Download the Oak Park Slate for the Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago Poll HERE.
Our slate is comprised of Oak Park-area businesses and organizations working together to make us #1 in the poll this year. If we all work together to support one another, we can get many of us to the top! This is great, FREE publicity for all of us – and the Oak Park area in general.
VOTE NOW* at BestOf.ChicagoReader.com. Polls close May 24.
*Note: You will have to create a username/password to vote. You may only vote once.
Goods & Services (Section 1 of 6) | YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR: | |
Best vintage store | Divine Consign | |
Best resale shop | Economy Shop | |
Best bike shop | Bike Fix | |
Best record store | Val’s Halla Records | |
Best musical instrument shop | Austin Music Center | |
Best bookstore | Book Table | |
Best auto repair shop | Loro Auto Works | |
Best place to get married | Unity Temple | |
Best apartment finder | Oak Park Regional Housing Center | |
Food & Drink (Section 2 of 6) | YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR: | |
Best food blog | Out of Mel’s Kitchen | |
Best alfresco dining | Maya Del Sol | |
Best cheesemonger | Marion Street Cheese Market | |
Best coffee shop | The Buzz Café | |
Best Greek restaurant | PapaSpiros | |
Best Italian restaurant | Cucina Paradiso | |
Best pub grub | Fat Duck Tavern | |
Best seafood restaurant | Poor Phil’s | |
Best soul food restaurant | My Mother’s Kitchen | |
Best Thai restaurant | Bodhi Thai Bistro | |
Best vegetarian restaurant | Munch | |
Music & Nightlife (Section 3 of 6) | YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR: | |
Best bartender | Tony Bell | |
Best neighborhood bar | Kinderhook Tap | |
Arts & Culture (Section 4 of 6) | YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR: | |
Best established theater company | Circle Theater | |
Best new theater company | Open Door Repertory Company | |
Sports & Recreation (Section 5 of 6) | YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR: | |
Best yoga studio | Ahimsa Yoga | |
Best YMCA branch | West Cook Y | |
Civic Life (Section 6 of 6) | YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR: | |
Best historic building | Unity Temple | |
Best charity | Hephzibah | |
Best LGBTQ organization | OPALGA | |
Best overall neighborhood | Oak Park | |
Best neighborhood for nightlife | Forest Park | |
Best neighborhood for culture | Oak Park | |
Best neighborhood for affordability | Oak Park | |
Best neighborhood for diversity | Oak Park | |
Best neighborhood for schools | Oak Park | |
Best suburb | Oak Park | |
Best street | Austin Blvd |