The Observation Deck

Best Neighborhood/ Best Suburb: Lakewood
Best School District: Lakewood

Of course, as we learned many years ago, good schools are the key to a good neighborhood.

Other Lakewood Winners...

Best Blog or Blogger: Every Bar in Lakewood
Best Bowling Alley: Mahall's
Best Playground/ Best Skate Park: Lakewood Park
Best Chocolate or Candy Shop: Malley's
Best Eco-Friendly Business/ Best Locally Made Product: Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Best Tattoo Parlor: Voodoo Monkey (Lakewood owned)
Best Wine Shop: Rozi's Wine House
Best Photographer: Frank Lanza
Best Sustainability Champ: Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Best Beer List/ Best Bar Food/ Best Wings: Winking Lizard
Best Brewery: Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Best Food Truck/ Best Tacos: Barrio
Best Greek: Greek Village Grille
Best Indian: India Garden
Best Locally Made Beer: Christmas Ale, Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Best Middle Eastern: Aladdin's Eatery
Best Pizza: Angelo's
Best Sandwich: Melt Bar and Grilled
Best Seafood/ Most Romantic Restaurant: Pier W
Best Wine Bar: Humble Wine Bar
Best Illustrator: GV Art & Design
Best Place for Free Fun/ Best Spot to Take Wedding Photos: Cleveland Metroparks

See the entire list here:
http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/best-of-cleveland-2014/BestOf?oid=4297964


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Why are you including Great Lakes as a Lakewood Winner? Nothing against Great Lakes, I just am unaware of the Lakewood connection.

Megan Krewson wrote:Why are you including Great Lakes as a Lakewood Winner? Nothing against Great Lakes, I just am unaware of the Lakewood connection.

Lakewood owned. sorry forgot to post. Served throughout Lakewood too!


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While I love Lakewood ... and actually agree with some of these choices ... I have to say that when I see these types of polls I am reminded of the WMMS-Rollling Stone Magazine ballot box stuffing controversies during the 1980's.

"Rolling Stone named WMMS "Radio Station of the Year" nine straight years (1979–87) as part of its annual Readers' Poll, but a February 1988 front-page story in The Plain Dealer revealed station employees had stuffed the annual survey's ballot box for the 1987 poll to allow for the possibility of a tenth straight win the following year. Lonnie Gronek, then general manager of the station, claimed in The Plain Dealer article that the process had gone on "for years."" --Wikipedia