2008 Woodie Awards
The Best of CMU
- Page 1 of 1
1. Best Apartment
1st Place: Deerfield
2nd Place: Tallgrass
3rd Place: Village at Bluegrass
2. Best Attorney
1st Place: Barberi
2nd Place: Bloehm
3rd Place: O’Neil
3. Best Auto Body Shop
1st Place: Pete’s
2nd Place: Krapohl
3rd Place: Heritage
4. Best Bank
1st Place: National City
2nd Place: Independent
3rd Place: Isabella Bank
5. Best Bar
1st Place: O’Kelly’s
2nd Place: Pub
3rd Place: Bird
6. Best Barbershop
1st Place: Bob’s
2nd Place: Westside Barber
3rd Place: Bo Rics
7. Best Ice Cream Store
1st Place: Doozies
2nd Place: Coldstone
3rd Place: Dairy Queen
8. Best Bookstore
1st Place: SBX
2nd Place: Bookmark
3rd Place: CMU Bookstore
9. Best Free Event
1st Place: Wares Fair
2nd Place: Mainstage
3rd Place: CMU Sporting Events
10. Best Breakfast Place
1st Place: Lil’ Chef
2nd Place: Stans
3rd Place: Bob Evans
11. Best Place for a Tailgate
1st Place: CMU Parking Lots
2nd Place: Main Street
3rd Place: Bird
12. Best Car Dealer
1st Place: Krapohl’s
2nd Place: Graff
3rd Place: Heritage Chrysler
13.Best Cell Phone Provider
1st Place: Nextel
2nd Place: Alltell
3rd Place: Sprint
14.Chinese Restaurant
1st Place: Dragon Express
2nd Place: Hunan House
3rd Place: China 1
15.Best Church
1st Place: Sacred Heart
2nd Place: St. Mary’s
3rd Place: MPCC
16. Best Class
1st Place: HEV 213
2nd Place: HEV 355
3rd Place: Bowling
17. Best Coach
1st Place: Jay Smith
2nd Place: Brian Kelly
3rd Place: Jerry Reighard
18. Best Coffee Shop
1st Place: Kaya
2nd Place: University Cup
3rd Place: Java City
19. Best Convenience Store
1st Place: 7-11
2nd Place: The Store
3rd Place: C3
20. Best Deli
1st Place: Meijer
2nd Place: Max & Emily’s
3rd Place: Tumas
21. Best Delivery
1st Place: Jimmy John’s
2nd Place: Papa John’s
3rd Place: Pita Pit
22. Best Place to get something tattooed
1st Place: Intricate Decor
2nd Place: Heritage
3rd Place: Sinister Productions
23. Best Downtown Business
1st Place: Bird
2nd Place: Max & Emily’s
3rd Place: Chloe
24. Best Dollar Store
1st Place: Dollar Tree
2nd Place: Dollar Daze
3rd Place: Family Dollar
25. Best Dry Cleaners
1st Place: Miller’s
2nd Place: American
3rd Place: Sunshine
26. Best Excuse to skip class
1st Place: alcohol- related
2nd Place: sleep-related
3rd Place: weather-related
27. Best Fast Food Restaurant
1st Place: Taco Bell
2nd Place: Wendy’s
3rd Place: McDonald’s
28. Best Florist
1st Place: Elliott’s
2nd Place: Jim & Donna’s
3rd Place: 4 Seasons
29. Best Fraternity
1st Place: Lamba Chi Alpha
2nd Place: Phi Sigma Phi
3rd Place: Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
30. Best Place to get something pierced
1st Place: Intricate decor
2nd Place: Claire’s
3rd Place: Heritage
31. Best Weekend Adventure
1st Place: tubing
2nd Place: canoeing
3rd Place: Windsor
32. Best Gift Shop
1st Place: Hallmark
2nd Place: SBX
3rd Place: Chloe
33. Best Golf Course
1st Place: Riverwood
2nd Place: Pohl Cat
3rd Place: Buck’s Run
34. Best Gym/Health Club
1st Place: SAC
2nd Place: Wellness Central
3rd Place: Holiday Inn
35. Best Grocery Store
1st Place: Kroger
2nd Place: Meijer
3rd Place: Ric’s
36. Best Hair Salon
1st Place: Side Door Salon
2nd Place: Waterworks
3rd Place: Fiesta, Sheer Magic
37. Best Hamburgers
1st Place: Freddie’s
2nd Place: BW 3
3rd Place: Wendy’s
38. Best Happy Hours
1st Place: Bird
2nd Place: O’Kelly’s
3rd Place: La Senorita
39. Best Place to take your parents
1st Place: Mountain Town
2nd Place: Bird
3rd Place: Embers
40. Best Place for your parents to take you
1st Place: Mountain Town
2nd Place: Embers
3rd Place: Casino
41. Best Music Store
1st Place: Sam Goodies
2nd Place: New Moon
3rd Place: Target
42. Best Place for Lunch
1st Place: Pita Pit
2nd Place: Bird
3rd Place: Subway
43. Best Meal Under $5
1st Place: Taco Bell
2nd Place: McDonald’s
3rd Place: Wendy’s
44. Best Men’s Clothing Store
1st Place: Gliks
2nd Place: Old Navy
3rd Place: Martin’s
45. Best Mexican Restaurant
1st Place: La Senorita
2nd Place: Los Palomino
3rd Place: Taco Boy
46. Best Nail Care/Salon
1st Place: LA Nails
2nd Place: Water Works
3rd Place: Gigi
47. Best Newspaper
1st Place: CM Life
2nd Place: Morning Sun
3rd Place: USA Today, Detroit Free Press/News
48. Best Party Store
1st Place: The Store
2nd Place: Underground
3rd Place: 7-11, Big Mikes, Empty Keg
49. Best Pharmacy
1st Place: Walgreens
2nd Place: Rite Aid
3rd Place: Mission Pharmacy
50. Best CMU Athlete
1st Place: Kara Reighard
2nd Place: Jerry Seymour
3rd Place: Adam Kieft, Chris Kamen
51. Best Pizza Place
1st Place: Papa John’s
2nd Place: Pizza Hut
3rd Place: Pizza Planet
52. Best Local DJ
1st Place: Mike Scheutte
2nd Place: J Blizzard
3rd Place: CFX
53. Best Place to Meet People
1st Place: Bird
2nd Place: The bar
3rd Place: Pub, Wayside
54. Best Place to Study
1st Place: Library
2nd Place: Bird
3rd Place: Kaya
55. Best Place to take a Date
1st Place: Cinema
2nd Place: Mountain Town
3rd Place: Bird
56. Best Thrift Shop
1st Place: Goodwill
2nd Place: Bizarre Bazaar
3rd Place: Salvation Army
57. Best Professor
1st Place: Usha Chowdhar
2nd Place: Steve Scheer
3rd Place: Bert Nelson, Patrick Okankwo
58. Best Vintage/Antique Shop
1st Place: Bizarre Bizaar
2nd Place: St. Germain
3rd Place: Goodwill
59. Best CMU Actor
1st Place: Jeff Daniels
2nd Place: Eric Wisniews
3rd Place: Jason Pintar
60. Best Residence Hall
1st Place: Cobb
2nd Place: Carey
3rd Place: Kulhavi, Towers
61. Best Restaurant
1st Place: Bennigans
2nd Place: Mountain Town
3rd Place: Applebee’s
62. Best Salad Bar
1st Place: Ruby Tuesdays
2nd Place: Sweet Onion
3rd Place: Big Boy
63. Best Saturday Night
1st Place: Bird
2nd Place: Blackstone
3rd Place: Main Street
64. Best CMU Actress
1st Place: Rachel Kruppa
2nd Place: Sarah Ray
3rd Place: Kell Crump
65. Best Shoe Store
1st Place: Payless
2nd Place: J C Penneys
3rd Place: Shoe Horn
66. Best Restaurant Dessert Menu
1st Place: Bennigans
2nd Place: Applebees
3rd Place: Big Boy
67. Best Sorority
1st Place: Sigma Kappa
2nd Place: Delta Zeta
3rd Place: ZTA
68. Best Sporting Goods Store
1st Place: MC
2nd Place: Dunhams
3rd Place: Jays
69. Best Student Organization
1st Place: SAPA
2nd Place: SGA
3rd Place: Sigma Kappa
70. Best Sub Shop
1st Place: Subway
2nd Place: Jimmy John’s
3rd Place: Quiznos
71. Best Tanning Salon
1st Place: B Tan
2nd Place: Mirage
3rd Place: Sunsations
72. Best Thursday Night
1st Place: Pub
2nd Place: Boomers
3rd Place: Wayside
73. Best Place to Get Caught Speeding
1st Place: Mission
2nd Place: M-20
3rd Place: West Campus
74. Best Coolest Neighborhood
1st Place: Main St.
2nd Place: Downtown
3rd Place: Deerfield
75. Best Reason to go to CMU
1st Place: partying
2nd Place: people
3rd Place: education program
76. Best Video Store
1st Place: Family Video
2nd Place: Blockbuster
3rd Place: Videoland
77. Best Women’s Clothing Store
1st Place: Dots
2nd Place: Old Navy
3rd Place: Maurices
78. Best Kept Secret Bar
1st Place: Bird
2nd Place: Marty’s
3rd Place: Freddies
79. Best Place for Last Call
1st Place: Blackstone
2nd Place: Bird
3rd Place: O’Kellys
80. Best Place to go after bars close
1st Place: Lil’ Chef
2nd Place: home
3rd Place: Taco Bell
81. Best Kept Secret Restaurant
1st Place: Agnes
2nd Place: Dinner Bell
3rd Place: Los Palominos
82. Best Bakery
1st Place: Robaires
2nd Place: Morningstar
3rd Place: Meijer
83. Best Place to Propose
1st Place: Island Park
2nd Place: Bird
3rd Place: Warriner
84. Best Place to find a pick-up game
1st Place: SAC
2nd Place: Island Park
3rd Place: Bird
85. Best Festival
1st Place: Reggae
2nd Place: Summer Fest
3rd Place: Mardi Gras
86. Best Bar to people watch
1st Place: Wayside
2nd Place: Bird
3rd Place: Pub
87. Best Bar worth cover charge
1st Place: Pub
2nd Place: Boomers
3rd Place: Wayside
88. Best looking bar staff
1st Place: O’Kelly’s
2nd Place: Pub
3rd Place: Bird
89. Best looking bar clientele
1st Place: Pub
2nd Place: O’Kelly’s
3rd Place: Bird
