Ingrams June 2023

INGRAM’S 2023 BEST OF BUSINESS KANSAS CITY WINNERS

MOST ROMANTIC 1. Café Provence 2. Trezo Mare Restaurant and Lounge 3. Le Fou Frog BEST SEAFOOD 1. Bristol Seafood + Steak + Social 2. Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar 3. McCormick & Schmick’s / Eddie V’s (tie) BEST SPORTS BAR/GRILL 1. Johnny’s Tavern 2. The Peanut 3. Tanner’s Bar & Grill BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH 1. Bristol Seafood + Steak + Social 2. YaYa’s Euro Bistro / Nick & Jake’s (tie) 3. Brass Onion / Red Door Grill (tie) BEST NEW RESTAURANT 1. Enzo Bistro & Wine Bar BEST SERVICE 1. The Capital Grille BEST ASIAN RESTAURANT 1. Bo Ling’s 2. Fortune Wok / Lulu’s Thai Noodle Shop (tie) 3. Blue Koi BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT 1. Le Fou Frog 2. Café Provence 3. French Market BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1. Garozzo’s Ristorante 2. Cascone’s Italian Restaurant 3. Jasper’s Italian Restaurant / Farina (tie) BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1. K-Macho’s 2. Jalapeno’s Mexican Restaurant 3. Manny’s of Kansas City BEST STEAK 1. The Capital Grille 2. 801 Chophouse 3. Hereford House

BEST LOCAL ENTERTAINER 1. Lonnie McFadden 2. Quixotic 3. The M80s / The Zeroes KC (tie) BEST PERFORMING ARTS VENUE 1. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 2. Starlight Theatre BEST SPORTS EVENT TO ENTERTAIN CLIENTS 1. Kansas City Chiefs/Arrowhead Stadium 2. Kansas City Royals/Kauffman Stadium 3. Sporting Kansas City/Children’s Mercy Park BEST THEATER

BEST HEALTH INSURER 1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 2. UnitedHealthcare / AETNA (tie) 3. Humana BEST HOSPITAL/MED CENTER 1. The University of Kansas Health System 2. Saint Luke’s Health System 3. AdventHealth Shawnee Mission BEST HOTEL 1. Loews Kansas City Hotel 2. The Raphael Hotel / Hotel Kansas City (tie) 3. Sheraton Crown Center BEST LAW FIRM 1. Spencer Fane 2. Lathrop GPM / Polsinelli (tie) 2. Bartle Hall/Kansas City Convention Center 3. Loews Kansas City Hotel / Kansas City Marriott Downtown (tie) RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE FIRM 1. Platinum Realty 2. RE/MAX / Keller Williams (tie) 3. ReeceNichols / Better Homes & Gardens (tie) BEST SPA 1. bijin salon & spa 2. The Elms Hotel & Spa 3. Woodhouse Spa BEST WEALTH MANAGER 1. Creative Planning 3. Husch Blackwell / Stinson LLP (tie) BEST MEETING FACILITY 1. Overland Park Convention Center BEST AUTO DEALER (DOMESTIC) 1. Bob Sight Ford 2. Olathe Ford Lincoln BEST AUTO DEALER (FOREIGN) 1. Aristocrat Motors 2. Molle Toyota 3. Volkswagen of Lee’s Summit BEST CORPORATE GIFTS 1. Meierotto Jewelers 2. Made in KC 3. Halls Kansas City BEST FLORIST 1. Tobler’s Flowers 2. The Fiddly Fig / Studio Dan Meiners (tie) 3. Trapp & Co. BEST JEWELER 1. Meierotto Jewelers 2. Tivol 3. Joslin’s Jewelry BEST LIQUOR/WINE SELLER 1. Lukas Wine & Spirits Superstore 2. Gomer’s 3. Mike’s Wine & Spirits / Red X (tie) BEST OFFICE FURNISHING FIRM 1. Scott Rice Office Works 2. Encompas 3. John A. Marshall Co. BEST MEN’S APPAREL 1. Halls Kansas City 2. Nordstrom 3. Peter’s Clothiers / ULAH (tie) BEST WOMEN’S APPAREL 1. Halls Kansas City 2. Nordstrom 3. Macy’s BUSINESS PRODUCTS 2. Mariner Wealth Advisors 3. Financial Advisory Services BEST WIRELESS CARRIER 1. T-Mobile 2. Verizon 3. AT&T

WINING AND DINING

BEST BAKERY 1. McLain’s Bakery 2. Dolce Bakery 3. Heirloom Bakery & Hearth BEST BARBECUE 1. Q39 2. Joe’s Kansas City 3. Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue

BEST BREWERY 1. Boulevard Brewing Co. 2. Martin City Brewing Co. 3. KC Bier Co. BEST BURGER 1. Town Topic 2. Five Guys 3. Tay’s Burger Shack BEST BUSINESS BREAKFAST 1. First Watch 2. The Classic Cup / The Big Biscuit (tie) 3. Eggtc. BEST BUSINESS LUNCH 3. The Rockhill Grille / Trezo Mare (tie) BEST BUSINESS DINNER 1. The Capital Grille 2. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood 3. Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room / J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood (tie) 2. Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions 3. Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue / Grandma’s Catering (tie) BEST COFFEE HOUSE 1. Messenger Coffee Co. 2. Mildred’s 3. The Roasterie / Black Dog Coffeehouse (tie) BEST DELI 1. Scimeca’s Deli 2. Milwaukee Delicatessen Co. 3. d’Bronx BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT 1. Stroud’s 2. The Big Biscuit 3. Chicken N Pickle BEST GROCERY STORE 1. Hy-Vee 2. Price Chopper 3. Cosentino’s Market / Hen House (tie) BEST HAPPY HOUR 1. Houlihan’s 2. Gram & Dun / Tavern in the Village (tie) 3. Café Trio HEALTHIEST MENU 1. True Food Kitchen 2. The Mixx 3. Enjoy Pure Food + Drink 1. Grand Street Café 2. The Capital Grille BEST CATERER 1. Brancato’s Catering

1. B&B Theatres 2. AMC Theaters 3. Starlight Theatre BEST WEEKEND GETAWAY 1. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

2. Branson, Missouri 3. Hermann, Missouri

BUSINESS SERVICES

BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM 1. FORVIS 2. KPMG / RSM (tie) BEST ADVERTISING AGENCY (LARGE) 1. Bernstein-Rein 2. Barkley 3. VMLY&R BEST ADVERTISING AGENCY (SMALL) 1. Trozzolo 2. Crux KC 3. Novella Brandhouse BEST BANK 1. Commerce Bank 2. UMB / Security Bank (tie) 3. Country Club Bank BEST COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR (LARGE) 1. McCownGordon Construction 2. JE Dunn Construction Co. 3. Turner Construction BEST COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR (SMALL) 1. Monarch 2. Luke Draily Construction 3. Comanche Construction BEST COMMERCIAL PRINTER 1. Soli Printing 2. Alpine Litho-Graphics 3. Precision Printing BEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRM 1. Block Real Estate Services 2. Copaken Brooks 3. Kessinger Hunter / Newmark Zimmer (tie) BEST DRY CLEANING 1. Burns & McDonnell 2. Henderson Engineers 3. Black & Veatch / U.S. Engineering (tie) BEST GROUND TRANSPORTATION 1. KC Transportation Group 2. Agenda: USA BEST HEALTH CLUB 1. Life Time Fitness 2. Genesis Health Clubs 3. Woodside 1. Pride Cleaners 2. Tide Cleaners 3. Hangers Cleaners BEST ENGINEERING FIRM

ENTERTAINMENT/ CULTURE

BEST ART GALLERY 1. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art BEST CASINO 1. Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa 2. Harrah’s Kansas City

3. Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City BEST CHARITABLE EVENT 1. Big Slick 2. Jazzoo 3. Snow Ball

BEST DAY TRIP 1. Weston, Missouri 2. Lawrence, Kansas

3. Powell Gardens BEST FAMILY OUTING / VENUE 1. Kansas City Zoo 2. Top Golf 3. Chicken N Pickle / Worlds of Fun (tie) BEST GOLF COURSE 1. The National Golf Club / Hallbrook Country Club (tie) 2. Brookridge Golf & Country Club / Oakwood Country Club (tie) BEST JAZZ OR BLUES CLUB 1. Green Lady Lounge 2. The Blue Room 3, The Phoenix / Knuckleheads (tie)

BEST OUTDOOR DINING 1. Trezo Mare Restaurant and Lounge 2. Gram & Dun 3. Rye BEST PIZZA 1. Minsky’s 2. Waldo Pizza 3. Buffalo State Pizza BEST PLACE TO TAKE OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS 1. Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue 2. Joe’s Kansas City 3. Q39 / Gates BBQ (tie)