NIGHTLIFE

  • Best Bartender: John Thompson at Callaghan’s
  • Bartender Who Should have been a Shrink: Harriet Shade at Hayley’s
  • Best Gentlemen’s Club: Diamonds
  • Best Martini Bar: Double Olive
  • Best All Around Bar: Grand Central
  • Best Dive Bar: The Garage
  • Best Upscale Nightclub: Truman’s
  • Best New Bar: Coyote’s
  • Best E-Sho Bar: Judge Roy Beans
  • Best WeMo Bar: Fabacher’s
  • Best MiMo Bar: The Double Olive
  • Best LoDa Bar: Grand Central
  • Best Alternative Lifestyle Bar: Troopers
  • Best Bar Bathroom: The Bike Shop
  • Bathroom Most Likely to be Replicated in Hell: Hayley’s
  • Bar Where you are most likely to get Lucky: Studio 5’4”
  • Best Bar to have a Secret Rendezvous: City Lights
  • Bar with the Most Comfortable Bar Stools: Pat’s Place
  • Bar with the Best Jukebox: Boo Radley’s
  • Strangest Thing in a Mobile Area Bar: Fig leaf over Adam in the bathroom at Manci’s
  • Best Place to Shake Your Booty: Studio 5’4”
  • Best Beer Selection: Heroes
  • Favorite Beer: Bud Light
  • Bar with the Coldest Beer: The Garage
  • Bar with the Best Wine Selection: Truman’s
  • Best Part of Town to Live: MiMo
  • Worst Part of Town to Live: Prichard
  • Best Beach: Orange Beach
  • Worst Beach: Dauphin Island
  • Most Famous Mobilian who still Lives Locally: Kenny “the Snake” Stabler
  • Most Famous Mobilian: Hank Aaron
  • Best Street Character: The Peanut Man
  • Favorite Mobile Landmark: The Battleship
  • Most Beautiful Building in Town: The GM&O Building
  • Building that Looks like it was Beaten with an Ugli Stick: Government Plaza
  • Mobile’s Best Kept Secret: Mardi Gras
  • Favorite Mobile Event that isn’t Mardi Gras: Bayfest
  • Best Moonpie Flavor: Banana
  • Rarest Moonpie Flavor: Orange
  • Most Valuable Throws: Big and/or Emblem Beads
  • Best Parade: MOT’s
  • Best Floats: Comic Cowboys
  • The Lamest Floats: Joe Cain Day
  • The Most Pretentious Ball: The KOR Reception
  • Most Fun Ball: Osiris
  • The Most Ubiquitous Song Played by a Trailer Band: Sweet Home Alabama
  • Best Marching Band: Vigor
  • Best Lawyer to Get You Out of Jail for Public Urination or Indecent Exposure: Dom Soto
  • Favorite Traffic Calming Device: Traffic Circles
  • Favorite Mobile Nickname: The Port City
  • Best Tourist Attraction: Beaches
  • Most Eligible Bachelor: Eric “the Birdman” Erdman
  • Most Eligible Bachelorette: Jamie Roth
  • Things that make Mobile a Cool Place to Live: Closeness to water/beaches

MUSIC

  • Best Club to See Live Music: Monsoon’s
  • Best Outdoor Place to see Music: Bayfest
  • Best Local Band: The Ugli Stick
  • Local Band with the Hottest Groupies: The Ugli Stick
  • Local Band with the Homliest Groupies: Cinge
  • Local Band with the Best Shot at Making it Big: The Ugli Stick
  • Best Local Band Name: The Ugli Stick
  • Best Cover Band: Phar Fletcher
  • Most Confusing Local Band Name: Phar Fletcher
  • Best Solo Musician: Eric “the Birdman” Erdman
  • Hottest Male Musician: Eric “the Birdman” Erdman
  • Hottest Female Musician: Angstrom from Analog Missionary
  • Best Non-Local Band that Plays here Regularly: Rollin’ in the Hay
  • Best Guitar Player: Corky Hughes
  • Best Area Singer: Eric Erdman
  • Best Area Drummer: Tim Stanton
  • Best Area Bassist: Brandon Whigham
  • Best Area Piano Player: Chris Spies
  • Best Local Record Store: Satori Sound Records
  • Best Place for Karaoke: Bojangles
  • Karaoke Song that you Hate to Hear: I Will Survive

CUISINE

  • Best Locally Owned Restaurant: Osman’s
  • Best Chain Restaurant: Copeland’s
  • Best Low-Cost Restaurant: Tiny Diny
  • Best High-Dollar Restaurant: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
  • Most Underrated Restaurant: Midtown Café
  • Most Overrated Restaurant: Justine’s at the Pillars
  • Restaurant with the Biggest Portions: Big Time Diner
  • Best Sweet Tea: McAllister’s
  • Restaurant with the Best Service: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
  • Restaurant with the Worst Service: T.G.I. Friday’s
  • Best Lunch Spot: Heroes
  • Best Hamburger: Callaghan’s Irish Pub
  • Best Steak: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
  • Best Seafood: The Oyster House
  • Best Brunch: The Grand Hotel
  • Best Ethnic Food: Bangkok Thai
  • Best Place for Dessert: Marble Slab Creamery
  • Most Romantic Restaurant: Ruth’s Chris
  • Best Atmosphere: Café 615
  • Best Mexican : El Giro
  • Best Italian Restaurant: Bilotti’s
  • Best Pizza: Picklefish
  • Best Coffeehouse: Carpe Diem
  • Best Barbecue: Saucy Q
  • Best Poboy: New Orleans Poboys
  • Best Krispy Kreme Flavor: Glazed
  • Dish You Would Want if You were about to be Executed: Filet from Ruth’s Chris

Media – Radio

  • Favorite Radio Station: 92-WZEW
  • Least Favorite Radio Station: 96.1 The Rocket
  • Best Morning Show/DJ: Matt & Jay at WABB
  • Best Local DJ: Sean
  • DJ Whose Voice Leads you to believe you may want to see HIM naked: Matt
  • DJ Whose Voice Leads you to believe you may want to see HER naked: Lee Ann Waters
  • Best Talk Radio Host: Uncle Henry
  • Most Annoying Local Radio Ad: The Oyster House

MEDIA – Television

  • Favorite Newscast: WALA FOX-10
  • Most Sensationalistic Station: WPMI
  • Station That Tries to Scare You Most Often: WALA
  • Sexiest Local Newsperson (Male): John Edd Thompson
  • Sexiest Local Newsperson (Female): Rebecca Wells Wilson
  • Best Investigative Reporter: Dave Straker
  • Best Sports Coverage: Randy Patrick
  • Most Accurate Weatherman: John Edd Thompson
  • Most Intrusive Split Screen During Bad Weather: WKRG
  • Dumbest Regular TV News Feature: WPMI’s “Simplicity”
  • Best Morning Newscast: Rebecca Wilson
  • Best Local Television Ad: Best answer: “The American Carpets commercial because that little girl grew up to be a hottie.”
  • Worsst Local Televison Commerical: Paw Paw – The tire-kicking camper huckster

MEDIA PRINT

  • Favorite Regular Lagniappe section: Cuisine
  • Favorite Lagniappe Column: Mobile Magnified
  • Favorite Lagniappe Story: Colony Grill Review
  • Best Alternate Use for Lagniappe: Toilet paper

POLITICOS

  • Favorite City Council Person: Steve Nodine
  • Least Favorite City Council Person: Steve Nodine
  • Sexiest City Council Person: Steve Nodine
  • Most Style Conscious City Council Person: Clinton Johnson
  • Mobilian Who Would Make the Best Mayor: The Peanut Man
  • Best Political Move of the Year: RSA Tower
  • Worst Political Move of the Year: Garbage Fiasco
  • Issue You are Most Tired of Hearing About: Garbage Fiasco