The first round of voting is in, and the people have have chosen their finalists for the 6th Annual Andersonville Honors Awards. The lists contains 35 businesses that encompass everything great the Andersonville neighborhood has to offer.

Votes for the 2017 Andersonville Honors may be cast now through Friday, March 17 at Noon CST online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AvilleHonorsFinal2017.

The 6th annual Andersonville Honors Gala awards celebration and party will take place on Thursday, April 6 from 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Mary’s Attic, 5400 N Clark, with special hosts pH Comedy Theater.

Tickets for the event are on sale now, $25 per person  – Click Here To Purchase.

Here are the finalists in each category:

1.     Welcome Addition Award (Best new business in 2016)

a.     Bar Roma

b.     Defloured Bakery

c.     Goddess and Grocer

d.     Middle East Bakery Café

e.     TrueNorth Café 

2.     Good Neighbor Award

a.     Brown Elephant Resale

b.     Hamburger Mary’s

c.     Hopleaf

d.     Jameson Loves Danger

e.     Lady Gregory’s 

3.     Arts Organization/Arts Business of the Year

a.     Andersonville Galleria

b.     Gus Giordano Dance School

c.     The Neo-Futurists

d.     The pH Comedy Theater

e.     Transistor 

4.     Service Business of the Year (nominations resulted in tie for 6 nominations)

a.     Cheetah Gym

b.     North Side Federal Savings & Loan

c.     RE: chiropractic + wellness

d.     Restoration Salon

e.     Revive Massage Therapy & SPA

f.      Sine Qua Non Salon 

5.     Best Place to Eat

a.     Big Jones

b.     Calo Restaurant

c.     Lady Gregory’s

d.     Little Bad Wolf

e.     Vincent 

6.     Best Place to Drink (nominations resulted in tie for 6 nominations)

a.     Appellation

b.     Elixir Lounge

c.     Hopleaf

d.     Lady Gregory’s

e.     Replay Andersonville

f.      Simon’s Tavern 

7.     Best Place to Shop

a.     Brown Elephant Resale

b.     Foursided

c.     Milk Handmade

d.     Transistor

e.     Women & Children First

8.     Hidden Gem Award

a.     Alley Cat Comics

b.     Defloured Bakery

c.     First Slice Pie Café

d.     Middle East Bakery

e.     Woolly Mammoth