Readers' Choice 2012 Plaques Available for Order

Earlier this year, Patch's annual Readers' Choice Awards celebrated the best local businesses in town.

In categories ranging from the most family-friendly restaurant to the best customer service, readers chose their favorites.

We're not done yet celebrating and honoring our Readers' Choice winners. If you want all your customers to know you've been deemed the best of the best, here's your chance.

Patch is offering Readers' Choice winners the opportunity to buy a plaque from American Registry that you can display in your business. All you need to do is visit www.myamreg.com/patch/10 to preview and purchase your plaque.

Here's our full list of this year's Readers' Choice winners:

Best sandwich

• Winner: Edwin's Deli (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place: Panera Bread (Yorktown)
• 3rd Place: A&S Fine Foods (Jefferson Valley)

Best pizza

• Winner: New York Pizza Company (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place Tie: Maria's Pizza in Yorktown and Nonna's Pizza (Yorktown)

Best sushi

• Winner: Wild Fusion in Mohegan Lake
• 2nd Place: Hirame Asian Cuisine & Sushi (Yorktown)
• 3rd Place: Okinawa Hibachi Sushi Asian (Yorktown)

Best bakery

• Winner: Paradise Bake Shop (Shrub Oak)
• 2nd Place: Lulu Cake Boutique (Scarsdale)

Best coffee

• Winner: Starbucks (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place: Mohegan Diner (Mohegan Lake)

Best pub

• Winner: Finnegans Grill (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place: Somers 202 (Yorktown)

Best bagels

• Winner: JV Bagels (Jefferson Valley)
• 2nd Place: Mitchell's Country Cafe (Cortlandt)

Best diner

• Winner: Yorktown Coach Diner (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place: Mohegan Diner (Mohegan Lake)

Best steakhouse

• Winner: Louie's on the Avenue (Pearl River)
• 2nd Place: Ruth's Cris Steakhouse (Tarrytown)
• 3rd Place: BLT Steak (White Plains), Willett House (Port Chester)

Best nail salon

• Winner: Bijou Nails & Foot Spa (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place: Kims Nails (Yorktown)
• 3rd Place: Yorktown Nails (Yorktown), Momo Nail Salon (Baldwin Place), New Choice Nails (Cortlandt Manor)

Best nursery school

• Winner: The Little Red School House (Yorktown)

Best dry cleaners

• Winner: Yorktown Cleaners (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place: Classic Cleaners (Yorktown)

Best antiques and collectibles

• Winner: Christopher's Antiques (Nyack)
• 2nd Place: Nana's Attic (Scarsdale), Antiques Masters (Nyack), Central Military (Pearl River), Suburban Renewal (Hastings)

Best special occasion venue

• Winner: Spins Bowl (Mt. Kisco)
• 2nd Place: Cortlandt Colonial Restaurant and Ballroom (Cortlandt)
• 3rd Place: The View on the Hudson (Piermont)

Best car mechanic

• Winner: Brians Automotive (Peekskill)
• 2nd Place: Williams Service Station (Brewster)
• 3rd Place: Yorktown Tire Auto Care (Yorktown Heights), American Cycle and Tire (Montrose), Straub Auto Repairs (Hastings-on-Hudson)

Best car wash

• Winner: Splash Car Wash (Bedford Hills), LA Car Wash (Peekskill)
• 2nd Place: Wonder Wash (Yorktown), Prestige (Briarcliff Manor)

Best garden/home center

• Winner: Whispering Pines Garden Center (Yorktown)
• 2nd Place: Hilltop Farms (Croton-on-Hudson)

Best home repair/maintenance

• Winner: MJ Rooney Electrical Contracting (White Plains)
• 2nd Place: Confident Home (Brewster)

Best landscaper

• Winner: Tim Downey of Aesthetic Landscape Care (Rivertowns)
• 2nd Place: Shades of Green (Mohegan Lake), Rhonda Turso Horticulture (Harrison)

Again, congratulations to all these businesses. Please don’t hesitate to contact Plamena Pesheva at plamena@patch.com or Gina DeBonis at gina.debonis@patch.com if you have any questions.