic Restaurant<br />
1. Bacchus House Wine, Bar & Bistro<br />
2. Sienna Restaurant<br />
3. Sutter Street Steakhouse<br />
Best Salad<br />
1. Jack’s Urban Eats<br />
2. Selland’s Market-Café<br />
3. Rock-N-Fire<br />
Best Seafood Restaurant<br />
1. Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar<br />
2. Land Ocean New American Grill<br />
3. Rudy’s Hideaway Lobsterhouse and Bar<br />
Best Server<br />
1. Cathy Visconti Trifiro<br />
at Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
2. Tony Panetta at Fat’s Asia Bistro & Dim<br />
Sum Bar<br />
and Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
3. Cheryl B. at Hacienda Del Rio<br />
Honorable mentions: Sarah Quinonez at Citizen<br />
Vine AND Kaleb Outhavong at Hacienda Del Rio<br />
Best Steakhouse<br />
1. C. Knight’s Steakhouse<br />
2. Sutter Street Steakhouse<br />
3. Land Ocean New American Grill<br />
Best Sushi/Japanese Restaurant<br />
1. Hisui Sushi<br />
2. Mikuni Sushi<br />
3. TIE: Sky Sushi AND Aji Japanese Bistro<br />
A very close #4: Blue Nami<br />
Best Takeout<br />
1. Visconti’s Ristorante<br />
2. Thai Paradise<br />
3. Rock-N-Fire<br />
Best Taqueria<br />
1. Sutter Street Taqueria<br />
2. Angel’s Kitchen<br />
3. La Fiesta Altena<br />
Honorable mention: Taqueria El Dorado<br />
Best Thai Restaurant<br />
1. Thai Paradise<br />
2. The River Thai Cuisine<br />
3. Folsom Thai Cuisine<br />
Honorable mention: Sai Varee Thai Cuisine<br />
Best Vegetarian<br />
1. Mylapore<br />
2. Sunflower Drive-In<br />
3. Jack’s Urban Eats<br />
Best Accountant<br />
1. Clint Herndon, CPA<br />
2. Daniel Staszak, CPA, MS<br />
3. Bruce Woodbury, CPA, CFP, MSA<br />
Best Attorney<br />
1. Amanda Berger at Law Office<br />
of Amanda D. Berger, APC<br />
2. Joseph Hoffman at Law Offices of Hoffman<br />
and Hoffman<br />
3. TIE: Michael Yee at Yee Law Group AND<br />
Terri A. Smith at Mediation and Law Office<br />
of Terri A. Smith<br />
Best Bank<br />
1. Wells Fargo<br />
2. Central Valley Community Bank<br />
3. Chase<br />
Best Carpet Cleaning Service<br />
1. Carter’s Carpet Restoration<br />
2. Hadley’s ProClean<br />
3. Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning<br />
A very close #4: The Specialists<br />
Best Credit Union<br />
1. Golden 1 Credit Union<br />
2. SAFE Credit Union<br />
3. Heritage Community Credit Union<br />
Honorable mention:<br />
Schools Federal Credit Union<br />
Best Electrician<br />
1. Folsom Lake Electric<br />
2. BC Electric<br />
3. Scott Rogers Electric<br />
Best Financial Advisor<br />
1. Chris Wilczewski at Edward Jones Financial<br />
2. Christeen Reeg at Pacific Investment<br />
Consultants<br />
3. Dawn Silva at Edward Jones Financial<br />
Best Floor Coverings Store<br />
1. BI Design Studio<br />
2. El Dorado Floor & Design<br />
3. Designing Dreams Flooring & Remodeling<br />
Honorable mention: Central Valley Floor Design<br />
Best Furniture Store<br />
1. Naturwood Home Furnishings<br />
2. Ashley Furniture HomeStore<br />
3. Home Consignment Center<br />
Best Handyman<br />
1. Higgs Construction<br />
2. Rambo Home Services<br />
3. Alpha Construction & Handyman Services<br />
Best Home Decor Store<br />
1. TIE: Bella Home Décor<br />
AND Pottery World<br />
2. Not Too Shabby<br />
3. The Shop by Design Shop Interiors<br />
Best Home Remodeler<br />
1. Brush Strokes Inc.<br />
2. DreamBuilders Home Remodeling<br />
3. Eberle Remodeling<br />
Best House Cleaning Service<br />
1. Johnny Sparkles Cleaning Service<br />
2. Detailed Homes<br />
3. Prestigious Cleaning Services<br />
Best Insurance Agency<br />
1. T.D. McNeil Insurance Services<br />
2. TIE: Brett Weshner at Farmers Insurance<br />
AND Jeremy Barkhurst State Farm<br />
3. Steve Carlson at Carlson Insurance Agency<br />
Best Interior Designer<br />
1. Fabulous Finishes<br />
2. Brush Strokes Inc.<br />
3. Design Shop Interiors<br />
Best Landscaper<br />
1. Capital Landscape<br />
2. Myers Landscape<br />
3. TC Landscape Construction and<br />
Maintenance<br />
Best Law Practice<br />
1. Law Office of Tiffany L. Andrews, PC<br />
2. Law Office of Amanda D. Berger, APC<br />
3. Law Offices of Bowman and Associates, APC<br />
Best Mortgage Broker<br />
1. John Arnaz at Arnaz Financial<br />
2. Evangeline Scott at Reliable Home Loans<br />
3. Masters Team Mortgage<br />
Best Painting Contractor<br />
1. TIE: El Dorado Hills Painting AND Bayshore<br />
Painters<br />
2. Folsom Painting<br />
3. Elite Painting Services<br />
Best Plumber<br />
1. D. Martel Plumbing Service & Repair<br />
2. Conforti Plumbing<br />
3. PJ Plumbing<br />
Best Pool Service<br />
1. Gregg’s Pool Works<br />
2. Mike the Poolman<br />
3. Precision Pools<br />
Best Real Estate Agent/Team<br />
1. John Leonardi<br />
at Leonardi Real Estate<br />
2. Brittany Black at Lyon Real Estate<br />
3. Madison Fairchild<br />
at Madison Chase Real Estate Inc.<br />
Best Solar Company<br />
1. Valley Solar<br />
2. Apex Solar Inc.<br />
3. Sunworks<br />
Best Window Coverings Store<br />
1. Affordable Blind Solutions<br />
2. Blind Spot Blinds and Shutters<br />
3. Guchi Interior Design<br />
Best Kids’ Activity<br />
1. Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary<br />
2. Steve Wallen Swim School<br />
3. Color Me Mine<br />
Best Kids’ Birthday Party Spot<br />
1. Steve Wallen Swim School<br />
2. Monster Mini Golf<br />
3. Wacky Tacky<br />
Best Preschool<br />
1. The Gift of Kids Daycare and Preschool<br />
2. Little Folks University<br />
3. Busy Bees Preschool<br />
Best Private School<br />
1. St. John Notre Dame School<br />
2. Folsom Preparatory School<br />
3. Providence Christian School<br />
Best Toy Store<br />
1. BrainyZoo Toys<br />
2. Target<br />
3. Walmart<br />
Best Tutoring Service<br />
1. Mathnasium<br />
2. Tutoring Rocks<br />
3. Huntington Learning Center<br />
Best Acupuncturist<br />
1. Karen Pan, PhD, LAc, at Folsom Chinese<br />
Acupuncture<br />
2. Emiko Okabe, LAc, at Sakura Acupuncture<br />
3. Rosie McNeilly, LAc, at El Dorado<br />
Community Acupuncture<br />
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