Readers Choice Half Moon Bay 2014
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Who won the $100 gift certificate?
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Coastside Ambassador
We’ve got a lot to be proud of on the Coast-side — from the natu-ral beauty of the ocean
and mountains, to the wealth of active and creative citizens, to some of the finest small businesses any-where. We know it’s impossible to de-termine the best of our community. After all, some prefer thick crust, some prefer thin. But what are your favorites? When you have guests, where do you take them? When you
go for a hike, what’s your favorite trail? This was not multiple choice. We did not have voters pick from an edited list. This was all on your own, and we tallied every last ballot — more than 1,200 of them! Some of the winners were landslides. Many were decided by the slimmest of margins. We included more than 60 categories including a few new ones like favorite nonprofits and favorite hotel. Take a look. Did your favorite take a prize?
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This year’s Winner also won in 2012? Who could it be? Page 24
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Announcing the Winners of the 2014 Readers Choice Awards!
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The nitty grittyChart of all the Winners, runner-ups and honorable mentions. Page 22
2810 Cabrillo Hwy 1 North, Half Moon Bay • 650.560.8858 • www.viaunorestaurant.com
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“A sincere thank you to our loyal customersand a warm welcome to our future ones”
iscover for yourself why Half Moon Bay readers voted us the best new restaurant in town.Enjoy big city taste in small town casual coastal
ambiance including a modern-rustic dining room, dog-friendly outdoor patio, and private wine room.
VIA UNO - where authentic Calabrian tradition gets a fresh new locally sourced interpretation!
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At New Leaf, you’ll find the best of what’s around, which is probably why you voted us your “Favorite Grocery Store on the Coastside.” Thanks! We offer gluten-free and vegan
options, a delicious hot bar and salad bar, homemade deli salads and dishes, organic produce, sustainable meat and seafood, fresh juices and smoothies and cooking and wellness
classes to help you make good choices. Come see us again soon!
We strive to bring you
THE BESTon the Coastside
Thanks for noticing!
For The greaTer goodness
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150 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay • www.newleaf.com • (650) 726-3110
Santa Cruz • Capitola • Felton • Boulder Creek • Half Moon Bay • San Jose • Pleasanton
SPOTLIGHT
Bay Book is an oasis for Coastside readers
Bay Book Company is the kind of place where you can learn about helicopters and horses or pick up the latest by Brian Herbert. In fact,
fans of the Dune series author recently met him at one of the many regular author events held in the Strawflower Village institution.
Is it any wonder that Bay Book Company is once again taking a Readers Choice award?
The store has a cozy, homey feel. Aisles are clear but the place is packed. A corner of the store is devot-
ed to cigar smokers and tobacco pipes are kept over the cash register. The walls are lined
with an eclectic mix of memorabilia both literary and local.
And if you have a reader on your shopping list, he might appreciate one of several autographed editions that are signed during author visits. The store often has signed copies of books by such luminaries as James Lee
Burke and Jojo Moyes.Owner Kevin Magee smiles at the no-
tion that readers – both his and the Re-view’s – find what they are looking for in his
longstanding store.“I just want to say thanks to all the customers who
have supported us all these years,” said Magee, who first opened Bay Books in Shoreline Station in 1978.
It’s been in its current location for nearly 30 years. “It’s a real testament to the people who work with me at Bay Book.”
— Clay Lambert
RunneR uP: Ink Spell Books
HOnORabLe menTIOn: Coastside Books
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Communication key to coach’s successFor Rick Campbell, the key to being a good
coach lies in a good relationship with the ath-letes.
“That’s more important than the X’s and O’s,” he said.
Campbell should know. He’s been a coach for 27 years, mostly on the Coastside.
He’s coached high school baseball and Little League. As a teacher at Cunha Intermediate
School, he has guided volleyball players, basket-ball players and flag football players.
But more than the results of the hundreds if not thousands of games he has coached, he cherishes the friendships he has maintained the over years.
Perhaps it’s the way he talks to his players when he teaches them on the finer points of a
jump shot, or maybe it’s the way he puts it into perspective after a strikeout. He’s earned the respect of the players and their
parents; that’s obvious as he is this year’s choice among readers for Favorite Coach.
Campbell knows the importance of being a role model. In fact, he’s still in contact with the first group of athletes that he ever coached.
“My door is always open,” Campbell said. “I am al-ways approachable for the kids.”
— Mark Foyer
RunneR uP: Sarah Gage (tie)Paul Farnsworth (tie)
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40 Stone Pine Road, Suite K, Half Moon Bay JerseyJoesCoastside.com | 650 726-404340 Stone Pine Road, Suite K, Half Moon Bay JerseyJoesCoastside.com | 650 726-4043
WINNERF A V O R I T E P L A C E F O R A B U R G E R
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Thank you to our Cooks and Staff . They work very hard to produce a consistent product with the freshest qualityingredients in a clean and welcoming atmosphere that celebrates the Coastside aesthetic.
We really appreciate your support and patronage and for taking the time to vote. Most of all, thanks to all of you who enjoy what we do.
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WINNERF A V O R I T E P L A C E TO TA K E T H E K I D S
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AMERICAN RESTAURANT
WINNERF A V O R I T E P L A C E TO WATC H S P O RTS
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Favorite CoFFee ShopWinnerPeet’s Coffee & Tea Runner Up
Half Moon Bay Coffee CompanyHonorable Mention
Starbucks
Favorite BreakFaSt SpotWinnerThree-Zero Café’Runner Up
Sam’s Coffee ShopHonorable Mention
Ketch Joanne Restaurant & Harbor Bar
Favorite BakeryWinnerMoonside BakeryRunner Up
Half Moon Bay BakeryHonorable Mention
Half Moon Bay Coffee Company
Favorite taqueria/MexiCan reSt.WinnerTres AmigosRunner Up
Happy TacoHonorable Mention
Spanishtown Mexican Restaurant
Favorite plaCe For a BurgerWinnerJersey Joe’s CoastsideRunner Up
Half Moon Bay Brewing Co.Honorable Mention
Cameron’s Restaurant & Pub
Favorite plaCe For pizzaWinnerIt’s ItaliaRunner Up
Round Table PizzaHonorable Mention
Via Uno
Favorite SandwiCh SpotWinnerSan Benito House DeliRunner Up
Gherkins Sandwich ShopHonorable Mention
Jersey Joe’s Coastside
Favorite plaCe For deSSertWinnerMezza Luna CaféRunner Up
BrazzleberryHonorable Mention
Half Moon Bay Coffee Company
Favorite plaCe to taSte wineWinnerHalf Moon Bay Wine & Cheese CoRunner Up
La Nebbia WineryHonorable Mention
Pasta Moon
Favorite plaCe For a BeerWinnerHop Dogma Brewing Co.Runner Up
Half Moon Bay Brewing CompanyHonorable Mention
Jersey Joe’s Coastside
Favorite plaCe For happy hourWinnerMoss Beach DistilleryRunner Up
Sam’s Chowder HouseHonorable Mention
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Favorite aSian/SuShi reStaurantWinnerSushi Main StreetRunner Up
Shiki Half Moon BayHonorable Mention
China House
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Jersey Joe’s scores a touchdown
On just about any other day, the TVs are on just as background noise while customers at Jersey Joe’s talk about their lives and the issues of the
day over a hamburger.It’s different on Sundays.
The eight TVs in the dining room are tuned to every NFL football game that is being played. As for the customers, conversations deal with only the games those folks are paying particu-lar attention to.
The games end, the customers get up, take away their baskets and cups, place the gar-
bage in the garbage cans and put the baskets near by, where they can be cleaned up for the
next customers.Jersey Joe’s is the place to be to watch any sport-
ing event, according to Half Moon Bay Review readers who responded the Reader Choice Awards.
Jersey Joe’s was picked the Favorite Place to Watch Sports. The eatery was also picked as the place with the Fa-
vorite Burger and the Favorite Restaurant for Kids. It finished second for Favorite American Restaurant and third for Favor-ite Place for a Beer.
Owner Don Godshall listens to the wants of the customers, making sure a particular game is on.
“I run around with the remote,” Godshall said.The restaurant has three big screen TVS, one 55-footer and
two 65-footers, and eight smaller screens. The big screens get top priority.
“Those are reserved for the 49ers, the Raiders and the Phil-adelphia Eagles,” Godshall said. “I’m from Philadelphia.”
Football Sundays are a fun time there, according Godshall.“When you hear someone scream, you wonder what hap-
pened in what game,” he said.Any sport can be seen on the TV from baseball to golf to
soccer. Business was strong when the America’s Cup was on.“It’s always fun here,” he said. “We get a lot of people here.”
— Mark Foyer
RunneR uP: Cameron’s Restaurant and Pub
HOnORabLe menTIOn: San Benito House
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ALWAYS TUESDAYS! ALWAYS FOR LOCALS! ALWAYS 20% OFF!Locals Night at It’s Italia
Residents from Pacifica to Pescadero - Tuesdays 5 to 9pm(excludes alcohol)
#1“Favorite Place for Pizza”
#2“Favorite Italian Restaurant”
It’s Italia Restaurant – 401 Main Street, HMB 650.726.4444 – www.ItsItaliaRestaurant.com
Our heart felt thanksHalf Moon Bay
ALWAYS TUESDAYS! ALWAYS FOR LOCALS! ALWAYS 20% OFF!Locals Night at It’s Italia
Residents from Pacifica to Pescadero - Tuesdays 5 to 9pm(excludes alcohol)
#1“Favorite Place for Pizza”
#2“Favorite Italian Restaurant”
It’s Italia Restaurant – 401 Main Street, HMB 650.726.4444 – www.ItsItaliaRestaurant.com
Our heart felt thanksHalf Moon Bay
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Thank you for voting It’s Italia
“Favorite Place for Pizza”and runner up for
“Favorite Italian Restaurant”Wow! Thank you so much Half Moon Bay!
It’s Italia Restaurant — 401 Main Street, HMB650.726.4444 — www.ItsItaliaRestaurant.com
Favorite italian reStaurantWinnerMezza LunaRunner Up
It’s ItaliaHonorable Mention
Pasta Moon
Favorite aMeriCan reStaurantWinnerFlavorRunner Up
Jersey Joe’s CoastsideHonorable Mention
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Favorite SeaFood reStaurantWinnerSam’s Chowder HouseRunner Up
Barbara’s Fish TrapHonorable Mention
Flying Fish Grill
Favorite SpeCial oCCaSion reStaurantWinnerCafé GibraltarRunner Up
Pasta MoonHonorable Mention
Mezza Luna
Favorite reStaurant to take the kidSWinnerJersey Joe’s CoastsideRunner Up
Cameron’s Restaurant & PubHonorable Mention
Half Moon Bay Brewing Co.
Favorite overall reStaurantWinnerMezza LunaRunner Up
Café GibraltarHonorable Mention
Pasta Moon
Favorite new reStaurantWinnerVia UnoRunner Up
Montara Bakery & Café
Favorite plaCe to hear live MuSiCWinnerHalf Moon Bay Brewing Co.Runner Up
Bach Dancing & Dynamite SocietyHonorable Mention
Cameron’s Restaurant & Pub
Favorite plaCe to watCh SportSWinnerJersey Joe’s CoastsideRunner Up
Cameron’s Restaurant & PubHonorable Mention
San Benito House
Favorite loCal eventWinnerPumpkin FestivalRunner Up
Rock the BlockHonorable Mention
4th of July Parade
Favorite Catering ServiCeWinnerSample This! Fine CateringRunner Up
Joy PortelliHonorable Mention
Special Event Catering
Favorite BeaChWinnerMontara State BeachRunner Up
Miramar BeachHonorable Mention
Francis State Beach
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Big-wave icon a hit with surfing fansF or many surf fans, a visit to the Mav-
ericks Surf Shop in Princeton isn’t so much a shopping trip as it is a pil-
grimage to Mecca. The surf shop is hallowed ground for
many surf enthusiasts, both for the qual-ity of its products and its iconic owner and board craftsman, Jeff Clark.
Since moving his shop to its location at Pillar Point Harbor in 2010, Clark says he’s been insistent about only a few things. He started his business to sell only “what he knows.” That includes his own designs of
longboards, shortboards, guns, fun guns and stand-up paddleboards in all man-
ner of shapes and sizes, for rent or sale. “My business is shaping surfboards
to ride this Everest of a wave,” he said. “People know what to expect what they walk in our door.”
The store is also the home base for Clark’s own Mavericks line of clothing,
which features everything from T-shirts to inflatable life-vests. For many, sporting
the Mavericks clothing is like a banner of pride for the Coastside.
The coming months, big-wave season, mark the busiest time of the year for the Princeton shop. For Clark it conjures up special memories. This is his 40th year of surfing at Mavericks!
“It’s been a long road, man,” he said. “It’s been awesome.”
— Mark Noack
RunneR uP: Cowboy Surf Shop
HOnORabLe menTIOn: Half Moon Bay Board Shop
Favorite Surf Shop
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OUR SINCERE THANKSHALF MOON BAY
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1st PlaceFAVORITE PLACE FOR SEAFOOD
Runner UpFAVORITE PLACE FOR HAPPY HOURIn the 2014 HMB Review Readers Choice Awards
(650) 712-0245 • samschowderhouse.com
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Favorite plaCe For a hikeWinnerMontara MountainRunner Up
Coastside TrailHonorable Mention
Maverick’s/Moss Beach Bluffs
Favorite plaCe to SurFWinnerSurfer’s BeachRunner Up
Montara State BeachHonorable Mention
Mavericks
Favorite plaCe to take viSitorSWinnerFitzgerald Marine ReserveRunner Up
Pillar Point HarborHonorable Mention
Downtown Main Street
Favorite plaCe For a piCniCWinnerCoastal TrailRunner Up
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (tie)Runner Up
Montara Beach (tie)Honorable Mention
Princeton Harbor
Favorite plaCe to watCh the SunSetWinnerMoss Beach DistilleryRunner Up
Montara BeachHonorable Mention
Miramar Beach
Favorite plaCe to walk your dogWinnerCoastal TrailRunner Up
Moss Beach/Maverick’s BluffsHonorable Mention
Poplar Beach
Favorite plaCe For a Bike rideWinnerCoastal TrailRunner Up
Montara MountainHonorable Mention
Purissma
MoSt roMantiC CoaStSide SpotWinnerMoss Beach DistilleryRunner Up
The Point at the RitzHonorable Mention
Bach Dancing & Dynamite
Favorite groCery StoreWinnerNew Leaf Community MarketRunner Up
SafewayHonorable Mention
Cunha Market
Favorite plaCe to Buy giFtSWinnerPumpkin Patch HallmarkRunner Up
The Posh MoonHonorable Mention
Gifts A GoGo
Favorite auto repair ShopWinnerPhil’s Tire & Auto CareRunner Up
Angelo’s Muffler & Auto RepairHonorable Mention
Paulo’s Auto Care
Favorite FitneSS StudioWinnerFit StudioRunner Up
Empowered FitnessHonorable Mention
Snap Fitness
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THANK YOU COASTSIDE FRIENDS FORVOTING US #1 FAVORITE PUMPKIN PATCH!
Specializing in over 50 varieties of Specialty
Pumpkins and Gourds for Cooking and Fall Decor as well as a Fall Harvest Pumpkin Farm to Host
your Events!
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Coastside Hope takes pride in helping neighbors For nearly four decades, Coastside Hope has served as a critical
resource for residents in need of food, clothing and other es-sentials.
More than 16 percent of the coast’s population, including low-in-come citizens, disabled residents and those in need of emergency as-sistance, utilized the nonprofit’s services last year. Besides providing food for residents in need, Coastside Hope also offers resources such as weekly citizenship classes and rental assistance.
Coastside Hope Community Development Director Keith Terry says the Readers Choice recognition as the favorite nonprofit is
a reflection of the organization’s mission.“Our mission is neighbors helping neighbors,” Terry said. “I think people chose us because they identify
with that mission. Coastsiders have a good heart and want to help people.”
Coastside Hope was founded in 1976 under the name Coastside Opportunity Center and used to provide transportation for Coastsiders in addi-tion to safety net services. After another organi-zation took up transit services, Coastside Oppor-
tunity Center shifted its focus almost exclusively to providing vital resources like food and clothing.
In 2006, the name changed to Coastside Hope to re-flect this primary focus on safety net services.
The organization is reliant on contributions of time, mon-ey and other resources from fellow coastal citizens. Terry says
local donations make up 20 percent of Coastside Hope’s annu-al budget, and more than 300 volunteers give more than 5,000
hours of service each year.“Satisfaction comes from helping people who need help,” Terry
said.“We may have been given the honor this year, but we can’t do it
without the other organizations,” Terry said. “It’s a safety net and I look at is as we’re each a rope in that net. You put us all together and you have a good, solid safety net on the coast.”
— Julia Reis
RunneR uP: Senior Coastsiders
HOnORabLe menTIOn: Boys and Girls Club of the Coastside
Favorite Nonprofit Organiaztion
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Hop Dogma pours an always-fresh experienceHop Dogma has found the winning recipe for what
a truly great neighborhood pub can be. On almost any night, the barroom is packed
with a lively crowd of local blokes and neighbors. The atmosphere strikes a friendly vibe, the prices are rea-sonable and the staff knows your name.
But what’s really important is the beer — sessions, ales, IPAs, porters, stouts, saisons, hefeweizens and all the rest. Every pint is brewed right in the backroom in a small three-barrel tank that is like a drop in the buck-et compared to most breweries. But that small supply makes Hop Dogma unique because no single visit is quite the same. Testing out special hops varietals or oth-
er ingredients would be a risky challenge for large brewers. For Hop Dogma, it’s standard operat-
ing procedure. “On this scale you have a lot more room to experiment,” said owner and brewer
Dan Littlefield. “We’re making better and better beer all the time.”
Hop Dogma has come a long way since opening its doors last year, and the brewery has made a name for it-self. Pints of its beer are now served at
several bars around the Peninsula, and its selections headlined one night in this
year’s SF Beer Week festivities. Littlefield is even collaborating with his direct compe-
tition. The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company is working with him on a session IPA for both bars to serve. Hop Dogma beer will also be featured at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, the pre-
miere beer-lover’s expo in the country. “I want to give a big thank you to everyone,” Littlefield
said. “We’re always trying to make this a better place. The people here are the best.”
— Mark Noack
RunneR uP: Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
HOnORabLe menTIOn: Jersey Joe’s Coastside
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Colorful history translates into favorite spot for sunset, romanceWith spectacular ocean views, fine dining for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch, and
rumors of a resident ghost, the Moss Beach Distillery is a double winner as Readers Choice for favorite place to view the sunset and favorite romantic destination.
It all began as “Frank’s Place,” built by Frank Torres in 1927. With its proximity to San Fran-cisco, the politicians and silent movie stars of the day flocked there. A recent visitor was Frank’s grandson Frank Torres III, who shared stories of the past.
The scenic spot also had a dark side. During Prohibition, rumrunners’ boats hit the beach-es below the eatery. A brothel allegedly flourished in the little rooms downstairs. A hotel, set
up where the parking lot now stands, burned in the 1950s. In the 1930s, a young woman was allegedly murdered on the beach below the restaurant that we’ve known as the Moss Beach Distillery since the 1970s. The unfortunate murder victim lived on in legend as the “Blue Lady” haunting the eatery when her story hit television’s “Unsolved Mysteries” in the early 1990s and the restaurant incorporated an (electronic) ghostly young woman’s face randomly appearing in the ladies’ room mirror.
And Author Dashiell Hammett was a regular customer, and his story “The Girl with the Sil-ver Eyes” was allegedly written during visits to the restaurant.
Today, the Distillery features California coastal cuisine upstairs, and casual seating and a dog-friendly patio downstairs. Here, customers can soak in sunset views and dogs can enjoy items from the doggie menu such as burger patties or skirt steak “for the really good dogs,” says sales and marketing manager Mel Vega. “We take great pride in creating a space where dogs and dog lovers can come,” she added.
— Stacy Trevenon
RunneR uP: The Point at the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay
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Emily Nordhagen, DVM
"Thanks to the Coastside community for voting forHalf Moon Bay Veterinary Hospital." – Dr. McKinney
719 Main Street, Half Moon Bay • 726-9061Mon-Fri: 8-6, Sat 8-4 and by appointment
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Favorite pluMBerWinnerSimms PlumbingRunner Up
Miramar PlumbingHonorable Mention
Kensit Plumbing
Favorite eleCtriCianWinnerMiguel CarrilloRunner Up
Steve BowermanHonorable Mention
Coastside Technical Services
Favorite painting ContraCtorWinnerPalladino PaintingRunner Up
Sunrise PaintingHonorable Mention
Van Go Painting
Favorite ContraCtorWinnerKulda ConstructionRunner Up
JAFCO (tie)Runner Up
Story Book Builders (tie)Honorable Mention
Falco Construction
Favorite pet Care ServiCeWinnerCoastside Pets (tie)WinnerKlaws Paws & Hooves (tie)Runner Up
Happy Tails Doggy Day CareHonorable Mention
JJ’s Pet Care (tie)Honorable Mention
Able Body Pet Care (tie)
Favorite veterinarianWinnerHMB Vet - Dr. Laurie McKinneyRunner Up
Coastside Veterinary Clinic - Dr. Janet LawsonHonorable Mention
All Animal Mobile Veterinary Clinic - Dr. Susan MacInnes
Favorite hoMe Cleaning ServiCeWinnerBetty’s HousecleaningRunner Up
White Glove Cleaning ServicesHonorable Mention
Josefina Arango (tie)Honorable Mention
Fernando Marical (tie)
Favorite art galleryWinnerColors of the Coast GalleryRunner Up
Coastal Arts LeagueHonorable Mention
The Garden Gallery
Favorite plaCe to get FlowerS/FloriStWinnerAlena Jean’s Flower Shop & NurseryRunner Up
Repetto’s Greenhouse FloristHonorable Mention
Safeway Floral Dept.
Favorite nurSeryWinnerHalf Moon Bay NurseryRunner Up
Alena Jean’s Flower Shop & NurseryHonorable Mention
Bongard’s Treescape Nursery
Favorite gardenerWinnerAztec GradensRunner Up
Esteban Sarabia (tie)Runner Up
Ed Martin (tie)Runner Up
Jen Segale (tie)
MIZU SALON
Mizu Salon Awarded “Favorite Hair Salon”
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Thank you to our loyal customers for all of your support!Because of you, Mizu Salon was awarded ”Favorite HairSalon” by the readers of the Half Moon Bay Review.
Due to your loyal patronage we continue to offera variety of professional services:
• Aveda Skin Care Treatments• Lash Extensions• Airbrush Tanning• Wedding Services• Exclusive Aveda Hair Color and Design
An AVEDA Concept Salon.MIZU SALON300 Main StHalf Moon Bay650.726.2088www.mizusalon.com
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Aztec Gardens strives to make customers feel like familyIf you ask Aztec Gardens owner Daniel Padilla why he thinks his business garnered the
Readers Choice for gardeners, he won’t shy away from answering.“We are damn good,” Padilla said. “We care.”
Padilla has operated his landscape design business for 30 years, serving homes from Paci-fica to Pescadero and on the peninsula as well. He started off working at a now-closed Coast-side nursery, digging holes and planting, and he liked the experience enough to study environ-mental horticulture at the College of San Mateo. Padilla then started his own business and, with advice from mentors Eddie Andreini and Mel Mello along the way, hasn’t looked back.
Padilla attributes his success to the importance his business places on treating customers well.
“My customers are like family,” Padilla said. “I’ve seen my customers’ children from infancy, go through school into college, married and have children.”
Moss Beach resident Christine Mendonca attested to Aztec Gardens’ personal approach.“I’ve been a customer of Danny and his crew at Aztec Gardens for over 14 years,” Mendon-
ca said in an email. “They go above and beyond when I need it and treat me like family.”Whether the job is commercial or residential, big or small, Padilla takes pride in relating to
his customers and seeing the project at hand through their eyes.“We know what it is to own a home and business,” he said. “Our philosophy is take a little,
leave a little but do one fantastic job.”— Julia Reis
RunneRS uP: Esteban Sarabia (tie)Ed Martin (tie)Jen Segale (tie)
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Tues-Sun 10-6:30pm, Closed Monday604 Main St. #L, Half Moon Bay
(650)716-8152
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
Nail EleganceYOUR
FAVORITE NAIL SALON
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Variety is key at FIT StudioHealth, fun and a stimulating environ-
ment are the benefits waiting for ev-eryone at FIT Studio, the Readers’
Choice pick for Favorite Fitness Studio. With a new members’ special of $50 for un-
limited classes for a month to welcome you in, you can experience a fitness studio with a goal of engagement and motivation of par-ticipants in all classes on a personal basis.
The avenues to fitness available here are varied. Take your pick among high-en-
ergy indoor cycling, interval training aimed at losing fat while maintain-
ing muscle, boot camp, barre and more.
There’s also a small army of personal trainers to provide guidance and tools for fitness. That personal assistance can be key to breaking through pla-
teaus or improving your techni-cal skills. They can even help with
ways to work out your own safe and efficient individualized programs
you can use to deal with chronic health conditions, injuries and your training goals.
It’s not “a mere fitness factory” but a way to “keep your goals in motion,” according to FIT’s website. Clearly, readers agree.
— Stacy Trevenon
RunneR uP: Empowered Fitness
HOnORabLe menTIOn: Snap Fitness
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Favorite Place to get a Christmas Tree and Runner up for Favorite Pumpkin Patch
Many Thanks to all of our happy customers!We are so glad we can be a part of your Holiday Seasons year after year
~ The Cozzolinos12731 San Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay | (650) 726-9614
“All of us at Coastside Pets want to thank you for voting us the#1 Pet Sitting company for the Readers Choice Awards. Truly an honor to receive this award for the third consecutive year. We areso proud to be part of a community where locals support locals.”For the past 17 years we have aimed to provide exceptional pet care to the Coastside,and are grateful for our hometown and loyal clients who supports us! We have enjoyed every tender, loving moment and look forward to providing you and your family with quality pet care for years to come. We wuv you!
Coastside Pets 650.728.2166 coastsidepets.com
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Designs in NatureFor over 26 years we have fl ourished in themaintenance and design of exteriorgarden spaces through our customersand their referrals. A Sincere Thank You to allfor Voting us your Favorite Gardeners in 2014
~ Jane Kalkanian and Daniel Padilla
Jane Kalkanian650-348-6878 designsinnature.weebly.com
Daniel Padilla650-359-1263
Sam’s Coffee ShopB R E A K F A S T • L U N C H
92 & Main Street, Half Moon Bay | 650-726-3167Open Monday – Saturday, 6am to 3pm | Sunday, 7am to 3pm
Voted Runner Up for Favorite Breakfast Spot3 R D Y E A R I N A R O W
Thank you to all my local customers for your support!
Favorite hair SalonWinnerMizu SalonRunner Up
Aqua Beauty LoungeHonorable Mention
Bamboo Hair + Body
Favorite nail SalonWinnerNail Elegance, La PiazzaRunner Up
Fancy NailsHonorable Mention
Galaxy Nails
Favorite plaCe For a MaSSageWinnerCloud 9 Foot SpaRunner Up
EnsoHonorable Mention
Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Favorite dry CleanerWinnerGreenhouse CleanersRunner Up
Crown Cleaners (tie)Runner Up
Blue & White Cleaners (tie)
Favorite Clothing StoreWinnerCrow’s NestRunner Up
The Posh MoonHonorable Mention
Twice as Nice
Favorite Book StoreWinnerBay Book CompanyRunner Up
Ink Spell BooksHonorable Mention
Coastside Books
Favorite yoga praCtiCeWinnerEnsoRunner Up
I Am YogaHonorable Mention
Joy of Being
Favorite ChiropraCtorWinnerDr. Mark HeathRunner Up
Dr. Daniel RhodesHonorable Mention
Dr.Nancy Newbold
Favorite doCtorWinnerPamela Carrington D.O.Runner Up
Dan McMilllan M.D.Honorable Mention
Humphrey Lu, M.D.
Favorite dentiStWinnerSheppard Family DentistryRunner Up
David Maahs DDSHonorable Mention
Robert Moody DDS
Favorite FinanCial/tax ServiCeWinnerParsons Andersen, LLP & Parsons Financial AdvisorsRunner Up
Deborah Marion CPAHonorable Mention
H&R Block
Favorite real eState agentWinnerGrant WaltersRunner Up
Juliette KuldaHonorable Mention
Rose & Nate Serdy
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Favorite BankWinnerWells FargoRunner Up
Bank of AmericaHonorable Mention
First National Bank of No. Cal
Favorite inSuranCe oFFiCeWinnerWeller/O’Brien Insurance ServicesRunner Up
Heidi Kuiper - State Farm InsuranceHonorable Mention
Joe Angelini-Farmers Insurance
Favorite SurF ShopWinnerMavericks Surf ShopRunner Up
Cowboy Surf ShopHonorable Mention
Half Moon Bay Board Shop
Favorite puMpkin patChWinnerFarmer John’s PumpkinsRunner Up
4-C’s (Cozzolino)Honorable Mention
Arata Pumpkin Farm
Favorite plaCe get a xMaS treeWinner4-C’s (Cozzolino’s)Runner Up
Repetto’sHonorable Mention
Santa’s Tree Farm
Favorite hotelWinnerThe Ritz Carlton Half Moon BayRunner Up
Oceano Hotel and SpaHonorable Mention
The Beach House Hotel
Favorite loCal MuSiCianWinnerGrant WaltersRunner Up
Catie Chase and the GetawaysHonorable Mention
Stevan Pasero (tie)Honorable Mention
Michael Ahern (tie)Honorable Mention
Mike McCall (tie)
Favorite loCal artiStWinnerEllen JosephRunner Up
January HookerHonorable Mention
Mary Kay Jolley (tie)Honorable Mention
Judy Shintani (tie)Honorable Mention
Tamara Trejo (tei)
Favorite loCal photographerWinnerTamara TrejoRunner Up
Shanti DuPrezHonorable Mention
Michael Wong
MoSt hardworking volunteerWinnerMike AlifanoRunner Up
Cameron PalmerHonorable Mention
John Lynch (tie)Honorable Mention
Naomi Patridge (tie)
Offering Catering Services to the Coast for over 30 years!650.726.2044 (offi ce) • 650.400.2327 (cell)
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129 Main St. Half Moon Bay 650-726-5969
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Honest, excellent service and a friendly, helpful staff
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We’re HappyYou’re Happy!
Thank you for votingHappy Taco one of your
favorite Taquerias on the Coast!
Stop by for authenticMexican cooking from the
Sanchez and Hernandezfamilies. Your local choice
since 1989.
Serving Posole (pork andhominy stew) everyday and
Menudo soup and Birria(goat stew) with homemade tortillas Saturday & Sunday.
Happy Taco Taqueria726.5480 • 184 San Mateo Road, HMB
BIENVENIDOS!
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SeniorCoastsiders
SENIOR COASTSIDERS925 Main St., Half Moon Bay
www.seniorcoastsiders.org, 726-9056
Information & ReferralsCase Management • Classes, Lectures & Trips
Transportation • Meals on WheelsLunches at the Center • Home Repair • Special Events
Volunteer Services and Opportunities
Founded in 1977, Senior Coastsiders has become the focal point for senior services on the Coastside. We strive to create an atmosphere that acknowledges and a� rms the value, dignity and self worth of seniors and adults with disabilities. � e agency also serves as a resource for the entire community for information on aging, support of caregivers, and development of innovative approaches to address issues of aging.
� ank you Coastside folks for your support!
Front row - Molly Du� , Carla-Ruth Morgan, Jose DeSousa, Ben KominsBack row - Cara Schmaljohn, Vicki Cormack, Tracey GouldNot Shown - Doug Digilio, Judy Matienzo, Manny Orozco
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Photographer creates intimate connections with subjectsFor El Granada resident Tammy Trejo, voted Readers Choice for favorite Photographer
this year, the key to success with her Coastside Photography is simple: “I get up each morning and go to work and I’m excited about my work.”
She started Coastside Photography in 1986 on Kelly Avenue and has been at 731 Main St. since 1990. She does portraiture, with emphasis on families, either in her studio or in a variety of settings depending on the season. She’s on the beach during autumn or early winter, wood-ed or forest settings on foggy days or wildflower fields in springtime.
The foundation for all her work, she said, is “connection of families to nature and to one
another,” an element she makes palpable in her portraits. “There is a real magical transforma-tion that always happens during a shoot.”
She uses “a little bit of psychology” to get subjects to relax on shoots she times for early morning or sunset, which she calls “the sweet light” times.
Over her 28 years in business and an estimated 100 sittings per year, she has also managed to create two books of portraiture: “Infinite Goddess,” portraits of women embodying differ-ent goddess archetypes, and “The American goddess,” due for publication in October, which will include portraits of women honoring their heritages.
She credits husband Grant Walters, a local Realtor and musician, with support and encour-agement, and declares that, “My work is important because it allows people to participate in art and become subjects of art.”
— Stacy Trevenon
RunneR uP: Shanti DuPrez
HOnORabLe menTIOn: Michael Wong
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The staff at Klaws Paws & Hooves would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU!to everyone that took the time to Vote.
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Thank you Coastsiders for voting Coastside Hope your Favorite Non-Profit/Community Service Organization!
Top Row: Fatima, Ali, Lorena, and Violeta. Bottom Row: Julie, Keith and Cecilia.
Please join us at the Coastside BrewFest—A benefit for Coastside Hope! Saturday October 25th, 1-5 pm at the HMB Brewery
Last year Coastside Hope’s safety net programs helped 3,741 people. We couldn’t have done it without your support. Thank you!
— for voting us your —Thank you Coastside
“Favorite Dry Cleaner!”
At your service six days per weekMonday-Tuesday: 7 am – 7 pmFriday: 7 am – 6:30 pmSaturday: 9 am – 3 pm
GREENHOUSE CLEANERS80-A North Cabrillo Highway • Half Moon BayStrawfl ower Shopping Center • 650.726.0208
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To our favorite people...
THANKYOU!
YOU’RE the best on the Coast
#1 FAVORITE AUTO REPAIR SHOP
Phil’s TIRE & AUTO
We are your one-stop, on-the-spot auto service headquarters providing a complete line of quality tires and wheels and all the services you need to keep your vehicle running at it’s best.
PHIL’S HALF MOON BAYTIRE PROS422 PURISSIMA STHALF MOON BAY, CA 94019Phone: (650) 726-5153
Visit our website for special offer couponsphilstirepros.com
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Thanks For Voting us one of yourTop Favorite Catering Companies!
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At Bay Area Corporate Catering we have asolution for all your corporate catering and
catered lunch needs on the San FranciscoPeninsula and greater Bay Area.
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Many thanksto everyone who voted for me. I am very grateful to have such wonderful clients and friends in our community.
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Your pets are family,we’re honored you trust us with them!
Voted one of your favorite veterinarians on the coast.
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Honesty is the only policy at Phil’s auto repairA trip to the car repair shop can be a trip down the rabbit hole for most drivers. Even if
you once knew how to change your own spark plugs or adjust the timing, you proba-bly don’t know how to tinker with your 21st century automobile.
Manager Jason Peters says Phil’s Tire Pros and Auto Repair earned this year’s Readers Choice for best auto repair because customers can trust that they are getting quality service at a fair price.
“I think it’s because we are honest,” he said. “We treat men and women the same and peo-ple can trust us.”
Phil’s has become an institution on the coast over 23 years in business. While “tires” are
right in the business name, they account for less than half of the work done at the Purissima Street location, Peters said. It’s a full-service auto repair facility with four service technicians.
The pros at Phil’s are capable of a wide variety of repairs. Last year, the business added new equipment necessary to recharge air conditioning units on hybrid vehicles. In fact, the occasional electric vehicle rolls in for new tires.
While change is constant in the car repair business, experience matters too. Owner Phil Holderbein, tire specialist Jim Farnham and Peters have a combined 100 years of automotive experience.
Phil’s Tire Pros and Auto Repair also won the Readers Choice award in 2012. Coastside drivers clearly know they can trust the pros at Phil’s.
— Clay Lambert
RunneR uP: Angelo’s Muffler and Auto Repair
HOnORabLe menTIOn: Paulo’s Auto Care
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Sunday 11-5 421 Main St. Half Moon Bay
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Category Winner runner up Honorable Mention
eating and drinkingFaVorite ...Coffee Shop Peet’s Coffee & Tea Half Moon Bay Coffee Company Starbucks
Breakfast Spot Three-Zero Café’ Sam’s Coffee Shop Ketch Joanne Restaurant & Harbor Bar
Bakery Moonside Bakery Half Moon Bay Bakery Half Moon Bay Coffee Company
Taqueria/Mexican Rest. Tres Amigos Happy Taco Spanishtown Mexican Restaurant
Place for a Burger Jersey Joe’s Coastside Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. Cameron’s Restaurant & Pub
Place for Pizza It’s Italia Round Table Pizza Via Uno
Sandwich Spot San Benito House Deli Gherkins Sandwich Shop Jersey Joe’s Coastside
Place for Dessert Mezza Luna Café Brazzleberry Half Moon Bay Coffee Company
Place to Taste Wine Half Moon Bay Wine & Cheese Co La Nebbia Winery Pasta Moon
Place for a Beer Hop Dogma Half Moon Bay Brewing Company Jersey Joe’s Coastside
Place for Happy Hour Moss Beach Distillery Sam’s Chowder House Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Asian/Sushi Restaurant Sushi Main Street Shiki Half Moon Bay China House
Italian Restaurant Mezza Luna It’s Italia Pasta Moon
American Restaurant Flavor Jersey Joe’s Coastside Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Seafood Restaurant Sam’s Chowder House Barbara’s Fish Trap Flying Fish Grill
Special Occasion Restaurant Café Gibraltar Pasta Moon Mezza Luna
Restaurant to Take the Kids Jersey Joe’s Coastside Cameron’s Restaurant & Pub Half Moon Bay Brewing Co.
Overall Restaurant Mezza Luna Café Gibraltar Pasta Moon
New Restaurant Via Uno Montara Bakery & Café NA
Place to Hear Live Music Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Cameron’s Restaurant & Pub
Watch Sports Jersey Joe’s Coastside Cameron’s Restaurant & Pub San Benito House
Local Event Pumpkin Festival Rock the Block 4th of July Parade
Catering Service Sample This! Fine Catering Joy Portelli Special Event Catering
out and aboutBeach Montara State Beach Miramar Beach Francis State Beach
Place for a Hike Montara Mountain Coastside Trail Maverick’s/Moss Beach Bluffs
Place to Surf Surfer’s Beach Montara State Beach Mavericks
Place to take Visitors Fitzgerald Marine Reserve/Tide Pools Pillar Point/El Granada Harbor Downtown Main Street
Place for a Picnic Coastal Trail (tie) Fitzgerald Marine Reserve/Tide Pools(tie) Montara Beach
Princeton Harbor
Place to Watch the Sunset Moss Beach Distillery Montara Beach Miramar Beach
Place to Walk Dog Coastal Trail Moss Beach/Maverick’s Bluffs Poplar Beach
Place to Bike Ride Coastal Trail Montara Mountain Purissma
Most Romantic Coastside Spot Moss Beach Distillery The Point at the Ritz Bach Dancing & Dynamite
tHe tHingS you needGrocery Store New Leaf Community Market Safeway Cunha Market
Place to Buy Gifts Pumpkin Patch Hallmark The Posh Moon Gifts A GoGo
Auto Repair Shop Phil’s Tire & Auto Care Angelo’s Muffler & Auto Repair Paulo’s Auto Care
Fitness Studio Fit Studio Empowered Fitness Snap Fitness
Plumber Simms Plumbing Miramar Plumbing Kensit Plumbing
Electrician Miguel Carrillo Steve Bowerman Coastside Technical Services
Painting Contractor Palladino Painting Sunrise Painting Van Go Painting
Contractor Kulda Construction JAFCO (tie)Story Book Builders (tie)
Falco Construction
Pet Care Service (tie) Coastside Pets(tie) Klaws Paws & Hooves
Happy Tails Doggy Day Care (tie) JJ’s Pet Care(tie) Able Body Pet Care
Veterinarian HMB Veterinary Hosptial - Dr. Laurie McKinney
Coastside Veterinary Clinic - Dr. Janet Lawson
All Animal Mobile Veterinary Clinic - Dr. Susan MacInnes
Home Cleaning Service Betty’s Housecleaning White Glove Cleaning Services Josefina ArangoFernando Marical
Art Gallery Colors of the Coast Gallery & Gift Shop Coastal Arts League The Garden Gallery
Get Flowers/Florist Alena Jean’s Flower Shop & Nursery Repetto’s Greenhouse Florist Safeway Floral Dept
Nursery Half Moon Bay Nursery Alena Jean’s Flower Shop & Nursery Bongard’s Treescape Nursery
Gardener Aztec Gradens (tie) Esteban Sarabia(tie) Ed Martin(tie) Jen Segale
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Hair Salon Mizu Salon Aqua Beauty Lounge Bamboo Hair + Body
Nail Salon Nail Elegance, La Piazza Fancy Nails Galaxy Nails
Place for a Massage Cloud 9 Foot Spa Enso Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Dry Cleaner Greenhouse Cleaners Crown Cleaners (tie)Blue & White Cleaners (tie)
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Clothing Store Crow’s Nest The Posh Moon Twice as Nice
Book Store Bay Book Company Ink Spell Books Coastside Books
Yoga Practice Enso I Am Yoga Joy of Being
Chiropractor Dr. Mark Heath Dr. Daniel Rhodes Dr.Nancy Newbold
Doctor Pamela Carrington D.O. Dan McMilllan M.D. Humphrey Lu, M.D.
Dentist Sheppard Family Dentistry David Maahs DDS Robert Moody DDS
Financial/Tax Service Parsons Andersen, LLP & Parsons Financial Advisors
Deborah Marion CPA H&R Block
Real Estate Agent Grant Walters Juliette Kulda Rose & Nate Serdy
Bank Wells Fargo Bank of America First National Bank of No. Cal
Insurance Office Weller/O’Brien Insurance Services Heidi Kuiper-State Farm Insurance Joe Angelini-Farmers Insurance
Surf Shop Mavericks Surf Shop Cowboy Surf Shop Half Moon Bay Board Shop
Pumpkin Patch Farmer John’s Pumpkins 4-C’s (Cozzolino) Arata Pumpkin Farm
Get a Xmas Tree 4-C’s (Cozzolino’s) Repetto’s Santa’s Tree Farm
Hotel The Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay Oceano Hotel and Spa The Beach House Hotel
MoVerS and SHakerSLocal Musician Grant Walters Catie Chase and the Getaways (tie) Stevan Pasero
(tie) Michael Ahern(tie) Mike McCall
Local Artist Ellen Joseph January Hooker (tie) Mary Kay Jolley(tie) Judy Shintani(tie) Tamara Trejo
Local Photographer Tamara Trejo Shanti DuPrez Michael Wong
Most Hardworking Volunteer Mike Alifano Cameron Palmer John LynchNaomi Patridge
Local Activist (tie) Mike Alifano(tie) John Lynch
(tie) John Charles Ullom(tie) Zoe Kirsten-Tucker
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Non-Profit/Comm.Service Organiz. Coastside Hope Senior Coastsiders Boys & Girls Club of the Coast
Teacher ( all grades) Megan Carmody Amy Rhodes Tom Cox
Coach Rick Campbell Sarah GagePaul Farnsworth
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CoaStSide aMbaSSadorPerson who best represents the spirit of the Coastside
John Muller Cameron Palmer David Seaton
All the 2014 favorites in one spot After tallying over a 1,200 ballots, here are the favorites as chosen by the community and readers of
the Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble. Congratulations to all who earned votes!
NA - no award given in this category
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ARATA’SPUMPKIN FARM650.726.7548info@aratapumpkinfarm.com185 Verde Road, Half Moon Bay(6 miles south of HMB at Hwy 1)Arata Farms is dedicated to agricultureand committed to education.
Thanks to all for voting
Aratas as one of your favorites
“In our heartsyou are number one”
TRADITIONS LAST FOREVERAT ARATAS
Pleasing Patrons since 1932
IT’S BACK!“Thank You For Sharing Your Special Occasions With Us!We love that we have become a part of so many wonderful
memories, it is our favorite aspect of owning Café Gibraltar! ”— Jose Luis Ugalde & Liam Durkee
T – Th: 5 – 9 pm | Fri – Sat: 5 – 9:45 pm | Sun: 5 – 9 pm | Mon: closedCafé Gibraltar | 425 Avenue Alhambra, El Granada | (650) 560-9039
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Favorite Restaurant for Special OccasionsRunner Up Favorite Overall Restaurant
Thank You for your support!
“Favorite Local Artist”
Colors of the Coast Gallery & Gift Shop
“Favorite Art Gallery”
521 Main Street, Half Moon Bay ellenjoseph.com(650) 440-4527
Voted the #1 Place to get a Massage
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R E A D E R SGet 1 HOURheavenly foot/bodymassage for only $30Code: HMBR
650.590.0999
SpanishtownSpanishtownSpanishtownSpanishtown
• Families welcome • Food Available to go• Banquet Catering for up to 1000 people • Patio Dining
Open daily 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. • 650-726-7357 515 Church Street, Half Moon Bay • Between Main St. and Hwy 1
THANK YOU TO OUR LOYALCUSTOMERS FOR VOTING FOR US!THANK YOU TO OUR LOYALCUSTOMERS FOR VOTING FOR US!
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H E A T H F A M I L YC H I R O P R A C T I C
339 Main Street • Half Moon Bay • 726-5265
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"Kathy and I are so blessed to be a part of this community. God, is truly taking us on an amazing journey. We look forward to serving you in the years to come"
— Dr. Mark T Heath
353 Main Street, Half Moon Bay650-440-4348 | www.giftsagogo.com
www.facebook.com/giftsagogo— Check out our weekly giveaways!
Thank you Everyonefor your Support!
• Over 95 percent of our products are handcraftedin the USA!
• With every purchase youhelp support an artisan!
• Jewelry, Organic Bath Products, Pottery, Glassware, Gift Baskets and more!
• We have unique gifts you can’t nd anywhere else!
• Fun, friendly, shopping experience!
Thank you for Voting us Favorite Taqueria/Mexican Restaurant
650.726.6080270 S. Cabrillo Hwy.
Half Moon Bay
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loCal aCtiviStWinnerMike Alifano (tie)WinnerJohn Lynch (tie)Runner Up
John Charles Ullom (tie)Runner Up
Zoe Kirsten-Tucker (tie)
non-proFit/CoMM.ServiCe organiz.WinnerCoastside HopeRunner Up
Senior CoastsidersHonorable Mention
Boys & Girls Club of the Coast
teaCher ( all gradeS)WinnerMegan CarmodyRunner Up
Amy RhodesHonorable Mention
Tom Cox
CoaChWinnerRick CampbellRunner Up
Sarah Gage (tie)Paul Farnsworth (tie)
CoaStSide aMBaSSador/SpiritWinnerJohn Muller Runner Up
Cameron PalmerHonorable Mention
David Seaton
For the person that best represents the spirit
of the Coastside
Congratulations to the winner of the Readers
Choice drawing!
Thank you to all the participants in the 2014 Readers Choice Contest. Keep up the good work!
thank you to all that participated in this year’s Readers choice Awards.
See you again next year!
We hope we are among your favorite coastside newspapers!
Half Moon Bay Review
Voted Favorite Clothing Store!
650-726-3821519 Main Street, Half Moon Bay
Thank you somuch for votingThe Posh Moon among your favorites in two categories!
We are honored and will continue to bring you the fi nest clothing, jewelry, hats and gifts made in the USA and France.
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Happy Tails DoggyDay Care & Grooming
at Morgan Ranch, Montara
• Lodging - Day Care
• All BreedGrooming
• AgilityTraining
• Obedience& BehaviorTraining
HappyTailsAtMorganRanch.com (650) 222-6113HappyTailsAtMorganRanch.com (650) 222-6113
See our Yelp reviews!
Many thanks to all ofour wonderful clientswho voted for us!We love you all for being part of the Happy Tails Family!
Kristina Lisper of Half Moon Bay won $100 gift certificate to La Costanera Restaurant in Montara just for entering more than 10 categories! Enjoy it Kristina!
John Muller also won in 2012! First time nomination for David Seaton.
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THANK YOU
CAMERON’S RESTAURANT • 1410 S. CABRILLO HWY, HMB • OPEN DAILY
TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS FOR VOTING
CAMERON’S RESTAURANT, PUB & INNH O N O R A B L E M E N T I O N :
Favorite place for a burgerR U N N E R U P :
Favorite place to hear live musicFavorite place to take the kidsFavorite place to watch sports
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