CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

2019 Best of Lancaster

 

Produced by Briana Webster Hess
and assisted by intern, Kaylee Rex, Millersville University

RESTAURANTS

Breakfast

1. Gracie’s on West Main
2. Rachel’s Café & Creperie
3. Lyndon City Line Diner

Weekend Brunch

1. Eden Resort & Suites
2. Gracie’s on West Main
3. (tie) Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House and Rachel’s Café & Creperie

Lunch

1. Isaac’s Restaurants
2. Rachel’s Café & Creperie
3. Tomato Pie Café

Dinner

1. Belvedere Inn
2.LUCA
3. Horse Inn

Celebrating/Special Occasion

1. Belvedere Inn
2. The Log Cabin
3. LUCA

Casual Dining

1. Horse Inn
2. Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House
3. The Pressroom Restaurant & Bar

Takeout

1. Isaac’s Restaurants
2. Caruso’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
3. Two Cousins

Outdoor Dining

1. Tobias S. Frogg
2. T.J. Rockwell’s American Grill & Tavern
3. The Pressroom Restaurant & Bar

Smorgasbord/Buffet

1. Shady Maple Smorgasbord
2. Miller’s Restaurant & Smorgasbord
3. Yoder’s Restaurant & Buffet

Hotel Restaurant

1. John J. Jeffries, Lancaster Arts Hotel
2. Eden Resort Restaurants: Garfield’s and Arthur’s Terrace
3. Per Diem, Hotel Rock Lititz

Pub/Bar

1. Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House
2. Bulls Head Public House
3. Quips Pub

New Restaurant

1. Per Diem
2. Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar
3. Max’s Eatery

Specialties of the House

Steak

1. Stockyard Inn
2. Johnny’s Bar & Steakhouse
3. (tie) Belvedere Inn and The Log Cabin

Seafood

1. Kyma Seafood Grill
2. Mr. Bill’s Seafood
3. Gibraltar

Barbecue

1. Harvey’s Main Street BBQ
2. Hess’s Barbecue Catering, Inc.
3. Rocky’s BBQ

Burgers

1. Horse Inn
2. Four54 Grill
3. Appalachian Brewing Company

Sandwiches

1. Isaac’s Restaurants
2. Primanti Bros.
3. The Sandwich Factory Sports Lounge

Pizza

1. Caruso’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
2. LUCA
3. Two Cousins

Fish Tacos

1. Appalachian Brewing Company
2. Mad Chef Craft Brewing
3. Lucky Duck Bar & Grille

Sushi

1. Wasabi Japanese Restaurant
2. Mojo Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar
3. Blue Pacific Sushi & Grill

Vegetarian/Vegan

1. Root of Lancaster
2. Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar
3. (tie) Sprout Vietnamese Eatery and Tivoni Vegan Kitchen & Bakery

Italian/Mediterranean

1. Ciro’s Italian Bistro
2. Lombardo’s Italian Restaurant
3. LUCA

Mexican/Latin American

1. El Serrano
2. Cocina Mexicana
3. La Borimex Mexican Restaurant

Chinese

1. Hong Kong Garden
2. Café East
3. (tie) Jade Garden Japanese & Chinese Restaurant and Yang’s Restaurant

Asian-Fusion

1. Oka Asian Fusion
2. Mojo Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar
3. (tie) Rice & Noodles Vietnamese Eatery, and Sukho Thai Restaurant, and UThai Authentic Cuisine & Sushi Bar

Indian

1. Himalayan Curry and Grill
2. Taj Mahal
3. Namaste Restaurant

Pennsylvania Dutch

1. Shady Maple Smorgasbord
2. Dienner’s Country Restaurant
3. Miller’s Restaurant & Smorgasbord

Beer Selection

1. Federal Taphouse
2. Funck’s Restaurant & Bar
3. The Fridge

Wine/Spirits Selection

1. (tie) Amorette
1. Horse Inn
3. (tie) Belvedere Inn and LUCA

Dessert

1. Barberet Bistro & Bakery
2. Fox Meadows Creamery
3. Rachel’s Café & Creperie

Food & Drink

Grocery/Food Store

1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill
2. Giant Food Stores
3. Weis Markets

Prepared Food

1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill
2. Giant Food Stores
3. The Market at Oregon Dairy

Farmers Market/Pick-Your-Own

1. Lancaster Central Market
2. Root’s Country Market & Auction
3. Cherry Hill Orchard

Coffee/Tea Shop

1. Mean Cup
2. Prince Street Café
3. The Coffee Company

Food Truck

1. Lancaster Cupcake
2. Souvlaki Boys
3. Scoops Ice Cream & Grille

Baked Goods

1. Achenbach’s Pastries
2. Lancaster Cupcake
3. (tie) Bird-in-Hand Bakery & Café and Zig’s Bakery & Café

Pretzels/Snack Foods

1. Hammond’s Pretzel Bakery
2. Auntie Anne’s
3. Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery

Ice Cream

1. Fox Meadows Creamery
2. Pine View Dairy
3. Penny’s Ice Cream

Winery

1. Nissley Vineyards & Winery Estate
2. Waltz Vineyards Estate Winery
3. Grandview Vineyard

Brewery

1. Lancaster Brewing Company
2. St. Boniface Craft Brewing Co.
3. Mad Chef Craft Brewing

 

THINGS TO SEE & DO

Live Music

1. Tellus360
2. Long’s Park Summer Music Series
3. Chameleon Club

Performing Arts

1. Fulton Theatre
2. Sight & Sound Theatres
3. The Ware Center

Art Gallery

1. Liz Hess Gallery
2. Red Raven Art Company
3. Christiane David Gallery

Museum/Heritage Site

1. Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
2. North Museum of Nature & Science
3. LancasterHistory: Wheatland

Art/Craft Show

1. Long’s Park Art Festival
2. Lititz Rotary Craft Show
3. Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show

Fair/Festival

1. Ephrata Fair
2. Elizabethtown Fair
3. West Lampeter Fair

Golf Course

1. Overlook Golf Course
2. Lancaster Country Club
3. Four Seasons Golf Club

Family Fun

1. Dutch Wonderland
2. Go ‘N Bananas
3. Hersheypark

Park/Recreation Area

1. Long’s Park
2. Lititz Springs Park
3. Amos Herr Dream Park

Fashion/Aesthetics

Specialty Shop/Boutique/Vintage

1. Clemintines
2. (tie) Festoon and Sophie Stargazer Boutique

Consignment

1. Fashion Cents Consignment
2. Next to New Fine Clothing
3. Wearhouse Consignment

Thrift Store

1. CommunityAid
2. Re-Uzit Shop of New Holland, Inc.
3. Matthew 25 Thrift Shop

Jewelry

1. Brent L. Miller Jewelers & Goldsmiths
2. Koser Jewelers
3. Finch Jewelers

Hair Salon

1. LUXE Salon & Spa
2. Tangles Salon
3. Attitudes Hair & Nail Salon

Barber Shop

1. The Black Comb
2. Barley’s Barber Salon
3. Gary and Joel’s Barber Shop

Tattoo Artist

1. Dreams Collide Tattoo
2. Transcending Flesh
3. Tattooing by Mee

Manicure/Pedicure

1. LUXE Salon & Spa
2. Vi Nails
3. (tie) Attitudes Hair & Nail Salon and Salon Art-Tiff

Spa

1. LUXE Salon & Spa
2. Visage a’ Visage Day Spa & Salon
3. Emerald Springs Spa

FITNESS

Fitness Center

1. Universal Athletic Club
2. Spooky Nook Sports Complex
3. Lititz recCenter

Yoga Studio

1. Evolution Power Yoga
2. West End Yoga
3. Universal Athletic Club

Bike Shop

1. Martins Bike Shop
2. The Common Wheel
3. Lancaster Bicycle Shop

Biking/Hiking/Jogging Trail

1. Northwest Lancaster County River Trail
2. Warwick to Ephrata Rail-Trail
3. Enola Low Grade Trail

Home & Garden

Residential Builder/Remodeler

1. EGStoltzfus
2. Garman Builders
3. Metzler Home Builders

Kitchens/Baths

1. Kitchens by Eileen
2. A NEW LIFE
3. Bomberger’s

Flooring

1. Martin’s Flooring
2. Bomberger’s
3. Certified Carpet

Specialty Contractor

1. George J. Grove & Son, Inc.
2. Choice Windows, Doors & More
3. (tie) Lancaster Door Service, LLC and Sam S. Smucker & Sons

Roofing

1. George J. Grove & Son, Inc.
2. Greenawalt Roofing Company
3. Joyland Roofing

Interior Design

1. Interiors Home
2. Heritage Design Interiors Inc.
3. Henrietta Heisler Interiors, Inc.

Lighting

1. Yale Lighting Concepts & Design
2. The Lighting Gallery
3. Olde Mill Lighting/Olde Mill House Shoppes

Audio/Video Systems

1. WeeBee Audio & Video
2. Residential Media Systems
3. Glick Audio and Video

Painting/Paperhanging

1. Two Dudes Painting
2. Veterans Pro Painters
3. A NEW LIFE

Plumbing

1. Neffsville Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Services
2. Haller Enterprises
3. Lancaster Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical

Heating/Cooling

1. Haller Enterprises
2. JK Mechanical
3. Lancaster Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical

Electrical Work

1. Haller Enterprises
2. Lapp Electric
3. Lancaster Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical

Carpet Cleaning

1. Certified Carpet
2. Martin’s Flooring
3. The Rug Beater Cleaning Enterprises, Inc.

Furniture/Home Accessories

1. Interiors Home
2. Wolf Furniture
3. Always Never Done

Paint/Wallcovering Center

1. Grauer’s Paint & Decorating Center
2. Phillips Paint & Decorating Center
3. New Holland Paint Store

Appliance Center

1. Martin Appliance
2. Brubaker Inc.
3. Gochnauer’s Home Appliance Center

Hardware Center

1. Bomberger’s
2. J.B. Hostetter & Sons
3. (tie) Longenecker’s True Value and PaulB Hardware

Garden Center

1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill
2. Esbenshade’s Garden Centers
3. Ken’s Gardens

Landscape Design

1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill
2. Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care, Landscape & Pest Control
3. (tie) Indian Run Landscaping LLC and Landscape Impressions LLC

Outdoor-Living Center

1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill
2. Penn Stone
3. Bowman’s Stove & Patio

Lawn/Yard Maintenance

1. Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care, Landscape & Pest Control
2. (tie) Indian Run Landscaping LLC and Savicky Lawn Care

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Accountant

1. Brad Rauch – Cloister Group Accountants
2. (tie) James H. Ostrowski – RKL LLP and John C. Resch, Jr. –
Resch & Resch LLC

Attorney

1. Anthony Georgelis – Georgelis Injury Law Firm
2. John Gibbel – Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP Law Offices
3. (tie) Alan G. Goldberg – Goldberg & Beyer and D. Mark Grimm, Jr. – Blakinger Thomas Law Firm

Insurance Agent

1. Bart Ziegler – Olweiler Insurance Agency – division of Lechner & Stauffer
2. Rip Lawhead – State Farm
3. (tie) Dan Naumann – Allstate and Owen White – Allstate

Real Estate Agent

1. Craig Hartranft – Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty
2. Josh Rinier – Country Home Real Estate
3. Tony Zook – RE/MAX Pinnacle

Auto-Repair

1. Bender’s Garage
2. Hess’s Repair Inc. & Hess Auto Care LLC
3. (tie) Hondru Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram of E-town and New Holland Auto Group

Bank/Credit Union

1. Fulton Bank
2. (tie) Members 1st Federal Credit Union and PNC Bank

Photographer

1. Jeremy Hess – Jeremy Hess Photographers
2. Richard Waine – Richard Waine Photography
3. (tie) Darren Modricker – Willow Street Pictures and Nick Gould – Nick Gould Photography

Pets

Pet Store

1. That Fish Place – That Pet Place
2. Keystone Pet Place
3. McCracken’s Pet Food & Supply

Pet Boarding

1. Gochenauer Kennels
2. Canine Country Club
3. Oscar’s Pet Resort

Dog Daycare

1. Canine Country Club
2. Oscar’s Pet Resort
3. Gochenauer Kennels

Veterinary Practice

1. Manheim Pike Veterinary Hospital
2. Landisville Animal Hospital
3. Willow Run Veterinary Clinic

Rescue Organization

1. Pet Pantry of Lancaster County
2. Humane League of Lancaster County (HumanePA)
3. Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center

WEDDING/SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Bridal Shop

1. In White
2. Posh Bridal Shop
3. Bella Rose Bridal Boutique

Cake

1. Oregon Dairy
2. The Flour Child
3. (tie) Byers Butterflake Bakery and The Bake Shoppe at Country Table

Catering

1. Vigis Parties LLC
2. Enck’s Custom Catering
3. (tie) Hess’s Barbecue Catering Inc. and The Scarlet Runner

Floral Design

1. Floral Designs of Mount Joy
2. Royer’s Flowers & Gifts
3. Petals With Style

DJ/Band

1. DJ Josh Mast – DJ Mast
Productions, LLC
2. Corty Byron
3. (tie) 30 West Entertainment, and Chuck Colson – Chuck Colson Entertainment, and Top Hat Entertainment

Hair Stylist

1. Susan Royer – Salon Enso
2. Kristin Green – Tangles Salon
3. Kelly Wiker – Tangles Salon

Reception/Party Venue

1. Eden Resort & Suites
2. Excelsior
3. The Star Barn Village

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Hospital

1. Lancaster General Hospital
2. Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
3. UPMC Pinnacle

Family Physician

1. Dr. Lorin S. Hirsch – UPMC Pinnacle
2. Dr. Susan M. Hogg – Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
3. (tie) Dr. Elizabeth S. Van Aulen – Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center and Dr. Gayle B. Sisbarro – UPMC Pinnacle

Physician’s Assistant

1. Stacy Spence – Penn State Medical Group – Prospect
2. Kimberly Brown – Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center
3. Adam Truax – Argires & Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster

Surgeon

1. Dr. Louis A. Marotti – Argires & Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster
2. Dr. Perry J. Argires – Argires & Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster
3. (tie) Dr. David D. Sieger – Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, LTD, and Dr. Edward T. Chory – Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, and Dr. Thomas R. Westphal – Westphal Orthopedics

Dermatologist

1. Dr. Stephanie A. Mackey – Stephanie A. Mackey, M.D.
2. Dr. William K. Andersen – Lancaster Skin Center
3. Dr. George E. Groleau – Dermatology Physicians, Inc.

Dentist

1. Dr. Edward E. White – White Family Dental
2. Dr. Andrew D. Sieger – Sieger Family Dentistry
3. Dr. Steven D. Cawley – Mount Joy Dental Associates

Eye Physician

1. Dr. Wenxin T. Wei – Eye Associates of Lancaster
2. Dr. William J. Jacobson – Jacobson Eyecare
3. (tie) Dr. Catherine T. Rommel – Manning Rommel & Thode Associates and Dr. Francis J. Manning – Manning Rommel & Thode Associates

Orthopedic Physician

1. Dr. Thomas R. Westphal – Westphal Orthopedics
2. Dr. Gary M. Zartman – Lancaster Orthopedic Group
3. (tie) Dr. Carl E. Becker – Westphal Orthopedics, and Dr. Christopher C. Cooke – Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, and Dr. Mark K. Perezous – Lancaster Orthopedic Group

 

Chiropractor/Holistic Practitioner

1. Dr. Leah Reiff-Herr – Blue Skies Chiropractic Health Center
2. (tie) Dr. Mary Jane Horton – Horton Chiropractic, and Dr. Ralph Weinhold – Weinhold Chiropractic, and Dr. Rustin Glass – Advanced Chiropractic & Rehab

COMMUNITY

Neighborhood

1. Lititz
2. School Lane Hills (Lancaster)
3. (tie) Chestnut Hill (Lancaster), and Grandview Heights (Manheim Township), and Strasburg

Senior Living Community

1. Willow Valley Communities
2. Masonic Village at Elizabethtown
3. Garden Spot Village Retirement Community

School

1. Dayspring Christian Academy
2. Hempfield High School
3. Penn Manor High School

Teacher

1. Mariah Chaney – School District of Lancaster
2. (tie) Maria Vita – Penn Manor School District and Randy Gehman – Dayspring Christian Academy

Artist/Maker

1. Liz Hess
2. Marilyn Hobday
3. (tie) Chris Corrao, and Cindy Schlosser, and Jerome Hershey, and Julia Swartz and Susan Gottlieb

Karen Gerth

Thomas Chaney III

Unsung Community Hero

1. (tie) Karen Gerth – KPETS
1. Theo Van Tricht – Lancaster Township Board of Auditors
1. Thomas Chaney III – Flinchbaugh Engineering

Nonprofit Organization/Charity

1. KPETS
2. Water Street Mission
3. Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center

Photos by Don Shenk

Word That Best Describes Lancaster County

1. Scenic
2. Diverse
3. Historic
4. Foodie-licious
5. Artistic