It’s that time of the year. Your votes have been cast and the results of our annual Best of Lancaster Readers’ Survey are in.
AESTHETICS
Barber Shop
1. Gary & Joel’s Barber Shop (West Hempfield)
2. (Tie) The Black Comb and Elizabethtown Barbers and Izzy’s Fast Fades (Elizabethtown)
Cosmetic Dentistry
1. Edward E. White, Jr., DDS: White Family Dental (Elizabethtown)
2. Silvaggio Prosthodontics
3. Weierbach & Genetti Prosthodontics
Day Spa
1. Luxe Salon & Spa (Lancaster & Lititz)
2. Kairos Massage & Skincare (Elizabethtown)
3. Visage a Visage Spa & Salon
Hair Salon
1. Attitudes Hair & Nail Salon
2. Luxe Salon & Spa (Lancaster & Lititz)
3. Tangles Salon (Rohrerstown)
Manicure/Pedicure
1. Attitudes Hair & Nail Salon
2. Pinkies N Toes Nail Studio (Mountville)
3. Luxe Salon & Spa (Lancaster & Lititz)
Med Spa
1. Blossom Med Spa
2. James Street MedSpa
3. Ponessa Medical Massage Center
Tattoo Artist
1. Wes Schulz of Dreams Collide Tattoo
2. (Tie) Joshua Constein,
Zach Walter, Cactus Zach and
Carissa Eichhorn, Skintonz Tattoo Studio
FITNESS
Bicycle Shop
1. Martin’s Bike & Fitness (Ephrata)
2. Lancaster Bicycle Shop
3. The Common Wheel
Bike/Hike/Run Trail
1. Northwest Lancaster County River Trail
2. Enola Low Grade Trail
3. Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail
Dance Studio
1. e-dance center (Elizabethtown)
2. Encore Dance Center
3. Morton’s Dance Center (Landisville)
Fitness/Rec Center
1. Universal Athletic Club
2. Hempfield recCenter
3. YMCA of the Roses (Lancaster & Lampeter-Strasburg)
Pool
1. Hempfield recCenter/East Petersburg pools
2. Lititz recCenter/Lititz Springs pools
3. (Tie) Landisville Pool and Skyline Pool
Yoga/Barre/Specialty Studio
1. West End Yoga Studio
2. Blaze Yoga
3. Move It Studio
FOOD/DRINK
Bakery
1. Achenbach’s Pastries (Leola)
2. Bistro Barberet & Bakery
3. Lancaster Cupcake
Brewery
1. Mad Chef Craft Brewing (East Petersburg)
2. Lancaster Brewing Co.
3. Spring House Brewing Co. (Lancaster & Strasburg)
Candy
1. Evans Candy
2. Wilbur Chocolate (Lititz)
3. Sweetish Candy – A Swedish Candy Store
Catering
1. Cracked Pepper Catering
2. Vigi’s Parties (Leola)
3. Enck’s Plus Catering
Coffee/Tea Shop
1. New Holland Coffee Co. (Lancaster, New Holland, Lititz)
2. Mean Cup
3. (Tie) Copper Cup (Lancaster, Mount Joy, Lititz), Latte Luv (Paradise) and Coffee Co. (Lancaster, New Holland & Lititz)
Farmers Market
1. Lancaster Central Market
2. Root’s Country Market & Auction (Manheim)
3. Green Dragon Farmers Market & Auction (Ephrata)
Food Truck
1. Gourmet Julie’s Way
2. Walk-O Taco
3. Chellas Arepa Kitchen
Grocery/Food Store
1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Mount Joy, Lancaster & Lititz)
2. Giant Food Stores (multiple locations)
3. Weis Markets (multiple locations)
Prepared Food
1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Mount Joy, Lancaster & Lititz)
2. (Tie) Lemon Street Market and Oregon Dairy (Lititz) and Vigi’s Parties (Leola)
Ice Cream
1. Fox Meadows Creamery (Ephrata & Leola)
2. Pine View Dairy
3. (Tie) Son’s (East Petersburg & Quarryville) and Splits & Giggles
Pretzels/Snack Foods
1. Hammond’s Pretzels
2. Philly Pretzel Factory
3. Dutch Country Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels (Mount Joy)
Specialty Cakes
1. Oregon Dairy (Lititz)
2. Lancaster Cupcake
3. Byers Butterflake Bakery (Leola)
Winery
1. Nissley Vineyards Winery & Estate (Bainbridge)
2. Waltz Vineyards Estate Winery (Manheim)
3. Grandview Vineyard (Mount Joy)
HOME & GARDEN
Appliance Center
1. Martin Appliance (Brownstown & Quarryville)
2. Brubaker Inc.
3. Gochnauer’s Home Appliance Center (East Petersburg)
Carpet Cleaning
1. Certified Flooring
2. The Rug Beater (Brownstown)
3. Lancaster Carpet Cleaning
Electrical Work
1. Lancaster Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical (East Petersburg)
2. Hawthorne Electric (Mount Joy)
3. Lapp Electric
Flooring
1. Martin’s Flooring (Lancaster & Denver)
2. Bomberger’s Store (Lititz)
3. Certified Flooring
Floral Design
1. Floral Designs of Mount Joy
2. Royer’s Flowers & Gifts (Lancaster, Columbia, Ephrata)
3. Central Market Flowers
Furniture/Home Accessories
1. Interiors Home
2. Always Never Done (Landisville)
3. Martin’s Furniture (Ephrata)
Garden Center/Greenhouse
1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Lancaster & Lititz)
2. Ken’s Gardens (Smoketown & Intercourse)
3. Esbenshades’s Garden Centers & Greenhouse (Lititz)
Hardware Center
1. JB Hostetter & Sons (Mount Joy)
2. Bomberger’s Store (Lititz)
3. GR Mitchell (Willow Street)
Interior Design
1. Interiors Home
2. Henrietta Heisler Interiors, Inc.
3. Heritage Design Interiors (New Holland)
Kitchens/Baths
1. GR Mitchell (Willow Street)
2. Bomberger’s Store (Lititz)
3. (Tie) Kitchens by Eileen – KbE Design & Build (Brownstown) and Bath Barn (Lititz)
Landscape Design
1. (Tie) Landscape Impressions (Mount Joy) and Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Lancaster & Lititz)
3. (Tie) C.E. Pontz Sons (Leola) and Savicky Lawn Care
Lawn/Yard Maintenance
1. Landscape Impressions (Mount Joy)
2. Clover Cutter Landscaping (Maytown)
3. Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care & Landscape (Landisville)
Lighting
1. Yale Electric Supply
2. Interiors Home
3. Olde Mill House Shoppes
Outdoor Living Center
1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Lancaster & Lititz)
2. Bowman’s Stove & Patio (Ephrata)
3. (Tie) Fox Country Sheds (Lititz) and Penn Stone
Paint/Wallcovering Center
1. Grauer’s Paint & Decorating (Lancaster & Lititz)
2. Phillips Paint & Decorating
3. Bomberger’s Store (Lititz)
Painting/Wallpaper Contractors
1. Ville Painters
2. Joel’s Painting Contractors
3. Two Dudes Painting Company
Plumbing/Heating/Cooling
1. Neffsville Plumbing & Heating
2. Lancaster Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical (East Petersburg)
3. Ranck Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
Residential Builder/Remodeler
1. Metzler Home Builders
2. Ebersole Brothers Construction (Mount Joy)
3. Garman Builders (Lititz)
Residential Cleaning
1. A Divine Clean
2. Garman’s Cleaning (Manheim)
Roofing
1. Joyland Roofing (Elizabethtown)
2. George J. Grove & Son
3. Greenawalt Roofing (Silver Spring)
Window Treatments
1. Phillips Paint & Decorating
2. Grauer’s Paint & Decorating (Lancaster & Lititz)
3. (Tie) Interiors Home and Jackson’s Window Shoppe
Windows/Doors/Exteriors
1. GR Mitchell (Willow Street)
2. George J. Grove & Son
3. Choice Home Remodeling, Inc. (New Holland)
PETS
Groomer
1. Keystone Pet Place (Lancaster & Mount Joy)
2. Gochenauer Pet Resort (Lititz)
3. Renee’s Pet Grooming (Mountville)
Pet Boarding/Daycare
1. Gochenauer Pet Resort (Lititz)
2. Oscar’s Pet Resort
3. Canine Country Club (Manheim)
Dog Sitter/Walker
1. Once Upon a Dog Tail (Landisville)
2. Moritzen Family Pet Sitting
3. Your Place or Mine Pet Sitting (Columbia)
Pet Store
1. That Fish Place – That Pet Place
2. Keystone Pet Place (Lancaster & Mount Joy)
3. Basset & Lab, LLC
Rescue Organization
1. Pet Pantry of Lancaster
2. Humane Pennsylvania Lancaster Center for Animal Life-Saving
3. Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center
Veterinary Practice
1. Metro Pet Vet Lancaster, Leola, Downtown
2. Landisville Animal Hospital
3. Neffsville Veterinary Clinic
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Accountant
1. Kyle Lin: Acuity Advisors and CPAs, LLP
2. Brian W. Rosenberg: Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz
3. Brad Rauch: Cloister Group
Attorney
1. Christopher P. Larsen: Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C.
2. Gregory Hirtzel: Fowler Hirtzel McNulty & Spaulding LLP
3. (Tie)John R. Gibbel: Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP and
Marci S. Miller: Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP
Bank/Credit Union
1. Fulton Bank
2. Members 1st Federal Credit Union
3. PNC Bank
Insurance Agent
1. Lee Kennedy: State Farm Insurance
2. Ethan Gibbel: Gibbel Insurance Agency (Lititz)
3. Rip Lawhead: State Farm Insurance (Willow Street)
Photographer
1. Jeremy Hess: Jeremy Hess Photographers
2. Nick Gould: Nick Gould Photography
3. Janae and Hugo Tomas: Janae Rose Photography
Real Estate Agent
1. (Tie) Craig Hartranft: The Craig Hartranft Team, Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty
and Tony Zook: Remax Pinnacle
3. Jessica Mann: Manor West Realty
RESTAURANTS
Breakfast
1. Gracie’s on West Main (Leola)
2. Rachel’s Café & Creperie
3. Gus’s Keystone Restaurant (Mount Joy & Ephrata)
Buffet/Smorgasbord
1. Shady Maple Smorgasbord (East Earl)
2. Miller’s Smorgasbord (Ronks)
3. Dragon Hibachi & Sushi Buffet
Casual Dining
1. Blue Collar Restaurant, Bar & Catering (Landisville)
2. Lancaster Dispensing Company
3. (Tie) Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House and Trio Bar and Grill (Silver Spring)
Celebrating/Special Occasion
1. The Belvedere Inn
2. (Tie) Josephine’s Downtown and The Log Cabin (Leola)
Dinner
1. The Belvedere Inn
2. Horse Inn
3. LUCA
Hotel Restaurant
1. Plough: Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square
2. John J. Jeffries: Lancaster Arts Hotel
3. Loxley’s: Heritage Hotel
Lunch
1. Rachel’s Café & Creperie
2. Isaac’s Restaurants (Lancaster, Mount Joy, Lititz, Ephrata)
3. Coffee Co. (Lancaster, New Holland, Lititz)
New Restaurant
1. 401 Prime
2. Passerine
3. Frisco’s Mount Joy
Outdoor Dining
1. Tobias Frogg
2. TJ Rockwell’s (Elizabethtown)
3. Loxley’s
Pub/Bar
1. Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House
2. Stubby’s Bar and Grille
3. Quip’s Pub
Take-out
1. Caruso’s (multiple locations)
2. Rice & Noodles
3. Two Cousins (multiple locations)
Weekend Brunch
1. Eden Resort
2. Rachel’s Café & Creperie
3. Square Mile Public House (Mountville)
SPECIALTIES OF THE HOUSE
Asian Fusion
1. Oka Asian Fusion
2. Issei Noodle
3. SukhoThai Restaurant
Barbecue
1. Harvey’s Main Street BBQ (Mount Joy)
2. Rocky’s BBQ (Columbia)
3. Hess’s Barbecue Catering, Inc. (Willow Street)
Beer Selection
1. The Fridge
2. Funck’s Restaurant & Bar (Leola)
3. Mad Chef Craft Brewing (East Petersburg)
Burgers
1. Cabalar Meat Co.
2. Horse Inn
3. Route 66 Restaurant
Chinese
1. Hong Kong Garden
2. Jade Garden (Mount Joy)
3. Café East (Centerville)
Dessert
1. Bistro Barberet & Bakery
2. (Tie) Fox Meadows Creamery (Ephrata & Leola) and Lancaster Cupcake
Indian
1. Himalayan Curry & Grill
2. Taj Mahal Restaurant
3. Namaste Restaurant
Italian/Mediterranean
1. Ciro’s Italian Bistro
2. Lombardo’s Italian American Restaurant
3. LUCA
Mexican/Latin American
1. El Serrano Restaurante
2. Tequila Mexican Grill & Bar (Rohrerstown)
3. Cocina Mexicana
Pennsylvania Dutch
1. Dienner’s Country Restaurant (Ronks)
2. Shady Maple Smorgasbord (East Earl)
3. Miller’s Smorgasbord (Ronks)
Pizza
1. Caruso’s (multiple locations)
2. Two Cousins (multiple locations)
3. LUCA
Sandwiches
1. Isaac’s Restaurants (Lancaster, Mount Joy, Lititz, Ephrata)
2. Cravings Gourmet Deli
3. Caruso’s (multiple locations)
Seafood
1. Gibraltar Restaurant
2. Kyma Seafood Grill (Stevens)
3. The Fat Crab Café/Mr. Bill’s Fresh Seafood
Steak
1. 401 Prime
2. The Belvedere Inn
3. Johnny’s Bar & Steakhouse (Stevens)
Sushi
1. Oka Asian Fusion
2. Ginza Sushi
3. Wasabi Sushi (Willow Street)
Tacos
1. (Tie) Tequila Mexican Grill & Bar (Lancaster & Rohrerstown) and Walk-O Taco (food truck)
3. Cocina Mexicana
Vegetarian/Vegan
1. Root
2. Harvest Seasonal Grill
3. (Tie) Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen and Decades
Wine/Spirits Selection
1. The Belvedere Inn
2. Harvest Seasonal Grill
3. (Tie) Gibraltar Restaurant, Horse Inn, The Greenfield Restaurant & Bar, and The Log Cabin (Leola)
Wings
1. Beanie’s Bar & Grill (Mount Joy)
2 American Bar & Grill
3. Stubby’s Bar & Grille
SHOPPING
Car Dealership
1. Lancaster Toyota
2. Jones Honda
3. New Holland Ford
Clothing Store/Boutique
1. Boscov’s Department Store
2. Knock Knock Boutique (Elizabethtown)
3. Clemintines Boutique (Lititz)
Consignment
1. Fashion Cents (Strasburg & Ephrata)
2. Next to New Fine Clothing
3. Ooh La La Consignment
Jewelry
1. Brent L. Miller Jewelers
2. Koser Jewelers (Mount Joy)
3. Ream Jewelers
Thrift Store
1. MCC Thrift Shops (multiple locations)
2. Community Aid
3. Goodwill (multiple locations)
Vintage
1. Space
2. Maejean Vintage (online)
3. Redeaux Vintage
THINGS TO SEE AND DO
Art Gallery
1. ESOarts
2. Liz Hess Gallery
3. Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio
Art/Craft/Maker Show
1. Long’s Park Art Festival
2. (Tie) Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show and The Rotary Club of Lititz Craft Show
Fair/Festival
1. Elizabethtown Fair
2. Ephrata Fair
3. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire (Manheim)
Family Fun
1. Dutch Wonderland
2. Cherry Crest Adventure Farm (Ronks)
3. Hersheypark
Golf Course
1. Overlook Golf Club
2. Crossgates Golf Club (Millersville)
3. Four Seasons Golf Club (Landisville)
Live Music Venue
1. Tellus360
2. American Music Theatre
3. Phantom Power (Millersville)
Museum/Heritage Site
1. Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
2. North Museum of Nature and Science
3. President James Buchanan’s Wheatland
Park/Recreation Area
1. Long’s Park
2. Lancaster County Central Park
3. Overlook Park
Performing Arts
1. Fulton Theatre
2. Sight & Sound Theatres (Ronks)
3. Servant Stage Company
Pick-your-own Produce/Flowers
1. Cherry Hill Orchards
2. Country Joy Flowers (Elizabethtown)
3. Shenk’s Berry Farm (Lititz)
Special Occasion Venue
1. Stone Gables Estate/The Star Barn (Elizabethtown)
2. The Smoker Farm (New Providence)
3. (Tie) Bluestone Estate Weddings (Refton), Eden Resort and Pepper Theo Café
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Cardiologist
1. (Tie) Devyani Chowdhury, MD: Cardiology Care for Children,
Ajay R. Marwaha, MD: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health,
Dana M. Weinstein, MD: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health,
Gurpinder K. Chatha, MD: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health,
Neil R. Clark, MD: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health,
Scott T. Riebel, MD and
Matthew Bernabei, MD: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Chiropractor/Holistic Practitioner
1. (Tie) Keith Yocum, DC: Elizabethtown Family Chiropractic and
Keith Krueger, DC: Krueger Chiropractic Clinic
3. David A. Carbo, DC: Wenger Chiropractic Group
Dentist
1. Edward E. White, Jr., DDS: White Family Dental (Elizabethtown)
2. Matthew D. Freedman, DMD
3. (Tie) John M. Schmidt, DMD: Cosmetic and Family Dentistry,
Donald Burgess, DMD and
Thomas Sardina, DDS: Sardina Dental Group (Landisville)
Dermatologist
1. Desiree A. Antonacci, MS: Dermatology Associates of Lancaster
2. Jennifer A. Sceppa, MD: Dermatology Associates of Lancaster
3. (Tie) Christina N. Lawson, MD: Dermatology Associates of Lancaster,
Joanne Rill, MD: Dermatology Associates of Lancaster and
Richard J. Herschaft, MD: Dermatology Physicians and Laser & Skin Care Center
Eye Physician
1. Francis J. Manning, MD: Manning, Rommel & Thode Associates
2. Bethany Rommel, MD: Manning, Rommel & Thode Associates
3. Roy D. Brod, MD: Lancaster Retina Specialists
Family Physician
1. Gary S. Gehman, MD: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
2. (Tie) Bradford Granger, MD
and Christopher Putney, MD (Strasburg)
Hospital
1. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health: Lancaster General Hospital
2. Penn State Health: Lancaster Medical Center
3. UPMC: Lititz
Nurse
1. Angela Shuman: Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
2. Anna Cooney: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
3. (Tie) Deborah Larsen, LPN: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health,
Kristin Beard, RN: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and
Trinket Abbott: Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Orthopedic Physician
1. Thomas R. Westphal, MD: Lancaster General Health Physicians Orthopaedics
2. (Tie) Gary M. Zartman, MD: Lancaster Orthopedic Group and
Vincent Battista, MD: Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster
Pediatrician
1. Pia Boben Fenimore, MD: Lancaster Pediatric Associates
2. Laura Poskitt, DO: Clinic for Special Children (Strasburg)
3. Daniel Summers, MD: Roseville Pediatrics
Physical Therapy Practice
1. HARTZ Physical Therapy (multiple locations)
2. Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (multiple locations)
3. (Tie) CPRS Physical Therapy (multiple locations) and
Drayer Physical Therapy (multiple locations)
Physician Assistant
1. (Tie) Chase Schaeffer, PA: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health,
Hannah M. Wilson, PA-C: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and
Francine L. Redman, CRNP, FNPBC: Penn State Health
Pulmonologist
1. (Tie) Maulik B. Patel, MD: Pulmonary Associates of Lancaster and
Masood Ahmed, MD: UPMC
3. (Tie) Yaroslav Lando, MD: Pulmonary Associates of Lancaster and
Shakeel Amanullah, MD: Pulmonary Associates of Lancaster
Surgeon
1. Thomas R. Westphal, MD: Lancaster General Health Physicians Orthopaedics
2. (Tie) Gregory A. Tocks, DO: Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster,
John C. Rodgers, MD: Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster and
Wendell L. Funk, MD
Urgent Care
1. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Urgent Care Norlanco (Elizabethtown)
2. (Tie) Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Urgent Care Kissel Hill (Litiz) and MedExpress
COMMUNITY
Artist/Maker
1. Liz Hess: Liz Hess Gallery
2. Andrew Silvius: crumbsLANC and ESOarts
3. (Tie) Keisha Finnie,
Suzanne Rende: Suzanne Rende Artworks & Murals and The Artful Nest (Marietta)
and Andy Smith: Andy Smith Watercolor (Lititz)
House of Worship
1. Lives Changed by Christ (LCBC) Church
2. First United Methodist Church
3. Calvary Church
Media Personalities
1. (Tie) Joe Calhoun, WGAL
and Anne Shannon, WGAL
3. (Tie) Gere Gish, WGAL
and Lori Burkholder, WGAL
Neighborhood
1. Lititz
2. Chestnut Hill, Lancaster City
3. Grandview Heights, Manheim Township
Nonprofit Organization/Charity
1. Anchor Lancaster
2. Clinic for Special Children (Strasburg)
3. Bear Bags (Elizabethtown Area School District)
School
1. Hempfield School District
2. Dayspring Christian Academy (Mountville)
3. Penn Manor School District
Teacher
1. Taylor Mohr, Kissel Hill Elementary (Warwick SD)
2. Brad Miller, Landisville Primary Center (Hempfield SD)
3. Randy Gehman, Dayspring Christian Academy
Senior Living Community
1. Willow Valley Communities
2. Masonic Villages (Elizabethtown)
3. Landis Homes (Lititz)
Word That Best Describes Lancaster County
1. Scenic
2. Diverse
3. Historic
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