Best of Sumter 2023

 

Beauty and Health

 

Best Adult Daycare
Perfect Care
Innovative Senior Solutions

 

Best Assisted Living Facility
magnolia Manor
Perfect Care
Sumter Retirement Village

 

Best Barber Shop
Long Cuts Barber Shop
Soapys
Motivation Barber Salon

 

Best Doctor
Jeremy Joyner
Dr. Yeh
Dr. Madelaine Santos-Vega

 

Best Fitness Center
Southwest georgia Fitness
High Tone

 

Best Nursing Home
magnolia Manor
Lillian Carter Nursing Home
Sumter Reirement

 

Dentist
Jessica Brown
Louis Riccardi
Beall & Beall
Dr. Alex Riccardi

 

Eye Doctor
Hart Eye Center
Regional Eye Care

 

Hair Salon
A Cut Above
Final Faze Salon

 

Nail Salon
Trendy Nails
Sally’s Nails & Spa
Americus Nails

 

Pharmacy
Clinic Drug Store
Plains Pharmacy
Doctor’s Pharmacy

 

Physical Therapy
Accelerated Physical Therapy

 

Urgent Care
After Hours Care
Care Connect Urgent Care

 

Dining

 

Best Appetizer
Floyds Pub
Pat’s Place
Tobaggan Steve’s

 

Best Bakery
The Sweet Spot Baking Company
Sweet Georgia Bakery
Cafe Campesino Coffeehouse

 

Best Bar
Boogar Bottom
Pat’s Place
Tobaggan Steve’s

 

Best Biscuits
Hardee’s
McDonald’s

 

Best breakfast
Chick-fil-a
Burger King
Cafe Campesino Coffeehouse

 

Best Burger
Boogar Bottom
Tobaggan Steve’s

 

Best Catering
Cousins Catering
2 Dukes BBQ
Chick-fil-a

 

Best Chicken Wings
Woods Swinging Wings
Tobaggan Steve’s
Wok N Wings

 

Best Cocktail
Floyd’s Pub
The Alley
Tobaggan Steve’s

 

Best Coffee
Cafe Campesino Coffeehouse
Chick-fil-a
McDonald’s

 

Best Dessert
Sweet Spot Bakery
Sweet Georgia Bakery
Gladys Kitchen

 

Best Dinner
The Station
Pat’s Place
Rosemary and Thyme

 

Best Family Restaurant
La Hacienda
Roman Oven Pizzeria

 

Best Fast Food
Chick-fil-a
Zaxby’s
Burger King

 

Best International Food
Taco Rey
Gyro City Mediterran
Ming Garden

 

Best Kids Meal
Chick-fil-a
McDonalds
Burger King

 

Best Late Night Food
Waffle House
Three Squares Diner

 

Best Lunch
Chick-fil-a
Little Brother’s Bistro
3 Squares Diner

 

Best Meal for the Money
Monroe’s
Ming Garden
Little Caesars

 

Best Pizza
Roman Oven Pizzeria
Pat’s Place
Domino’s

 

Best Produce
Happy Patch
Lenny’s Market

 

Best Restaurant
Taco Rey
The Station
1800 Mexican Restaurant

 

Best Salad
Roman Oven Pizzeria
Zaxby’s
Little Brother’s Bistro

 

Best Sandwich
Little Brother’s Bistro
Pat’s Place
The Sweet Spot Baking Company

 

Chinese Food
Ming Garden
China Bell

 

Date Night
The Station
The Windsor
Pat’s Place

 

Fried Chicken
Carter’s Fried Chicken
Gladys Kitchen

 

Sweet Tea
Chick-fil-a
Carter’s Fried Chicken

 

Home, Home Service and Finance

 

Best Accounting Firm
Strickland Accounting
Rush & Rush
William Sheppard

 

Best Bank
Citizen’s Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
People’s Bank

 

Best Construction
Faircloth Home Builders
Quality Home Repair

 

Best Hardware Store
Ace Hardware
Shiver Lumber Company

 

Best Investment Firm
Edward Jones – Michelle Willis
Mark A. Hayes Edward Jones

 

Best Paint Store
Shiver Lumber Company
Sherwin-Williams

 

Loan Company
1st Frankin Financial
Sumter Finance
World Finance

 

Mortgage Lenders
Citizen’s
Synovus Bank
First State Bank

 

Real Estate Agency
Whaley Realty
Anderson Bailey Real Estate
Century 21

 

People and Places
Best Downtown Event
First Friday
Wine and Chocolate
Food Truck Festival
Downtown Americus Mainstreet

 

Best Elected Official
Eric Bryant
Lee Kinnamon

 

Best kept secret
Topiaries
Koinonia Farm

 

Best Local Artist
Art Hive Studio
Americus Arts

 

Best Local Musician or Group
DaySpring Trio
Slaughter Creek
Ms. Parks & the Wreck

 

Best Place to Work
GA Southwestern State University
South GA Tech
City of Americus

 

Best Small Town to Visit
The City of Plains
Downtown Americus

 

Best Special Event Venue
Wolf Creek
Lee Council House

 

Law enforcement officer
Eric Bryant
Mark Scott
Corpp. Hill

 

Take Out of Town Guests
Downtown Americus Mainstreet
Wolf Creek
Andersonville

 

Tourist attraction
Andersonville National Historical Site
Jimmy Carter National Park
Sam Shortline

 

Wedding Venue
The Winery at Wolf Creek
Bison Valley Lodge
Lee Council House

 

Services

 

Best Childcare
Giggle’s & Smiles
Bright Beginnings Preschool
First Baptist Preschool

 

Best Electrician
Wayne’s Electric
ELECTRIC-TEK
Russell Philmon

 

Best Heating & Air
Parkers Heating and Air
Truman’s

 

Best Insurance Agent
George Torbert
William Bailey
Ginger Starling

 

Best Law Firm
Gatewood Skipper Rambo Moore
Arnold & Hooks
Beamon Law

 

Best Lawn Care Service
Green Pastures
Santos Gardening Services
Tackle all Trades

 

Best Pest Control
GA Pest Control
Arrow Exterminators

 

Best Plumber
Walt Denmark
PWL Plumbing

 

Best Printing
Gammage Print Shop
US Screen Printing & Signs

 

Best Self Storage Company
EZ Storage & Suites
StoreMore Storage

 

Best Tree Service
Harpers Tree Service
Nobles Tree Service
Whites Stump Grinding

 

Best Veterinarian
Harper’s Animal Clinnic
Americus Animal Vet Hosp
Whispering Pines Animal Hospital

 

Funeral Home
Greg Hancock Funeral Home
Aldridge Funeral Home
Hancock Funeral Home

 

Insurance Agency
William Bailey
Ginger STarlin
Client First
Edward Bailey

 

Photographer
Blanchard Photography
David Parks
Modern Studios

 

Real Estate Agent
Jimmy Whlaey
Kathryn Davis
Kelly Kinslow

 

Shopping

 

Best Antique Store
The MAze
The Plains Inn
Granny’s Treasure

 

Best Boutique
Lily’s Southern Boutique
Three’s Company Too
Southern Boutique & Gifts

 

Best Convenience Store
Gas N Go
Waynes World
Mauriti’s

 

Best Furniture
Minick Interiors
Badcock
Railway Freight

 

Best Garden Center
Cobb Nursery
Rudy’s Happy Patch
Topiaries

 

Best Gift Shop
The MAze
Three’s Company Too

 

Best Jewelry Store
Robert’s Jewelers
Scotts jewelry

 

Best Office Supply
Gammage Print Shop
Williams office Equip

 

Best Plant Nursery
Rudy’s Happy Patch
Cobb Nursury
Topiaries

 

Best Women’s Clothing
Lilly’s Southern Boutque
Southern Boutique & Gifts
The MAze

 

Florist
Gatewood’s Flower Shop
Tin Roof Flower COmpany

 

Home Decor
Minick Interiors
The MAze
Topiaries

 

Liquor Stores/Wine
Maruti Package
Mike’s
Jumpog Johnny’s

 

Men’s Clothing
Kennebrew Company
Lilly’s Southern Boutque

 

Vehicles, Dealer and Services

 

Auto Body Service
Lacy Paint & Body Shop
Snider Auto Care
Tystanic Custom Paint & Body Shop

 

Auto Collision Service
Lacy Paint & Body Shop
Womack Paint & Body Shop
Custom Collision
Womack Paint & Body

 

Best Auto Dealer
Finnicum Motor Company
Sunbelt Ford
Rainey Used Cars

 

Best Auto Repair
Smith’s Automotive
Randalls Auto Repair
Sunbelt Ford

 

Best Car Wash
Tidal Wave Auto Spa
Goo Goo

 

Best Oil Change
J & J Oil Change
Shell Rapid Lube
Synder Auto Care

 

Best Towing
Peacock Towing
Smith’s Automotive
Bo Towing

 

Tire Store
Perry Brothers Oil & Tire Company
Marty’s New & Used Tires
Bass Tire Services