BEST BOWLING ALLEY
Diversey River Bowl
2211 W. Diversey Pkwy., 773-227-5800, drbowl.com
Runner-up: Brunswick
BEST CHINESE FOOD
Imperial Lamian
6 W. Hubbard St., 312-595-9440, imperial-lamian.com
Runner-up: Lao Sze Chuan
BEST DJ
DJ Lani Love
djlanilove.com
Runners-up (Tie): Brasstax, Derrick Carter, DJ Chicago, DJ Tecknique, Flipside, Gene Hunt, Matt Roan, Scary Lady Sarah, Tony Arzadon, and Vince Adams
BEST FRIED CHICKEN
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
3361 N. Elston Ave., 773-478-4000, honeybutter.com
Runner-up: Popeye’s
BEST GARDEN CENTER
Gethsemene Garden Center
5739 N. Clark St., 773-878-5915, gethsemanegardens.com
Runner-up: Home Depot
BEST HAIR SALON
Gordon Salon
Various locations, gordonsalon.com
Runners-up (Tie): Art + Science and Sine Qua Non
BEST HOTEL
Trump International Hotel and Tower
401 N. Wabash Ave., 312-588-8000, trumphotelcollection.com/chicago
Runner-up: J.W. Marriott
BEST ITALIAN FOOD
Fabio Vivani and La Scarola (Tie)
Various locations, fabioviviani.com; 721 W. Grand Ave., 312-243-1740, lascarola.com
Runner-up: Maggiano’s
BEST KIDS’ PARTY VENUE
Chuck E. Cheese
Various locations, chuckecheese.com
Runners-up (Tie): Enchanted Castle, Pump it Up, amp Safari Land
BEST MUSIC VENUE
Thalia Hall
1807 S. Allport St., 312-526-3851, thaliahallchicago.com
Runner-up: Lincoln Hall
BEST NAIL SALON
Revive Nails & Co.
1144 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-486-8606, revivenails.com
Runner-up: Pearl’s Nail Salon
BEST PRESCHOOL
Alphonsus Academy & Center for the Arts
1439 W. Wellington Ave., 773-348-4629, alphonsusacademy.org
Runners-up (Tie): British School, Lincoln Park Preschool, Montessori Academy of Chicago, and Stock
BEST RAMEN
Furious Spoon and Wasabi (Tie)
Various locations, 312-595-1322, furiousramen.com; 2115 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-227-8180, wasabichicago.com
Runner-up: High Five
BEST STREET FESTIVAL
Taste of Chicago and Do Division (Tie)
tasteofchicago.us; do-divisionstreetfest.com
Runners-up (Tie): Andersonville Midsommarfest and Taste of Randolph
BEST TAILOR
ESQ Clothing
esqclothing.com
Runners-up (Tie): Carlo’s, Golden Needle, and Ultimate Cleaners
BEST THEATER
Windy City Music Theatre
5340 W. Lawrence Ave., 312-324-3700, windycityperforms.org
Runner-up: Steppenwolf