Readers, you voted for your favorite businesses in a bunch of fun categories this year, from restaurants to doggy daycares to fitness spots. Before the winners of our Best of Southwest Metro 2020 contest are announced in July, here are the top three finalists in each category (listed alphabetically). Congratulations to the finalists! Tune in here and in the print magazine on July 1 to see who takes home the gold.
BEST PATIO DINING
Floyd's Bar & Grill
Lola’s Lakehouse
Redstone American Grill
BEST RESTAURANT
CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar
The Noble Lion
School of the Wise
BEST TAVERN/BAR/BREWERY
Floyd's Bar & Grill
Lions Tap
Tavern 4&5
BEST BREAKFAST
The Original Pancake House, Eden Prairie
Pangea Café
Tavern 4&5
BEST BUILDER
Iron River Construction
John Kraemer & Sons, Inc.
Lennar
BEST REMODELER
iron River Construction
John Kraemer & Sons, Inc.
Lecy Bros Homes & Remodeling
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER
Gabberts
Martha O'Hara (Martha O'Hara Interiors)
Yetzer's
BEST LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
Bachman's
The Mustard Seed Landscaping & Garden Center
Southview Design
BEST SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCE
Auburn Manor, Chaska
Good Samaritan Society, Waconia
SummerWood of Chanhassen
BEST HOME FURNISHINGS STORE
Fireside Hearth & Home
Hirshfield's
Warners' Stellian
BEST NURSERY/GARDEN CENTER
Bachman's
Hartman Garden Center and Tree Farm
The Mustard Seed Landscaping & Garden Center
BEST FITNESS STUDIO/YOGA STUDIO/GYM
Good & Twisted Yoga
Life Time
Shape It Up Fitness
BEST DENTAL PRACTICE
Midwest Dental
Relaxation Dentistry
Tweet Pediatric Dentistry
BEST ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE
Chaska Orthodontic Specialists
Ovation! Orthodontics, Eden Prairie
Veil & Wild Orthodontics, Eden Prairie
BEST CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE
ABC Family Chiropractic
Carver County Chiropractic Co.
Waconia Family Chiropractic
BEST PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
Lakeview Clinic, Waconia
Southdale Pediatric Associates, Eden Prairie
Wayzata Children's Clinic, Chaska
BEST EYE PRACTICE
Edina Eye Physicians, Chaska
Seek Eye Care
Southwest Eye Care, Chaska
BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE
Associated Skin Care Specialists, Eden Prairie
Dermatology Specialists, Eden Prairie
Ridgeview Clinic, Waconia
BEST MEDSPA
Envy Skin Clinic, Eden Prairie
LifeSpa at Life Time
Refine Laser and Skin Care
BEST SALON/SPA
LifeSpa at Life Time
Salon Spatoria
Spalon Montage, Chanhassen
BEST APPAREL BOUTIQUE
Evereve, Eden Prairie
Mainstream Boutique, Chanhassen
The Stash of Waconia
BEST GIFT SHOP
Kowalski's Markets, Eden Prairie
Seedlings Gifts and Books
Tazzie Baby & Child
BEST FLORIST
Bachman's
Main Street Floral
Victoria Rose Floral
BEST SPECIALTY FOODS/KITCHEN STORE
Kowalski's Markets, Eden Prairie
Lunds & Byerlys
Nothing Bundt Cakes, Eden Prairie
BEST DOGGY DAYCARE/KENNEL
ADOGO Pet Hotel
Hound Dog Pet Hotel
Top Dog Country Club
BEST PRIVATE PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE
Children of Tomorrow Learning Centers
Primrose School of Eden Prairie
Step by Step Montessori Schools, Chaska
BEST LAW FIRM
Hellmuth & Johnson
Melchert Hubert Sjodin
MJB Law Firm
BEST VETERINARY PRACTICE
Chaska Valley Veterinary Clinic
Victoria Veterinary Hospital
Waconia Veterinary Clinic
BEST LEARNING/TUTORING CENTER
Kumon
Mathnasium
Sylvan Learning
BEST PLACE FOR KIDS' ACTIVITIES
Chaska Community Center
The Dance Warehouse
Laketown Gymnastics
