King 5 Best Of Western Washington 2016 Recap
Every year we see local businesses asking fans and customers for votes to be considered as a top company in King 5’s ‘Best of Western Washington’ list. Over 250,000 people submit votes into King 5’s annual contest and this year we are excited to once again compile the winners from each category that relates the most to our blog’s content.
Even though this list is basically a popularity contest for local businesses and artists, it does a great job of showing who gets legitimate support across the greater Western Washington area.
Congratulations to each person, team, and company who made it onto this list.
— Music Artist —
#1 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Seattle
RMR’s Vote: Odesza – Seattle
— Music Venue —
#1 Paramount Theater – Seattle
RMR’s Vote: Paramount Theater
— Comedy Venue —
#1 Comedy Underground – Seattle
#2 Tacoma Comedy Club – Tacoma
RMR’s Vote: Tacoma Comedy Club
— Tattoo & Piercing —
#1 Slave To The Needle – Ballard
#2 Fleshworks Tattoo Studio – Olympia
— Women’s Fashion —
#1 Nordstrom – Seattle (Clothing & Lingerie)
#1 Goodwill – Seattle (Vintage & Resale)
#1 Nordstrom – Bellevue (Shoes)
#1 The Chic Boatique – Bothell, WA (Boutique)
— Men’s Fashion —
#1 Nordstrom – Seattle (Clothing & Footwear)
#1 Costco – Seattle (Eyewear)
RMR’s Vote: Throwbacks Northwest or Estate over Nordstrom.
— Best Eats —
#1 Healthy: Cafe Flora – Seattle
#1 Breakfast: Maltby Cafe – Snohomish
#1 Food Truck: Lumpia World – Federal Way
#1 Fried Chicken: Ezell’s Famous Chicken – Seattle
#1 Mexican: Moctezuma’s – Tacoma
#1 Teryaki: Happy Teryaki – Seattle
#1 Seafood: Duke’s Chowder House – Kent
#1 Pizza: Farelli’s Pizza – Tacoma
#1 Greasy Spoon: Beth’s Cafe – Seattle
RMR’s Votes: For breakfast we voted for Four Corners in Burien over Maltby Cafe.
— Specialty Foods & Drinks —
#1 Brewery: 7 Seas Brewing – Tacoma
#1 Coffee Shop: Mercury’s Coffee Co. – Kirkland
#1 Cupcakes: Cupcake Royale – Ballard
#1 Soda Pop: Jones Soda – Seattle
#1 Distillery: Woodinville Whiskey Co. – Woodinville
#1 Winery: Chateau Ste. Michelle – Woodinvile
— Nightlife —
#1 Nightclub: Steel Cr. American Whiskey – Tacoma
#1 Wine Bar: Purple Seattle – Seattle
#1 Brewpub: The Fish Tale Brew Pub – Olympia
#1 Gay & Lesbian Bar: The Mix – Tacoma
#1 Bowling: ACME – Tukwila
#1 College Bar: Hanks Bar & Grill – Tacoma
#1 Happy Hour: Pacific Grill – Tacoma
#1 Karaoke: Rock Box – Seattle
#1 Sports Bar: Pints and Quarts – Olympia
RMR’s Votes: Aston Manor for Nightclub and West Seattle Bowl for bowling.
—Photography —
#1 Portrait & Wedding: PS Photography – Tacoma
#1 Pet: Julie Austin Photography – Seattle
RMR’s Votes: 1Take Studios or Panoramic Dreams
— Online & Social Media —
#1 Blog: West Seattle Blog – West Seattle
#1 Instagrammer: @Veekster
#1 Twitter Personality: @thedrunktomat
RMR’s Votes: For best blog, YourEDM.com. For IG, Instagram.com/bestofnorthwest. For Twitter personality there is nobody better than @NachoPicasso!
— Cannabis Shop —
#1 Cannabis Store: The Evergreen Market – Renton
RMR’s Vote: Diego Pellicer – Seattle
View the Best of Western Washington list here!
— Where We Live —
#1 Event: Washington State Fair – Puyallup
#1 Charity: Seattle’s Children’s Hospital – Seattle
#1 School Spirit: University of Washington – Seattle
#1 Man of the year: Russel Wilson – Seattle Seahawks
#1 Woman of the year: Jean Enerson – Seattle
RMR Votes: FreakNight Festival for best event!
We encourage you to support each category’s winner with a follow or like on Facebook. Let us know what you think about this year’s winners in the comments section of this post or join the conversation on Twitter by tagging @respectmyregion.
