Top Recognition

Best Customer Service

1. Chick-fil-a 
2. Graves Auto
3. TIE: Kaari Salon & Spa and Cullman Regional Medical Center

Best Employer

1. R.E. Garrison Trucking Inc.
2. Traditions Bank
3. My-Way Transportation Inc.

Best Industrial Employer

1. Rehau
2. Topre America Corp.
3. Reliance World Wide Corp.

Best New Business

1. ReVive Massage Therapy
2. Kaari Salon & Spa
3. SR4 Realty

Best Overall Business

1. McGriff Tire
2. Kaari Salon & Spa
3. My-Way Transportation

Automotive

Best ATV/Motorcycle Dealer

1. Basch Brothers Powersports
2. The Sport Center
3. Recreation & Performance Motorsports

Best Auto Body Shop

1. TIE: Mullins Body Shop LLC & Burgess Body Shop
2. Earl’s Body Shop

Best Brake Shop

1. Graves Auto Service
2. McGriff Tire
3. Bill Smith Buick GMC

Best Place to Buy a New Car

1. Mitch Smith Chevrolet
2. Bill Smith Buick GMC
3. Eckenrod Ford Lincoln

Best Place to Buy a New Truck

1. Mitch Smith Chevrolet
2. Bill Smith Buick GMC
3. Eckenrod Ford Lincoln

Best Place to Buy a Used Car

1. Heath Attaway
2. Bill Smith Buick GMC
3. Billy Ray Taylor Auto Sales

Best Place to Buy a Used Truck

1. Heath Attaway
2. Bill Smith Buick GMC
3. Billy Ray Taylor Auto Sales

Best Place for Car Repairs

1. Graves Auto Service
2. Mitch Smith Chevrolet
3. Bill Smith Buick GMC

Best RV/Dealer Service

1. Johnston RV Center
2. Lackey’s RV Service
3. Millican RV America

Best Tire Store

1. McGriff Tire
2. Quick Tire Sales
3. Holly Pond Tire & Lube

Financial

Best Accounting Services

1. Connie J Phillips CPA
2. Denise Key CPA
3. Larry G Cooke CPA

Best Financial Advisor

1. Maddie Shugarts/Edward Jones
2. Chris Mann/Edward Jones
3. Richard Widner/Edward Jones

Best Mortgage Company

1. Traditions Bank Mortgage
2. First Federal Bank Mortgage
3. Impact Mortgage

Best Bank

1. TIE: Cullman Savings Bank & Traditions Bank
2. Merchants Bank
3. Citizens Bank

Best Credit Union

1. Americas First Federal Credit Union
2. Alabama Credit Union
3. Family Security Credit Union

Food

Best Asian Food

1. Ninja
2. Rice and Soy
3. Peking

Best Bakery

1. The Duchess Bakery
2. Flavors Bakery
3. The Sunflour Bakery & Eatery

Best BBQ

1. Johnny’s Bar-B-Q
2. Lawlers BBQ
3. Williams BBQ

Best Chicken

1. Chick-fil-a
2. Guthries of Cullman
3. Slim Chickens

Best Chicken Salad

1. Chicken Salad Chic
2. Busy Bee
3. Berkeley Bob’s Coffee House

Best Coffee Shop

1. Karma’s Coffee Shop
2. Scooters Coffee
3. Berkeley Bob’s

Best Deli

1. Rumors Deli
2. Sweet Peppers Deli
3. Taziki’s Cullman

Best Family Restaurant

1. Cracker Barrel
2. Busy Bee
3. Jack’s Family Restaurant

Best Food Truck

1. The Street Kitchen Food Truck
2. Mom & M’s Food Truck
3. Chat & Chew Food Truck

Best Hamburger

1. 412 Public House
2. Busy Bee
3. Wendy’s

Best Hot Dog

1. Busy Bee
2. Sonic
3. Dairy Queen

Best Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt

1. Seven Daughters Scoops
2. La Michoacanita Ice Cream
3. Dairy Queen

Best Italian Food

1. Carlton’s Italian
2. Grumpy’s Italian Grill
3. Pasquale’s

Best Mexican Food

1. Alamitos Mexican Restaurant
2. Margaronas Cantina
3. El Mezcal Mexican Grill

Best Pizza

1. Grumpy’s
2. Carlton’s
3. Papa John’s

Best Salad

1. Zaxby’s
2. Sweet Peppers
3. Busy Bee

Best Seafood

1. 412 Public House
2. Shrimp Basket
3. Captain D’s

Best Special Occasion Restaurant

1. 412 Public House
2. All Steak Restaurant
3. Loft 212

Best Steak

1. Agusta’s Sports Grill
2. All Steak Restaurant
3. Freddie Day

Best To-go Food

1. Chick-fil-a
2. Ledgers Steak House & Grill
3. Third Place

Best Wings

1. The Downtown Grill
2. Buffalo Wild Wings
3. Mo’s Original BBQ

Best Restaurant

1. 412 Public House
2. Agusta’s Sports Grill
3. Jack’s Family Restaurant

Entertainment/Recreation

Best Artist

1. Pam Willingham
2. Laura Walker
3. Alexis Rodger

Best Dance Studio

1. Cullman Ballet Theatre School
2. Courtney’s Dance Artistry
3. The Ballet Bus

Best Golf Course

1. Terri Pines Golf Course
2. Cross Creek Golf Course
3. Cullman Golf Course

Best Happy Hour

1. Goat Island Brewery
2. Hanks Sports Bar
3. Sonic

Best Margarita

1. Margaronas Cantina
2. Alamitos Mexican Restaurant
3. Casa Fiesta Mexican Restaurant

Best Place for Live Music

1. Goat Island Brewery
2. Valley Tavern & Grille
3. Berkeley Bob’s Coffee House

Best Place for Special Events

1. Stone Bridge Farms
2. Loft 212
3. Cotton Creek Cullman

Best Sports Bar

1. Agusta’s Sports Grill
2. Hanks Sports Bar
3. Moe’s Southwest Grill

Best Sporting Goods Store

1. Van’s Sporting Goods
2. Dick’s Sporting Goods
3. Hibbets Sports

Apparel

Best Boutique

1. Three Pears
2. In The Cotton Patch
3. Rattles & Rhymes

Best Place to Buy Boots

1. Jack’s Western & Outdoor Wear
2. Werner’s Boots & Shoes
3. Three Pears

Best Place to Buy Kids Clothes

1. Bubble Gum & Blue Jeans
2. Rattles & Rhymes
3. In the Cotton Patch

Best Place to Buy Men’s Clothes

1. Jack’s Western & Outdoor Wear
2. Werner’s Trading Company
3. Belk’s

Best Place to Buy Shoes

1. Shoe Department Encore
2. If the Shoe Fits
3. Three Pears

Best Place to Buy Women’s Clothes

1. Lavish Boutique
2. Three Pears
3. In the Cotton Patch

Best Western Wear Store

1. Jack’s Western & Outdoor Wear
2. Werner’s Trading Co.
3. Branded Western Market

Medical

Best Chiropractor

1. Align Alabama
2. Waldrop Chiropractic Clinic
3. Bennett Chiropractic Cullman

Best Cosmetic Surgery

1. Cullman Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
2. Seidel Plastic Surgery/Steve Seidel
3. Seidel Plastic Surgery/Morgan Martin

Best Dental Group

1. Signature Smiles
2. Cullman Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
3. Shannon D Green

Best Dermatologist

1. True Dermatology
2. Dr. Clancy H Johnson
3. Smith Dermatology

Best Doctor/Physician

1. Dr. Adam Harrison
2. Dr. Erin Britt
3. TIE: Dr. Joe T Johnson and Dr. Brian Parker

Best Eyecare

1. Boozer Eye Care Assoc.
2. My Eye Dr.
3. Flores Eye Care

Best Healthcare Practice

1. Cullman Internal Medicine
2. Hometown Medical
3. Seidel Plastic Surgery

Best Hearing Aid Center

1. ENT Assoc. of AL
2. Johnson Hearing Services
3. Belltone Hearing Care Center

Best OBGYN Practice

1. Henderson & Walton Women’s Center
2. Cullman Regional OBGYN

Best Orthodontist

1. Graham Orthodontics Drs. Michael & Matthew Graham
2. Dr. Joe Strickland
3. Dr. Gilbert/Cullman Orthodontics

Best Orthopedic Practice

1. Andrews Sports Medicine
2. Cullman Regional Medical Group Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
3. Cullman Regional Orthopedic & Sports

Best Pediatrician

1. Dr. Ashley Ketchum
2. Dr. Tara Fales
3. Dr. Andrew Jones

Best Physical Therapy Center

1. Encore Rehab of Cullman
2. Turner Physiotherapy
3. Cullman Regional Therapy Services

Best Place to Buy Eyewear

1. Boozer Eye Care Assoc.
2. Marx Optical
3. My Eye Dr.

Best Podiatrist

1. Dr. Eric Fillinger
2. Dr. Natalie Glammanco
3. Dr. Robert Ocampo

Best Senior Living Center

1. Hanceville Nursing & Rehab
2. The Neighborhood at Cullman
3. Country Living Inc.

Best Walk-In Clinic

1. Cullman Regional Urgent Care Center
2. Good Hope Medical
3. Urgent Care Center at Heritage

Best Veterinarian

1. Lee’s Veterinarian Hospital
2. Compton’s Veterinary Hospital
3. Cullman Veterinary Clinic

Health and Beauty

Best Barber

1. Bo Waldrep
2. Charlie Heaton
3. Scott Waldrep

Best Barber Shop

1. Beggars & Thieves
2. East Side Barber Shop
3. The Men’s Den Grooming Center

Best Fitness Center

1. Planet Fitness
2. Olympic Health
3. Anytime Fitness

Best Hair Salon

1. J Drake Salon
2. Kaari Salon & Spa
3. Curl Harbor Salon

Best Hair Stylist

1. Jimmy Drake
2. Jordon Taylor Endl
3. Kimberly Striker

Best Manicurist

1. Holly at Holly’s Nails & Spa
2. Alexis Holmes
3. Brittany Wilson

Best Nail Salon

1. Holly’s Nail & Spa
2. Kaari Salon & Spa
3. Pro Nails

Best Place to get a Massage

1. Corner Soak & Spa
2. An Angel’s Touch Therapeutic Massage
3. ReVive Massage Therapy

Best Skin Care(Esthetician/Aesthetician)

1. Emi Harbison
2. Bailey Fell
3. TIE: Chloe Dickerson/Luxe Skin and Bailey Battles

Best Spa

1. Corner Soak & Spa
2. Kaari Salon & Spa
3. Exhale Tranquility Spa

Best Tanning Salon

1. Tan Shack
2. Kaari Salon & Spa
3. Palm Beach Tan

Best Tattoo Parlor

1. Dodge City Tattoo Company
2. Deep South Tattoos
3. Xternal Xpressions Tattoos & Piercings

Best Weight Loss Center

1. Cullman Olympic Health Club
2. Physicians Weight Loss Center
3. Dr. Vitkin’s Weight Loss Clinic

Service

Best Appliance Repair

1. Cullman Appliance Repair
2. Bob Wallace Appliance
3. H&S Appliance Repair

Best Attorney

1. Dan J Willingham
2. Perry Knight
3. Todd McLeroy

Best Carpet Cleaner

1. Cleaning and More Inc.
2. Davis Carpet Cleaning Plus

Best Caterer

1. Freddie Day Catering LLC
2. Southern Eats
3. Custom Catering by Teresa Dyar

Best Cleaning Service

1. Cullman Cleaning Company
2. Sparkle & Shine with Savannah LLC
3. Cleaning and More Inc.

Best Best Daycare

1. St. John’s Little Lambs Preschool
2. Happy Time Daycare
3. Pooh’s Corner

Best Dry Cleaners

1. Newman’s Cleaners & Laundry
2. L&L Dry Cleaners & Laundry

Best Electrician

1. Richard Electric Company Inc
2. McPherson Electric
3. Coley Electric

Best Employment Agency

1. Cullman Employment Center
2. Quality Staffing Solutions Inc
3. Onin Staffing

Best Equipment Rental

1. AK Rentals
2. Preferred Rental

Best Fencing Company

1. Parris Fence Company
2. Heatherly Fence Company
3. Traditions Fence Company

Best Florist

1. Cullman Florist
2. Mary’s Flower Market
3. Pierce and Petal Florist

Best Funeral Home

1. Moss Service Funeral Home
2. Cullman Heritage Funeral Home
3. Cullman Funeral Home

Best Heating & Air Service

1. Bama Heating & Air
2. Richard Electric
3. Tyton Mechanical

Best Home Builder

1. Yearwood Construction
2. Dustin Schwaiger Construction
3. Campbell Home Builders Inc

Best Insurance Agency

1. State Farm/Shirley Quattlebaum
2. Freedom Insurance Agency/Gloria Williams
3. Alfa

Best Interior Design

1. Amy Wood
2. Donna Richter Interiors
3. White Willow

Best Landscaping Company

1. Bright Landscaping LLC
2. Cullman Lawn Care
3. Snappy Lawn & Handyman Service

Best Painter

1. Klopfer Painting Contractors
2. Doyle Berry
3. Steadfast Painting

Best Pest Control

1. Cook’s Pest Control
2. Premier Pest Control
3. Phillips Pest Solutions

Best Pet Grooming

1. Happy Tails Groom & Board
2. Tangled Tails Pet Parlor
3. Prestigious Pets

Best Pharmacy

1. Borden Family Pharmacy
2. Village Discount Drugs
3. Walgreens

Best Photographer

1. Amber Black Photography
2. Brooke B Photography
3. Lisa Jones

Best Plumber

1. Mr. Plumber
2. Barkley Plumbing
3. Smith Lake Plumbing Company

Best Pool Builder

1. Burks Brothers Pools & Spa
2. Blue Dolphin Pools
3. Burks & Son Co INC

Best Real Estate Agency

1. Happy Homes Realty
2. Doyle Real Estate
3. SR4 Realty

Best Realtor

1. Wes Warren
2. Kevin Rice
3. Billy Joe Ray

Best Roofing Co

1. Willoughby Roofing & Sheet Metal
2. Top Choice Roofing
3. Bullard Roofing

Best Storage Facility

1. In & Out Self Storage
2. Gold Star Storage
3. StoreEase Self Storage

Best Tax Preparation

1. Sandra’s Tax Service
2. Denise Key
3. Pirkey Tax Service

Best Travel Agency

1. Marvelous Mouse Travels/Kim Quick
2. Cullman Travel Agency
3. Kingdom Elite Travel/Jennifer Hornsby

Best Trucking Company

1. R.E. Garrison Trucking
2. My-Way Transportation Inc
3. James R Smith Trucking

Retail

Best Antiques

1. Highway Pickers Antique Mall & Flea Market
2. Southern Accents and Architectural Antiquest
3. Water Valley Flea Market

Best Bargain/Thrift Store

1. Better Than Before Consignment
2. Bargain Hunt Cullman
3. The Foundry Thrift Store

Best Consignment Shop

1. Better Than Before
2. Bubble Gum & Blue Jeans
3. The Foundry Thrift Store

Best Fishing & Hunting Store

1. Van’s Sporting Goods
2. Mary Carter Store
3. Wilborn Outdoors

Best Flooring Store

1. Walker’s Discount Building Supply Baileyton
2. Monks Flooring
3. O.F. Richter

Best Frame Shop

1. Mary Carter Store
2. O.F. Richter
3. Heart’s Desire

Best Furniture Store

1. Vincent Furniture
2. Village Furniture & Gifts
3. Cullman Furniture Market

Best Garden (Nursery) Store

1. Chambers Farm & Garden Supply
2. Gibbs Garden Center
3. Mustard Seed Nursery

Best Grocery Store

1. Publix
2. S&S Foods
3. Warehouse Discount Grocery Hwy 157

Best Hardware Store

1. Mary Carter Store
2. Lowe’s
3. Berlin Hardware & Farm Supply

Best Health & Nutrition Store

1. Downtown Nutrition
2. Wendys Health & Nutrition
3. Cullman Nutrition

Best Home Decor Store

1. Hobby Lobby
2. Decor-a-licious
3. Village Furniture

Best Jewelry Store

1. Doug Doggett Jewelry
2. Ed White Jewelers
3. Gold Rush Jewelers

Best Liquor Store

1. Cabin Fever Beverages
2. Catoma Package
3. ABC Store

Best Manufactured Homes

1. Clayton Homes
2. Star Homes LLC
3. Regional Homes of Cullman

Best Mattress Store

1. Vincent Furniture
2. Bedzzz Express
3. Dover Mattress Closeout Center

Best Place to Buy a Boat

1. Trident Marina
2. Russell Marina Smith Lake

Best Place to Buy a Gun

1. Van’s Sporting Goods
2. Cullman Gun & Ammo

Best Place to Buy Wine

1. Cabin Fever Beverages
2. Publix
3. Gervais & Lulu Vin Fins & Champagnes

Best Specialty Gift Shop

1. Monograms Plus
2. Ashley Mercantile
3. Decor-a-licious