This spring, Reston Now asked readers to nominate and vote on their favorite Reston businesses in a variety of categories for the inaugural Best Reston Business Awards.
Reston Now readers responded in a big way, casting more than 6,600 votes across 15 categories.
The results are in, and here are the award winners as chosen by your votes:
- Best Gym, Trainer or Fitness Business: Lifetime Athletic
- Best Reston Real Estate Agent: Eve Thompson
- Best Outdoor Dining: Kalypso’s
- Best New Business: FLOW Blow Dry Bar
- Best Pet Care: Villaridge Pet Sitters
- Best Burgers: The Counter
- Best Overall Restaurant: PassionFish
- Best Kids’ Store: Small Change Consignments
- Best Doctor: Dr. Nathan Tran
- Best Ice Cream, Bakery or Sweets: Pintango Gelato
- Best Happy Hour: Jackson’s
- Best Salon or Spa: KLS Studios
- Best Pizza: Paisano’s
- Best Bank: Navy Federal Credit Union
- Best Architect, Remodeler or Decorator: Cindy Beyer Design
After the jump, the full results in each category.
Best Gym, Trainer or Fitness Business
Winner: Lifetime Athletic — 36.6 percent
Reston Sport & Health — 15.8
Phifer Fitness — 15.3
Crunch — 13.9
YMCA — 12.2
Beloved Yoga — 6.2
Best Reston Real Estate Agent
Winner: Eve Thompson — 26.9 percent
Hartke Brothers — 26.2 percent
Mark Wilson — 19.1
Jon Querolo — 17
Boofie O’Gorman — 8.3
Bonnie Haukness — 2.5
Best Outdoor Dining
Winner: Kalypso’s – 30.7 percent
Clyde’s – 28.2
Cafesano – 12.9
Mon Ami Gabi – 11.9
Café Montmartre – 10
Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro – 6.3
Best New Business
Winner: FLOW Blow Dry Bar — 31.2 percent
Ted’s Bulletin — 27.4
Hibiscus Thai Cuisine — 15.1
Lifetime Athletic — 12.7
Nikko Sushi & Hibachi — 6.9
Crunch Fitness — 6.7
Best Pet Care
Winner: Villaridge Pet Sitters — 43.7 percent
The Pet Elf — 24
Reston Animal Hospital — 12.4
Becky’s Pet Care — 9.8
Just Cats Clinic — 7.4
Fur Factory — 2.7
Best Burgers
Winner: The Counter — 40.2 percent
Five Guys — 25.2
Jackson’s — 9.7
Clyde’s — 9.3
Glory Days Grill — 8.5
BRB — 7.2
Best Overall Restaurant
Winner: PassionFish — 34.1
Cafesano — 22.1
Clyde’s — 12.7
Mon Ami Gabi — 12.6
Il Fornaio — 10
El Manantial — 8.5
Best Kids’ Store
Winner: Small Change Consignments — 47.7 percent
Dawn Price Baby — 18.5
GAP — 14.3
Dandelion Patch — 13.4
Baby Blossom — 6
Best Doctor
Winner: Dr. Nathan Tran — 24.9 percent
Dr. Evelyn Felluca — 15.6
Dr. Chun Hong — 15
Farrell Pediatrics — 12.1
Dr. Camilla Hersh — 11
Dr. Mark Vickers — 11
Dr. Gwilym Parry — 10.4
Best Ice Cream, Bakery or Sweets
Winner: Pintango Gelato —Â 26.4 percent
Red Velvet Cupcakery — 21.9
Sweetfrog — 21.6
Chesapeake Chocolates — 12.6
Edibles Incredible — 12.2
Ben & Jerry’s — 5.4
Best Happy Hour
Winner: Jackson’s — 27.4 percent
PassionFish — 23.1
Kalypso’s Sports Tavern — 19
Morton’s — 11.4
McCormick & Schmick’s — 10.7
Paolo’s Ristorante — 8.5
Best Salon or Spa
Winner: KLS Studios — 32.7 percent
Nail Studio & Day Spa Northpoint — 22
Salon Nordine and Day Spa — 20
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa — 15.3
Bubbles — 6.9
Aveda — 3.3
Best Pizza
Winner: Paisano’s — 23.7 percent
Cafesano — 20.6
Flippin’ Pizza — 19
Gregorio’s Trattoria — 13
Santini’s — 13
Naked Pizza — 10.7
Best Bank
Winner: Navy Federal Credit Union — 40.6 percent
Wells Fargo — 19.3
SunTrust Bank — 13.7
Bank of America — 10.7
BB&T — 10.2
TD Bank — 5.6
Best Architect, Remodeler or Decorator
Winner: Cindy Beyer Design — 45.4 percent
Miller Architects — 32.6
Architecture, Inc. — 16.3
Dorothy Durbin Designs — 2.3
Elizabeth Krial Design — 2.3
MDT Redecorations — 1.2
Note: Percentages may not add up to exactly 100 percent due to rounding.
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