Our Readers Have Spoken: The Best Of Severna Park 2023 Winners

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After two months of voting and 4,000 submitted surveys, we have the totals for this year’s Best Of Severna Park contest.

To be eligible, each business must have a commercial address within Severna Park, Arnold or Millersville except where otherwise noted. Nominees also needed at least five votes to qualify. We had only a few categories that lacked enough votes to qualify, and we are listing both the winner and the runner-up in each qualifying category.

Congratulations to all of the following winners, chosen by our readers.

Community

Most Desirable Community To Reside

1. Chartwell 2. Shipley’s Choice

Best Community Beach

1. Olde Severna Park 2. Round Bay

Best Community Pool

1. St. Andrews Swim & Tennis Club at Chartwell 2. Severn River Swim Club

Best Club/Organization

1. Green Hornets 2. Chartwell Golf & Country Club

Best Nonprofit Organization

1. SPAN 2. Severna Park Community Center

Best House Of Worship

1. St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church 2. Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church

Best Pastor/Church Leader

1. The Rev. Erik Arnold — St. John the Evangelist 2. The Rev. Ron Foster — Severna Park United Methodist Church

Best Preschool

1. Woods Child Development Center 2. Severna Park United Methodist Church Nursery School

Best School

1. Severna Park High School 2. St. John the Evangelist School

Best Business To Open In 2022

1. Garten 2. Neighborhood Barre
   
   

Kids’ Activities

Best Activity Center

1. Rolly Pollies 2. Severna Park Community Center

Best After-School Program

1. Creative Force Dance Center 2. Eco Adventures

Best Children’s Dance Company

1. Creative Force Dance Center 2. Severna Park Community Center

Best Day Care

1. Vineyard Child Care Center 2. The Goddard School of Arnold

Best Music Instruction Program

1. Music & Arts 2. Theater in the Park

Best Educational Services

1. Park Books & LitColab 2. Severna Park Tutoring & Education Advocacy

Best Party/Special Occasion Venue

1. Rolly Pollies 2. Eco Adventures

Best Playground

1. Kinder Farm Park

Best Summer Camp

1. Creative Force Dance Center 2. Eco Adventures

Best Sports Facility

1. Kinder Farm Park 2. API

Best Youth Sports League

1. Green Hornets 2. Broadneck Area Youth Sports (BAYS)
   
   

Beauty & Fitness

Best Fitness Club

1. Park Fitness 2. RockWell Fitness

Best Hair Salon/Barber Shop

1. Image Creators 2. The Park Salon & Barber

Best Martial Arts Program

1. Kwon's Taekwondo 2. Kogen Dojo

Best Place For A Massage

1. Massage Envy 2. Image Creators

Best Nail Salon

1. Top Nails 2. BellaLuxe Nail Care & Spa

Best Spa

1. Image Creators 2. Face It! Spa and Wellness

Best Weight-Loss Program

1. Park Fitness 2. Weekend Warrior Fitness
   
   

Health

Best Medical Practice

1. Maryland Primary Care Physicians 2. Inspire Integrative Medicine

Best Physician

1. Dr. Victor Plavner — Maryland Primary Care Physicians 2. Courtney Milne-Krohn — Inspire Integrative Medicine

Best Women’s Specialty Practice

1. Bay Radiology 2. Inspire Integrative Medicine

Best Chiropractic Practice

1. Kennard Chiropractic and Physical Therapy 2. Back And Neck Care Center

Best Dental Practice

1. McCarl Dental Group 2. Russell, Deasey, Wright & Zitofsky DDS

Best Orthodontic Practice

1. Wright Orthodontics 2. Spivak Orthodontics

Best Eye Care/Ophthalmologist

1. Severna Park Eye Care 2. Rutzen Eye Specialists & Laser Center

Best Audiologist

1. Hearing Solutions Audiology Center 2. Chesapeake Hearing Centers

Best Pediatric Practice

1. Gvozden Pediatrics 2. Annapolis Pediatrics

Best Pharmacy

1. Park Pharmacy 2. Giant

Best Physical Therapy Practice

1. Patterson Physical Therapy 2. Arpella Physical Therapy

Best Mental Health Care

1. Waypoint Wellness Center 2. Park Wellness Group

Best Speech Therapy

1. Budding Voices 2. Kid Connections Therapy

Best Veterinary Practice

1. Severna Park Veterinary Hospital 2. Bayside Animal Medical Center

Best Senior Living Facility

1. Brightview Severna Park 2. Sunrise of Severna Park

Best Home Health Care

1. Griswold Home Care 2. Lean on Dee Senior Care Advocates

Best Health Care Provider Outside Severna Park

1. Annapolis Internal Medicine 2. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center
   
   

Professional Services

Best Accountant

1. Gardiner & Appel Group 2. Joanna Kouvaras CPA

Best Insurance Agent

1. Alex Schwab — Allstate 2. Moran Insurance

Best Investment Adviser

1. Jason LaBarge — LaBarge Financial Group 2. Cassilly Financial Group

Best Lawyer

1. Paula Darrah — Warfield & Darrah, P.C. 2. Andrew DiBlasio — Roper & DiBlasio LLC

Best Mortgage Lender

1. Main Street Home Loans 2. Coastline Mortgage

Best Real Estate Agent

1. David Orso — The David Orso Team of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty 2. Matt Wyble — Wyble Team, Century 21 New Millennium
   
   

Best Home Services

Best Fence/Deck Contractor

1. Fence & Deck Connection 2. W.R. Flater General Contractor

Best Cleaning Service

1. Molly Maid

Best Home Improvement Contractor

1. Landmark Roofing 2. W.R. Flater General Contractor

Best HVAC Contractor

1. Cornett Heating and Cooling 2. Barstow & Sons

Best Interior Designer

1. Karen Renee Interior Design 2. Laura Bauer — Ivory Stone Interiors

Best Kitchen/Bath Remodeling Service

1. Severna Park Kitchen and Bath 2. W.R. Flater General Contractor

Best Landscape/Lawn Service

1. Boucher Lawn and Landscape 2. Bear Landscaping Inc.

Best Pool Service

1. Goudy Pools

Best Plumbing Contractor

1. Dwyer Plumbing
   
   

Best Community Services

Best Auto Repair

1. Severna Park Automotive 2. Magothy Auto Service

Best Bank

1. M&T Bank 2. Truist Bank

Best Car Wash

1. The Great American Car Wash 2. Mighty Spray Carwash

Best Dry Cleaner

1. Admiral Cleaners 2. New Cleaners

Best Marine Repair

1. South Shore Marine

Best Pet Care

1. The Pup Camp 2. Mutt & Joe
   
   

Retail/Shopping

Best Overall Customer Service

1. The Cottage 2. Park Fitness

Best Art/Photography/Frame Shop

1. Side Street Framers & gift gallery

Best Bicycle Shop

1. Pedal Pushers 2. Bike Doctor

Best Consignment Shop

1. Savvy Consignment 2. Honeysuckle Quality Consignment

Best Clothing Store/Pop-Up Shop

1. The Cottage 2. Savvy Consignment

Best Florist

1. Severna Park Florist (also known as Severna Park Flowers and Gifts) 2. Peaceful Petals Flower Shop & Truck

Best Garden Center

1. Homestead Gardens 2. A.A. Co. Farm, Lawn & Garden Center

Best Gift Shop

1. The Cottage 2. Park Books & LitColab

Best Grocery Store

1. Giant  2. Harris Teeter

Best Hardware Store

1. Clement Hardware 2. Rommel’s Ace Home Center

Best Home Decor

1. The Cottage 2. Park Home

Best Jeweler

1. Marc Todd Jewelers 2. The Cottage

Best Liquor Store

1. Dawson’s Liquors 2. Cheers & Spirits

Best Toy Store

1. Franklin’s Toys
   
   

Entertainment

Best Place For Family Entertainment

1. Severna Park Lanes 2. Park Books & LitColab

Best Live Music Venue

1. Severna Park Taphouse 2. Sullivan’s Cove

Best Happy Hour

1. Severna Park Taphouse 2. Park Tavern

Best Place To Watch The Game

1. JB’s, Severna Park 2. Severna Park Taphouse

Best Place To Take Out-Of-Towners

1. The Point Crab House 2. Park Tavern

Best Entertainment Venue Within 25 Miles

1. Rams Head On Stage 2. Merriweather Post Pavilion
   
   

Food/Dining

Best Restaurant Overall

1. Cafe Mezzanotte 2. Park Tavern

Best Wait Staff

1. Garry’s Grill 2. Severna Park Taphouse

Best Breakfast

1. The Breakfast Shoppe 2. Garry’s Grill

Best Lunch

1. Garry’s Grill 2. Park Tavern

Best Dinner

1. Cafe Mezzanotte 2. Park Tavern

Best Kids’ Menu

1. JB’s, Severna Park 2. Park Tavern

Best Barbecue

1. Adam’s Taphouse and Grille 2. Severna Park Taphouse

Best Burger

1. Severna Park Taphouse 2. Park Tavern

Best Coffee

1. The Big Bean 2. Dunkin’

Best Crab Cake

1. The Point Crab House 2. Hellas Restaurant and Lounge

Best Bakery/Cakes

1. Cakes and Confections Bakery Cafe 2. Kirsten’s Cakery

Best Dessert

1. Park Tavern 2. CW pies

Best Ice Cream/Frozen Treat

1. The FroYo House 2. Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

Best Pizza

1. Little Carmine’s N.Y. Pizza Kitchen 2. Squisito Pizza and Pasta

Best Salad

1. Park Tavern 2. Garry’s Grill

Best Sandwich/Sub

1. Jenos Steaks 2. Jersey Mike’s Subs

Best Seafood

1. The Point Crab House 2. Donnelly’s Dockside

Best Wings

1. JB’s, Severna Park 2. Severna Park Taphouse

Best Fast Food

1. Chick-fil-A 2. Chipotle

Best Asian

1. Thai Paradise 2. Bei Jing Chinese Restaurant

Best Italian

1. Cafe Mezzanotte 2. La Posta Pizzeria

Best Mexican

1. Mi Pueblo II 2. Senor Chile

Best Gluten-Free Menu

1. April’s Table 2. Sullivan’s Cove

Best Vegetarian Menu

1. April’s Table 2. Garten

Best Caterer

1. April’s Table 2. Be My Guest Catering

Best Bar

1. Severna Park Taphouse 2. Park Tavern

Best Food Truck

1. Greek on the Street 2. Pura Vida Bowls & Java

Best Special Occasion

1. Cafe Mezzanotte 2. Park Tavern

Best Outside Seating

1. Severna Park Taphouse 2. The Point Crab House

Best Restaurant Outside Severna Park/Arnold

1. Two Rivers Steak & Fish House 2. Vin 909 Winecafé